Lucien Perron, 11, of Sumner hangs out on a Waterman Farm Machinery tractor at the 77th annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show on Wednesday afternoon. Perron, attending with his father, has raised turkeys with his sister and now has a cow. The trades show continues through Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Admission is free. (Kathryn […]
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Faces of Maine Ag: What’s ahead for 2017?
The Sun Journal asked at the annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show: What’s the biggest challenge and biggest reason for optimism in 2017? “The biggest challenge: My regulations. There’s a rule for everything and you always have to be on top of every single rule and regulation. Optimism is a resurgence in American-made products, renewable products […]
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Maine Agricultural Trades Show features ‘awesome cheese’ and more
AUGUSTA — David Fish wasn’t there to attract new members to the 90-person Farmers Draft Horse, Mule & Pony Club, although that would have been OK. “We’re here because we like what we do,” said Fish, of Weld. “We want people to know we’re pretty proud of having horses.” That sort of pride was in […]
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Maine Agricultural Trades Show draws thousands
AUGUSTA — At the Maine Alpaca Association booth there were fuzzy socks and gloves for sale. At Paris Farmers Union’s booth, gallons of Iodine Teat Dip and Acid Dairy Cleanser. There were pruning shears gentle enough for an arthritic grip at an adaptive farming booth, while at Scythe Supply, Emily Guirl stood ready to talk […]