UMaine Extension educator Lakesh Sharma receives achievement award
University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator Lakesh Sharma received the 2018 Achievement Award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents at its annual meeting and conference held July 29–Aug. 2 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The award is given to Extension educators with fewer than 10 years of service who have exhibited excellence in the field of Extension education. This award is only presented to one county Extension educator in Maine each year.
Serving Aroostook County as a UMaine Extension soil specialist, Sharma’s programs include improving potato yield and quality, soil health, crop rotations and agriculture technology buildup among Maine potato growers. His work has targeted growers from Aroostook County and throughout the state to improve farm production in Maine. He is a member of the precision agriculture community of the American Society of Agronomy.
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