The Penobscot Bay Pilot advanced a meeting of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Association for Knox and Lincoln counties at 5 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Blueberry Cove 4-H Camp and Learning Center in St. George. More information is available by emailing extension.knoxlincoln@maine.edu.
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The Livermore Falls Advertiser, The Irregular, the Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com promoted an Oct. 12 workshop hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. “Preserving the Maine Harvest: Fermenting Vegetables” will explore the science of fermentation and demonstrate the basics of making sauerkraut in an interactive format. More information about the workshop is online.
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Colt Knight, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension assistant professor and state livestock specialist, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about disbudding goats. According to Knight, disbudding is completed before the horn buds root into the skull, generally when the goats are less than a week old. Yahoo! News shared the BDN story.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H welcomed four members of the state dairy team home after their successful event competitions at the Eastern States Exposition Sept. 17–18 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The multistate fair, known as the Big E, is an annual event that draws 4-H members from across the Northeast. UMaine Extension 4-H was represented […]
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The Sun Journal advanced a series of virtual and in-person food preservation workshops hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in September and October. The workshops will focus on varied preservation methods including canning, freezing, pickling and fermenting. More information about the events is online.
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The Portland Press Herald cited resources from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in an article describing fall tasks for homeowners seeking to maintain their lawn using organic, low input practices.
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The Associated Press spoke with Dave Yarborough, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor emeritus of horticulture, about the 2021 wild blueberry harvest, which is the largest in Maine since 2016. WCVB (Channel 5 in Boston), Fresh Fruit Portal, the Portland Press Herald, Spectrum News (Channel 13 in Orlando), Morning Ag Clips, the Times Record, Maine Public, the Bangor Daily News, WABI […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot reported that Maine FishAbility, a division of the Maine AgrAbility program, will sponsor a team of runners in the 2021 Maine Marathon Run for a Cause virtual relay on Oct. 8. Maine Agrability is a University of Maine Cooperative Extension initiative that seeks to address health and safety and prevent injuries […]
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The Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), the Sun Journal, The Irregular, The Piscataquis Observer and Morning Ag Clips highlighted updates to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension hay and straw directory for the 2021 growing season. The directories are available online.
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The Bangor Daily News noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension experts are participating in a Facebook Live Q&A session hosted by the Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association at noon Saturday. MOFGA is hosting the session and other virtual events in lieu of an in-person Common Ground Fair, which it canceled in response to […]
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