Media highlight Waldo County Extension helping dairy farmers
The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel and the Bangor Daily News highlighted efforts from University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association to connect dairy farmers with potential short-term laborers amid the coronavirus outbreak. UMaine Extension Waldo County, in particular, has been compiling a list of available workers with dairy farming experience. Anyone seeking additional information or willing to participate is encouraged to call UMaine Extension Waldo County at 207.342.5971. WABI (Channel 5) also highlighted the UMaine Extension service. “So we’ve started a volunteer list of people that potentially have some dairy experience that could step in this situation, especially with a small farm that will require some labor to keep those cows healthy, safe, fed and milked,” said Richard Kersbergen, a UMaine Extension professor.