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The development of the Caribou Russet comes as Maine’s potato production has stayed largely flat over the past two decades, growing about 1 percent between 2000 and 2022.
Apr. 25—Maine farmer Ryan Guerrette irrigated his 1,200 acres of potatoes in Caribou more often in the past few years, when more severe rain or drought conditions threatened the state's premier ...
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she received assurances Wednesday that potatoes will not be reclassified as a grain, a move she feared would give the impression that one of Maine’s key crops ...
Founded in 1914, it is the largest (507 acres (205 ha) of the University of Maine's five experimental farms. [1] In January 2020, Potato Grower Magazine wrote that "over the last century-plus, much has been accomplished on that plot of land that has brought the entire North American potato industry into the future, while remaining steadfastly ...
Maine is home to over 100 summer farmers' markets and over 30 winter farmers' markets. [73] Northern Maine produces potato crops, second only to Idaho in the United States. [74] Because of this potatoes are very popular in Maine food and even an ingredient in sweets, like doughnuts and chocolate candy. Poutine is popular throughout Maine. [75]
While potatoes started moving by truck following completion of the Interstate Highway System into northern Maine in the 1960s, what actually resulted in the railroad losing its potato business forever was the Penn Central Transportation Company (PC), whose interchange service became so bad during the winter of 1969–70 that a large portion of ...
In 2011, the USDA proposed limiting the amount of potatoes and other starchy vegetables permitted in school lunches so that cafeterias could make room for healthier options. But the Senate, led by members from two top potato producers, Maine and Colorado, killed the idea in a unanimous vote. Then there’s the pizza lobby.
Maine Question 3, the Right to Produce, Harvest, and Consume Food Amendment, was on the ballot in Maine as a proposed constitutional amendment on November 2, 2021. As required by the Maine Constitution , it passed the Maine Legislature by a 2/3 vote.