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- 6/9/2025: More Than 30 Maine Food and Farm Businesses Awarded Grants Through Resilient Food Systems Equipment Program
- 5/21/2025: Billboards in Massachusetts and New Hampshire Urge Campers: Keep Maine Beautiful
- 5/21/2025: Statement from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Animal Welfare Program Regarding Ongoing Investigations
- 5/9/2025: Lyme Disease Awareness Month: Don't Let a Tick Make You Sick
public meetings
- June 23, 2025 : Public Hearing on Proposed Draft Rulemaking for Chapter 3: Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program
- June 24, 2025 : Maine State Harness Racing Commission Public Meeting
- June 25, 2025 : Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Fund (AFFPIIF) Advisory Board Meeting
- July 8, 2025 : Land for Maine's Future Board Meeting
DACF Event Calendar
- June 25, 2025 - June 28, 2025: Monmouth Fair
- June 25, 2025 : Forest Bathing at Range Pond State Park
- June 27, 2025 : Mammal Track-Plaster Casts & Drawing with Jocelyn Hubbell, Bureau Naturalist, at Reid State Park
- June 27, 2025 : Ranger-led Scenic & Historic Hike at Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park
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