AG LABOR BILLS SCHEDULED FOR HEARING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7TH The Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing will hold public hearings on two bills that would:FORCE FARMS TO PAY OVERTIME AND ELIMINATE ABILITY TO PAY PIECE RATE (LD 1022 An Act To Make Agricultural Workers and Other Workers Employees under the Wage and Hour Laws)… Read more >
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LEGISLATIVE IMPACT REPORT JANUARY 13, 2021
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW 1,812 BILL TITLES Clark Granger, BOD Vice President and Legislative Committee Chair and Julie Ann Smith, Executive Director, spent the last week reviewing the 1,812 bill titles recently published. Over 300 bill titles have been identified as potentially impacting Maine agriculture. While the language for most of the… Read more >
Executive Director Julie Ann Smith on GHRT
Our Executive Director, Julie Ann Smith, joined the George Hale Ric Tyler Show on Thursday, July 11 to discuss the upcoming work of the 14-member Task Force on All-Terrain Vehicle Trail Initiatives.
Quick action to resolve maple issue
This letter to the editor appeared in the Bangor Daily News. This session, the Maine Farm Bureau worked closely with Rep. MaryAnne Kinney on my behalf to pass LD 86, “An Act To Provide That Persons Who Produce Maple Syrup and Honey Commercially Are Eligible for the Sales Tax Refund and Exemption for Commercial Agricultural Production.”… Read more >
News Center Maine: Born and raised in Maine — new law means big changes for meat and poultry industry
AUGUSTA, Maine — Picture this — you’re shopping for dinner at your favorite grocery store. You walk down the chilly meat aisle for a local steak, and you’re faced with a decision to choose between one of two beef options: one is $10, the other is $20, and they’re both labeled with a “Maine-raised”… Read more >
Farmers stood together
This letter to the editor originally appeared in the Bangor Daily News. As president of the Maine Farm Bureau and the co-owner of a small farm in Unity, I can honestly say this has been a tumultuous session in Augusta for Maine farmers. In total, the bureau kept a close eye on 143 bills… Read more >
Maine Farm Bureau statement on the signing of LD 351, “An Act To Ensure Accuracy in the Labeling of Maine Meat and Poultry”
Contact: Krysta West Director of Communications and Outreach Maine Farm Bureau Association Office: (207) 622-4111 Maine Farm Bureau statement on the signing of LD 351, “An Act To Ensure Accuracy in the Labeling of Maine Meat and Poultry” “We are pleased that Governor Mills signed this important legislation into law and are excited for the… Read more >