Wolfe's Neck Losing Its Famed Beef Herd ; the Company That Owns the Naturally Raised Cattle On the Farm Is Pulling Out Because of Costs and Pollution Issues.

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Wolfe's Neck Farm in Freeport, which pioneered organic beef farming in Maine, is losing its cattle herd and looking for a new farming operation.

The company that is currently raising beef cattle there, Pineland Farms Natural Meats, plans to remove the livestock by September, its president confirmed Tuesday. Erick Jensen said the operation was no longer economical, in part because of the measures that would be needed to keep manure from washing away and contaminating nearby clam flats.

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Wolfe's Neck Losing Its Famed Beef Herd ; the Company That Owns the Naturally Raised Cattle On the Farm Is Pulling Out Because of Costs and Pollution Issues.

"When we looked at what really needed to be done with the farm to ensure there was no runoff, and when we looked at our labor supply, we really would have had to put more cattle on there than we were willing to do. And that (more cattle) would have probab...

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