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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Mainebiz, Morning Ag Clips, Centralmaine.com, the Sun Journal and the Bangor Daily News highlighted the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarding the University of Maine Cooperative Extension a $300,000 grant to bring more local food education into Maine Cultural and Technical Education culinary arts programs.
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The Bangor Daily News advanced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop about propagating plants 9–10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13 in the Demonstration Garden at Rogers Farm.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an in-person workshop on propagating plants from 9–10:30 a.m. July 13 in the Demonstration Garden at Rogers Farm. Rain date is July 20. “Plant Propagation Workshop,” presented by Bryan Peterson, associate professor of environmental horticulture, will cover the basic best practices for propagating perennial plants, including shrubs from […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a new hands-on summer learning series focused on Maine agriculture for ages 12–18. Participants in the four-session “4-H Fridays on the Farm” program will take a tour of each participating farm’s operations, gain hands-on experience and learn what different farms across the state contribute to the Maine […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Ellen Mallory, a University of Maine professor of sustainable agriculture, and Sean Birkel, a research assistant professor with the Climate Change Institute, about the impact of changing weather patterns on the growing season in Maine. Mallory noted that it is likely the U.S. Department of Agriculture will adjust Maine’s […]
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