Tr anspor t maj or new s of 2012

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Ki ttery but nonethel ess, thi s i s a popul ar conf ab f or 3
days of ki nshi p and l earni ng, l i steni ng, addi ng f ood f or
thought and provi di ng l eadershi p to those commodi ty
group l eaders who want membershi p f eedback and par-
ti ci pati on, i deas, worki ng proj ect managers and the l i ke
to report i n and hel p al l of Mai ne Agri cul ture f or al l
consumers of f ood / sea f ood products and those products
resul ti ng f rom tree f armi ng, energy sci ences, non f ood
products.
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Limestone broccoli harvest late October
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Agritourism higher
Team
Penni ng grew i n parti ci -
pati on thi s year f rom i ts
second year based at Ma-
pl e Lane Farms, and at
al l events at f ai rs. Cen-
tral Mai ne Team Penni ng
Assoc. wi l l hol d thei r an-
nual banquet Jan. 26, 2013.
Check the websi te TBA
f or l ocati on, unavai l abl e
at press ti me. Mean-
whi l e, a great hay year
and decreased hay and
ani mal storage space
prompted Mapl e Lane to
move the stabl es to a new
barn constructed f or par-
ti ci pants f or the comi ng
year. Campi ng and atten-
dance at each event here
al so i ncreased maki ng
f or a busy summer f or al l ;
cowboys, horses & cattl e.
Un-
empl oyment conti nued to
drop i n rural and suburban
US counti es thi s f al l . Two-
thi rds of such counti es had
unempl oyment rates l ower
than the average j obl ess rate
i n urban Ameri ca.
The j obl ess rate i n rural
counti es was 7.3 percent i n
October, the l atest f or whi ch
the Bureau of Labor Stati s-
ti cs has resul ts. The rate i n
exurban counti es - counti es
that are part of metro areas
but have a l arge percent of
l i vi ng i n rural setti ngs - f el l
to 6.9 percent. The urban un-
empl oyment rate was 7.7.
Unempl oyment i s
l owest i n the Great Pl ai ns.
To see supporti ng maps and
charts, see:
www.dai l yyonder.com/ rural -
unempl oyment-conti nues-
droppi ng/ 2012/ 12/ 03/ 5521.
wi th Mai ne tubers are f i ndi ng new ways east,
reports a weekl y rai l trade newsl etter. North-
east Di stri buti on Servi ces Company began
operati ng here i n May says Mi ke Hart, man-
ager of the rehabbed f aci l i ty l ocated on Rum-
ery Road j ust of f Pan Am Rai l road' s Ri gby
Yard. The new Mai ne depot was created by
Mi chael Wi l cox, a pri nci pal of Fl oyd Wi l cox
& Sons, of eastern I daho. They market under
the Mother Earth brand. At the I daho f aci l i ty
i n Rexburg, workers l oad f our trai l ers and
three reef ers si mul taneousl y. The busi ness
was attracted to the Mai ne si te by i ts accessi -
bi l i ty to northeast rai l , east, south, west and
north and thi s i s the f i rst eastern rai l head f or
thi s transport/ potato f armers company.
They expect to shi p about 100 rai l cars i nto
Mai ne, per year. Much of the i nbound prod-
uct i s di stri buted al ready bagged; some
shi pped i n bul k potatoes are bagged i n the
Mai ne warehouse. Outbound ref ri gerated
trai l ers del i ver to customers f rom South Port-
l and. Del i very of the f i rst f our cars, i n stri ngs
of two, was ti mel y, sai d Hart: twel ve days
vi a Uni on Paci f i c, CSX Trransportati on, and
Pan Am. He wi l l conti nue to use rai l as l ong
as the ti mel i ness conti nues, wri tes reporter
Chop Hardenbergh f or
and
I daho potatoes and
other spuds competi ng
US Jobless r ates lowest in far ming ar eas
Mai ne Department of
Transportati on uses l egi sl ati ve and
ref erendum dol l ar mandate pl us road
tax col l ecti on each year to tackl e road
i mprovement and pl an f uture needs.
Twenty-twel ve has been a good year
f or dri vers as MDOT has had a l ong
season wel l i nto the f al l wi th bri dges,
resurf aci ng and new constructi on
across Mai ne. The data of the Ameri -
can Soci ety of Ci vi l Engi neers recent
survey shows Mai ne has 29% of her
roads f uncti onal l y obsol ete marki ng a
damage i ncrease of 27% si nce 1990 and
most al armi ng, 36% of our bri dges are
structural l y def i ci ent. I t i s no wonder
the recent di scussi on of the need f or an
east-west hi ghway, pro and con, has
come about at thi s ti me and pl ace and
one poi nt wel l made by opponents was
the suggesti on rai l s shoul d do more
than they have. Rai l s have to operate
at a prof i t and so do trucki ng compa-
ni es, no matter i f on tol l or publ i c
roads. I f roads conti nue to get worse -
and have - i t woul d f ol l ow that truck
use woul d decl i ne and rai l traf f i c i n-
crease and i t has. Trucki ng f uel has
al so i ncreased and repai r f rom road
damages, l i kewi se. Proof of thi s i s the
news bel ow rel ati ng to rai l spi kes
across Mai ne thi s year. The recent
Mai ne Better Transportati on Associ a-
ti on annual meeti ng noted these
changes and suggests thi s augurs wel l
f or dri vers, consumers, shi ppers both
rai l and trucki ng, as each ri se to meet
economi cs and busi ness real i ti es.
Mai ne i nvest ment s
Forestry, agriculture spark
The need to get products
to market rul es thi s century s l ogi sti cs that aspi res
f or no ti me l ost warehousi ng or extra mi l es trav-
el ed. I n the case of f ood f or grocery shel ves next
day truck del i very i s the by-word. At harvest
ti me, vegetabl es f rom the west or east, such as
bl ueberri es - a f i ve day rai l tri p - i s now accept-
abl e when more than a dozen pi ggy back rai l cars
and bul k cars per departi ng trai n has new depots
pl aced i n al l US regi ons served by rai l and short-
l i ne rai l compani es f or drop shi pment trucki ng
and val ue added l abors on si te when si ngl e truck
cost shi ppi ng has now become hi gher than f arm to
consumer rai l pl us truck cost anal ysi s. I ntermod-
al i s the term f or what descri bes the convergence
of rai l and trucki ng i nterdependence, a growi ng
trend. Wi th bar code pl anni ng, both rai l and truck-
i ng are undergoi ng change based upon mi l es, f uel
and hi gh tech orderi ng/ f ul f i l l ment patterns spe-
ci f i cal l y uni que to the present day f or both trans-
port i ndustri es. The advancement of new roads,
road wei ght l i mi ts, rai l , publ i c and tol l i mprove-
ments to exi sti ng i nf rastructures i s now suppl ant-
ed by the f ol l owi ng Mai ne exampl es: the advent
of an east-west hi ghway has sparked rai l i nvest-
ments state-wi de. Continued to page 15
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What started wi th a snow pl owi ng con-
tract f or the town of Exeter over 80 years ago by f ounder
Lyl e Pei rce, conti nued by son Ll oyd , and hi s son Lyl e
Pei rce I I and f 0l l owed by Lyl e I I I , Adam and Andrew i s
now one of Mai ne s l argest mi l k haul age compani es
servi ng dai ry f arms i n 6 counti es. Each son i s i nvol ved
i n al l dai l y admi ni strati ons.
Some 12 empl oyees and a f ul l ti me mechani c keep
Mack, Western Star, Peterbi l t and other tractor trai l ers i n
operati on each day f rom the company l ocati on here
al ong the Moosehead Trai l .
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Over that many years, the changi ng f ace of the
dai ry i ndustry i n Mai ne has as many stori es as
Lyl e can remember. Some counti es, such as Pi s-
cataqui s, no l onger wi th f ewer worki ng dai ry
f arms to haul f or and some l ocati ons, such as the
Cl i nton area wi th the l argest dai ry operati ons i n
the state al l cl ustered wi thi n one geography.
Eastern, coastal and Central Mai ne i s the l arger
part of the company terri tory served.
The mi x of road tasks Pei rce Trucki ng has been
cal l ed upon to compl ete i n those decades i ncl uded
potato transport and i n the earl y days, many l ocal
roads to pl ow. They sti l l haul potatoes f rom
Aroostook and central Mai ne to processi ng si tes
f or potato chi ps wi th some 12-14 tractors and an
equal number of stai nl ess tanker trai l er ri gs and
potato trai l ers. Al l of whi ch requi re schedul ed
mai ntenance and repai r that i s done
enti rel y i n house. Lyl e I I acts as di s-
patcher, pi nch hi tter f or empl oyees
out gatheri ng mi l k f rom area f arms
each day. Wi th recent changes i n
mi l k processi ng here i n Mai ne, the
need f or transport has not changed
but transport mi l es are growi ng and
compani es l i ke Pei rce ral l y to meet
the same changes, no matter the
mi l es. Mai ne s mi l k now goes to
Portl and or out of state f or process-
i ng returni ng as store products.
Lyle Peirce II and Gus with collection of antique company trucks, going back to the 40s, 50s, 60s.
Tanks and trucks washed and ready for another day of haulage
Fleet parked for the night
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Thi s year s drought condi ti ons may resul t i n potatoes becomi ng a source of f eed
f or cattl e. Dry weather bef ore and duri ng the 2012 growi ng season l ed to poor
f orage yi el ds and hi gh hay and corn pri ces, so beef producers wi l l be l ooki ng f or
other, l ower-pri ced f eed sources, says Carl Dahl en, North Dakota State Uni versi ty
Extensi on Servi ce beef cattl e speci al i st. Byproduct f eeds such as di sti l l ers grai n
may be l i mi ted and hi gher pri ced as wel l because many producers have secured
contracts f or byproducts, l eavi ng processi ng pl ants wi th l i ttl e surpl us f or other
producers.
Al so, a 5 percent i ncrease i n acres of potatoes pl anted i n North Dakota and
nati onal l y has resul ted i n a l arger suppl y of potatoes and a l ow market pri ce,
accordi ng to Andrew Robi nson, an NDSU Extensi on agronomi st speci al i zi ng i n
potatoes.
Dry weather has l ed to an i ncrease i n di sease and mal f ormati on i n potatoes i n
the west, whi ch means the number of cul l potatoes l i kel y wi l l be hi gher because
the potatoes no l onger are marketabl e to the f resh markets or f or processi ng.
Pl anti ng seed source then becomes reasonabl e f or Mai ne spud producers.
Di d you know that j ust a f ew hours of your
ti me, once or twi ce a week, can hel p a seni or
remai n i n thei r home? Spectrum Generati ons
Somerset Communi ty Center i s seeki ng vol -
unteer dri vers to del i ver Meal s on Wheel s to
homebound seni ors i n Somerset County start-
i ng i mmedi atel y. A dri ver i s needed to assi st
the Bi ngham route wi th coverage of the Sol on,
Embden, Concord Townshi p and Pl easant
Ri dge areas. Appl i cati ons f or back-up dri vers
f or the Hartl and / St. Al bans, Skowhegan,
Pi ttsf i el d, and Madi son / Norri dgewock routes
are al ways accepted. We have 16 seni ors i n
Bi ngham, 6 i n Jackman, 21 seni ors i n Hartl and
and St. Al bans, 32 i n Skowhegan, 20 i n the
Pi ttsf i el d area and 33 seni ors on our
Madi son/ Norri dgewock route that are i n j eop-
ardy of goi ng wi thout f ood i f we do not f i nd
vol unteer dri vers and back up dri vers to del i v-
er, says Nutri ti on Coordi nator Ryan Poi ri er.
I f meal s are not del i vered, some of these resi -
dents wi l l go hungry.
I f you woul d l i ke to be part of Spectrum Gen-
erati ons mi ssi on of No Seni or Goes Hun-
gry , contact Beth at 474-8552. Spectrum
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How the west will cope with fodder for cattle
BROOKLYN, NYC - Maine Forest Ranger Jon Blackstone, standing before the Maine
Forest Service Mobile command Vehicle, conducted a safety briefing with members of the
New York City Health Office, New York National Guard and medical personnel before
conducting door-to-door health and wellness checks in Brooklyn. The Forest Ranger
Incident Management Team spent 14 days assisting the City of New York and victims of
Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy is second behind Hurricane Katrina for overall
historical damage assessments. Photo courtesy of the Maine Forest Service sent to NYC
by Gov. Paul LePage.
Of f i ci al s are cal l i ng thei r vi si t to Washi ngton D.C. an i mportant
step i n deal i ng wi th the i ssue of the expi red 2008 Farm Bi l l and i ts damagi ng
i mpact on several secti ons of the economy, especi al l y Mai ne s dai ry f armers.
Mai ne i s i nvol ved i n of f eri ng sol uti ons and i s partneri ng wi th i nterested of f i ce
hol ders, Commi ssi oner Wal t Whi tcomb of the Mai ne Department of Agri cul -
ture, Conservati on and Forestry (ACF) sai d about hi s vi si t. We di scussed wi th
the enti re Mai ne del egati on the i mpact of expi red programs that support re-
search, seni or ci ti zens, organi c certi f i cati on and dai ry. The tri p showed how
cri ti cal and engaged our Mai ne congressi onal del egati on i s.
Duri ng the tri p to the U.S. Capi tol , Whi tcomb met wi th Mai ne del egati on staf f
members, U.S. Department of Agri cul ture of f i ci al s, Senate Agri cul tural Com-
mi ttee staf f , and del egati on members of other states, to di scuss Mai ne s next
opti ons regardi ng the Farm Bi l l . The ACF commi ssi oner sai d he al so wanted to
assure the conti nui ng support f or the Farm Bi l l amendment sponsored by U.S.
Sens. Ol ympi a Snowe and Ki rsten Gi l l i brand (D-New York) and co-sponsored
by U.S. Sen. Susan Col l i ns.
A hi gh cost of f eed and f uel , coupl ed wi th the Mi dwest drought and a f ederal
mi l k pri ci ng system based on a specul ati ve market system, have caused produc-
ti on costs to skyrocket f or Mai ne dai ry producers i n recent months. Mai ne mi l k
pri ces shoul d have a l ocal , not f ederal , ori gi n, accordi ng to Mai ne agri cul ture
of f i ci al s.
Whi tcomb sai d the of f i ci al vi si t conf i rmed that the Snowe-Gi l l i brand Amend-
ment i s supported -- not onl y by Mai ne s del egati on, whi ch gave i ts unani mous
approval , but al so by other state del egati ons.
The 2013 Maine Ag in
the Classroom teacher of
the year winner, Sharon
Hathaway of Leavitt Ar-
ea High School visited
with Ag Commissioner
Walter Whitcomb and
First Lady Ann LePage
recently for her presenta-
tion. To have the har-
vest, we must plant the
seeds reads her award.
Maine For est mobile command assists Sandy
Grant wri ters f rom Mai ne
school s gathered wi th Mai ne Fi rst Lady Ann
LePage and Commi ssi oner of Agri cul ture,
Conservati on and Forestry, Wal ter Whi tcomb
at the State Grange f or a meal of l ocal l y grown
and processed f oods Oct 17 when Sharon
Hathaway of Leavi tt Area Hi gh School i n
Turner was presented as the 2013 Ag Teacher
of the Year. Hathaway s program devel oped
understand of agri cul ture and natural resourc-
es by i ncorporati ng current and hi stori cal con-
necti ons to the communi ty. Mrs LePage ci ted
a l ocal el ementary vegetabl e garden that pro-
vi ded veggi es f or a nearby f ood pantry. Mai ne
Agri cul ture i n the Cl assroom Di rector Wi l l i e
Greni er presented guests wi th a newl y pri nted
Pre-K to grade 4 book,
Used i n over 600 cl assrooms i n Mai ne, such
materi al s trai n teachers to i ncorporate ag and
natural resource topi cs i nto the exi sti ng curri c-
ul um. Li cense pl ate earni ngs hel p provi de
such resources to teachers across Mai ne wi th
pre-servi ce and i n-servi ce teacher trai ni ng and
the annual summer teacher i nsti tute.
The l oss of Hostess
Brands desserts manuf acturi ng pl ant
here and served by the Pan Am Rai l -
road Company i s a l ost customer of the
rai l road and a l oss to Mai ne workers
needi ng the same empl oyment. Work-
ers at the pl ant hope another company
wi l l buy and re-open i t, reports vari ous
state and l ocal medi a.
Conducted every f i ve years by the US-
DA' s Nati onal Agri cul tural Stati sti cs
Servi ce (NASS), the Census i s a com-
pl ete count of al l U.S. f arms, ranches
and those who operate them. NASS wi l l
mai l out Census f orms i n l ate Decem-
ber to col l ect data f or the 2012 cal endar
year. Compl eted f orms are due by Feb-
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l y di g deep i nto the
moi st ground but to f eel
i t' s prey move. Another
i nteresti ng f act about
the Woodcock i s that
they mi grate at ni ght,
they can be seen f l yi ng
at l ow speeds usual l y i n
l oose f l ocks or even
al one. I t i s known by
many names. Ti mber-
doodl e, Brush Sni pe and
Ni ght Partri dge. I n the
North i t i s consi dered a
harbi nger of spri ng. I n
spri ng at dusk and dawn
the mal e woodcock can
be seen doi ng hi s court-
shi p f l i ght a seri es of
hi gh zi gzag spi ral i ng
maneuvers that i ncl ude
di ves whi ch cause hi s
wi ngs to twi tter. The
cause of the twi tteri ng
noi se i s three thi n pri -
mary f eathers that create
twi tteri ng sounds as ai r
f l ows through, the mal e
adds a vocal chi rpi ng to
hi s song. Though a l i ttl e
odd to l ook at, i t' s l i f e
and part i n nature i s a
story wel l worth consi d-
eri ng.
A temporary shutdown of Canadi an horse sl aughter the second week i n October had not
produced any def i ni ti ve reasons as to why Ameri can horses were turned away f rom most
Ameri can border stati ons and thei r brokers, ki l l buyers and dri vers were - apparentl y - tol d to
go home; we l earned af ter the f act; f rom the Ameri can Sheep Associ ati on s (ASI ) f act check-
ers who l ook at al l l i vestock i ssues as they present themsel ves month to month. That ban on
horse sl aughter, however, was short l i ved. From that earl y f al l Fri day to the f ol l owi ng
Monday, Canada' s horse sl aughter pl ants announced they woul d be open f or busi ness agai n by
Tuesday reported ASI , October 19, 2012. Wi th report f ol l ow up f rom the European Uni on (EU),
ki l l buyers and sl aughter pl ants handed down conf l i cti ng statements. One source al l egedl y i n
contact wi th an of f i ci al f rom the EU stated there was some conf usi on over paperwork concern-
i ng i ncorrectl y certi f i ed meat ci ti ng a "documentati on i nsuf f i ci ency." Another source reveal ed
that ki l l buyers reported the sl aughter houses cl osed thei r doors as a warni ng to Ameri can horse
sel l ers to make sure veteri nary records and quaranti ne requi rements were bei ng met.
Al l of whi ch prompts the f ol l owi ng questi on that has two parts. Whi ch comes f i rst, the chi cken
or the egg? Yes, we know the Ameri can horse i s an i con of somethi ng l arger than f eedi ng the
tastes of those who crave such meat, (mostl y overseas) but i t - horse sl aughter - i s a f act of l i f e
and death and an economy no matter how smal l or how l i mi ted. Yes, most of us agree
encroachi ng i deal s on every one of us i s a crazy nonsense and perhaps that i s what our
Canadi an nei ghbors are tel l i ng the horse sl aughter i nterests statesi de to do. I f you are a buyer
of horse f l esh (ki l l buyer) and l ack documentati on and then turn around and tel l sel l ers as a ki l l
buyer, to make sure your own veteri nary records are up to snuf f , than thi s i s si mpl y wi pi ng one
hypocri sy towards another. Perhaps that i s what was hi nted at by the Canadi ans. Get your
paperwork cl eared up, empl oy the veteri nari ans to check the ani mal s overal l heal th and short
of a wi nk and a handshake, veri f y i f a heal thy ani mal i s a heal thy ani mal , and thereby sui tabl e
f or human consumpti on. As al ways, wi thout too much f anf are and crunchi ng down on the
obvi ous hi gher i deal of most any veteri nari an, organi ze the bl oody busi ness and make i t a true
busi ness or get out of i t. Sai d another way, i f a ki l l buyer wants more f rom the horse sel l er,
expect to pay f or i t. Thi s i s bass ackwards. I f al most al l horse owners are not i n the busi ness
of rai si ng horses f or sl aughter than i t i s i s up to the ki l l buyer to f i nd the ani mal s or rai se the
ani mal s, pay the vets f or i nspecti on, quaranti ne the ani mal s and perhaps, f i nal l y shi p them
themsel ves to Europe vi a Eastport and man up. Mai ne has a quaranti ne f aci l i ty i n southern
Mai ne and a col d water port ready and wai ti ng f or some ki nd of transportati on busi ness. Or,
ki l l buyer, whom ever, i n the l east, take the hi nt now comi ng f rom the Canadi ans; cl ean up our
drought l osses i n 34+ states now that USDA has opened the box to possi bl e horse meat
processi ng, statesi de, agai n. The Canadi ans have done us a f avor wi th thi s ti dy l i ttl e shut down
warni ng.
I t i s ti me f or horse i nterests to do some real work and get down f rom ri di ng f ences and
dreami ng and f eed those who desi re such f ood. Face i t, i t i s hi ghl y unl i kel y the Canadi an meat
processi ng f aci l i ti es can gear up f or thousands of horse f l esh nor want i t and i t i s equal l y
unl i kel y that horse processi ng wi l l be a handy thi ng down the street i n l i kel y any southern,
western, maybe even mi ddl e Ameri can state i n the near f uture. The not-i n-my-back-yard
mental i ty on thi s i s a sacred cow. Thi s i s a col d weather based ti ny agri cul ture at best and
transportati on and l ogi sti cs wi th and f or agri cul ture are so i ntertwi ned and l i nked i n century 21
as to be an every day busi ness i n i tsel f . Opportuni ti es f or horse purchase at si te af ter quaranti ne
must al so be part of any overal l busi ness package, as Mai ne, Mari ti mes, Quebec i nterests mi ght
be i nterested i n equi ne markets. Hi stori cal l y, horse meat i s l argel y f orbi dden because horses
do not have cl oven hooves - by rel i gi ous tradi ti on - and they are not rumi nants such as goats,
sheep, cattl e, that al l f armers understand i s a nutri ti onal l y broader dependabl e vocati on, avoca
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thri vi ng return to f ami l y f armi ng / f oresty / f i shery al ong wi th bui l di ng a more
heal thy f arm i nf rastructure, a sustai nabl e and wi der regi onal economy based
upon agri cul tural tradi ti ons handed down f or centuri es. Such agrari ani sm i s
i ndeed a cul ture at the same ti me i t i s an economy. We f oster and support such
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COMMENT:
I t seemed at deadl i ne f or
our press, the l eaders i n Congress were
stubborn beyond common sense.
Dari ng a guess, the presi dent woul d hol d
f ast to hi s vi ew of the publ i c mandate by the
recent el ecti on and not budge on a cam-
pai gn pl edge of chargi ng more tax to the
uppercrust nati on s ri ch and l ongstandi ng
l arge i nvestors whi l e the speaker of the
House coul d onl y f athom a modest mi nori -
ty party change agai nst what he saw as i n-
transi gence on behal f of Presi dent Obama.
Representati ve Baynor l i kewi se presented
f ew opti ons and both were stuck i n second
gear as i f repeati ng the same atti tudes pri or
to the November el ecti on. I f ever our repre-
sentati ves and senators were more i n l ock-
step wi th thei r party i t woul d seem that thi s
i s another country, not the i ndependent
thi nki ng Ameri ca of the past. Thi s i s not a
f avorabl e pl ace f or the taxpayer nor the vot-
er when the publ i c voted to keep pretty
much the same peopl e i n power and conti n-
ued to l et the Tea baggers throw monkey
wrenches at a more ci vi l understandi ng of
the meani ng of compromi se as our Repub-
l i c pai nted i tsel f these l ast two centuri es.
No one di sagrees tax ref orm i s needed to pay
the bi l l s and anti ci pate the f uture needs of our
peopl e and casti ng bl ame on one soci al pro-
gram of enti tl ement si nce Roosevel t has been
a broken sound bi te f or 75 + years and I sure
hope that any type of medi cal or soci al securi -
ty enti tl ement of the f uture i s both reasonabl e
and cost ef f ecti ve but shoul d not be scrapped.
As a mi l i tary veteran I l i kel y agree wi th most
but not my party that the mi l i tary i s trul y i n
di re need at thi s ti me f or conti nued expansi on
of mi l i tary adventure, guns and butter. Rath-
er, we need to l evel the taxati on codes, bar
code the earni ngs of the i ndi vi dual and corpo-
rati ons and puni sh banki ng i nterests when
that sector i s at f aul t i n i nstances of tax f raud
or si mpl e tax l oophol e, no matter who does i t.
Let us come out of the great recessi on stron-
ger as a country of i ndi vi dual s that are uni f i ed
and that begi ns wi th those we have el ected.
Members of any party who si gn pl edges wi th
Tea Baggers do not represent the f ul l measure
of thei r voters and the l ast el ecti on poi nted
that out. I t i s ti me f or those same peopl e to
represent not pander. I t i s an ol d phrase but
there shoul d be no taxati on wi thout f ul l repre-
sentati on.
Suddenly losing feeling in my legs I took a seat ;
died the moment I saw the missed court date. The memory
The Woodcock i s a
smal l Quai l shaped mi -
gratory bi rd wi th eyes
set back on i t' s head, a
thi n beak that can reach
up to 3 i nches l ong on an
ei ght i nch, exceedi ngl y
round body. The bi rd i s
i ndeed unusual . So what
makes thi s nature topi c
worthy of di scussi on?
Perhaps i t i s the f eatures
we consi der unusual as
j ust descri bed. Yet, thi s
i s actual l y a protecti on.
Havi ng eyes set at such
an angl e al l ows the
woodcock to see 360 de-
gree on a hori zontal
pl ane al ong wi th a 180
degree verti cal pl ane.
The l ong thi n beak has
nerves runni ng the
l ength of i t, gi vi ng the
bi rd an abi l i ty to not on-
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landing on top my missing shells. It felt like a part of me
of Rat's enraged expression etched in my mind. His violent gestures shook
the truck cab as he tore up his speeding ticket. The equally red faced Offi-
cer simply wrote out a new one for littering on top of the speeding, possess-
ing a five year overdue registration and broken tail light. We will fight
this. The Rat hissed. Just before he sped off. We will fight this and we
will win, you and me. But I learned over the years not to cross The Rat.
Since I was the only one with a current mailing address it was up to me to
alert The Rat when I received the date. Boy is he gonna be mad. Collecting
my rounds and best hunting rifle I made my way for the outdoors, I doubled
back to retrieve the court notice for The Rat when I realize the date isn't for
October, the zero is before the one. This date is for January! A strange mix-
ture of relief and dread washed over me, shoving the note into my pocket I
set out to deliver the notice, when I saw a beautiful 15 point whitetail Buck
disappear into the woods behind my cabin. Then again what is a few more
hours I thought as I grabbed my rifle and headed off after my prize.
arvesti ng honey f rom the bees i s such a rewardi ng
f eel i ng. For most of us hobbyi st beekeepers al l the tender
l ovi ng care of bui l di ng the col oni es up i n the spri ng and
moni tori ng the hi ves f or si gns of swarmi ng or di sease
through the summer are rewarded i n the f al l wi th a box or
two of heavy honey combs. Each box, or honey super,
contai ns 9 or ten combs f i l l ed wi th gol den honey and
seal ed wi th bri ght whi te wax cal l ed cappi ngs.
To extract the thi ck, sweet honey a hot kni f e i s used to cut
the cappi ngs of f the comb, whi ch i s then pl aced i nto a
honey extractor. My smal l hand operated extractor hol ds
ni ne combs at a ti me. By turni ng the handl e at the top these
combs are spun round i nsi de the extractor at great speed.
Thi s throws the honey out onto the i nsi de wal l s of the
extractor, where i t runs down and f l ows out over a f i ne
si eve to remove bi ts of wax. The aroma i s i ntoxi cati ng!
One super usual l y f i l l s about two thi rds of a 5 gal l on buck-
et whi ch i n turn f i l l s about 40 one pound j ars. What better
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yel l ow bees wax. From that I make a vari ety of
l i p bal ms and hand creams. Perhaps next year
I wi l l try my hand at candl e maki ng.
I al so bottl ed my f i rst batch of mead or Honey
wi ne thi s f al l . I t took over a year to f erment and
cl ear but
the resul ts were wel l worth the wai t and wi l l
warm me on col d wi nter eveni ngs by the f i re.
Thi s wasn t a parti cul arl y good year f or honey
producti on i n Hampden but sti l l my 10 or so
hi ves made about 600 pounds of honey.
October brought the Mai ne State Beekeepers
Associ ati on s annual general meeti ng where
more than 200 of Mai ne s 859 beekeepers (man-
agi ng 10,177 hi ves) met up f or a day of news
and shared experi ences. Each year a number of
guest speakers f orm the centerpi ece to a great
l earni ng opportuni ty. I t i s a great venue to
make f ri ends, pi ck up
ti ps and even buy some gear. Thi s
year s keynote speaker was Li n-
col n Sennett, owner of Swan s
Honey. Hi s tal k on the year i n the
l i f e of a prof essi onal beekeeper
was f asci nati ng. I m sure I wasn t
the onl y person i n the room who
wi shed they coul d do the same!
Unl i ke Li ncol n, who wi l l ri ght
about now be pl aci ng hi s hun-
dreds of hi ves on trucks to Geor-
gi a, the rest of us wi l l be
wrappi ng them up f or a l ong col d
wi nter!
Each of my hi ves i s now getti ng
wrapped up i n 1 i nch i nsul ati on
board and then wrapped i n bl ack
tar paper. As I sai d i n my l ast
col umn, thi s year I am tryi ng to
overwi nter bees wi th varyi ng
amounts of honey, f rom about 25
pounds to over 100 pounds.
Thi s year I have a number of nucs,
or nucl eus col oni es, whi ch I wi l l bun-
dl e together f or warmth, bef ore wrap-
pi ng them al l up. Then i t s a matter of
crossi ng f i ngers f or a f ew months,
wai ti ng f or the f i rst warm day i n Jan-
uary or February to peek i nsi de the
hi ves and see i f they need some extra
f ood stores. I n our house i ts easy to
buy Chri stmas presents f or Dad, i f i ts
not f i shi ng gear, i ts beekeepi ng
equi pment! I n the meanti me I wi l l
enj oy some of the honey, perhaps on
some hot bi scui ts, and a gl ass or two
of the mead of course!
I wi l l be gi vi ng a 4 part ni ght cl ass,
Beekeepi ng f or begi nners, i n Febru-
ary and March, Wednesday eveni ngs
at 7pm, Reeds Brook Mi ddl e School ,
Hampden Anyone i nterested i n si gn-
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PEOPLE,
PRI DE and
PROGRESS
125 YEARS
OF THE
GRANGE
I N AMERI CA
---------------------
David H. Howar d
establ i shed the Mai ne
State Grange Memori al
Garden at State Headquar-
ters i n Augusta. The gar-
den i s shaped l i ke a sheaf
of wheat and wel comes
vi si tors to the State Grange
of f i ces. I n the center of the
garden have been pl aced
engraved bri cks purchased
by i ndi vi dual s and Grang-
es i n memory of l ate mem-
bers or i n honor of
present members.
There are bl ank
bri cks wai ti ng to be re-
pl aced wi th ones hon-
ori ng members of your
Grange. Contact Jr.
Di rector Lauri e Mc-
Burni e, 563-5347
Nati onal Grange
rel eased i ts si xth e-book,
Peopl e, Pri de and Progress: 125 Years of the
Grange i n Ameri ca, as a Ki ndl e downl oad avai l -
abl e through Amazon s Ki ndl e Store. The text,
wri tten by Davi d H. Howard, i s an exami nati on
of the f i rst 125 years of the Grange. The di gi tal
versi on of the 1992 text has 219 pages, i ncl udi ng
i ndex, i ntroducti on and f ootnotes.
Peopl e, Pri de and Progress shows exactl y why
the Grange has been such a powerf ul f orce i n
Ameri can agri cul tural l i f e f or the l ast hundred
years. Nati onal Grange Presi dent Ed Luttrel l
sai d. Thi s book i s a must read f or anyone i nter-
ested i n the peopl e behi nd such a stori ed organi -
zati on. I t i s avai l abl e as an e-book f or $4.99, the
same pri ce as Fri end of the Farmer, Legal and
Economi c I nf l uence of the Grange, Notes and
Quotes, Proud Heri tage and Fi rst Century of
Servi ce.
Grange Conference
Grange Leaders f rom the Northeast Regi on wi l l
assembl e i n Portl and f rom Jan 11 through 13 f or
the annual l eaders devel opment conf erence
hosted by the Mai ne State Grange and f eatures a
number of workshops, breakout sessi ons de-
si gned to devel op l eadershi p ski l l s and move the
organi zati on f orward. Grange Admi ni strati ve
Coordi nator James Owens notes that the conf er-
ence i s open to any Grange member. Featured
guests i ncl ude Nati onal Grange Master Ed Lut-
trel l and Mi ke Marti n, Membershi p/ Leadershi p
Di rector of the Nati onal Grange. The Conf er-
ence wi l l open on Fri day eveni ng at the Seasons
Event and Conf erence Center and cl ose f ol l ow-
i ng a Sunday morni ng busi ness meeti ng.
, a change i n our
meeti ng schedul e starti ng i n January i s due to the
cost of heati ng oi l and the pri ce of gas, we wi l l be
hol di ng our meeti ngs once a month through
March 2013. We wi l l meet on the thi rd (3rd) Tues.
of each month and we wi l l be meeti ng down
stai rs i n the di ni ng area. Respecti vel y submi tted-
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Antique upright wood splitter, tractor driven
I t was the f orti es and the young men of
al most al l towns across Ameri ca were of f i n f ar
f l ung pl aces as part of a war to end al l wars and
soon i n Korea. My mother and i nf ant el der brother
rented a smal l wal k up apartment i n Mi l o on Hi gh
Street as Dad l oaded ai rpl anes i n Engl and servi ng
i n the Army-Ai r Force and l ater i n France. As ev-
erywhere, the arrangements of houses and busi -
nesses cl ustered around sources of i ndustry and
agri cul ture provi ded work f or al most al l i nhabi t-
ants, here and everywhere. Back then, thread
spool s and wood i ce cream spoons were manuf ac-
tured l ocal l y and sl ate mi ni ng wi th l oggi ng acti vi -
ti es was suppl anted by rai l road repai r f aci l i ti es f or
the B & A at Mi l o Jct (Derby) and the Canadi an
Paci f i c at Brownvi l l e Juncti on to make these cen-
tral l y l ocated towns Mai ne rai l road hubs that mi r-
rored paral l el l i f estyl es f or i ndustry and agri cul ture
i n mi crocosm. Returni ng veterans who stayed i n
these towns af ter war conti nued i n the prof essi ons
of thei r f athers and grandf athers or made the best of
what had i nterrupted a f ormer l i f e.
One l ocal f armer uni quel y operated a l i vestock
sal es busi ness smack dab i n the center of town, l ess
than 100 f eet f rom Mai n Street, l ess than 50 f eet
f rom Hi gh Street, and di rectl y behi nd the A&P
store, l ater movi ng to Pl easant Street. I magi ne
barned l i vestock behi nd store f ronts and you get a
si ngul ar noti on of a very rural agri cul ture, the bel -
l ows of chai ned ani mal s comi ng and goi ng, the
smel l s and yes, the sounds of ani mal s housed,
awai ti ng f eed brought i n f or them and the removal
of manure al most dai l y of f down Mai n Street, out to
another part of town. There woul d be rutti ng bul l s,
pi gs, work horses, sheep and goats. The grandf a-
thered l i vestock man - knowl edgeabl e to hi s trade -
al so provi ded bottl ed f resh raw mi l k to nei ghbors
l i ke Ma, who, wi th a si mpl e wal k across the street
was abl e to purchase mi l k as needed di rect at the
f arm gate f or 10 cents a quart.
Ben Dobl e came to agri cul ture by way of hi s
f ather, a bl acksmi th who f ormerl y operated a West
Mai n Street bl acksmi th shop that straddl ed the
Sebec Ri verf ront opposi te what i s now Three Ri v-
ers Feed store. Hydro f aci l i ti es wi th a canal west of
the f al l s preceded a more recent ti dy hydro pl ant
now contri buti ng to the Emera Company power
gri d. The f i rst Bangor Hydro canal si nce f i l l ed back
i n. Al l thi s to say, that the ti ny i sl and between a f ork
i n Sebec Ri ver was buf f ered by numerous smal l
stores j utti ng out i nto the ri ver on sti l ts & pyl ons.
The Dobl e bl acksmi thy l ong cl osed af ter repl aci ng
the covered bri dge when ki ds of my age wal ked to
Mi l o Hi gh School f rom Stoddard Hi l l and el se-
where.
Ben, the bl acksmi th s son, hel d a degree i n agri -
cul ture f rom Cornel l and expertl y knew ani mal s,
bought and sol d and yes, kept a mi l ker. He was al so
a butcher and had a f ew customers wi th that acti vi -
ty. He purchased hi s hay and f odder and l eased
f arml and to acqui re the same f or the typi cal number
of head he needed to f eed each year and was con-
stantl y busy movi ng ani mal s i n and out and taki ng
care of mucki ng and stocki ng up. Thi s was one of
those l ocal busi nesses that came f orth out of a per-
son s mi nd and energy and thereby f ounded on
maki ng ends meet provi di ng servi ces where such
was needed. Si mpl y, the crux of al l agri cul ture and
i ndustry. Wi th a si mpl e house i n town and unat-
tached barn at the decl i ne of the horse and buggy
era, Ben Dobl e, the i n-town l i vestock deal er kept
thi ngs ti dy and made a good l i vi ng l earni ng earl y i n
l i f e about ani mal s. He marri ed a war wi dow wi th a
daughter born to a l ost servi ceman of the war to end
al l wars. And so, the 50 s and 60s i n downtown Mi l o
had the typi cal number of teens hol di ng court at the
drug store f ountai n getti ng sof t dri nks and soci al i z-
i ng but i t al so had street ki ds hol di ng up at the
entrance to the pool hal l i n f ront of the movi e the-
atre now and then wi th the smel l s and sounds of
agri cul ture wi thi n ear shot. A cacophony of sound.
Ki ds and bovi ne, horses hooves. The l oss of these
bui l di ngs to an arsoni st s match several years ago i s
now bei ng addressed wi th a new bui l di ng set to be
compl ete by the end of December, 2012. The Mai ne
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HISTORY(S)
Article by the publisher Department of Transportati on has compl eted need-
ed renovati ons to al l three bri dges thi s summer
servi ng the town of 3 ri vers and change i s i n the ai r,
l ocal l y.
Wi th agri cul ture and town l i f e an ear shot away
60+ years ago, crop and ani mal f armi ng took a back
seat i n thi s part of Pi scataqui s when f orestry acti vi -
ty domi nated a broader based agri cul ture and sti l l
does. Nonethel ess, i n other parts of town, several
l ocal dai ri es operated and were l i kel y sources f or
some of the cattl e tradi ng Dobl e was known f or, i n
provi di ng shi pments out and new stock, i n. Anoth-
er butcher shop on Park Street needed ani mal s of -
ten and between Dobl e and the other butcher shop
owner hi msel f , f resh meat was provi ded to several
mom and pop grocery stores al ong wi th the Farm-
ers Uni on, weekl y.
Mostl y, Mai ne dai ry agri cul ture was at i ts peak
i n the 1950s and 60s and i n 1948, the Department of
Agri cul ture created a contest to promote the best
si de of f armi ng i n Mai ne wi th the Mai ne Green
Pastures contest. A Mi l o dai ry f armer, a f ormer
representati ve i n the Mai ne l egi sl ature, sel ectman
and producti ve f armer, Warren Brockway was
chosen to become the f i rst wi nner of the new con-
test. As the enti re l i st publ i shed herei n shows, thi s
contest has conti nued si nce that ti me and contri b-
utes to the noti on al l over Mai ne that agri cul ture i s
i ndeed an i mportant and vi tal part of our way of l i f e
and an engi ne to our l ocal economy. Opposi te thi s
page, we show the f armstead of the current wi nner,
a f arm l ocated i n Knox, and poi nt out that f armi ng
mul ti pl i es the acti vi ti es of those who work wi th and
f or l ocal f armers and how f resh l ocal f ood i s a
ci rcul ar economy cruci al to a better l i f e f or many
maki ng the connecti on that buyi ng l ocal compl etes
a better l i f e i n Mai ne and the nati on. Al l si x states
i n New Engl and are represented by a wi nner i n at
the Bi g E and some Mai ne f armers have won the
overal l 6 state honor and al l state wi nners are i nvi t-
ed to the Bi g E Fai r i n Spri ngf i el d, Massachusetts
to pi ck up the award i n f ront of the press, f ami l y and
f ai r attendees.
Wi thi n Mai ne, opportuni ti es f or a strong agri cul -
ture i s mul ti f aceted. There i s more work to do to
mai ntai n a l i f e and a l i f estyl e and l i vi ng l arger i f
ni che thi nki ng and a broader stroke i s a cri teri a of
study wi thi n a sound busi ness pl an. Reboundi ng
f rom di sasters such as a recent arson f i re on Mai n
Street or even Hurri cane Sandy south of us, pro-
vi des more than j ust pure work f or those l ef t to pi ck
up and punt. At thi s wri ti ng the Heri tage Bui l d-
i ng on Mai n Street i s erected, hammers are pound-
i ng, i mproved bri dges, new repai rs cement and
asphal t wi th other growth i n town radi ates a new
decade, new century i n Eastern Pi scataqui s County.
Regardi ng the Brockway f arm, the f armers who
came next, the Mi l o based Ri cker Brothers f ami l y
ran a very successf ul mi l k del i very busi ness, door
to door al l over Derby and Mi l o and l ater sol d the
f arm to a Monson f armer who l ef t i t to a son and the
f ormer dai ry f arm i s now j ust a woodl ot, hay sel l er,
and vegetabl e stand, present day. The Brockway
dai ry f armi ng hi story of bui l di ng, rebui l di ng, add-
i ng extended f ami l y houses and movi ng the same
and even movi ng the heavy mai n barn onto new
cement, back f rom the road i s a uni que personal
hi story of dai ryi ng i n Mai ne and across Ameri ca,
nutshel l . A ki ck i t agri cul ture ri pe sti l l i n 2012
Si ngl e f ami l y cows, pi gs, sheep and
goats are the scene i n qui et corners i n thi s part of
Pi scataqui s now and raw mi l k saves a ni che spi ri t
of i ndependence and good heal th f or those wi l l i ng
to budget and pl an such a l arder, cupboard and
ref ri gerator/ f reezers.
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i s the
Thi s f arm has been one of the premi er Mai ne f arms f or
generati ons. Currentl y owned and operated by John W I ngraham
& Sons, Gol d Top has rai sed regi stered hol stei ns si nce 1932. The
ori gi nal f arm of one hundred and f i f ty acres was purchased by
George and Betsy I ngraham i n 1876 f rom General Henry Knox
who was gi ven the l and f or payment of servi ces i n the revol uti on-
ary war f rom 1775 to 1783.
Today, the f arm i s owned by John and Beverl y I ngraham, Mi chael
and Jacki e I ngraham and Gregory and Shi rl ey I ngraham. Mi chael ,
Jacki e, Gregg and Shi rl ey do the day to day management of the
f arm al ong wi th 11 year-round empl oyees as wel l as part-ti me and
seasonal empl oyees. At the present ti me, Gol d Top has a mi l ki ng
herd that averages 425 mi l ki ng cows as wel l as 400 repl acement
hei f ers and cal ves.
Forage i s produced by the I ngrahams to f eed thei r l arge herd wi th 420
acres of corn si l age and 600 acres of grass rai sed f or si l age and hay.
Soybeans have been rai sed on the f arm as a protei n source f or the past si x
years. Equi pment mai ntenance i s done i n thei r l arge wel l equi pped ma-
chi nery shop; l arge equi pment can be brought i nto the heated f aci l i ty f or
work duri ng the wi nter.
The I ngrahams have been i nvol ved wi th the agri cul tural com-
muni ty f or generati ons. John I ngraham has been very acti ve i n Grange
and l ocal Freedom Grange. John has served as a di rector f or Eastern
States Exposi ti on, was co-f ounder of the Wal do County Qual i ty Dai ry
Sal es group, served as sel ectman f or the Town of Knox and was a SAD 3
School Board Di rector. Beverl y al so i s acti ve wi th grange acti vi ti es and
served as a wi l l i ng supporter of the many acti vi ti es of the f arm. Mi chael
has served as board member f or the Farm Servi ce Agency and al so as
Sel ectman f or the town of Knox. Jacki e served as supervi sor f or the Soi l
and Water Conservati on Di stri ct f or several years as wel l as a School
Board member f or 9 years. Jacki e and Mi ke served as 4-H l eaders f or
several years.
The I ngraham f ami l y were honored at an awards program f or
the Green Pastures program at the Eastern States Exposi ti on September
14, 2012.
NEWS
Farm & home antiques
1948 Mi l o
1949 Sherman Mi l l s
1950 Dover-Foxcrof t
1951 Carrol l
1952 Sanf ord
1953 N. Fryeburg
1954 Auburn
1955 Li vermore Fal l s
1956 Turner
1957 Thorndi ke
1958 Ki ttery
1959 Mi not
1960 Turner
1961 Fryeburg
1962 Turner
1963 Sabattus
1964 Fryeburg
1965 Fai rf i el d
1966 Turner
1967 Gorham
1968 North Anson
1969 Norri dgewock
1970 El i ot
1971 Bradf ord
1972 Ri chmond
1973 Hebron
1974 New Sharon
1975 Smyrna
1976 Si dney
1977 Turner
1978 N. Fryeburg
1979 Exeter
1980 Turner
1981 Thorndi ke
1982 Ri chmond
1983 Cori nna
1984 Dayton
1985 Charl eston
1986 Dover-Foxcrof t
1987 Mi not
1988 Li vermore
1989 Sherman
1990 Corni sh
1991 N. Anson
1992 Oakf i el d
1993 Woodstock
1994 Sabattus
1995
, Monmouth
1996 Garl and
1997 Ki ttery
1998 , Auburn
1999 Canton
2000 , Mi not
2001 , Farmi ngton
2002 , Pol and
2003 , Cl i nton
2004 , Charl eston
2005 , Turner
2006 , Cl i nton
2007 , Pi ttsf i el d
2008 , Fol gers, Exeter
2009 , John Donal d,
New Sharon
2010 , Qui nt Fami l y,
Hodgdon
2011 , Farmi ngton
2012 , I ngraham Fami l y, Knox
List pr ovided by Gar y Ander son,
Ag Busi ness Revi ew
Today, the f arm i s owned by John
and Beverl y I ngraham, Mi chael and
Jacki e I ngraham and Gregory and
Shi rl ey I ngraham. Mi chael , Jacki e,
Gregg and Shi rl ey do the day to day
management of the f arm al ong wi th
11 year-round empl oyees as wel l as
part-ti me and seasonal empl oyees.
At the present ti me, Gol d Top has a
mi l ki ng herd that averages 425 mi l k-
i ng cows as wel l as 400 repl acement
hei f ers and cal ves.
The current mi l ki ng barn hol ds 450
mi l ki ng cows. I t f eatures a sl atted
f l oor f or manure col l ecti on beneath
the sl ats that are moved to a l arge
l agoon bel ow the barn. Cows are f ed
a total mi xed rati on that i ncl udes l ong
hay. The mi l ki ng barn i s computer-
i zed and has a doubl e twel ve paral l el
parl or wi th mi l k meters. Al l cow data
i s f ed el ectroni cal l y to the computer
duri ng each mi l ki ng. Herd produc-
ti on i s 21,681 l bs mi l k per cow 863 l bs
f at. Cows are cal ved i n the ol d barn
across the street and mi l ked there un-
ti l ready to enter the mi l ki ng herd.
Cal vi ng pen i s moni tored by survei l -
l ance camera. Cal ves are rai sed i n a
seri es of group housi ng pens i n a
l arge ai ry barn. Cl ose to 100 hei f ers
are pastured each year.
The Ingraham family at Big E
About 100 yards east of Seaf ood Gal l ey Res-
taurant i n Carmel i s a new group anti ques shop that has
everythi ng col l ectors and i nteri or decorators coul d hope
f or i f they are out l ooki ng f or i tems f or a home, busi ness or
resal e. Gal en and Sue Wal ker are the hosts f or 50 member
anti que deal ers at the f ormer i ce cream creamery that Gal en
has expanded wi th a l arge addi ti on. Located at 814 Mai n
Rd., (Rt 2), they buy, sel l and take consi gnments. Booth
rental i s avai l abl e to make those wi th a f ew i tems to sel l a
busy hi ghway, a ni ce shop and some opportuni ty to gi ve
Ingraham
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here i s a new crop i n Mai ne. I t has a wi nter growi ng season,
requi res no arabl e l and or f resh water to produce, and i s a product that
has a worl dwi de annual producti on val ue of over $5 bi l l i on. Thi s crop
i s the versati l e sugar kel p, a type of l arge brown subti dal seaweed
nati ve to Mai ne waters.
Li ke other coastal areas around the worl d, Mai ne has a l ong hi story
of harvesti ng wi l d seaweed f or f ood, f erti l i zer, and f odder. Seaweed
i s natural l y ri ch i n mi neral s, trace el ements, vi tami ns, and uni que
phytochemi cal s and phycocol l oi ds that make them good f or humans,
ani mal s, pl ants and soi l s. Mai ne s di verse and wel l -establ i shed wi l d
harvest seaweed i ndustry i n Mai ne produces sea vegetabl es, ani mal
suppl ements, and agri cul tural products.
The bul k of the wi l d harvest of seaweed i n Mai ne i s rockweed har-
vested f rom the rocky i nterti dal f or the agri cul tural market. Seaweed
products are val uabl e resources f or organi c f armi ng operati ons and
f or i mprovi ng the heal th and producti on of l i vestock and crops.
Seaweeds make an excel l ent mul ch and soi l addi ti ve, i mprovi ng the
qual i ty of soi l s whi l e provi di ng i mportant nutri ents to pl ants, and
l i qui d seaweed extracts can i mprove growth and yi el ds of crops.
Seaweed i s sol d as a nutri ti onal suppl ement f or pets and l i vestock,
Whi l e the tradi ti onal sea vegetabl e market has had a steady f ol l owi ng
i n the speci al ty and heal th markets nati onwi de, i t i s enj oyi ng a new
popul ari ty as more peopl e are di scoveri ng the benef i ts of usi ng sea
vegetabl es as an i ngredi ent i n everyday cooki ng. Sea vegetabl es can
l end f l avor, col or, texture, and most i mportantl y, nutri ti on when
added as a condi ment, vegetabl e, or i ngredi ent to dai l y meal s.
A company based i n Portl and, understood the versati l i ty and poten-
ti al of the kel ps, and started produci ng a new l i ne of sea vegetabl e
products f or the Ameri can consumer. Ocean Approved s kel p i s
shredded (sal ad cut), cut i nto wi de noodl e-l i ke stri ps (noodl e cut), or
j ul i enned i nto crunchy stri ps (sl aw cut), bri ef l y parboi l ed, and qui ck-
l y f rozen. The resul t i s a ready-to-eat sea vegetabl e f or addi ng i nto
f avori te di shes, or f or repl acement of carbohydrate-based i ngredi -
ents. Ocean Approved saw the benef i t of cul ti vati ng thei r crop, rather
than dependi ng on wi l d harvest, and became the f i rst company to
commerci al l y cul ti vate kel p i n the US. They are i n thei r thi rd year of
cul ti vati on, and the i dea i s spreadi ng.
Most of the water f armers i n Mai ne cul ti vate shel l f i sh, typi cal l y bl ue
mussel s or oysters, and operate wi thi n coastal growi ng areas l eased
f rom the state. Sea vegetabl es are a natural f i t f or shel l f i sh f arms, as
they al l ow f or di versi f i cati on, and requi re no addi ti on of f ood or
f erti l i zer. Shel l f i sh are organi c extracti ve organi sms, whi ch means
that they take up f ood f rom f i l teri ng the water col umn, resul ti ng i n
cl earer waters, and seaweeds are i norgani c extracti ve organi sms,
taki ng up i norgani c ni trogen and phosphorous, and the combi nati on
of these two types of crops resul t i n cl eaner, cl earer water. Thi s type
of combi ned aquacul ture i s someti mes ref erred to as i ntegrated
mul ti -trophi c aquacul ture, or I MTA, and has much potenti al f or the
desi gn of smarter, more ef f i ci ent sea f arms i n the f uture.
Shel l f i sh f armers up and down the coast are tryi ng thei r hand at kel p
cul ti vati on through support f rom the Mai ne Aquacul ture I nnovati on
Center and Mai ne Sea Grant. Juveni l e kel p pl ants are produced i n a
seaweed nursery by seedi ng smal l di ameter seed stri ng wrapped
around a l ength of PVC tube wi th spores f rom an adul t pl ant. These
spores devel op i nto the sexual gametophyte stage, and f erti l i zati on
produces young pl ants that devel op di rectl y on the stri ng. When the
pl ants are about two mi l l i meters i n l ength, the tube i s threaded wi th
a l arger di ameter l ong l i ne, and the stri ng spool s of f around the l i ne.
Thi s l i ne i s suspended about si x f eet bel ow the ocean surf ace, and
hel d i n pl ace wi th anchors at each end and buoys at the surf ace. The
pl ants can grow f rom one mm to over si x f eet i n one season. Kel p i s
pl anted i n the f al l and i s harvested i n the spri ng, whi ch i s a qui et ti me
f or most f i shermen and f armers i n Mai ne, and provi des an opportuni -
ty f or a new crop to be devel oped f or the of f -season.
Kel p f armi ng requi res very l i ttl e mai ntenance, and the i nf rastructure
i s si mpl e and rel ati vel y i nexpensi ve. Exi sti ng seaweed compani es i n
Mai ne have expressed i nterest i n new cul ti vated product, and there
are a number of new products that coul d be devel oped wi th a cul ti vat-
ed crop, whi ch makes avai l abl e a more consi stent and control l ed
product. There are other sea vegetabl e speci es under consi derati on
f or cul ti vati on, and the potenti al f or growth i n the markets i s huge,
both here i n the US and i n other, parti cul arl y Asi an markets. Mai ne
has an i deal coastl i ne f or the cul ti vati on of seaweeds, wi th i ts col d
temperatures and reputabl y cl ean waters, and carri es strong brandi ng
val ue f or cul tured products. Seaweed f armi ng coul d f i t very easi l y
i nto the tradi ti onal f i shi ng communi ty structure, as i t can be cul ti vat-
ed i n the of f season, and requi res the same gear, boats, and worki ng
waterf ront i nf rastructure uti l i zed by the other coastal i ndustri es. I ts
abi l i ty to take up excess ni trogen makes i t a val uabl e crop f or coastal
ecosystem heal th, and i ts versati l i ty as a resource coul d make i t
usef ul beyond the sea vegetabl e market, i nto the suppl ement, agri cul -
ture, beauty, and bi of uel i ndustri es. Wi th al l of thi s great potenti al ,
there may come a day where Mai ne i s known f or i ts ti mber, l obster,
bl ueberri es, and kel p producti on.
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stati sti cs now show Mai ne was
thi rd i n the nati on f or the na-
ti onal f i shery tal l y i n 2011, be-
hi nd Al aska and Massachusetts.
Such f i gures represent the catch
i n payment pri ces, not i n the
number of tons of the catch i t-
sel f . Al aska s dol l ar f i gures
were hi ghest at $1.9 bi l l i on and
f or Massachusetts $570 mi l l i on
f ol l owed by Mai ne s $426 mi l -
l i on tal l y. Mai ne s l argest spe-
ci es, l obster, made up $344 mi l l i on of the total or 80% of our f i shery
wi th the rest i n f i n and aquacul ture yi el ds. Mai ne i s ranked the number
one mari ne aquacul ture producer i n the nati on. Oysters, cl ams, mus-
sel s, scal l ops, sal mon, cod, hal i but, and haddock are al so f arm grown
here i n Mai ne and Mai ne has the l argest aquacul ture acti vi ty of al l
coastal states.
wi th cl ai ms to i mprove heal th, di sease resi stance, and
product qual i ty.
Seaweeds are al so nutri ti ous and versati l e sea vegeta-
bl es, enj oyed i n tradi ti onal di shes around the worl d. I n
Atl anti c Canada and Mai ne, kel p tradi ti onal l y has been
added to beans whi l e soaki ng to i mprove di gesti bi l i ty.
I ri sh moss has been boi l ed wi th mi l k and vani l l a to pro-
duce bl anc-mange, a dessert puddi ng, and seaf ood has
been steamed i n f resh rockweed to i mpart f l avor.
Maine Aquacultur e Facts:
Sea water acr es leased
as of June 2012
Eastport 357.66
Machi asport 197.03
Bar Harbor 118.70
Jonesport 89.78
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Mai ne snowmobi l ers are worki ng wi th the wi nd pow-
er i ndustry on a pl an to l i nk perhaps 10 of the state' s wi nd f arms wi th
exi sti ng trai l s i n a uni que addi ti on to Mai ne' s outdoor recreati on. The
Mai ne Snowmobi l e Associ ati o, i s worki ng wi th Fi rst Wi nd, Tran-
sCanada, Patri ot Renewabl es and other wi nd power devel opers on a
proj ect to f ormal i ze what coul d be a roughl y 600-mi l e route.
"The i ndustry i s al ways l ooki ng to partner wi th other users of the
l and," sai d Jeremy Payne, executi ve di rector of the Mai ne Renewabl e
Energy Associ ati on. Payne sai d the trai l proj ect i s sti l l i n i ts earl y
stages, wi th much of the di scussi ons so f ar on possi bl e routes. But not
much trai l bl azi ng wi l l have to be done as many snowmobi l e trai l s
al ready exi st on about 98 percent of a proposed route l i nki ng ei ght to
10 wi nd f arms, l eavi ng very l i ttl e to be added. The Mai ne Snowmobi l e
Associ ati on, he noted, has never taken a posi ti on on wi nd power, an
i ndustry that has i ts cri ti cs as wel l as supporters. Pl anners have drawn
a map of a proposed route f rom Ki bby I and I I near western Mai ne' s
border wi th Canada, south to Record Hi l l near Rumf ord, wi th stops at
Spruce Mountai n i n Woodstock, Beaver Ri dge i n Freedom, Rol l i ns
and Stetson i n Washi ngton County and Mars Hi l l nearl y touchi ng
Canada i n eastern Aroostook County. The mappi ng draf t al so shows
a si de tri p to the newl y operati onal Bul l Hi l l i n Hancock County.
Sar ah Redmond
Extension Associate
Maine Sea Grant College
Program and Umaine Coop-
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The Center for Cooperative
Aquaculture Research
Franklin, ME 04634
(207) 422-6289
Cell (207) 841-3221
seagr ant.umaine.edu
Chop Hardenburgh i nf orms
that af ter a June f reak f l ood di d $350,000 damage to tracks
i n Brownvi l l e and damaged 3 busi nesses, the rai l road di d not get any
government di saster rel i ef . That casual ty l oss consumed some f unds the
rai l road was pl anni ng to use f or capi tal expendi tures i n 2012, sai d Presi -
dent Bob Gri ndrod. Three enti ti es have si nce recei ved f ederal Commu-
ni ty Devel opment Bl ock Grant f unds: Joe s Repai r Shop $25,000,
Si mpl e Sacks $3,500, and Sebec $6,000. The three qual i f i ed f or ai d under
a mi croenterpri se grant. Gri ndrod s company i s not mi cro; i f i t does
qual i f y f or hel p, the ai d l i kel y wi l l be a l ow-i nterest l oan customer.
Juncti on. NBSR i nsti tuted the proj ect because movi ng around the l oop
consumed si x to ei ght mi l es burni ng up val uabl e crew hours. They
expect to be movi ng 80-100 cars to Woodl and every week, and sendi ng
f rei ght to the i nterchange wi th Pan Am at Mattawamkeag . I n 7 days
they cl eared ri ght of way wi th crews f rom I rvi ngWoodl ands and rai l
crews l ai d 1700 f eet of track, and two swi tches. Reportedl y, the Juncti on
yard has been congested wi th oi l trai ns f rom MNR to poi nts east pri or
to thi s i mprovement.
to bui l d 6600 f eet i f
track. The proj ect consi sts of restori ng approxi matel y 6,600 l i near f eet
of the Rangel ey Branch mai nl i ne between West Hardscrabbl e Road
near the Lewi ston Juncti on Road at the proj ect s easterl y end and si di ng
227 of the St. Lawrence and Atl anti c Rai l road at the proj ect s westerl y
end. The proj ect al so consi st of approxi matel y 400-f t of new spur track
f rom the mi dpoi nt of the mai nl i ne to a pri vate abutti ng property.
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ti on of the growi ng popul ari ty of
poul try rai si ng, the Mai ne Poul try
Growers Associ ati on and the Uni ver-
si ty of Mai ne Cooperati ve Extensi on
are sponsori ng the f i rst Mai ne Poul try
Coop Contest. The purpose of the
contest i s to showcase the many and
vari ed coop desi gns used by Mai ne
poul try keepers and enthusi asts. Poul -
try owners are i nvi ted to enter a photo
and descri pti on of thei r coops by Dec.
31, 2012. The Mai ne Poul try Growers
Associ ati on wi l l award pri zes of $200,
$100, $50 to the top three entri es, re-
specti vel y. Fourth and f i f th pl ace
wi nners wi l l recei ve a subscri pti on to
Backyard Poul try magazi ne. Al l en-
trants must be Mai ne resi dents. En-
tri es must i ncl ude at l east one coop
photo (not more than three photos)
and a compl eted entry f orm. Entry
f orms and photos may be i n person or
mai l ed to: Poul try Coop Contest,
Uni versi ty of Mai ne Cooperati ve Ex-
tensi on, 75 Cl earwater Dri ve, Fal -
mouth, Mai ne 04105 Coops may be
seasonal , year-round, stati onary or
mobi l e. They may be mul ti purpose
and need not be ori gi nal desi gns. A
team of j udges wi l l eval uate each en-
try based on speci f i c cri teri a, i ncl ud-
i ng desi gn, purpose, space,
constructi on materi al s,
saf ety, cost and uni que
f eatures. Wi nni ng en-
tri es wi l l be announced
at the Mai ne Agri cul tur-
al Trades Show Jan. 9,
2013 at the Augusta Ci v-
i c Center. Entrants need
not be present to wi n.
More i nf ormati on and
the entry f orm are onl i ne
or avai l abl e by contact-
i ng Andrea Herr,
207.781.6099 or
1.800.287.1471 (tol l f ree
i n Mai ne onl y).
Farm Fact s : St one-crop growi ng pl ant s al ong a rock wal l and pl ant s of t hi s genera.
Bi g Hi t s 99.3
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Cl earwater Communi cati ons
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Readers who wi sh to
honor the Russel l Li bby
Memori al Fund may do
so on l i ne at the web si te
f or the Mai ne Organi c
Farmers & Growers Asso-
ci ati on or by check made
payabl e to MOFGA wi th
"Russel l Li bby Memori al
Fund" i n the memo l i ne,
and mai l ed to POBox 170,
Uni ty 04988
In Memorium
Publ i sher s Note: Regi onal por t, r ai l r oad and i nter modal tr anspor t news as i t appl i es to agr i cul tur e
Helping to move rail and port traffic through New York,
New England, the Maritimes & eastern Quebec.
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Despi te thi s l oss, MMA rai l
i s reboundi ng wel l f rom the
traf f i c downturn that f orced
the di vesti ture of track i n
Aroostook County now oper-
ated by NBSR, MMA coul d
sti l l use hel p, Gri ndrod sai d.
Si nce October 2011 traf f i c has
ri sen 10% but Gri ndrod scof f s
at state esti mates the NBSR
growth i s cl ose to50% as has
been reported. Most of the
MMA i ncrease comes f rom
f orest products, usual l y wood
chi ps. The rai l road has hi red ei ght more engi neers and trai n
servi ce workers over the l ast year and i s i n the process of hi ri ng
three or f our more workers each f or i ts shop and trai n servi ce
departments. Another 14 engi neers coul d come aboard i f the com-
pany secures another contract i t i s worki ng on. Other rai l news
comi ng out of Browvi l l e Jct i s the constructi on of a cutof f be-
tween the MMA l i ne and NBSR east of the Juncti on. Work took
2 weeks and the cutof f curve of 18 degrees provi des a di rect
connecti on f rom the Mi l l i nocket l i ne and the l i ne to McAdam,
New Brunswi ck. For-
merl y, al l trai ns (both
MNR and MMA) run-
ni ng to poi nts south, east,
or west, cross over the
NBSR l i ne on a bri dge,
run to Brownvi l l e and re-
turn north to Brownvi l l e
By US Sen. Susan Collins
Growi ng up i n Aroostook
County, I l earned how essenti al Mai ne
agri cul ture i s to our state s economy and
to our communi ti es. I was remi nded of
thi s when I recentl y attended the 2
nd
An-
nual Mai ne Harvest Festi val i n Bangor.
I was i mpressed by the energy, i ni ti ati ve,
and entrepreneuri al spi ri t that are mak-
i ng Mai ne s smal l f arms a true growth
i ndustry.
Accordi ng to the f ederal De-
partment of Agri cul ture, the number of
smal l f arms i n Mai ne doubl ed between
2002 and 2007. Of the nearl y 1,000 new
f arms started duri ng that peri od, roughl y
700 were l ess than 50 acres i n si ze. Many
of our new f armers are i n thei r 40s and
50s, choosi ng the f armi ng l i f estyl e af ter
other careers.
The i ncreasi ng scope of the
bounty produced by Mai ne f arms i s re-
markabl e, f rom f resh f rui ts and vegeta-
bl es, meats, and dai ry products to craf t
beer and wi ne, gourmet condi ments, and
beauti f ul f abri cs of al paca and wool .
and every product contai ns that speci al
Made i n Mai ne qual i ty.
Mai ne f armers al so are demonstrati ng
excepti onal marketi ng ski l l s. Di rect
sal es to consumers through f armers
markets, communi ty-supported agri cul -
ture organi zati ons, and f arm stands have
i ncreased by nearl y two-thi rds i n the l ast
decade. Al l of Mai ne s l arge supermar-
kets currentl y sel l and acti vel y promote
Mai ne agri cul ture products. I n 1995,
Mai ne had but ei ght cheese makers and
no yogurt producers. Today, those num-
bers are 71 and 43 respecti vel y.
I n the Senate, I worked f or
pol i ci es that advance agri cul ture and
that support f ami l y f arms. I have l ong
supported research that has, f or exam-
pl e, reveal ed si gni f i cant heal th and nu-
tri ti onal benef i ts of Mai ne wi l d
bl ueberri es. Last year, I l ed a successf ul
bi parti san ef f ort to bl ock a proposed
f ederal rul e that woul d have severel y
curtai l ed servi ng the nutri ti ous and af -
f ordabl e whi te potato i n the school
l unch program and banned the potato
al together i n the school breakf ast pro-
gram. Thi s June, I supported the Senate
Farm Bi l l that el i mi nates wastef ul di rect
payments, streaml i nes programs to save
$23 bi l l i on duri ng the next decade, and
supports f rui t and vegetabl e programs as
wel l as l ocal and organi c f ood i ni ti ati ves.
Pi nel and Farms, a creamery based i n
New Gl oucester, exempl i f i es the ki nd of
success stori es bei ng wri tten here i n
Mai ne. Pi nel and s award-wi nni ng
cheeses have l ong been known through-
out New Engl and f or usi ng f resh, l ocal
i ngredi ents wi th ski l l and pri de.
Now, these outstandi ng products are
gai ni ng a nati onal reputati on. About a
year ago, I met wi th Pi nel and managers
and suggested that they expl ore con-
tracti ng opportuni ti es wi th the f ederal
government. My of f i ce then f aci l i tated a
meeti ng between the company and of f i -
ci al s f rom the Def ense Commi ssary
Agency, whi ch admi ni sters the retai l
stores that serve our acti ve duty and re-
ti red mi l i tary personnel and thei r f ami -
l i es.
From that start, Pi nel and
Farms craf ted a tri al sal es program i n 24
mi l i tary commi ssari es i n the Northeast
earl y thi s year. Recentl y, i t was an-
nounced that the tri al was very success-
f ul and has l ead to the di stri buti on of
Pi nel and products i n ni ne addi ti onal
commi ssari es throughout the nati on. I t
i s exci ti ng
to know that the men and women who
serve our country wi l l be abl e to enj oy
the best of Mai ne. Thi s contract not onl y
hel ps support good j obs i n Mai ne, but
al so hel ps provi de a gateway f or other
Mai ne products to enter the f ederal mar-
ketpl ace.
When we support our l ocal
f arms, we do more than support l ocal
busi nesses. We enhance the securi ty of a
saf e and heal thy f ood suppl y, keep our
hard-earned grocery dol l ars i n state, and
protect our envi ronment by preservi ng
open space. Mai ne f armers are an i m-
portant part of our state s hi story and of
our f uture.
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Across f rom Thornton Bros.
Stewart Farms of Presque I sl e
produces row crops, vegetabl es and spuds al ong
Rt. 1 sel l i ng at a f armstand. Thi s photo shows a
col l ecti on of spuds gathered by the barrel and
shows some smal l f arms of Aroostook keep the
vi abl e tradi ti on al i ve. Some f armers say the spuds
are gathered wi th f ewer damages than mechani zed
harvesters. When open i n season, the Stewart f am-
i l y of f er appl es, beets, greens, gourds, pumpki ns,
squash, straw and hay, peas, cukes, carrots, oni ons,
seedl i ngs, corn, craf ts and gi f ts f rom thei r l ocati on
south of town at 474 Houl ton Road. You may cal l
the f arm at Tel : 207-764-4223 Emai l :
kstew7@hotmai l .com
M
Ag pix
I n the spri ng
of 2011, the Mai ne
Legi sl ature passed
Publ i c Law 2011,
Chapter 169: An Act
To Requi re Certi f i ca-
ti on of Pri vate Appl i -
cators of General Use
Pesti ci des. The new
l aw requi res the
Mai ne Board of Pes-
ti ci des Control (BPC)
begi n l i censi ng
growers who use on-
l y general -use (over-
the-counter) pesti -
ci des and annual l y
sel l more than $1,000
of pl ant or pl ant prod-
ucts i ntended f or hu-
man consumpti on.
By def i ni ti on, a pesti -
ci de i s any natural l y
or syntheti cal l y de-
ri ved substance used
to ki l l , control , or re-
pel undesi red i nsects,
weeds, f ungi , bacte-
ri a, mammal s, bi rds,
rodents, or other or-
gani sms. Products
whi ch are organi c
(other pl ants) are al so
pesti ci des i f they are
used as descri bed
above.
Consequentl y, these
substances may i n-
cl ude i nsecti ci des or
bug sprays; herbi -
ci des, i ncl udi ng weed
ki l l ers and top ki l l er
products; f ungi ci des
or di sease control s,
rodenti ci des; deer re-
pel l ents; def ol i ants;
growth regul ators;
and di si nf ectants. To
obtai n a l i cense, you
must pass the BPC
core exam. The
BPC and Uni versi ty
of Mai ne Coopera-
ti ve Extensi on are of -
f eri ng a three-hour
trai ni ng sessi on to
hel p prepare growers
f or the core exam at
the Mai ne Agri cul -
tural Trades Show on
January 11. I deal l y,
exam candi dates
shoul d revi ew the
Pesti ci de Educati on
(Core) Manual pri or
to taki ng the exam.
The Pesti ci de Educa-
ti on (Core) Manual i s
avai l abl e f rom the
Uni versi ty Extensi on
at
or cal l
1-800-287-0279 i n
Mai ne, 207-581-3880
outsi de Mai ne.
A three-hour trai n-
i ng sessi on to hel p
prepare vegetabl e
growers f or the Pri -
vate Pesti ci de Appl i -
cator Core exam wi l l
be of f ered at the Au-
gusta Ci vi c Center i n
the Arnol d/ Howard
Room Wednesday,
January 9, 2013. Pri -
vate Pesti ci de Appl i -
cator Core Exam
Trai ni ng by Ji m Di l l ,
UMCE and Gary
Fi sh, BPC i s avai l -
abl e. For f armers
growi ng vegetabl es,
the Pri vate Pesti ci de
Appl i cator Core
Commodi ty Exams
af f ect the sel l i ng of
vegetabl es i n f uture.
I f you cannot make i t
to thi s sessi on, more
wi l l be hel d bef ore
the state requi rement
becomes f ul l y en-
f orceabl e on Apri l 1,
2015. Thi s exam can
al so be taken at the
BPC of f i ce i n Augus-
ta (207-287-2731) or at
County Cooperati ve
Extensi on of f i ces.
Contact the BPC of -
f i ce to have the exam
mai l ed to the Exten-
si on of f i ce, and then
make arrangements
wi th Extensi on f or
taki ng the exam. The
three-year l i cense
wi l l cost $15. You
wi l l need to obtai n
one hour of conti nu-
i ng educati on per
year i n order to mai n-
tai n your l i cense. For
the Ag Trade show
presentati on i n Janu-
ary Pre-regi strati on i s
requi red. Pl ease cal l
207-287-2661 or emai l
Al l Mai ne f rui t, veg-
etabl e and grai n
growers who sel l edi -
bl e produce to con-
sumers or to
processors to be
made i nto products
f or human consump-
ti on thi s new l aw
may requi re you to be
l i censed to use over-
the-counter pest con-
trol products.
ONE COL INCH
Adv i s $12
Good Buy,
st at ewi de
The paper company here has been
outspoken i n f avor of a proposed east west hi gh-
way. col umni st Chop
Hardenburgh reports the f ol l owi ng data f rom Li n-
col n Pul p and Paper presi dent Kei th Van Scotter.
We shi p products al l over the country , to Canada
and the Mi ddl e East. We have shi pped to Austra-
l i a, New Zeal and i n the past and occasi onal l y to
Great Bri tai n. Al l product moves by truck, of ten to
desti nati ons i n the Upper Mi dwest. Mi ddl e South
and Far West. Rai l f rom the mi l l i s not cost-ef f ec-
ti ve, and i t s not servi ce-ef f ecti ve. We ve actual l y
done some tri al s to shi p speci f i c products by rai l
to the Mi dwest, but those tri al s were not success-
f ul . LP & P Co does use rai l vi a TOFC to Massa-
chusetts termi nal s. Li ncol n Paper & Ti ssue
operates two f ourdri ni er paper machi nes, Nos. 4
and 5; three ti ssue machi nes, Nos. 6, 7, and 8 (the
newest); and a pul p dryer. The company produces
200-220 tons per day of paper and around 205 tons
a day of ti ssue paper. The paper and ti ssue ma-
chi nes manuf acture l arge parent rol l s sol d to com-
pani es that produce vari ous paper products and,
wi th the ti ssue, make ki tchen towel s or bath ti ssue
or napki ns, Van Scotter sai d. Some ti ssue prod-
ucts f eature deep-dyed col ors; many ti ssue prod-
ucts are mul ti pl e-pl y. The Li ncol n-made paper
becomes pri mari l y cards and some pri nti ng papers.
Our customers do al l the embossi ng and al l the
cutti ng and make al l the i ndi vi dual packages f or
sal e, Van Scotter sai d.
FREEPORT - The
i naugural Downeas-
ter return of rai l pas-
senger servi ce to
Brunswi ck and Free-
port stopped f or cel e-
brati ons at both
towns, wi th regul ar
servi ce now of f ered
wi th three round-
tri ps per week com-
menci ng November
2. Pan Am Rai l road
Presi dent Davi d Fi nk
voi ced pri de i n hi s
workers, sayi ng on
Mai ne Publ i c Radi o
that crews f i ni shed at
2 a.m., maki ng the
tri p possi bl e. Cyndy
Scarano, executi ve
vi ce-presi dent, sai d
constructi on stone
f or the proj ect came
f rom Pan Am' s quar-
ry i n Embden and
whi l e thi s went out to
bi d f or MDOT, Pan
Am was abl e to ac-
qui re the busi ness.
Thi s was not onl y an
economi c savi ngs f or
the proj ect but i t al so
establ i shed more
busi ness f or the state
of Mai ne.
Regardi ng f rei ght, the
means of transporti ng
stone i s a busi ness deci -
si on when rai l cars are
better uti l i zed whi l e the
l i ne i s occupi ed and
trai n crews are avai l -
abl e; when the track
department i s runni ng
ahead of schedul e etc.
When stone i s needed
and avai l abl e some-
ti mes i t i s moved by
truck to Watervi l l e,
thence by rai l to Port-
l and and back up f or
di stri buti on vi a hop-
pers to the rai l bed on
the branch. Hi stori cal -
l y Embden was once on
a rai l l i ne. Stone now
moves by truck, and i n
the past was transl oad-
ed i n North Anson at
Cousi neau' s si di ng.
Passenger Rai l
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Commi ssi oner Wal ter Whi tcomb of the Mai ne
Department of Agri cul ture, Conservati on and Forestry i s
pl eased to announce the sel ecti on of Dr. Mi chel e Wal sh as
Mai ne State Veteri nari an. Dr. Wal sh, wi l l work wi thi n the Di vi -
si on of Ani mal & Pl ant Heal th to moni tor the heal th of domesti c
ani mal s and di seases that af f ect both humans and ani mal s state-
wi de.
overseei ng Mai ne s certi f i cati on and testi ng programs to ensure
compl i ance wi th i nterstate and i nternati onal requi rements f or
the exportati on of ani mal s; assi sti ng dai ry producers to i mprove
mi l k qual i ty; preventi ng the i ntroducti on and spread of conta-
gi ous, i nf ecti ons and parasi ti c di sease among poul try and l i ve-
stock; and moni tori ng Mai ne s agri cul tural f ai rs.
A New Engl and nati ve, the new state vet spent as much ti me
as possi bl e on her f ami l y s dai ry f arms i n I rel and. She moved to
mi d-coast Mai ne i n 2001 af ter graduati on f rom veteri nary school .
Wal sh recei ved her Bachel or of Arts degree, cum l aude, i n Eng-
l i sh and I ri sh l i terature f rom Brown Uni versi ty and her Doctor-
ate of Veteri nary Medi ci ne f rom Tuf ts Uni versi ty of Veteri nary
Medi ci ne.
Wal sh has had a l ong-term i nterest i n di sease ecol ogy and
agri cul ture, especi al l y as they rel ate to ani mal husbandry and
f ood saf ety. She was a veteri nari an i n cl i ni cal practi ce wi th
mi xed and compani on ani mal s and then worked f i ve years wi th
a Mai ne aquati c ani mal di agnosti c l aboratory. She has practi ced
i n Mai ne, New Hampshi re, Wi sconsi n and New Brunswi ck,
Canada worki ng on di sease survei l l ance programs i n the U.S.
and Canada and has perf ormed regul atory work on some f ood
ani mal s and aquati c wi l dl i f e f rom al l parts of the gl obe. She has
al so l ed bi osecuri ty workshops f or f ood ani mal producers
throughout the U.S. and has experi ence wi th i nternati onal ani -
mal and ani mal -product i mport and export pol i ci es.
Wal sh and her husband l i ve i n Round Pond.
I m l ooki ng f orward to worki ng
cl osel y wi th Mai ne s di verse agri -
cul tural communi ty, Wal sh sai d.
Proper ani mal care i s the hal l mark
of Mai ne f armers, smal l and l arge.
They are a great group of i ndi vi du-
al s, and I l l l earn f rom them as I
share my di verse background i n both
cl i ni cal and on-the-f arm setti ngs.
Among Wal sh s responsi bi l i ti es i s
Somer set Ar ea Farm & Agra Busi ness
Eaton Agr icor p
- Brownfield
Eqp., Eaton NH
Efficiency
Maine, Auburn
Far m Cr edit of
Maine, Auburn
Far m Ener gy
Par tner s Net
Vassalboro
Far m Family
I nsur ance,
Augusta
Far m Fr esh for
ME, Bangor
Far m Ser vices
Agency / USDA
Augusta
Far mer s Dr aft
Hor se, Mule &
Pony Club
Harrison
Far ming Maga-
zine; Moose
River Media, St.
Johnsbury, VT
Feed Commodi-
ties I nter nation-
al Detroit
Finance
Author ity of
Maine, Augusta
Foss & Sons,
I nc. Wales
Good Shepher d
Food Bank,
Auburn
Gr iffin Gr een-
house & Nur s-
er y Supply
Tewksbury, MA
Hammond
Tr actor Co.,
Fairfield, Union
Auburn
Hannafor d
Br os., Portland
Har ness Racing
Pr omotion Bd.,
Belgrade
I ngr aham
Equipment
Knox
I r ishpan
I ndustr ies/Steel
Buildings of
Maine,
Lewiston
J. Houle & Fils,
I nc. Sidney
J.S. Wood-
house, I nc. W
Springfield, MA
Janet s Ag
Tour s Tr avel,
Nobleboro
Johnny s Seeds,
Winslow
Jr Boer Goat
Br eeder s of
Maine, Pittston
Academy TWP
Kopper t Bio-
logical Systems,
Romulus, MI
Kr amer s
Tr actor , Sidney
Kubota,
Fairfield
Kuhn/Knight,
Broadhead, WI
Lapier r e USA
Mer r ifield Far m
Gorham
Leader
Evapor ator Co
Swanton, VT
Living Acr es,
New Sharon
Maine Ag Ctr .
Orono
Agr icultur e in
the Classr oom,
Augusta
Maine Alpaca
Association,
Palermo
Maine Antique
Tr actor Club,
Smithfield
Maine Aqua-
cultur e Assoc.,
Hallowell
Maine Ar bor ist
Assoc., Bath
Maine Assoc.
Of Agr icultur al
Fair sAugusta
Maine Beef
Pr oducer s Assoc
Dryden
Maine Cheese
Guild, Monroe
Maine Dair y
I ndustr y
Association,
New Sharon
Maine Dair y
Pr omotion Bd.,
ME Dair y Nu-
tr ition Council,
Augusta
ME Sheep Assoc
Augusta
ME Far m
Bur eau Augusta
Far m Bur eau
Conver gence
Exhibit Augusta
Far mland Tr ust
Belfast
MDACF
Augusta
Junior Angus
Assoc. & Maine
Angus Assoc.
Readfield
Maple Pr oducer s
Association
Newfield
Or ganic Far mer
& Gar dener s
Unity
Por k Pr oducer s
Livermore Falls
Sheep Br eeder s
Association
State Beekeeper s
Portland
Gr ange Assoc.
Augusta
State Tr ee
Far m Cmte.
Augusta
Vegetable &
Fr uit Gr ower s
Vassalboro
Meuner ic Saw-
yer villeHarrison
NE Galloway
Gr oup Freeport
New England
Or ganics Unity
Newman
Gamage
Augusta
Nor theast Ag
Sales Wales
Nor theast
SARE, UMCE
Orono
Oldcastle
Pr ecast Auburn
Osgood & Sons
East Dixfield
Page Far m &
Home Museum,
Orono
Par is Far mer s
Union So Paris
Payeur
Distr ibutions
Ascot Corner QC
Pen-Bay
Tr actor Supply
Burnham
Poulin Gr ain
Newport, VT
Scythe Supply
Perry
Soil Pr epar ation
Plymouth
Stephenson
Agr i Sales
Poultney VT
Suga Countr y
Pr oducts
Vassalboro
The Kneading
Confer ence
Bangor
Union Far m
Equipment
Union
Univ Maine
Cooper ative
Ext. Orono
USDA-ARS,
NE Plant Soil &
Water Lab
Orono
USDA, APHI S,
PPQ Hermon
USDA, NASS
Concord, NH
USDA-Natur al
Resour ces Con-
ser vation Ser .,
Bangor
Vitamin Sea
Seaweed
Buxton
Water man
Far m Machiner y
Sabattus
Wellscr oft
Fence Systems
Harrisville, NH
Windy Hill Res-
tor ation
Windham
Woodmizer of
Maine
Indianapolis, IN
72nd Annual Ag T rades Show exhi bi t ors, 2013
Ag Matter s,
Vassalboro
Andr oscoggin
Valley SWCD
Ar thur Car r oll
Crop Insurance
Austin Assoc.,
Auburn
Backyar d
Far ms Madison
Best Way Wood
Heat Readfield
Blue Seal Foods
Augusta
Boer Goat
Br eeder s of
Maine, Bowdoin
Case, J.L. Co.,
Knox
CDL-Maple
Pr o, I nc., St.
Albans, VT
Centr al Petr o-
leum Co. Wayne
College of Nat-
ur al Sciences,
For estr y and
Agr icultur e,
Orono
Community
Mediation
Brunswick
Countr yway
I nsur ance
Portland
Cr op Pr oduc-
tion Ser vices,
New Gloucester
Dale A. Thomas
& SonsBrooks
We accept FARM news,
Busi ness news, i tems
of reader i nterest by
US Mai l handwri tten &
E-mai l s.
The 2013 Annual Meeti ng of the MWPA wi l l be hel d at Mapl e Hi l l Farm I nn and
Conf erence Center i n Hal l owel l on Fri day, January 11, 2013. Mai ne Governor Paul LePage wi l l be the
f eatured speaker. Addi ti onal presenters i ncl ude Jef f Howe f rom Dovetai l Partners and representati ves
f rom Cross Empl oyee Benef i ts, MacDonal d Page, Aquest Corporati on, Mai ne Forest Servi ce and the
Regi onal Wood Products Consorti um.
Woods Pr oduct s Associ at i on t o meet i n Januar y
Or der your 20 13
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FEEDS
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Rte 139 Unity 207 948-3800
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New Engl and Or gani cs
Compost
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earthlife
Tractors
Ingraham
Equipment
2012-13 Mainely Agr icultur e WINTER Issue 13
The Bri dgewa-
ter General Store, 402 Mai n
St., stocks produce f rom area
f arms i n wi nter. Home f arm
produced soaps, eggs, candy,
Smyrna chocol ates, roasted
peanuts. EBT cards wel come.
Open T-F 9-6, S 10-4 207 425-
2957.
every Sat 9-1, Nov-Dec i n-
doors at Communi ty Centre.
every sat. 9-12: 30 i n-
doors at Fort Andross, 14
Mai ne St.
every Sat 10-2 Nov-
Apri l i ndoors at Ski l l ns
Greenhouse, Rt. 100
ev-
ery Wed 9-12: 30 Nov - March
i ndoors at Al l en, Sterl i ng and
Lothrop on Rt. 1.
ev-
ery Sat 10-1 Dec - Apri l , 185
Free St.
at the Grange hal l at 124
Bri dge Street i n West Farm-
i ngton, f rom 9-noon. Thi s
market wi l l conti nue every
Saturday morni ng unti l the
f i rst week of May, when the
f armers and producers move
outsi de agai n. New vendors,
wi th l ocal l y produced prod-
ucts are al ways wel come to
appl y, provi ded they adhere
to state rul es, are l i censed
(f or processed f oods) Mem-
bershi p i s $30 f or the wi nter
wi th a $5 market day f ee.
Vendors bri ng thei r own tabl e
whi ch can be stored at the
Grange. FYI , cal l Ri chard
Marbl e at 778-6968 or Bonni e
Cl ark at 778-6637.
preorder onl i ne and
pi ck up weekl y i n Farmi ngton
1
st
& 3
rd
Wed 2-6 Nov - Apri l at
Chri st Church across f rom
Gardi ner Common.
every 3
rd
Thurs
2-4 Dec-Apri l , at Concourse
Mal l
2
nd
& 4
th
Sat 9-noon Nov Apri l n
Conf erence room
every Sat 9-
noon,461 Commerci al St.,
Sat 10-1.
Oct-mi d December, weekl y &
f urther season TBA, monthl y
through end of Apri l at Eve-
ni ng Star Grange. Contact
Sharon Turner
every Sat 9-noon, 117 Buck
St, Bangor. FYI 947-8464
2
nd
& 4
th
i n muni ci pal parki ng l ot
between Pi ne and Mi l l s
Streets
an onl i ne creati on to
serve members of the Hi gh-
l ands Farmers Associ ati on
(Pi scataqui s, E Somerset and
parts of Penobscot) has an-
nounced f ormati on. Contact
Jacki e Robi nson at 415 264-
4560 or
1st &
3
rd
Sat through Apri l , Uni ted
Church of Chri st, 150 Con-
gress Street
every Sat 8-n00n through
Apri l , Topsham Grange Hal l
contact Cathy Karoni s 729-
1872
1
st
& 3
rd
sat 11-1 through
Apri l at the Gri stmi l l , Ac-
cepts EBT and WI C
ev-
ery Fri day Thanksgi vi ng thru
Chri stmas, then 2
nd
& 4
th
Fri -
day 9-1 @ Aubuchon Hard-
ware Greenhouse.
every 3
rd
Sat 10-2 through
Apri l , Uni ty Communi ty
Center. Contact: UB Rai sers
948-9005
Mai ne Wi nt er Far mer s Mar ket s
NO Far ms NO Food
U S Rt . 2 New Sharon, M E
2 0 7 7 7 8 -4 7 4 8 M -F 8-7
Sat 8-5
All Natural Meats & Native Produce
Organic & natural Livestock Feed
Hay, Straw, Shavings, Pet Food
Russ D odge, Jr .
Whitewater Farm Market
FEED, HARDWARE, TOOL RENTAL
Farmington Farmers Union
244 Front St., Farmington
778-4520 (store) 778-5674 (rental)
farmersunion!@gwi.net
Fr ankl i n Farm & Agra Busi ness
Feed store Feed store
OF MAINE
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783-8451 fx
1 866 218-2836
Arseni c I ron Hardness
Radon Urani um Bacteri a
Farm Fact s: Shet land wool, t hi n, loosely t wi st ed, wool yarn for kni t t i ng or weavi ng.
Centr al Maine wool sold
Coming events, news, classifieds, etc.
14 WINTER Issue Mainely Agr icultur e 2012-2013
152 Rockland Rd. , Washingt on
845-2480
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new engi ne, &
under carri age
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Summer Extra May 20
Fall Aug 15
Winter/Trade Show Nov 25
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Sat 8: 30am-5: 00pm
Sun 9: 00am-1: 00pm
Feed and suppl y store, of f eri ng
grai ns, suppl ements, hay
and l i vestock suppl i es.
Addi ti onal l y, we
have pet f eed and suppl i es.
(MOFGA) wi l l host a
cel ebratory gatheri ng i n
memory of i ts l ong-
servi ng Executi ve Di -
rector Russel l Li bby on
i n
the Exhi bi ti on Hal l of
MOFGA' s Common
Ground Educati on Cen-
ter i n Uni ty. Pot-l uck re-
f reshments wi l l be
served at 3: 00.
A three-
hour trai ni ng sessi on to
hel p prepare vegetabl e
growers f or the
wi l l be of -
f ered at the Augusta
Ci vi c Center i n the
Arnol d/ Howard Room
season
wi l l happen thi s year
starti ng
Mondays
and Wednesdays wi th
trappers season start-
i ng Feb. 5.
March 20, 2013
Au-
gusta area, contact
Ci ndy.Ki l gore@mai
ne.gov f or more i n-
f ormati on.
March 23, 2013
Fai rf i el d. May 17 to
19, 2013
Northeast Li vestock
Expo, i n earl y May.
Northeastl i vestockexpo.c
om/
The 72nd
annual Agri cul tural
Trades Show wi l l be
hel d at the Augusta Ci v-
i c Center on January 8-
10, 2013. Admi ssi on i s
FREE! Show hours:
Tuesday, Jan 8 9am-5pm
Wednesday, January 9
9am-8pmThursday, Janu-
ary 10 9am-3pm
Thi s show provi des an
atmosphere to wal k
through, observe, and edu-
cate the publ i c about di f -
f erent areas of agri cul ture.
Joi n the
Hi stori c I nns f or the an-
nual Pi es on Parade i n
cel ebrati on of Nati onal
Pi e Day Each I nn and
restaurant (20) wi l l f ea-
ture ori gi nal pi e reci pes
f rom sweet to savory
and meat to seaf ood.
Proceeds benef i t the Ar-
ea I nterf ai th Food Pan-
try.
1: 00 -
5: 00pm Free wi th l odg-
i ng package Jul i e Pow-
ers (800) 523-2146 or by
web:
QUEBEC CI TY -
Drive the Northwoods
by game warden guide,
enjoy the sights, see ac-
tual wood harvesting
operations, stop for cof-
fee and refreshments at
a logging camp, travel
on to Quebec City for
tours, receptions and
Winter Carnival fun.
RT 11 Portage Lake Feb
15- 17 Depart Dean' s at
7: 00 am $30.00 each
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-
John H Reed, 91, passed Oct 31 at George
Washi ngton Uni v Hospi tal of pneumoni a.
Born i n Ft Fai rf i el d the el der son of Wal ter M
Reed Sr and Eva Seel ey Reed. Hi s ri se to Gov
of Mai ne at the death of Cl i nton Cl ausson as
State Senate Presi dent, was l ater el ected and
reel ected to serve 7 years total . Hi s l egacy i s
the Uni versi ty of Mai ne combi ned system,
al so duri ng hi s servi ce to Mai ne he al so
served as Pres of the Nati onal Governors
Conf erence and as the NE Governors Chai r.
Fol l owi ng hi s tenure i n Mai ne LBJ appoi nted
hi m to the Nati onal Transportati on Saf ety
Board and l ater, was named Chai rman by
Ni xon, I n 76 Ford appoi nted hi m US Ambas-
sador to Sri Lanka and the Republ i c of Mal -
di ves. He went on to become di rector of
Government Rel ati ons f or Associ ated Bui l d-
ers and Contractors and i n 1982 Reagan reap-
sador to Sri Lanka.
He f i ni shed hi s term
there and returned to DC
to work i n numerous or-
gani zati ons. A Method-
i st and l i f e member of
the Ameri can Legi on,
VFW, Ft Fai rf i el d Rota-
ry. He wi l l be buri ed by
Masoni c ri tes at Ft Fai r-
f i el d, i n spri ng 2013.
Fol eys
Wood
Fl oor s
Sandi ng,
Ref i ni shi ng
& I nstal l ati on
The Maine Agency of
Farm Family Insurance
We have an agent near you.
www.far mfamily.com
Tom Foster
DanFoster
JohnHeller
659 Church Hill Rd.
Augusta
207.622-4646
RonKofstad
26 Rice Street
Presque Isle
207.764-5645
MikeFitzpatrick
309 Main Street
Brewer
207.989-8880
Greg Warren
60 Main Street
Bucksport
Miller Associates
636 US Rt 1 Box 7
Scarborough
207.510-6301
ToddWalker
MS#24
126WesternAve.
Augusta
207.737-4200
JaneNelson
913 Main Street
Vassalboro
207.680-2520
Andy Daigle
400 Main Street
Madawaska
207.726-4348
Randy Lincoln
24 North Street
Houlton
207.532-2016
Eric Hart
20 Main Street
Livermore Falls
207.597-2500
Patrick
McLaughlin
Micheal Healey
PO Box 32
Alfred
207.490-0918
800.333-0918
MOFGAS LIBBY
Ambassador, Gov Reed passes
. i n the Exhi bi -
ti on Hal l of Common
Ground Educati on Cen-
ter. Russel l Li bby s
passi ng i n December
f rom a struggl e wi th can-
cer was recogni zed na-
ti onal l y as the f oundi ng
di rector of MOFGA. He
was 56. For 17 years Li b-
by was executi ve di rec-
tor of the Mai ne Organi c
Farmers and Gardeners
Associ ati on, whi ch he
had bui l t i nto one of the
l argest organi c move-
ment s state organi za-
ti ons i n the US. Si nce
Mr. Li bby was named
di rector i n 1995, mem-
bershi p doubl ed, to more
than 7,000, and the num-
ber of organi c f armers
and producers i n the
state i ncreased to 420,
f rom 85.
UMaineWind Power Awar d
Continued from front cover
Resources, Logging, Recreation, Woods, Fields, Water & Commerce
Alook at Wildlife Trees for your Woodlot
2012-13 Mainely Agr icultur e WINTERIssue 15
News of f armi ng, f i shi ng, f orestry and mi neral s. The t rue weal t h of Mai ne
Mai ne DOT has started rebui l di ng an
ol d overpass over the Medf ord cut of f - a wel l
used f ormer rai l road path under Rte 6/ 16 - as i t
remai ns a popul ar hi ki ng and snowsl ed/ ATV trai l
north. Thi s new porti on i s the start of the repl ace-
ment of a two l ane bri dge and wi l l di vert traf f i c
vi a one l ane whi l e the ol d bri dge i s di smantl ed and
repl aced wi th thi s new styl e structure, a f ast dry-
i ng cement arch desi gn as shown, compl eted thi s
recent summer. Thi s desi gn was one of many
created by engi neeri ng students at the nearby Uni -
versi ty of Mai ne, Orono School of Engi neeri ng. I t
i s a more economi cal , speedy way to construct
repl acement bri dgeworks needed throughout
Mai ne i n the next decade as i nspecti ons now show
36% of our bri dges need repai r or repl acement
throughout Mai ne.
490No Street
Calais 454-0083
phone & fax
Tim James, President
cabinfeverembroidery@yahoo.com
www.cabinfeverembroidery.com
Signs, banners
Clothing, hats
Toys & more
Smyrna Sheds
2836Rte. 2Smyrna Mills 04780
207 757-7265
Open: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, 8-5
Si zes f r om 8 x 8 t o 12 x 32
Wi nt er i s c omi ng ar e you r eady?
Get your valuables inside before snow flies.
We will deliver a storage shed to you, fully
assembled and ready to use. Call for more
information, or a free brochure or stop by
to see our hand crafted sheds. Great for
tool sheds, feed rooms, work shops, etc.
D ext er
& Fr an
Shepar d
3 5 9 L i n col n s
M i l l s Rd.
Cor i n n a 0 4 9 2 8
2 7 8 -2 6 0 9 H 2 5 1 -9 1 7 8 C
diversityfarm@hotmail.com
www.alpacanation.com/ diversityfarm.asp
Katti M. Webb
I ndependent Dental Hygienist
78 Summer St. (Milo Road)
Dover -Foxcr oft 207 564-0095
kttoothfair y@yahoo.com
N.E. Dentur eCenter :
12 Stillwater Ave. Bangor
Of f i -
ci al s di d not shut
down the shri mp
f i shery i n 2013 f or
overf i shi ng f ears but,
the season and catch
l i mi t wi l l be reduced
to 625 metri c tons,
nearl y a quarter of
what i t was thi s year,
and boats wi l l onl y be
abl e to go out f i shi ng
on Mondays and
Wednesdays starti ng
Jan. 22, whi l e the sea-
son f or trappers wi l l
begi n Feb. 5, wi th si x
l andi ng days and an
800-pound l i mi t. The
deci si on to l i mi t the
catch was made by
the three-member
Northern Shri mp
Secti on of the Atl an-
ti c States Mari ne
Fi sheri es Commi s-
si on. Si x hundred and
twenty-f i ve metri c
tons i s equal to nearl y
1.4 mi l l i on pounds.
Gi ven the number of
boats f i shi ng the gul f ,
the esti mated l ength
of the season may
j ust be a f ew days de-
pendi ng upon the si ze
of the catch. Last sea-
son, f i shermen re-
cei ved about 95 cents
l b.
Shor t shr imp season in 2013
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vanced Composi tes I ni ti ati ve. The proj ect
cal l ed, i s orchestrat-
ed by the Uni versi ti es of Mai ne and Massachusetts
as wel l as the Mai ne Mari ti me Academy. Al so part
of the proj ect i s I berdrol a, the l argest wi nd devel -
oper i n the worl d; Ershi gs, I nc, the l argest compos-
i te materi al f abri cator i n the U.S.; Central Mai ne
Power; T.Y. Li n I nternati onal , a l eader i n pre-
stressed concrete desi gn; Ci anbro, Bath I ron
Works and Mai ne engi neeri ng f i rms; Portsmouth
Naval Shi pyard; and Techni p, whi ch manuf ac-
tured the f i rst f l oati ng wi nd turbi ne hul l i n the
worl d. Earl i er thi s year, New Engl and Aqua Ven-
tus I , submi tted a proposal to DOE to move f or-
ward wi th a pl an to bui l d a commerci al of f shore
wi nd f arm of f the coast of New Engl and. Gi ven
thi s si gni f i cant work and advancements i n research
i n thi s area, under the l eadershi p of Dr. Dagher and
the Uni versi ty of Mai ne, the New Engl and Aqua
Ventus I appl i cati on was wel l posi ti oned to com-
pete f or thi s si gni f i cant f ederal i nvestment.
The teams wi l l i nstal l the nati on s f i rst pi l ot
f l oati ng wi nd f arms wi th pl acement of two, si x-
megawatt di rect-dri ve turbi nes on concrete semi -
submersi bl e f l oats ri si ng 300 f eet above the ocean
wi th bl ades 500-f eet i n di ameter. A proj ect l ed by
Statoi l North Ameri ca wi l l al so depl oy f our three-
megawatt wi nd turbi nes on spar buoy structures
near Boothbay Harbor, at a depth of approxi matel y
460 f eet. The spar buoy proj ect and the UMai ne
proj ects wi l l be assembl ed at the same harbor to
reduce i nstal l ati on costs, and towed to al l si tes to
pl ot deep-water of f shore wi nd tri al s. The US Ener-
gy Department sai d these proj ects wi l l hel p i nstal l
uti l i ty-scal e turbi nes i n U.S. Waters i n f uture con-
necti ng to power gri ds and hel p establ i sh si ti ng and
permi tti ng protocol s.
When testi ng i s compl ete UMai ne wi l l recei ve up
to $47 mi l l i on each over f our years, subj ect to con-
gressi onal appropri ati ons. Dagher sai d there i s $42
mi l l i on i n pri vate money to add to new f ederal
grants when needed f or matchi ng f unds. Accord-
i ng to the Energy Department, the U.S. of f shore
wi nd i ndustry that takes advantage of thi s resource
coul d support up to 200,000 manuf acturi ng, con-
structi on, operati on and suppl y chai n j obs across
the country and dri ve over $70 bi l l i on i n annual
i nvestments by 2030.
Another model of the technol ogy wi l l be erected
next year of f Monhegan I sl and.
A si mpl e modern f er-
ti l i zer storage f aci l i ty i n
Fort Fai rf i el d prompted
a new rai l road spur to
servi ce the si te that
many Aroostook Farm-
ers now use. Cavendi sh
and a newl y-bui l t si di ng
i n St.Croi x whi ch al -
ready had one si di ng f or
I rvi ng Woodl ands per-
mi ts l ogs to move both
north and south.
I n Masardi s, where
Fraser Ti mber had not
used rai l f or some ti me.
EMRY and MNR re-
bui l t si di ngs, and started
movi ng chi ps and l um-
ber by rai l . Fraser can
now l oad 5 centerbeams
and 10 chi p cars per
swi tch maki ng them
more competi ti ve.
Nearby, i n regard to the
f uture of copper mi ni ng
on Bal d Mountai n, i f
that moves f orward, a
rai l road spur wi l l pl ay
an i mportant rol e i n the
success of the whol e
proj ect. Currentl y rai l
traf f i c has tri ppl ed. Car-
l oads per week 100. Be-
gi nni ng 2011, 166; year
to date 239 trend at end
of 2012 301+ 2013 may
expect 340-400 f or thi s
regi on.
Meanwhi l e i n energy,
Emera i s f i nal i zi ng the
runni ng of the merger of
Bangor Hydro and
Mai ne Publ i c Servi ce
power compani es sav-
i ng some $2.5 mi l l i on
annual l y as esti mated.
I nvestments spike economy
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