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farming was found by a relative withhis tractor pinned under a fallen treeand his steering column. The tractorgot away with him whilst backingup. State Police indicated he mayhave had a stall or his foot slippedoff the clutch to pin him between thesteering and this fallen tree. He hadbeen ‘about on the field cultivatingpotatoes, and the open Farmall setin gear began backing into thewoods. He & the tractor went upagainst the tree. State medicalexamined the body at a Lincolnfuneral home. - sources: Bangor DailyNews, & others who knew him incomment upon his demise, and his farm.

Tractor and the FarmerA tractor accident claimed the life of an 84 year old Enfield

farmer the week of July 18. Cassius Fall, well known as aclassic Maine Farmer in the mold of early to rise, late to bedand as honest and as hardworking a person one could find in

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Look for Garlic Rust / Potato BlightAUGUSTA - Various State Agencies & CooperativeExtension are wanting farmers to report the garlic menaceto garden plots this season. Also Potato First stop in yourinquiry would be to ring up your local Farm Agency Servicelisted by county under US Government to get more data viathe importance of the same and to then follow up with yourhelp gained, now learned and passed on. Some USDAoffices’ FSA counties are shared by other counties in asingle office listed. Soils and Water Conservation, NaturalResources and more are available at such offices.

AUGUSTA - Maine Board of Environmental Protection iscurrently reviewing a proposed rule that would oversee windinstallations in Maine, especially small, medium, andcommunity wind projects. While most of the proposed ruleaddresses sound levels emitted by large-scale wind turbinesand projects, it also proposes a one mile setback for allinstallations sized at 100 kw and greater. If legislated, thiswould hinder power distribution from wind projects orinterrupt meter small projects serving on-site electricityneeds says Windependence, the Maine Wind Working Group. Most if not all community wind projects in developmentare engaged presently in construction upon approved sites.New single turbine projects and multi-turbine projectsaffected by setback prescriptions risk getting off thedrawing board. How this may affect the consortium nowengaged in off shore wind power development in sum,Windependence would indicate affect all current plans forover 120 mw of community wind in Maine of all sizes andscales. From farmer-owned projects, to those owned by

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schools, municipalities, smallbusinesses, non-profits, and others,nearly all would be killed by theproposed one-mile setback requirement.Millions in Maine-based funds for theseprojects would be at risk, and potentiallyfor naught, if these proposed changeswere passed. Most of seed investmentfunding and investment has been borneby residents of Maine, much of it fromrural areas. Windependence says thereis no scientific basis for as large or largerproposed setbacks. The organizationcautions that even while the publicperiod for proposed rule making hasclosed, expectations are, this controversy

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Commercial loam removal near Rte 6, a ritualproduct in northeast LaGrange. Layered clay heremay augur further product on former greenhouselands suitable for dew ponds, other landscaping.

AUGUSTA—Annette Caldwell and Gretchen Kimball, teachers at the Buckfield Junior/Senior High Schoolin Buckfield, have received one of five top awards in the nation for “Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture.”This award is offered by the US Department of Agriculture and the National Agriculture in the Classroom(NAITC) Consortium. Teachers from all 50 states are eligible to compete with in school projects. Both teacherswill travel next June to Ft. Lauderdale for an all-expense-paid 5 day trip to pick up the award at the NAITCconference. Ms. Caldwell and Ms. Kimball were also the 2011 Maine Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC)Teachers of the Year, for their gardening and curriculum project at the Buckfield School. Under the direction of these teachers, the students and staff have established a 1.2-acre garden, for the purposeof enhancing academic achievement, reinforcing healthy choices, promoting ecological stewardship, and fosteringcommunity and social development. As students have wrestled with the never-ending problems that accompaniedthis authentic learning experience, they have grown to appreciate challenge and love learning. The garden ismanaged by Middle School students, who research in winter to plan what will be grown. Using a budget, theyorder seeds, and in early spring, begin the timely process of planting. With a rich soil mixture cultivated fromtheir worm bins, students start seeds under grow-lights in classrooms, moving them to the greenhouse as soonas possible. The planting takes place over several days in early June, and then the summer work begins. In thefall, produce is used for a harvest supper, pumpkin raffle, and other fund raisers, with proceeds to benefit aworthy cause in the community and the next garden budget. The Buckfield Garden Project has beenincorporated into the Middle School Math and Language Arts lessons, as well as other subjects across thecurriculum. Students in the school system, from elementary age to high school, are using the garden in their classwork, problem solving and working together to create successful service-learning, real-life experiences for themall. Students in this district know how to grow food ! In the words of Maine State Rep Teresa Hayes, “Ms.Caldwell and Ms. Kimball have made locally grown food a reality for our students. They have used the gardento teach—the students, the staff, and our community. They have reconnected us all to the agricultural heritageof our grandparents.” If you wish to apply or nominate a teacher colleague for a state award, applications for the 2012 MAITC Teacher ofthe Year are available at www.MaineAgintheClassroom.org , or you can call the office at 207-287-5522. Applications aredue at the MAITC office at 28 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333 by September 10, 2011.

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One such visitor took the group just downthe road from the Whitcomb’s to their ownfarm to show visitors yet another farm layoutand farming practice. This secondgeneration farm nearby has the newgeneration going back in time to a dailydelivery of fresh milk products in the greaterBelfast area along with delivering compostand manure to truck gardeners for a fee.Farm diversity to be a key towards betteringthe recent demise of dairying now on thewane. Watch Mainely Agriculture for astory on this Waldo area farm, soon.

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The colorful Hummer parked centrally inOrono caught our attention at a stop light and thisis the result. We learned Dr Robert Bowie,pictured and brother Richard Bowie were bornin Portland and Robert is an emergency medicinephysician on staff at St. Joseph’s hospital,Bangor. He is also the Medical Director forBangor Fire Department, Orono Fire Department

Here is a sampling of the type of equipmentavailable to various regions of Maine foremergency use: 1967 Rescue 11 UH-1HHelicopter - This has a long colorful war historyand on return from Desert Storm, it had a newturbine engine-22 upgrade, with other repairs,and was purchased by DEEMI from the US Armyat Ft. Bliss, NY in 1997. It has been operated byDEEMI in Flight use from 1997 to present andis equipped for SAR/External load configurationat BIA. This means many of DEEMI membersare also among SAR/Fire and EMS services. Inaddition they have MD's and licensed medicalpersonnel who interact with family situationrescues in both a support and a medical historyrole. Other members are in support andmaintenance functions. Specialists in fields ofaviation, engineering, computer analysis andphotographic issues help the all volunteerspecialist provide a unique outback rescueservice here in Maine to supplement county, stateand local activities. The Hummer HMMWVground ambulence pictured on the front page ofMainely Agriculture is a 1984 vintage and wasput together at the Loring Air Base retrofitfacility currently refabricating war damagedequipment from Iraq and Afghanistan. Anexample of their services: Annual Safetymonitoring of canoe races with rope rescue

Robert Bowie, MDteams, HMMWV andLand Rover Teams, withadded Medical Supportat the KenduskeagCanoe Races, & theMachias Race.

The Board ofDirectors of DEEMI aremade up of: RichardBowie, MS; DanielFinck, Medic /FF/BSN;Martin Lenhardt, PhD;Phillip Webb and FabioCrichigno, Esq. withRobert Bowie.

The organization ofmen and equipmenthave participated in thefollowing rescues: Aplane crash in Olamon,missing teen in Orono,Looking for a Lubecfisherman, MissingMedway man, flood inOld Town, andnumerous events inVeazie, PenobscotNarrows, Grand Falls,Canada, KenduskeagStream, Little Deer Isle,the rescue of twopaddlers, Whiting,Leonards Mills andevents at Bangor.

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Around the State: Farm Service Agenciesaround the state were requesting people to get involvedwith getting active – Penobscot/Hancock County USDAFarm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director CEDValerie Porter, reminded Mainely Agriculture thatfarmers, ranchers and landowners nominate fellow farmersand rancher candidates to serve on their local FSA countycommittees. Elected county committee members serve athree-year term and are responsible for making decisionson FSA disaster, conservation, commodity, and pricesupport programs, as well as other important federal farmprogram issues. This is opportunity to get of f the farmfor a night out with fellow kindred spirits and catch a breakfrom the 7 day business of keeping food on the table.Check it out for next year Mr, Ms and Mrs Farmer.

If they had a facility…these productswould be out there. Piscataquis countyfarmers are discussing a shared kitchen notion after asurvey was conducted by the County Soil and WaterConservation district that was centered upon a dairy foodproduction plant where they could make yogurt andcheese, quoting Sheila Richards, the district’s Executivedirector. Maine Highland Farmers Associationmembers were likely some of the respondents to the surveyas this area group has been going strong with new ideassince the formation of the group several years ago. Weapplaud this upwardly mobile farm solving survey for anagricultural need and a diligent approach.

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SEBEC - Matthew Rolleston hasjoined the medical practice at FoxcroftVets, located in Dover-Foxcroft nowserving farmers in 9 northern MaineCounties. Matt is the son of Georgeand Roxanne Rolleston of Sebec,Maine. Matthew’s 9 years of collegeprep was finished in May, 2011granting him a Doctor of VeterinaryMedicine, DVM. He and his familyhave raised cattle, sheep, rabbits forfun and profit and he comes toFoxcroft after many years workingsummers for Genex, Inc., doingartificial cattle breeding and travelingfrom farm to farm. Foxcroft Vets islocated on the Dexter Road in Dover-Foxcroft.

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Sustainable SARE grants awarded around MaineFive categories of testing various Ag science

for 2011 will see investigation in the next yearand years, from recent rounds of awards givenby the Northeast Region Sustainable AgricultureResearch and Education. SARE program ofUSDA. What follows is a summary of eachwinning grant and who won the same here inMaine: Farmer Grants: An experiment on theeffectiveness of irrigation and cover croppingto produce sustainable hops. KristaDelahunty, Aroostook Hops, LLC, Wesfield$10,197. Her description: Brew pubs and craftbrewers seek local and organic hops, but ost ofthe guidelines for growing hops are not tailoredto this climate. She will test yield and labor ona one acre organic plot, using 4 common varietiesin thirdy-year, second-year and new hopsplantings to test cost effectiveness with alfalfaand straw. A second award: Feeding mineralsand supplements in an organic pasturedpoultry operation. Carley Del Signore, TideMill Organic Farm, Edmunds Township$14,007. Organic grain is expensive andimproving feed efficiency and meat quality usingsupplements and minerals such as BaccatunaClay and Fertrell Mineral with and withoutMenneffee Humates against a control flock fedorganic grain, grit may improve weight gain,

and enrich meat for less harmful bacteria with morenutrients, richer flavor is the notion, herein. AnotherMaine winning grant: Amending pasture soil todecrease weed presence while improving foragespecies composition and equality. Bill Errickson,Zepher Hill Farm Brooks $10,706. Pasture declineover time whilst pasture weeks increase and normalrenovation cultivates, re-seeding and applyingherbicides lead soil compaction, erosion and acompromised environment, the farmer will see ifcustom soil tests, amendments to enhance fertility willreduce weeds by increased hay vigor, is his plan. Afinal project: Management of allium white rot isoffered by Amy LeBlanc, Whitehill Farm, EastWilton $8,301. This disease leads to crop loss andneed to take affected land out of production. Thefarmer will test the potential of biostimulation withgarlic juice and ground garlic greens from health plantsan pest management on an organic farm. She willcompare pre and post treatment presence of this fungusin the soil and if results are positive, develop amanagement plan for other farmers. The category ofSustainable Community Grants had no MaineWinners. Partnership Grants for extension staff andother Ag service providers saw one Maine Extensionagent win: Fall flame weeding: Targeting weedseeds before they enter the seed bank is offered byEric Gallant, University of Maine, Orono $12,238.Flaming is often used to kill weed seedlings and fieldstubble, but a farmer observation indicates that flamingmay also be effective on weed seeds - his flamedpotato fields sowed less weed pressure the followingyear. Testing of three flame doses on next season’sweed seed bank and resulting weed seedling densitieswill be tested. In the category Research andEducation Grants this project: Increased profitsfrom disease-free garlic planting stock $121,341.Steve Johnson, University of Maine, Presque Islewill take garlic production from a practice of swappinggarlic bulbs seed stock among farmers of the regionas a means of spreading pathogens to damage cropsand infest soils to a new practice to use tissue cultureto develop pathogen-free seed stock is the logical nextstep for on farm trials and bulb multiplications andthen follow up with grower twilight meetings toidentify and manage garlic pests. Of 100 participatingfarmers, 30 will adopt the new technique after trainingto recognize and manage major garlic disease toprevent the spreading of fungal and viral infections.

With the category of Professional DevelopmentGrants this project won a chance in Maine: Manage-

ment practices toreduce agriculturale m i s s i o n s : Aworkshop forprofessionals $33,098.Susan Gammon,Androsoggin ValleySoil and WaterC o n s e r v a t i o nDistrict, Lewiston.Farms emit greenhousegases through soil andmanure practices, fueluse, and animaldigestion; reducingthese emissions andincreasing carbonsequestration willincrease sustainabilityand improve theenvironment. Theleader will developtraining in livestocknutrition, fertilizer useand conservationtillage that increasecarbon,sequestrationand reduce operatingcosts. This is universalin practice no matterthe region. As a resultof the testing 30service providers willadvise 1500 farmerabout these practicesand 15 will do whole-farm greenhouse gasassessments.

The Maine winnerstied with New Jerseyfor the number ofentrants winning for afourth place in grantswon in the states ofMass, NY, DE,Maryland, Vermont,West Virginia, RI, PAand CT in theNortheast Regionserved by USDA. Firstn the region was NewYork, PA 2nd, VTthird and Maine andNew Jersey tied for 4thplace in winninggrants. New rounds ofentrants have untilDec. 1 to apply. Seepage 7 for full detailsin related story.

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DEFINING WHISKEY(thanks Bill in Natchez MS)In 1952, Armon M. Sweat, Jr., a member of the TexasHouse Of Representatives, was asked about his position onwhiskey. What follows is his exact answer (taken from thePolitical Archives of Texas)..

"If you mean whiskey, the devil's brew, the poison scourge,the bloody monster that defiles innocence, dethrones reason,destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea, literallytakes the bread from the mouths of little children; if you meanthat evil drink that topples Christian men and women fromthepinnacles of righteous and gracious living into thebottomless pit of degradation, shame, despair, helplessness,and hopelessness, then, my friend, I am opposed to it with everyfiber of my being.

However, if by whiskey you mean the oil of conversation, thephilosophic wine, the elixir of life, the ale that is consumedwhen good fellows get together, that puts a song in their heartsand the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you meanChristmas cheer, the stimulating sip that puts a little spring inthe step of an elderly gentleman on a frosty morning; if youmean that drink that enables man to magnify his joy, and toforget life's great tragedies and heartbreaks and sorrow; if youmean that drink the sale of which pours into Texas treasuriesuntold millions of dollars each year, that provides tender carefor our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb,our pitifully aged and infirm, to build the finest highways,hospitals, universities, and community colleges in this nation,then my friend, I am absolutely, unequivocally in favor of it.This is my position, and as always, I refuse to compromiseon matters of principle." -Arman Sweat

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These two plants are first cousins in their gene’s. Man has triedto cross pollinate them in an effort to have potatoes havetomatoes or tomatoes have potatoes. This did not result in thehope desired. Now that we can gene-sequence at a cost ofaround $1,00 per sequence**, we should try and do a gene mapof the tomato and the potato. Compare the two gene-maps andlook for the genes’ differences - could we find the potato genethat calls for the roots to make tubers? Compare the 2 genesthat cause the plants to produce flowers? Try to find what mightbe done to the flowering gene on the potato to cause it toproduce a tomato and the gene on the tomato that might bechanged to cause the tomato plants roots to develop tubers? Ifwe have not done genomes of these 2 important plants, then weshould do it now ! Our plants sciences at the University ofMaine should make plans to do this gene sequence. ** Crackingthe Cancer’s code — This is not too difficult a way of findingthe action of DNA in cancer cells, then why not mark the DNAof the potato and tomato and see what DNA adjusting could bemade to cause the desired result P. Turner’s Comment uponThe Bangor Daily June 1, 2011 article section D 2 Genome mapping…

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On the RFD with MainelyAgs By Jack StroutThe first warm day we had in a spring fraught with rainand storms Boss calls me out to go up on his first FtFairfield run. I do not mind, I could use the fresh air. Thedrive up is long but I like it. Beautiful farm country outthere and the people are nice. Boss has a way with people.Something I was never good at doing. Choosing the rightbait for a rainbow trout or trapping meat is where my skillsrest. I reach back shifting the excess papers from behindmy seat and recline my seat back. I get a kick out ofwatching him work, I still remember the first time he tookme out with him. It took us three hours to reach destination,the longest I have ever gone without my Buds. Boss gotgas and went in to see if the owner was interested in an ad.Meanwhile, I placed my Bud in a paper bag to sit. Whenhe came back he grabbed stack of old issues, and while theowner was not interested in an ad, he wanted fresh papersto give away. Coming back to the truck one time, Bosscaught me smiling. "You do not think we are going to makea sale here do you". He said, a glint in his eyes began togrow the way it always does when planning on startingsomething. I shrugged and began to look out the window."Tell you what, if I make a sale today then you have tocome out on the road with me whenever I roust you out".With the odds of him making a sale after consecutiveN.O.’s I took the deal. At the very last shop we were goingto hit that day, there was an aging owner who was moreworried about installing his air conditioner then placing anad. Determined not to leave without a sale he offered toinstall the new unit for him, if the shop owner would tryout a farmer related advert. The new air conditioning unitwas huge and heavy. Boss hauled it up a ladder and set itin a high window for the shop keeper. Thrilled to finallyhave cool air coming through his shop the owner took outnot one but, two ads and this was the best sale for thatseason’s issue. The shopkeeper has renewed ads each tripup and I’ve been riding shot gun on the RFD ever since.

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Eric Potter and his father inCarmel are a family garagespecializing in transmissions.

Eric’s transmissions can beunlimited mileage warranteed ifthe customer wants. Which is tosay, such is available by contractor a more open one year warrantyis guaranteed depending upon hiscustomer’s particular financialneeds. The transmission partpicture with Eric is a spentduplicate for the section lost inthis newspaper’s delivery vehiclein early spring. We found hispricing and his fast service kept usgoing in a time of need. We haveother transmission advertiserswho fit this same mold as well inthis part of Maine however ourneed for price and fast turnaroundhit the dollar level we werelooking for and the rebuilt trannyis running very strong. Weendorse the lad and the work thatPotters Transmissions bargainedwith us to keep us running. If hewere a gas station pricing his gas,he would be the best price you

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An annual farming ritualhas to include haying andmany nice squares androunds have beengathered all over Mainewith a wet spring good forgrowing grass. Farmersaround Central Maineare reporting that beforethe recent rains of thesecond week of August,many more bales thanusual have been gatheredby area crews. Onefarmer in Alton did not fillup his barn with squaresas in recent years forresale but did this yearbefore going after therounds. Barry Higgins ofMaple Lane Farms at lastcount had his crews putup 40,000 squares andover 900 rounds that hesells to farmers all overMaine and NewHampshire. Meanwhilesmall farmers have morethan usual despite the laterains. A Houlton areafarmer who puts upalfalfa and alfalfa crosseshas had a good seasonalso he reports.

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management, increaseawareness of the benefitsof trees and forests, andincrease the health andlivability of communitiesthrough sound treeplanting andmaintenance, Jan AmesSanterre, Project Canopydirector, said. Theplanning and educationgrants have a maximumaward of $10,000, whilethe planting andmaintenance grants havea maximum award of$8,000. To be eligible toapply for a 2011assistance grant, allapplicants must attend agrant workshop beforesubmitting an application.Grant workshops will bescheduled in September atvarious Maine locations..athttp://projectcanopy.maine.gov.

GREENVILLE -- Maine Forest Ranger SamuelHeffner won first place in the Regional “Game ofLogging” during the annual competition held onSaturday, Aug. 13, at the Forest Heritage Days event.Heffner competed against loggers from central andnorthern Maine and qualified to compete in theNational “Game of Logging” Finals to be held Oct. 7-8in Ohio. The “Game of Logging” competition is agroup of events that includes saw chain filing, speedcutting, bore cutting, precision stump cutting, springpole cutting, precision bucking and precision felling.All events have a strong emphasis on safety whileusing chainsaws. Ranger Heffner is a nationallycertified instructor in the use of chainsaws on wild landfirefighting and recently was the lead instructor of theWildland Fire Chainsawcourse taught at the MaineForest Service’s WildfireTraining Academy. Theacademy is offered thefirst two weekends ofJune each year andtargeted towardsvolunteer and full-timestructural firefighters tohelp them developvarious wildlandfirefighting skills.

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Lyman’s Supply Skowhegan 238-9209McK’s Variety Hampden 862-3196Monson General Store 997-3964Morse Grain Shed Cherryfield 546-2319Newcombs in Perry 853-4602Outlet Store Cannan 474-3809Roger’s Market Hudson 327-2228Shirley General Store 695-3204The Potting Shed Moose River 668-57613 River’s Feed Milo 943-2155Toot’s Deli Dexter 924-7060Williams General Bingham 672-5547

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Penobscot CountyExtension Office, 307Maine Ave., Bangor, 6-- 9:00 pm Contact:Wendy Robertson,Penobscot CountyExtension office,wendy.robertson@maine.edu Phone: (207) 942-7396 or 800-287-1485(in Maine)

Oct 2: NationalPinzgauer Cattle Showat the FryeburgFairgrounds arena. Thisevent is held in adifferent region of theUS each year. Pinzgauerbreeders from all overthe US and Canada areexpected to attend andshow their cattle. This isthe first time thePinzgauer National showhas been held in Maine.For information visitwww.pinzgauers.org orcontact Clayton Haskellat prfpinz@nlis.net or207-892-5396.

Nov 12- 13:Maine Harvest Festivalat the Civic Center inBangor. Looking for thebounty and variety ofMaine foods. FYIhttp://maineharvestfestival.com/

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Maine Farms for the Future - The MaineDepartment of Agriculture, Food and RuralResources, Division of Agricultural ResourceDevelopment, is requesting farmer'sapplications to Round 11 of the Maine Farmsfor the Future Program (FFF), Phase 1 -Business Plan Development Program.To be eligible an applicant must own andoperate a Farm Business that has beenproducing agricultural products commerciallyin the State of Maine for at least two (2) yearsat the time of application. The applicant mustown their farmland. If having recentlypurchased their farmland, the applicant musthave at least two years experience operatinga Farm Business elsewhere in Maine. Asdefined in Title 7, Chapter 36, RulesGoverning the Maine Farms for the FutureProgram, "Farm Business means that the agriculturalproducts grown or produced on the farm are being soldcommercially and the farm has documentation of grossand net farm income, expenses, net worth and farm debt."Successful applicants will have from December 1,2011 to April 30, 2013 (17 months) to completePhase 1. Paper and electronic copies of the Requestfor Proposals (RFP) packet and APPLICATIONare available from Kimbalie Lawrence, DAFRR-ARD, 28 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0041. Telephone: (207) 287-3491. Email:kimbalie.lawrence@maine.gov

Farm Training Project Workshops.Biodynamic Farming.

Wednesday, August 17th at 5:00 p.m. atHope's Edge Farm in Hope.

Farming with Horses. Monday,August 22nd at 5:00 p.m. at New BeatFarm in Knox.

From Apprentice to Farmer:Taking the Next Steps. Wednesday,August 31 at 5 p.m. at Proud PeasantFarm (MOFGA's Common GroundEducation Center) in Unity.

For more information about or directions to any ofthe workshops, or to get yourself on our FTPreminder mailing list, email April Boucher,MOFGA's New Farmer Programs Coordinator, orcall 568-4142.

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- Coming Events -August 20-Nov 27:

Topsails to Turbines -Harnessing the Abundant Power ofWind; Where: Maine MaritimeMuseum, Bath.

August 21:Maine Grass Farmers Network

Pasture Open Farm Dayat Martin Kilby Farm in Benedicta. 806Benedicta Rd. For more informationcontact Rick Kersbergen at 800-287-1426 richard.kersbergen@maine.edu

August 24-25:Maine Farm Days

at Misty Meadows Farm on the HillRoad in Clinton will be hosting MaineFarm Days this year. Event runs from9 - 5 pm daily. Admission is free andopen to the public. It is an excellentopportunity for the entire family to visita working dairy farm and learn abouthow the farm works.

August 25:Central Maine Sheep Breeders

Association Wool Poolin the morning at Piscataquis ValleyFair in the livestock area. BartlettYarns will be buyer. New CMSBAmembers will be given replacementbags (large plastic) if they pay CMSBAdues ($10.) For more informationcontact Wally Sinclair atpvsmilksheep@aol.com

September 1: Deadline for USDA Small Business

Innovation Research Grant app for US-owned, for-profit smallbusiness firms to submit innovative,applied, research and developmentprojects that address importantproblems facing American agricultureand have the potential to lead tosignificant public benefit if the researchis successful. For a copy of the Requestfor Application, visitwww.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/sbir_rfa.html Sept 7:

Veg Growers Twilight Meetingat 5:30 p.m. at Highmoor FarmMonmouth. Tour the pumpkin, sweetcorn, and tomato trial plantings.

Sept 10:Scaling Up: Producing, Processing

for the Larger Regional MarketFrom 10: - 3:00 pm Free for those whopre-register, $7 for walk-ins; includeslunch. Interested in selling meat toinstitutions and other large-scale buyersthroughout the New England region?The New England state departments ofagriculture are collaborating with theNortheast Farm-to-School Network andHealthcare without Harm on amarketing plan for increasing sales ofregionally-produced beef toinstitutions. The research team, led byRose Wilson, will give a presentationof the results and propose some stepswe can take to increase beef sales tolarge-scale regional consumers. Thenwe'll head down the street toWestminster Meats, Vermont's newestslaughter facility, for lunch and a tour.This will be a great opportunity to makeconnections from across New England!Funded in part by the Ag InnovationCenter and co-organized by VT Agencyof Ag and UVM Center for Sustainable

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The Sustainable Agriculture Research andEducation Farmer Grants for up to $15,000 arefor commercial producers who have an innovativeidea they want to test using a field trial, on-farmdemonstration, or other technique. A technicaladvisor – often an extension agent, cropconsultant, or other profession – is required as a

Maine’s Dairy Princess...will be chosen at theClinton Lions AgriculturalFair, September 9-11. Eachyear the Pageantsubcommittee puts thisaffair together and entrantswere selected in July. Allentrants are sponsored by aMaine Dairy and they spendthe coming yearrepresenting the MaineDairy Industry at MaineDay, the AG Trade Show,Eastern States and otherevents. See our next issue.

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She has also attended 4-Htrips such as CitizenshipWashington Focus and theNational 4-H Conference.

One project that is very nearand dear to her heart isOperation Military Kids(OMK). She has attendedthree conferences in Bangorto address OMK issues. Her4-H Club is involved in suchcommunity service projectsthat focus on volunteering tofill hero packs for kids ofmilitary families. She alsoplaces flags and gravestonesfor military veterans at theVeterans Cemetery.

This past year she has beenworking to amend a Mainelegislative bill that will allownew drivers during their sixmonth probationary period todrive deployed members ofmilitary servicemen andwomen. She wants it legal sothat families in the future willnot repeat her family pastwhen her aunt was alsodeployed and avoid hardship.

Molly says she has learnedso many life skills being in4-H and she is fortunate tohave had many opportunitiesin her life because of 4-H.

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Sarah Verville isfrom Monticello andwill be attendingHusson University thisfall in pharmaceuticalcourse planning. Shejoined 4-H 7 years agoafter moving to Mainefrom Massachusetts andshe currently holds twojobs making ready forcollege after HoultonHigh. Her 4-Hexperience is in raisingand showing rabbitswhich enabled her tostar her own business inraising and selling showrabbits. She is alsoinvolved in severalcommunity serviceprojects. She was inDaisy Scouts at the ageof 5 and during thattime she made cards forsoldiers and now she iscurrently a Girl Scout &earned her bronze andsilver award throughvolunteering and iscurrently workingtowards the gold. Sheis also involved in thepantry pig project andhas given 188 lbs ofmeat to a local foodpantry. Anothercommunity serviceproject was working atan animal shelter andrecruiting people tovolunteer along withher. Her project is torecruit 30 people to doone hour of work,donating 300 lbs. of catfood, litter, dog foodand 30 bottles ofbleach. She saw 30 catand dog beds getconstructed for thesame shelter.

Eben was born and raised as a fourthgeneration family member to help in thepurebred Holsteins stocking at the family farmand always assisted in dairying. He has beeninvolved in countless community serviceprojects over his years ranging in visiting theelderly, clearing up at summer camps, doingyard work for his church and working fornon-profit organizations. The most rewardingprogram to him was volunteering for and afterschool program called the Root Celler. “It wasan incredible experience to see the spirit of theSomali refugees who live in Kennedy Park aswell as getting to know them as well as theirfamilies”. Working with people has been ahuge part of his 4-H experience. The two skillshe cites are cooperation and teamwork. Hefeels that in general, he has been influencedby 4-H and it has sculpted the path he will beon in his life. His 4-H experiences gave himthe adequate skills to pursue whatever he wantsto do in life and he is considering a later careerin law or politics.

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Molly Lindsey livesin Winthrop and has beena member of 4-H for 12years. She attendedWinthrop High and plansto attend college this fallto study physical therapy.She is a member of theFun 4-H Club, which wasstarted by her family.Molly got involved inanimal projects, primarilypoultry and rabbit but alsoloves sports, the 4-Hleadership and communityservice projects. In thesummer o of ‘007 she waschosen to go toWashington DC to attenda 3,2,1 action program.She spent the week at the4-H center whilst thereworking on a videoproduction project alongwith other youth teamsfrom all over the country.

EbenBenson isfrom Gorham andhas been amember of 4-Hfor 8 years. Ebenis planning toattend college thisfall to studyhistory.

Jedidiah Phillipsis from Acton. He hasbeen a member of 4-Hfor 14 years and isplanning on attendingcollege this fall to studyFusion PowerDevelopment. He iscurrently taking 2advance placementcourses that will allowhim to gain collegecredits pre-fall. He hasbeen the president of theBusy Workers 4-H Clubfor the past 7 years andthe secretary for the past2 years on the YorkCounty Beef Club. In2008 he was electedcaptain of the math team.When Jedidiah firstjoined 4-H his interests were with goats and beef and has developed intophysics and math. 4-H has taught leadership through doing and hehas gained responsibility. For many years he cared for animalsand gained daily chore management skills.

strong. She is ranked # 1 at MadisonMemorial High school with a 100.08Grade Point Average ! She was classpresident and president of the NH'Sand she will be attending college thisfall studying International Business orPolitical Science. Her 4-H storyincluded shooting sports, fitness &sports, community service, caring forcattle and goats at local fairs,gardening, dairy cows, veterinarysciences , food and nutrition, makingcraft items, cooking whilst serving asclub president of the Happy Hooves4-H club for many years. Krysta hasshown cattle & goats at fairs andworked the food making communityservice project - “Cooking for aCause”. This project raised money forthe Global Fund to combat AIDS, TBand malaria. Krysta set up educationexhibits in the 4-H Exhibit Hall at theSkowhegan State Fair on AIDS andhelped raise funds for that, there.

Krysta Moulton isfrom Athens. Her historywith 4-H is ten years

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Primarily by selling baked goods, she raised around $2,000 and won the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.Four-H for her has enabled this young student to gain strong public posture and has made her a better citizen.

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Kelsey Buck 2011 Maine Potato Queen (in red gown)Chloe Wheeler, Pre Teen Miss Maine Potato Queen LEFTand Hannah Stoutamyer, RIGHT Teen Miss MainePotato Queen visiting Stewart farm. Deschesne photos.

The new Maine Potato Queensvisited the farms of Dan Stewart inPresque Isle where some harvest-ing is done the old fashioned way.