Colt Knight discussed a growing trend of consumers purchasing turkeys directly from Maine farms with News Center Maine. “I’m happy to see folks buying locally this year,” said Knight, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension assistant professor and state livestock specialist. “I think that’s positive for the Maine farming economy.”
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The Bethel Citizen, Livermore Falls Advertiser, the Bangor Daily News and Centralmaine.com advanced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar about cooking winter holiday dishes with pressure cookers, which will be held from 6–7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 online.
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The Bangor Daily News, the Sun Journal, Centralmaine.com and Morning Ag Clips highlighted two research updates from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension about potatoes and organic grains for the agricultural industry. UMaine Extension will offer the updates from 7–8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17 via Zoom.
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Maine is known as Vacationland to lovers of outdoor recreation from around the world. An industry grew out of Mainers’ and tourists’ passion for hiking, biking, kayaking, skiing and other outside pastimes, and it generates $3 billion in economic activity for the state. The Outdoor Leadership program at UMaine was created to take advantage of […]
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The Washington Post interviewed Jason Bolton, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension food safety specialist, about whether to soak dirty dishes before washing them so they would be easier to clean. One recommendation Bolton shared was not to soak wooden materials because they can become damaged or a “breeding ground for bacteria.”
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar about preparing edible holiday gifts from noon–12:45 p.m. Nov. 9. Topics include cost-effective ways to make holiday gifts, food safety tips for giving food as gifts, and using Maine foods in soup and baking mixes, as well as preserved foods. Recipes will be prepared in an […]
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The Bridgton News reported on the Maine 4-H Foundation purchasing the Magic Lantern in Bridgton to transform it into a new innovation lab and learning center.
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Yahoo! News cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension resource titled “The Role of Ethylene in Fruit Ripening” for a story about the effects of the gas, which is released from ripe and overripe apples and other fruits, on produce.
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The Bangor Daily News, The Bethel Citizen, the Boothbay Register, Centralmaine.com and Morning Ag Clips advanced an upcoming webinar about preparing edible gifts offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Register for the session, which will be held at noon Tuesday, Nov. 9, online.
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The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript highlighted a bulletin from University of Maine Cooperative Extension about how to care for wild apple trees in a story about them.
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