Gov. Mills attends Maine Agricultural Trades Show

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) – Gov. Janet Mills was just one of the many visitors at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show in Augusta Tuesday.

The show is organized by the Department of Agriculture to highlight local farms and the emerging innovations and technologies in the field.

Mills spoke to various vendors, including the University of Maine, to hear updates and new strides made in Maine agriculture, from scientific breakthroughs to new perspectives on marketing.

She says from what she’s seen, the future of agriculture in state is bright and blossoming.

“Our economy is primarily based on new technologies and on our legacy sectors of forestry, farming, and fisheries,” remarks Mills. “We are so fortunate to be nine tenths wooded, to be a rural state, to have as much sun proportionately as the country of Germany has, and that’s why there’s been a lot of solar development here. So we’re doing things differently, we the industry, and the people of Maine are experimenting and being more successful with new techniques.”

The Agriculture Trades Show continues through Thursday.

Due to the weather, they are delaying Wednesday’s opening until noon.

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