University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s five-session course for aspiring farmers starts 5:30–8:30 p.m. March 3, at the UMaine Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. The class meets weekly through March 31. Remote access and participation will be available by live streaming. “So, You Want to Farm in Maine?” is designed for those wanting to […]
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Lily Calderwood talked with WABI (Channel 5) and News Center Maine at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Wild Blueberry Conference on Saturday in Bangor. “This is a time for the university to share with growers all the research-based education that we do,” said the University of Maine wild blueberry specialist and assistant professor of […]
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NewsCenter Maine mentioned the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab and its 2019 findings in a story about University of Massachusetts Medical School researchers working to develop a Lyme preexposure prophylaxis shot to stop the disease before it starts. The UMaine report noted that nearly 40 percent of ticks submitted last year to the […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited Kate McCarty, a food systems professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in a Homestead column about home canning. Choosing a trusted source for canning recipes is essential for beginners, according to McCarty. She recommends recipes from university cooperative extensions, Ball or the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The column […]
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Mount Desert Islander previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension “Introduction to Pruning Landscape Trees, Shrubs and Fruits” course at the UMaine Extension office in Ellsworth. The course consists of two sessions, from 8 a.m. to noon on March 26 and April 9. Snow date is April 16. The course cost is $30; textbook is […]
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Waldo County Extension Association is hosting the fourth annual Waldo County farmer and food producer winter potluck dinner at 5 p.m. Feb. 29 at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association exhibition hall, 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity. Snow date is March 7. Following the potluck dinner, a dinner theatre featuring local farmers in skits […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer monthly community plant clinics at several locations in Piscataquis County beginning 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Feb. 28 at the UMaine Extension office, 165 East Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. “Fourth Friday Plant Clinics,” scheduled the fourth Friday monthly through 2020, are open to the public for plant and insect identification, questions […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Donna Coffin, a professor with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Heat lamps are an unnecessary fire risk in chicken coops.” Chickens can knock over the lamps into their bedding, creating a fire risk. And chickens are able to keep themselves warm enough even in Maine winters without […]
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Portland Press Herald’s Maine Gardener column quoted Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in a piece about how to grow microgreens. Microgreens can be grown indoors in a south-facing window, but usually do better with grow lights. “The greens can get a little spindly trying to reach for the light […]
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The Associated Press quoted Jim Dill, pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a report on pollinators and pesticides. Pollinator populations have sharply declined over the past 30 years due to a variety of reasons, including pesticide and herbicide exposure, the report states. Dill said pesticides are over-applied by many backyard gardeners. […]
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