WMTW (ABC 8 in Portland) interviewed Kate McCarty, food systems professional at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on alternatives to baking with eggs now that the cost has soared and availability has dropped. “The biggest surprise was that they all worked and then worked well enough where I would do it. So, there wasn’t a […]
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The University of Maine, in collaboration with the Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation, Maine Outdoor Brands and a coalition of other industry partners, helped launch the Maine Outdoor Recreation Economy Roadmap at an event in Millinocket on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The roadmap lays out a vision for growing and diversifying Maine’s $3.4 billion outdoor recreation […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and WGME (CBS 13 in Portland) interviewed Colt Knight, associate professor and livestock educator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on how outbreaks of the bird flu are contributing to the rise in the cost of eggs due to a national shortage. “It’s a real gut punch whenever you […]
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Maine Public interviewed Griffin Dill, integrated pest management specialist who manages the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, on the midcoast is experiencing the highest rates of tick borne diseases in the state and how climate change is impacting tick populations. Dill said the deer tick is prone to drying out, so it seeks […]
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The Portland Press Herald highlighted a wreath making workshop hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Falmouth on Dec. 2. Participants learned how to make balsam fir wreaths with locally harvested greenery and decorations. The Sun Journal shared the report.
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The Portland Press Herald and News Center Maine reported on an initiative from the University of Maine to build a statewide automated weather station network. The effort will be supported by $3.5 million in Congressionally Directed Spending secured in the federal fiscal year 2024 budget by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King. The project […]
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News Center Maine interviewed Chris Howard, program manager of the New Farmers Project with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on the market for small scale dairy farming. UMaine Extension is using the example of a small dairy farm, Grace Pond Farm, in hopes of encouraging other farmers to get into the dairy business. Howard said […]
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The Sun Journal cited a report written by Rebecca Long, coordinator of horticulture programs at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, titled “To Rake or Not to Rake.” Long wrote about the benefits of leaving leaves in the yard for insects and the ecosystem after finding woolly bear caterpillars sheltering in leaves she had just raked.
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Charles Armstrong, a cranberry associate with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on the results of the cranberry growing season. Armstrong said Maine’s 20 farms harvested approximately 500,000 pounds of cranberries and now have to navigate high holiday demand. The Sun Journal shared the report.
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist, on the drought affecting Maine. Birkel, assistant research professor with the Climate Change Institute and University of Maine Cooperative Extension, said the drought is beginning to affect ground moisture and water well supply, but isn’t yet considered severe. Upcoming precipitation could better prepare […]
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