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		<title>Technical &amp; Financial Consultations for Maine Farms</title>
		<link>http://www.mainerural.org/2013/01/02/technical-financial-consultations-at-2013-ag-trades-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 8th at the 2013 Agricultural Trades Show Augusta, Maine (Civic Center) Google Calendar &#8211; Current Availability Get individualized advice for what YOU need to reduce energy costs on your farm.  FEP members with technical expertise and financing (grants, loans and rebates) are available to help you chart a path towards energy savings.  Sign up for as many 20 minute consultations as ...]]></description>
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		<title>Insurance for Crops Following a Cover Crop</title>
		<link>http://www.mainerural.org/2012/10/04/insurance-for-crops-following-a-cover-crop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raleigh, N.C., October 3, 2012 – Many producers in in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia are considering planting cover crops this fall and seeding an insured crop following a cover crop or another crop. If you are a producer in these ...]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Smart &#8211; “Farming for the Future”</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maine Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction and Certification Program Earth Smart-“Farming for the Future” Professional Development Workshop June 20, 2012 at Maple Hill Farm Inn 11 Inn Road, Hallowell, Maine 7:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m. To register, visit: http://awww.androscogginswcd.org/2036.html Registration: $35 payable by June 13 to Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District. Registration fee will be used to cover ...]]></description>
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		<title>MRP News Feed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bjkitchin</dc:creator>
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		<title>Governor LePage Declares Rural Health Day in Maine</title>
		<link>http://www.mainerural.org/2011/11/29/governor-lepage-declares-rural-health-day-maine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a man on an island in Maine decided to begin AA meetings, he was the only one in on the island involved in the program. But when a boat called the Sunbeam, equipped with state of the art telemedicine technology, was able to connect him with an AA group on the mainland, he could get the support he needed without ...]]></description>
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		<title>Pingree Announces Farms, Food and Jobs Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D &#8211; ME) used National Food Day as an opportunity to announce her Local Farm, Food and Jobs Act. &#8220;You can&#8217;t introduce a bill in Congress today without saying jobs,&#8221; said Pingree to a gathering of approximately 100 constituents at Jordan&#8217;s Farm in Cape Elizabeth. &#8220;Who doesn&#8217;t know that there are many more jobs created when there are farms that ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Benefits of Grid-Tied Solar</title>
		<link>http://www.mainerural.org/2011/11/28/benefits-grid-tied-solar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By John Luft When most people think of solar electric systems, they imagine a small array powering a battery bank somewhere deep in the woods, far from the power lines. More often, solar electric systems are associated with break-the-bank costs. Thankfully, the days of costly solar are over. Since the advent of grid-tied technology in the 1990’s the benefits of ...]]></description>
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		<title>Shedding Light on Solar Thermal Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.mainerural.org/2011/11/27/shedding-light-solar-thermal-technology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mainerural.org/2011/11/27/shedding-light-solar-thermal-technology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[at Kennebec Valley Community College provided a look at the basics of solar thermal technology in the Farm Energy Partners tent during Farm Days. While it can be complex technogy, Woodruff said that solar is not hard to understand. &#8220;We&#8217;re basically using the sun to provide heat, and we&#8217;re heating some type of fluid, it might be water or air, but typically around ...]]></description>
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		<title>Pilot Community Endowment Program Underway!</title>
		<link>http://www.mainerural.org/2011/11/10/pilot-community-endowment-program-underway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mainerural.org/2011/11/10/pilot-community-endowment-program-underway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Unity region’s agricultural heritage is growing with a new generation of farmers and consumers who value local, healthy food.  CHEFS: Feeding our Future is a collaborative venture of Unity Barn Raisers, Unity College, Unity Historical Society and the Sebasticook Regional Land Trust to build a shared permanent fund dedicated to supporting all aspects of the local food system for ...]]></description>
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		<title>A game changer for hydro?</title>
		<link>http://www.mainerural.org/2011/11/02/game-changer-hydro/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mainerural.org/2011/11/02/game-changer-hydro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>claudia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Penn energy has designed a turbine with fish in mind.  It adapts the typical turbine yet it lets the same amount of water go thru therefore it keeps a high energy output.  The difference is that when it was tried it had a 100% save rate for the fish, yes that surprised me too! In 2009, the Energy Department supported EPRI to continue ...]]></description>
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