The Bangor Daily News promoted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop at the Yankee Woodlot Demonstration Forest at 7 County Drive, Skowhegan, from 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Feb. 21 and 27. For more information, contact Joe Dembeck at 207.474.8323 or somersetswcd.outreach@gmail.com.
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The Livermore Falls Advertiser, the Machias Valley News Observer, the Boothbay Register and Centralmaine.com promoted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar “Nibbling on Natives in your Backyard and Beyond,” which will be held from 6–7 p.m. Feb. 24. More information about the event, which is co-sponsored by the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, is online.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a free, online nutrition series for families in Washington, Hancock, Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties from 3:30–4:30 p.m. starting Feb. 11 and continuing each Thursday through April 1. “Create Family Meals” will include healthy recipes and tips for making healthy meal choices. Participants who join four or more classes […]
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The Sun Journal noted that educators from University of Maine Cooperative Extension and 4-H will be participating in the 2021 National Family & Consumer Sciences Educator Day, hosted by the Maine Association of Family Consumer Sciences (MAFCS), on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
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Waldo County residents entering their first or second year of post-secondary education are eligible to apply for one $1,500 scholarship made available by the Waldo County Extension Association and the Maine 4-H Foundation. Scholarship for a Sustainable Future applicants must be pursuing a career in a field that supports the mission of University of Maine […]
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The Bangor Daily News, the Daily Bulldog, the Advertiser Democrat, Centralmaine.com and the Penobscot Bay Pilot promoted the second meeting of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension youth club, “4-H for All,” at 6 p.m. Feb. 17. The meeting is for youth ages 5–13 who are new to 4-H, or are interested in joining. More information is available online.
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) interviewed Steven Johnson, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension crop specialist, about the benefits of webinars including cost savings for participants and the continuing availability of information. Johnson also previewed a Feb. 10 event where extension staff will provide updates on current potato-related research. More information about the Feb. […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot, Morning Ag Clips, Centralmaine.com, the Sun Journal and the Bangor Daily News promoted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar about methods of controlling rodents and wildlife on the farm 1–3 p.m. on Feb. 23. More information is online.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two new webinars about cooking with Maine foods from 2–2:45 p.m. Feb. 9 and Feb. 23. “Cooking with the Maine Harvest” opens with a webinar about how to use an electric pressure cooker, followed two weeks later with another webinar about reducing food waste in the home kitchen. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer five research updates specific to the agricultural industry from 7–8 p.m. Feb. 10. Presentations by UMaine Extension assistant professor and plant pathologist Alicyn Smart, Maine Potato Board agronomist Jake Dyer, and UMaine graduate students Kedi Li, Sylvia Zhang and Tongling Ge are based on recent research supported by […]
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