Cooperative Extension to provide produce safety course

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono.

Emergency services responded promptly to the scene and the student has been transported to a local hospital. The student’s family has been informed.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 or you may call the Dean of Students Office at 207-581-1406.

An investigation is underway and more details will be released when they become available. Our thoughts are with the student and their family.

Long Road has been cleared and is now accessible. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lieutenant Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

January 2, 2020 Cooperative Extension, Outreach

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training to Maine residents from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 16, at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show at the Augusta Civic Center.

The course provides a foundation for produce safety, best practices, co-management of natural resources and food safety, Food Safety Modernization Act requirements and developing a farm food safety plan. There will be time for questions and discussion. Workshop partners include the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, and AgMatters LLC.

The $30 fee includes a training manual, breakfast and lunch. Register online by Jan. 10. Three pesticide credits are available upon completion. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Theresa Tilton, 207.942.7396, theresa.tilton@maine.edu. More information also is on the program website.