• Cooperative Maine Research, Education & Extension Service Partners
• Maine Department of Agriculture
• Maine Fact Sheet, Economic Research Service, USDA. This specific fact sheet includes current data on population, per-capita income, earnings per job, poverty rates, employment, unemployment, farm and farm-related jobs, farm characteristics, farm financial characteristics, top ag commodities, top export commodities, and top counties in ag sales.
• Maine Farmers' Markets
• Maine Marketing Profile
• Maine USDA Rural Development - The USDA Rural Development's mission is to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for all rural Americans. Rural Development offers a total of 44 programs including Housing, Business, and Community Programs. They also offer programs specifically for Broadband and Renewable Energy.
• More Links
  • Doing Business in Maine (pdf) - Business resource guide.
  • Federal Regulations, New England Extension Food Safety Consortium
  • Food Science and Human Nutrition Services, University of Maine
  • Get Real Maine – The Maine Department of Agriculture sponsors this site to help Maine food and agricultural businesses make contact with prospective customers. The site also provides a comprehensive listing of sources for all Maine food and farm products, as well as lists for farmers markets, agricultural fairs, restaurants that feature real Maine ingredients, farms and greenhouses, orchards, CSA farms, Christmas tree farms, and mail order agricultural products.
  • Maine Agricultural Statistics Service
  • Maine Extension Service County Offices
  • Maine International Trade Center (MITC) – MITC is Maine’s Center for international business assistance. The Center provides technical assistance and trade counseling, import and export leads, international credit reports, workshops, coordinated trade missions and trade shows, and many other useful services to help Maine companies seeking to succeed in international markets.
  • Maine Products Marketing Program – This Department of Economic and Community Development program helps to market Maine products.
  • Maine Small Business Development Centers – The Maine SBDC offices provide comprehensive business management assistance, training, and information services to Maine’s micro and small business community.  
  • Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship - The Center provides comprehensive assistance to beginning and established food entrepreneurs, promoting sustainable economic development of rural communities. The Center provides product assistance, regulatory, business, and marketing information.
  • The Office of Business Development, Department of Economic & Community Development – The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development is a resource for programs and opportunities within the state for business development and market development.
  • The Small Business Resource is designed to help business owners and entrepreneurs solve problems and locate key public and private organizations and individuals. These are business decision makers - businessmen and women looking to expand their operations, relocate companies, and plan a business start-up.
  • Taxes and Permits, Home-Based Business Fact Sheet, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
    

Individual contacts in Maine for specific value-added agriculture information: