Dana Morse spoke with the Bangor Daily News about seafood seasons in Maine. Harvest sensibility, which is determined by stock availability and weather, and regulations define the season for each fish product, according to the report. “For example, it may be that there are closures in areas for organisms that are in their spawning phase […]
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The Citrus County Chronicle shared University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s confetti yogurt pop recipe in a column about easy, healthy snacks for kids.
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The Ellsworth American noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension volunteer master gardeners were supplying produce and other goods for a Visit with Friends coffee house event, a regular activity The Friends in Action nonprofit hosts for seniors at the Moore Center.
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The Piscataquis Observer highlighted University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Lunch and Learn workshop about preserving green beans scheduled for 12:30 p.m. July 22 at the Piscatquis County office, 165 E. Maine St. Register for the event online.
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WQCB (106.5 FM in Brewershared information about Maine spiders from University of Maine Cooperative Extension in its report titled “Here are 17 things in Maine that will bite you.” WQHR (96.1 FM in Presque Isle), WCYY (94.3 FM in Portland) and WMME (92 Moose in Augusta) shared the WQCB report.
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The Times Record and Sun Journal highlighted an effort from the Cumberland County 4-H Teen Council to raise and donate chickens to Maine food pantries. Natalie Domin, a University of Maine sophomore studying animal and veterinary sciences, helped lead the effort.
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The Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com advanced a free, three-credit summer course in outdoor leadership for students at Maine’s public high schools offered by the University of Maine Early College Program and University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
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Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about browntail moth hair for a story titled “Now is the time to destroy browntail moth eggs.” Dill said the hair from the larvae that will hatch in August or September will pose little danger. “The hairs don’t […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension was one of several organizations that surveyed farmers and agriculture service providers in 2020 to determine the stressors being experienced during the pandemic and what practices might best help Maine farms recover. Findings from some of those surveys will be shared during a virtual “Ag Survey Results Panel Discussion” 1–3 […]
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Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about why people are seeing swarms of ants this summer. According to Dill, members of an ant colony that outgrew its home will seek new places to live. “In a dry year, as long as there is enough […]
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