Congresswoman Chellie Pingree will be offering an overview of the upcoming Farm Bill and afterward will be available for a question and answer session. This free and open to the public event is hosted by the Cumberland County Farm Bureau and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County. Information about the live stream… Read more >
Posts Categorized: Legislative
LD 1481- Exempting commercial farmers and loggers from paying sales tax on off-road fuel
This Legislative session Maine Farm Bureau and the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine sponsored LD 1481. The bill is currently being discussed in both bodies of Legislature as the session nears its end. For more information regarding the bill and the impact it would have after becoming law, please review the article in the Portland… Read more >
Young Mainers will revitalize our economy. We need high-speed broadband to do it.
One of our young members writes about how she feels it is her right to have access to broadband Internet in rural Maine. Read this article for more information. https://bangordailynews.com/2016/02/01/opinion/contributors/young-mainers-will-revitalize-our-economy-we-need-high-speed-broadband-to-do-it/?ref=OpinionBox
LD 826 High-speed internet infrastructure for unserved areas of Maine
Jim Gerritsen from Wood Prairie Farms in Bridgewater is a Farm Bureau member that has utilized Farm Bureaus grassroots structure. In 2015 Jim attended his county annual meeting in Aroostook and voiced his concern for the lack of high speed internet service on his farm and how it is hurting his rural business. Jim’s concern… Read more >
Androscoggin County Farm Bureau-Legislative Event December 9, 2015
Androscoggin County Farm Bureau Legislative Event December 9, 2015 Please join us as Androscoggin County Farm Bureau hosts a pre-holiday gathering on Wednesday, December 9th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Ricker Hill Cider’s tasting room- 11 Ricker Hill Rd, Turner, ME 04282. This event is an opportunity for members and friends and family to… Read more >
Broadband forum draws interest in Aroostook County
The Aroostook County Farm Bureau was the host of a broadband Internet conference on Oct. 26. The event, held at the Presque Isle Inn and Convention Center, focused on the challenges and opportunities relating to assuring that farmers and other rural residents and businesses get access to broadband network services. The event was attended by… Read more >
Legislative Update #3 — Jan. 23, 2015
No 3 January 23, 2015 BILLS INTRODUCED: LD 4 An Act To Promote Industrial Hemp (Sanderson-Chelsea, Hamper-Oxford, Dunphy-Embden, Goode-Bangor, O’Connor-Berwick, Parry-Arundel, Pouliot-Augusta, Shaw-Standish, Timberlake- Turner). Removes the requirement that an applicant for an initial license to grow industrial hemp for commercial purposes must submit a set of fingerprints and file with the Commissioner of DACF… Read more >