SPECTRUM NEWS • January 9, 2025
The state’s dairy task force is asking lawmakers to consider a variety of potential funding streams to help keep more local farms in business, including increased taxes on cannabis, gambling and tobacco. In a report released Wednesday, the Maine Dairy Task Force emphasizes that a state-run stabilization program is working, but that it needs reliable funding to stem the tide of farm closures. Over the last 30 years, Maine has gone from 602 dairy farms to 140.