Maine Sustainable Agriculture Society
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The MESAS website offers resources to learn about sustainable agriculture in Maine. We hope you enjoy exploring our site, and we hope you will contact us if you'd like to learn more.
 
 
MISSION
 
The Maine Sustainable Agriculture Society's mission is to explore, develop and promote agricultural systems and practices that allow Maine farmers to retain a greater share of consumer expenditures for farm products. This will be accomplished by developing methods to reduce the need for purchased inputs and by adding value to farm production.
http://www.conservationwebinars.net/
Science and Technology Training Library 
a service of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and several land grant universities.
Check the archived and upcoming webinars on soil health, livestock & crop integration, and much more. 
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NEW! Do you know about the Science and Technology Training Library?

Lots of great info and resources here, assembled by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and 
several land grant universities.

Check out the archived and upcoming webinars on soil health, livestock & crop integration, and much more. See www.conservationwebinars.net

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Thanks for attending our annual education program at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta on January 8, 2013.

We heard from producers, processors, retailers, and others in the Northeast meat industry.

Many thanks to our panelists and speakers:

  • Chelsea Bardot Lewis, Vermont Agency of Agriculture
  • Dr. Henrietta Beaufait, Maine Red Meat and Poultry Inspection Program
  • Gabe Clark, Cold Spring Ranch
  • John Nicholson, Meat Coordinator, Whole Foods Market
  • Lisa Webster, North Star Sheep Farm

Our "More Maine Meat" project received national attention in an editorial in the national industry magazine Drover's CattleNetwork.

(Click here for a PDF if above link does not work.)

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MESAS has joined the New England Farmers Union. Our Executive Director Andrew Files and two Maine dairy farmers recently met with leaders in Washington, DC as part of the National Farmers Union fly-in.

Click here to read our Member Profile and an recap of Andrew's DC experience in this New England Farmers Union newsletter.

(Click here for a PDF if above link does not work.)
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Winter Wheat, Spring Wheat, and Hybrid Corn variety trials results from Vermont and Maine posted here.
Reducing the need for purchased inputs 

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Adding value to farm production

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Maine farmers retaining a greater share of consumer dollars.


SUPPORT MESAS

Over the years, we have developed and supported innovative production, marketing and education efforts to build sustainable agriculture in Maine. We have more exciting programs in the works. 

But we can’t do it alone. Please click here to donate now and help us support sustainable ag in Maine. Thanks!