The Bangor Daily News, Mainebiz, Morning Ag Clips, the Penobscot Bay Pilot and Eurasia Review, picked up a University of Maine news release highlighting research which shows that the blueberry barrens of Downeast Maine are warming at a faster rate than the rest of Maine, suggesting that unique strategies to mitigate climate change are required to sustain the […]
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The Bangor Daily News, The Piscataquis Observer, the Sun Journal, The Irregular, Morning Ag Clips and Centralmaine.com reported that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab has released 2020 surveillance data describing tick species, distribution and rates of infection for a variety of diseases in Maine. A related BDN story noted that more people were exposed to ticks last summer while […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Bruce Hoskins, a scientist with the University of Maine’s soil testing laboratory, about using a soil test to identify the best fertilizers for backyard gardens. Hoskins also cited University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s website as a resource for learning about natural fertilizers and selecting the most effective fertilizer based […]
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The Associated Press, the Scarborough Leader and Centralmaine.com reported that the University of Maine is seeking forest owners to assist with a statewide tick survey and tick collection to better understand the relationship between land management and exposure to tick-borne diseases. The Bangor Daily News, WGME, U.S. News and World Report and the San Francisco Chronicle shared the AP story. […]
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The Piscataquis Observer advanced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Piscataquis County traveling tour to sites in Milo, Greenville and Guilford the first Friday of every month now through October. More information about the program, including a list of designated locations, is online.
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The Bangor Daily News, Morning Ag Clips, the Livermore Falls Advertiser and Centralmaine.com promoted “Best Practices for Plant Sale Donors and Buyers in Maine,” a new resource guide developed by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The guide provides recommendations for preparing plants for group sales, ensuring donations and purchases follow state invasive pest guidelines, […]
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Centralmaine.com advanced several Earth Day events including a workshop where college students will fertilize blueberry bushes and prune apple trees with guidance from Dave Fuller, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension agriculture professional.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about managing weeds in existing perennial and ornamental plantings from 6–7:15 p.m. April 28. “Weed Management for the Perennial and Ornamental Landscape” will focus on the most common weeds in Maine and New Hampshire gardens and […]
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David Fuller spoked with The Calais Advertiser about harvesting fiddleheads as the upcoming season for the perennial approaches. “The best time to harvest is when the ferns have just emerged and the stem is from two to four inches long along with the unfurled fiddlehead,” said Fuller, an agriculture and non-timber forest products professional with […]
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With gardeners planning for spring planting and local plant sales, a new publication from University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers guidance for plant sale donors, buyers and organizers. “Best Practices for Plant Sale Donors and Buyers in Maine” provides recommendations for preparing plants for group sales, how to be sure donations and purchases follow state […]
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