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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Kate Garland, University of Maine Cooperative Extension horticulture specialist, and Donna Coffin, Extension professor, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about time-saving gardening hacks. “Many best practices in horticulture are actually less labor-intensive,” Garland said.
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The Advertiser Democrat promoted a campaign to raise funds to create a University of Maine 4-H Innovation and Learning Lab at the Magic Lantern Theater in Bridgton. UMaine will utilize the space at the Magic Lantern for programs and events to support youth and the local communities with a focus on creative learning, career opportunities, […]
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Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the hummingbird moth.
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A new University of Maine initiative to build agricultural literacy through an immersive culinary experience for career and technical education (CTE) culinary arts instructors is one of 21 projects funded nationwide by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. NIFA has invested $6.2 million in the Professional Development and Secondary School […]
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Morning Ag Clips, the Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com shared a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release highlighting a five-session virtual conference for veterans in agriculture scheduled for 1–2:30 p.m. July 27 and Aug. 3, 7, 10 and 24. “Veterans Harvest: A Virtual Conference for Veterans in Agriculture” will feature Maine AgrAbility veteran outreach coordinator Anne Devin on Aug. 10 with […]
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Griffin Dill, manager of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, and Jim Dill, an Extension pest management specialist, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about how to deal with leafhoppers and Colorado potato beetles in gardens. “If you defeat the first generation of emerging (Colorado potato) beetles, you’ve won 90 percent of the […]
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News Center Maine interviewed Griffin Dill about how warming temperatures fueled by climate change are affecting tick behavior. Dill, who manages the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, said ticks have a better opportunity to find hosts during warm seasons.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer weekly garden tours from 5:30–7 p.m. every Thursday from Aug. 5–26 at the UMaine Extension Gardens at Tidewater Farm, Farm Gate Road, Falmouth. Each tour features a different topic and begins with the cut flower garden, followed by growing herbs in Maine, native plants for the Maine garden, […]
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The National AgrAbility Project is hosting a five-session virtual conference for veterans in agriculture from 1–2:30 p.m. on July 27 and Aug. 3, 7, 10 and 24. Veterans Harvest: A Virtual Conference for Veterans in Agriculture will feature Maine AgrAbility veteran outreach coordinator Anne Devin on Aug. 10 with “Programming for Veterans in Agriculture: How […]
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