Planting for the Future
School of Forest Resources Assistant Professor Jay Wason and his graduate students discuss research that investigates how Maine forests will respond to our changing climate in this short video.
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Pest predictor identifies ingredients for ecological recipe for destruction
If you’ve felt the familiar itch of browntail moth rash, seen the grayish-green needles of an infested hemlock or watched as woodpeckers bore into ash trees for a meal hidden beneath the surface, you’ve experienced the devastating effects of non-native pests. Browntail moth, hemlock wooly adelgid and emerald ash borer are only three of the […]
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Science interviews Alyokhin on new tool for combating pesticide-resistant beetle
Science interviewed Andrei Alyokhin, a professor of applied entomology at the University of Maine School of Biology & Ecology, for a story about Calantha, a new pesticide to combat Colorado potato beetles. These beetles have developed a resistance to traditional pesticides over the years, but Calantha, created by GreenLight Biosciences, uses RNA interference (RNAi) to […]
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The ground has broken on construction of Witter Farm’s new dairy barn
Construction of a new dairy barn has began at the J.F. Witter Research and Teaching Center, a Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MAFES) facility. This undertaking will support long-standing relationships with industry and corporate partners, increase student and faculty productivity, and provide a welcome center to thousands of visitors from the region. With these […]
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Senator King and Superintendent Henderson discuss Maine Dairy Month on Inside Maine podcast
“Inside Maine Podcast with Senator Angus King” is a regular program featuring local and national guests that aims to help keep Maine people informed about pressing issues, how they affect life in the state, and how they factor into Senator King’s work. The podcast also typically airs on Newsradio WGAN in Portland, Maine on the […]
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Times Record highlights how UMaine students help protect amphibians
The Times Record highlighted research efforts by two University of Maine graduate students to research, understand and protect amphibians. Marisa Monroe launched a two year project in Acadia National Park to study seasonal patterns among amphibians, and Greg LeClair founded Maine Big Night, a statewide citizen science project encouraging volunteers to collect data and monitor […]
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Witter Farm hosts “Adopt a Cow” program
Forget the guinea pig. How about adopting a 100-pound dairy calf for your classroom mascot by joining the Adopt A Cow program? Don’t worry about finding a pen big enough to hold her. The photos and stories we’ll send you about her life on the farm will make her “come alive” for your students! The best […]
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MAFES provides funding to support seven publications
The Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MAFES) has restarted it’s publication funding program after a two-year pause. We are proud to announce that with the first cycle of 2024 funding, MAFES has supported seven peer-reviewed publications. These publications reflect the diverse research programs supported by the Experiment Station (see below). A second 2024 funding […]
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UMaine researcher will digitize thousands of historical photos to understand changes in the Northern Forest Region
May 21, 2024 Tucked away in a quiet, climate-controlled building on the University of Maine campus is a collection of old film. Donated to Fogler Library’s Special Collections by the James W. Sewall Company (Sewall) in 2019, the collection includes over 3,000 large canisters, each with a bright yellow “Kodak” sticker on the front and […]
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USDA highlights agroforestry demonstration site at Witter Farm
University of Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, J. Franklin Witter Farm, houses the Wyman’s Research and Innovation Center, which is spearheading research regarding the influence of climate change on Maine’s blueberry industry. Additionally, the Center houses an agroforestry demonstration site in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Northeast Climate Hub. The […]
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