Welcome to Beastport
Portland Press Herald - 7/24/2010. By Beth Quimby – Eastport could soon become known as the cow port of New England. Shipping officials, with support from Maine's congressional delegation, are pushing for a permanent permit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make Eastport the only port north of Delaware that's authorized to handle overseas shipments of livestock. |
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Introducing ‘The Monsanto Challenge’
Kennebec Journal - 7/23/2010.Op-ed by Denis Thoet – About a month ago, I had the temerity to suggest that Maine Public Television question the use of the words "sustainable agriculture" when it accepts the sponsorship dollars of the Monsanto Corp. Monsanto's genetically modified seeds represent the opposite of sustainability. Monsanto sustains Monsanto through the monopoly of its genetically modified seed varieties, not farmers, who are on the hook to buy their seeds. |
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Council hears herbicide beefs
Kennebec Journal - 7/23/2010.By Keith Edwards – Augusta: City councilors appear to be seeking balance between concerns herbicides are putting residents’ health at risk and the need to prevent weeds from damaging sidewalks and other public areas. |
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Farmers find friends indeed
Portland Press Herald - 7/23/2010.By Edward D. Murphy – Gorham: Tony Tanguay was on vacation near Greenville, but he didn't hesitate Wednesday night when he heard that a severe storm had blown down a barn on Ed and Becky Benson's dairy farm. Tanguay, who is a Central Maine Power Co. lineman and milks cows for the Bensons part time, didn't need much time to decide what to do when a relative sent him a text message about the storm and the damage it had caused. |
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