News
- 6/21/2018: Warning: browntail moth cocoons are full of the caterpillars' toxic hairs!
- 6/21/2018: Ag officials pleased FDA is reconsidering 'added sugar' label on maple syrup and honey
- 6/20/2018: Ag officials pleased FDA is reconsidering 'added sugar' label on maple syrup and honey
- 6/12/2018: Emerald Ash Borer Public Meeting
- 5/30/2018: New Dairy Improvement Fund Loan Program Announced
Events
- June 25, 2018 : Gold Panning Demo at Mount Blue State Park
- June 26, 2018 : Osprey Watch at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- June 27, 2018 : Coffee with the Ranger at Mount Blue
- June 27, 2018 : Scavenger Hunt at Mount Blue State Park
- June 27, 2018 : The Modern Habitat at Mount Blue State Park
- June 28, 2018 : Stroll With the Ranger at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
- June 29, 2018 : Forest Detective at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
Public Meetings
- June 28, 2018: Land for Maine's Future Appraisal Oversight Committee
- July 10, 2018: Land for Maine's Future Board Meeting
- July 11, 2018: LUPC Commission Meeting
- July 13, 2018: Board of Pesticides Control—Board Meeting
- July 19, 2018: Maine Milk Commission Minimum Price Meeting
- July 20, 2018: Harness Racing Commission Meeting
- August 14, 2018: Land for Maine's Future Appraisal Oversight Committee
Business & Technical Assistance
Did you know...
...that Maine is the third largest producer of Maple Syrup in the nation?
...that over 24 Trillion Gallons of rain falls on Maine each year? 50% runs off into streams and rivers, 40% evaporates, 10% infiltrates, and only 1 billion gallons, or .004% is used by farmers as irrigation water. Go to our irrigation site.
...that Popham Beach provided much of the backdrop for the 1999 hit movie "Message in a Bottle", starring Paul Newman, Kevin Costner, and Robin Wright Penn?
...that there are 26 Agricultural Fairs throughout the State of Maine? View Agricultural Fairs Schedule
...that in 2011, the SyFy channel's popular "Ghost Hunters" show visited Fort Knox State Historic Site?
...that the first cows to come to America were off-loaded at what is now Vaughan Woods State Park in South Berwick?
