Tori Jackson, an associate professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, talked with the Bangor Daily News about several invasive flowering plants found in Maine, suggesting that homeowners who find new plants on their property can contact UMaine’s Cooperative Extension for help with identification.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer several educational talks and demonstrations Aug. 5–8 at the Northern Maine Fair Exhibition Hall, 84 Mechanic St., Presque Isle. “Extension Talks” begins at 6 p.m. Aug. 5 with an overview of soil health, followed by dessert-making with an electric pressure cooker at 7 p.m. Other topics include growing […]
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Morning Ag Clips advanced the “Extension Talks” series Aug. 5–8 at the Northern Maine Fair in Presque Isle. The talks and demonstrations will cover a variety of topics including soil health, growing hemp, water bath canning, weed control, cover cropping and more. For more information, contact Sharon Paradis, sharon.paradis@maine.edu.
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Mainebiz cited University of Maine Cooperative Extension statistics in a report about the passage of a resolution recognizing the blueberry industry in the U.S. Senate.
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The Times Telegram cited a number of online home food preservation resources, including how-to demonstration videos recorded at the University of Maine.
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Centralmaine.com and the Sun Journal advanced weekly tours of the gardens at Tidewater Farms in Falmouth, hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Pamela Hargest, a UMaine horticulture professional, will lead the tours, which are scheduled for 5:30–7 p.m. Thursdays from Aug. 5–26. More information is online.
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Maine Public featured Tori Jackson, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor of agriculture and natural resources, on a recent “Maine Calling” segment about agritourism.
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Lily Calderwood, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Ellsworth American about the wild blueberry harvest this year. “Overall, the crop looks good this year,” said Calderwood, also an assistant professor of horticulture. “I think people are optimistic.” She also discussed how climate change threatens the crop, including […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Alicyn Smart about slime mold, groups of single-celled amoeba that act as one organism and live in soil. “Slime molds are not bad things,” said Smart, director of University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s plant disease diagnostic laboratory. “They are just indicators we are currently in a really moist environment, which […]
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Alisha Targonski spoke with The County about “Fridays on the Farm,” University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H’s new hands-on summer learning series focused on Maine agriculture for ages 12–18. “Our program is really aimed to introduce young people who have never really been on a farm or never been on this type of crop farm […]
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