Clay Kirby, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension insect diagnostician, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about June bugs, large harmless beetles that are seen commonly in Maine every year at this time.
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Jim Dill, an integrated pest management professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about strategies for repelling horse and deer flies. The story featured an image of a deer fly taken by Griffin Dill, manager of the Cooperative Extension tick lab at UMaine.
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The Bangor Daily News, the Sun Journal, Morning Ag Clips, Centralmaine.com and the Daily Bulldog promoted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension at 6 p.m. on June 24. “Water Bath Canning Basics–Making Strawberry Jam” will demonstrate how to turn fresh berries into jams and jellies and then preserve them using a boiling water bath canner. More information is online.
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Clay Kirby, an insect diagnostician with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about June bugs. “For me they are a lot of fun and I have pleasant memories of them,” he said, “Of course, I do remind my motorcycle friends to wear goggles or visors this time of year if […]
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The Bangor Daily News, the Advertiser Democrat, Morning Ag Clips, Centralmaine.com, the Sun Journal, Wiscasset Newspaper, the Daily Bulldog and the Boothbay Register advanced University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s new hands-on summer learning series focused on Maine agriculture for ages 12–18. Learn more about “4-H Fridays on the Farm” online.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online class about water bath canning with homemade strawberry jam from 6–7:30 p.m. June 24. “Water Bath Canning Basics–Making Strawberry Jam” will demonstrate how to turn fresh berries into jams and jellies, and then preserve them to enjoy all year by using a boiling water bath canner. […]
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The Washington Post cited the University of Maine Cooperative Extension food testing service in a story highlighting the wide variety of free digital resources available from most land-grant universities in the U.S.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension will offer a webinar about irrigation for the home garden from 6–7:15 p.m. June 23. “Irrigation for the Home Garden” explores different ways to water a garden with a focus on how to successfully install, maintain and manage a drip irrigation system. Pamela Hargest, […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with University of Maine Cooperative Extension faculty Mark Hutchinson and Colt Knight about using pigs to turn over and fertilize small plots of land. Yahoo! News shared the BDN story.
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The Sun Journal promoted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H project in Cumberland County. Find more information about “True Leaders in Service Chicken to Kitchen Project and Food Drive” online.
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