University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s annual Maine Grain Conference is 9 a.m.–3:45 p.m. March 13 at the Black Bear Inn and Conference Center, 4 Godfrey Drive, Orono. Topics include farming grain organically on Prince Edward Island, value-added farm enterprises, malt barley varieties for local brewers, marketing strategies, the role of UMaine’s Pilot Plant, and grain read more Register for Maine Grain Conference by March 6