BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 12, 2025
Some longtime farmers who, despite the state’s hot real estate market, are struggling to sell or lease their land because they’re searching for people to take over their farms rather than turn them into vacation homes. That’s partly due to the challenges facing younger generations, they say, including their own past apprentices who love their farms but are either unable or unwilling to take over. Newer farmers, for their part, face prohibitively expensive land prices paired with low wages.