The Bangor Daily News, the Portland Press Herald, the Sun Journal, Morning Ag Clips, the Daily Bulldog, The Irregular, Fiddlehead Focus, the Penobscot Bay Pilot, The County and WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) advanced University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s seven-session online course about farming in Maine for aspiring farmers starting March 29. Register on the program webpage.
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The Bangor Daily News talked with Griffin Dill, University of Maine Cooperative Extension integrated pest management specialist, about using owl decoys to keep nuisance wildlife from attacking gardens, landscape plants and buildings.
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To celebrate National Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Day on March 10, the Maine Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MAND) Public Policy Panel has created a series of short videos with Maine registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) working in various settings to share their professional experiences and how their work has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many […]
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The Portland Press Herald summarized comments from a panel discussion conducted at the 2021 Maine Agricultural Trade Show in January to help gardeners prepare for the upcoming gardening season. Sean Birkel, University of Maine research assistant professor and state climatologist; Rachel Schattman, assistant professor of sustainable agriculture; and John Jemison, Cooperative Extension soil and water […]
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A study by Dave Fuller, a non-timber forest products professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was shared in Northern Woodlands. To support sustainability, Fuller recommends single harvests from marketable sized fiddleheads in any given year, and limiting the number of fiddleheads taken to one in three. To protect the resource, Fuller also recommends […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com, The Irregular and the Penobscot Bay Pilot promoted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension webinar, “Protecting Fruit Trees from Insects and Disease,” 6–7 p.m. March 24. Register and find more information online.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot, The Irregular, the Daily Bulldog, Centralmaine.com, The Lincoln County News and the Bangor Daily News advanced four free “Signs of the Seasons” training options for volunteer citizen scientists across the state hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant. Find full details on the program website.
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The Portsmouth Herald noted the assistance from University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener Volunteers with the Sanford-Springvale Mousam Trust’s Sanford Community Garden in an article about them accepting applications for growers eager to use the garden in the 2021 gardening season.
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The Bangor Daily News advanced a Zoom talk from Viña Lindley, a food systems and youth development professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about vegetable gardening for beginners hosted by the Belfast Garden Club noon–1 p.m. March 16. Register for the session online.
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Maine Maple Sunday is scheduled March 27–28 and maple trees are being tapped in preparation for this traditional spring celebration. University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers a selection of bulletins and videos relevant to Maine’s maple syrup season, such as how to plan for open-farm events during COVID-19. The publications include: Maine Maple Tours: Guidance […]
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