The New York Times interviewed Rick Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, about the struggles Northeast organic dairy farms are facing amid industry-wide change. “There’s been an enormous growth of organic dairy farms west of the Mississippi — Texas, Colorado,” Kersbergen said. “That’s created a situation where these mega-organic dairy farms are able […]
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Anne Lichtenwalner, University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate professor and director of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about the possible threat of North American avian flu coming to Maine after a case was detected in eastern Canada. “We’re free of it right now but that could change really fast,” she […]
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The Wiscasset Newspaper and Bangor Daily News advanced an in-person maple syrup production workshop for beginners offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Jan. 29. The class, “Backyard Sugaring: Maple Syrup 101,” first meets at Shaw Brothers Construction Company, 341 Mosher Road, Gorham, and finishes at Nash Valley Farm, 79 Nash Road, […]
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The VillageSoup highlighted the upcoming Winter SustainME Workshop aimed at providing adults sustainable food harvesting skills Feb. 19 at the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond. SustainME is a program designed by the 4-H Center and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Register for the program online.
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The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com, the Sun Journal and Morning Ag Clips noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H offers a Virtual All About Maine Trees 4-H SPIN (SPecial INterest) Club for youth ages 9–16. Registration is required, and can be done online.
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Plant pathologist Alicyn Smart spoke to News Center Maine about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab, which she directs. “This year, we received samples from 11 states. I also carry out research of my own,” Smart said.
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News Center Maine reported on a new program from University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H that aims to help foster the next generation of farmers and agriculture workers, particularly as the industry faces an aging workforce at a time when the number of formal agricultural programs for high school students is shrinking. Maine 4-H Agricultural […]
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The Piscataquis Observer highlighted the Piscataquis County Extension Association annual meeting, which will be held at 3 p.m. on Jan. 10. To attend the meeting, which is open to the public, register online.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a Virtual All About Maine Trees 4-H SPIN (SPecial INterest) Club for youth ages 9–16. The club will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 and 31, and Feb. 7, 14 and 22. The program also includes an optional in-person Maple Workshop Day on Feb. 26 in […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the retirement and legacy of Dave Fuller, a nontimber agriculture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension. For nearly a quarter-century, Fuller has been teaching untold numbers of people ages 5 to 90 how to grow hardneck garlic. Together with UMaine Extension crops specialist Steven Johnson, Fuller also executed […]
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