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Extension Perspectives Newsletter – March 2024

Mark your calendar! March 14 2024 Maine Dairy Seminar March 22 Downeast Agriculture and Forestry Conference March 25 Growing and Marketing Specialty Potato Varieties March 26 Farm Sitters Course Begins March 26 Seed Starting at the Commercial Scale March 26 Maine Vegetable and Fruit School March 27 Cover Cropping for Nutrient Management  March 28 UMaine […]

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Waldo County 4-H Newsletter – March 2024

Upcoming Dates: 3/7: Total Eclipse Prep Party for 4-H Volunteers- Orono 3/9: Regional Public Speaking Contest – Augusta 3/12 & 4/9: 4-H Volunteer Workshops 3/27: Tidepool Immersion Discovery + Ecology Workshop Series-registration due 4/8: SPIN Club: Farm Animal Care – FUNdamentals – registration due 5/1:  Equine ESE Intent forms due 6/20-6/27: Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) Waldo County 4-H […]

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Extension Perspectives Newsletter- February 2024

Mark your calendar! February 28, 2024 Communicating about Personal Money Value February 29, 2024 4-H Ocean Xplorers March 11, 2024 Growing and Marketing Specialty Potato Varieties March 14, 2024 2024 Maine Dairy Seminar March 25, 2024 Growing and Marketing Specialty Potato Varieties April 6, 2024 Learn About Growing Fruit Trees as a Business In this […]

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Waldo County 4-H Newsletter – February 2024

Upcoming Dates: 2/17: Maine 4-H Dairy Quizbowl – Augusta 2/17: ESE 4-H Dairy Intent forms due 3/1: Waldo County 4-H CWF applications due 3/7: Total Eclipse Prep Party for 4-H Volunteers- Orono 3/9: Regional Public Speaking Contest – Augusta 3/27: Tidepool Immersion Discovery + Ecology Workshop Series-registration due Waldo County 4-H News: CWF Applications Now Available  Applications to […]

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Extension Perspectives Newsletter- January 2024

Waldo County Cooperative Extension is starting off the new year with a new newsletter! This edition of the Extension Perspectives includes information about the Waldo County Extension Association, introduces a new faculty member, and provides program updates.

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Waldo County 4-H Newsletter – December 2023

Upcoming Dates: 12/9: 4-H at the United Farmers Market of Maine 12/23: Ignite by 4-H Washington DC event- application due 12/25: Christmas Day- office closed 12/31: 4-H Re-enrollment Deadline 1/1:  New Year’s Day-office closed 1/10: Volunteer Workshop- Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Programs 1/15:  2024 4-H Beef ESE Intent to Participate form due Waldo County 4-H News: Blast From the […]

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Waldo County 4-H Newsletter – November 2023

Upcoming Dates: 11/8: 4-H Volunteer Connections – Building Strong 4-H Clubs 11/8 & 11/9: Office Closed due to Organizational Meeting 11/10: Veteran’s Day observed-Office closed 11/23 & 11/24: Thanksgiving Holiday-Office closed 11/30: STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers- What Makes A Fish A Fish? 12/31: 4-H Re-enrollment Deadline Waldo County 4-H News: Diving Into Aquaponics! STEAM Team […]

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Waldo County 4-H Newsletter – October 2023

Upcoming Dates: 10/9: Indigenous Peoples’ Day-office closed 10/11: Fall 2023 Maine 4-H Agricultural Ambassadors Program – registration due 10/16: 4-H Weaving SPIN Club-registration due 10/19: STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers series kick off at Belfast Free Library (pre-registration required) Waldo County 4-H News: New STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers Program  Explore, create, learn! Registration is now open […]

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Waldo County 4-H Newsletter – September 2023

Upcoming Dates: 9/4  : Labor Day- office closed 9/10 : 4-H Brave Spaces – Registration due 9/18 & 9/25: 4-H Aspiring Volunteers- online informational sessions 9/22-9/24: Common Ground Country Fair-Stop by our table in the agricultural tent and say hi! 10/11: Fall 2023 Maine 4-H Agricultural Ambassadors Program – Registration due   Waldo County 4-H […]

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Waldo County 4-H Newsletter – June 2023

Upcoming Dates: June 10: 4-H Adulting 101 SPIN Club registration due June 17: Pride Festivities 2023, Portland June 25-30: Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) July 21-22: Maine 4-H Days, Windsor Fairgrounds July 22-23: 4-H Dairy State Show, Windsor Fairgrounds Waldo County 4-H News: Animal Approval Forms Due June 30!  All 4-H members that plan on exhibiting livestock in […]

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