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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
As more farmers in Maine find out that their land or dairy cows are contaminated with PFAS, the state legislature is considering a bill that would provide compensation and medical monitoring.
The Census of Agriculture will be taken again next year and may reflect changes from additional challenges such as increased labor costs, water scarcity and environmental regulations.
The size of the average dairy farm is growing as consolidation drives greater concentration of production across many different regions with prominent dairy production.
U.S. dairy farmers are finally experiencing some price relief after four years of an economic downturn in which many farmers struggled to break even. But ongoing economic pressures will require farmers to leave no stone unturned as they seek to become more resilient.