University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a new virtual cultural exchange club for youth ages 12–18 years beginning 4–5 p.m. Jan. 19. Additional meetings will be 9:30–10:30 a.m. Jan. 30, Feb. 13 and Feb. 27; and 4–5 p.m. Feb. 2 and Feb. 16. “4-H Virtual Passport Around the World” is a UMaine Extension […]
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Centralmaine.com interviewed Jason Lilley, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension sustainable agriculture professional, about an analysis he and his colleagues conducted that showed sales of organic products had increased slightly during the pandemic. The Portland Press Herald shared the Centralmaine.com story.
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The Bangor Daily News, the Daily Bulldog, The Irregular, Q106.5 FM (Bangor), the Carriage Towne News and the Portland Press Herald and the Rangeley Highlander advanced an upcoming webinar about lighting options for growing indoor plants and seedlings hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. Anyone interested in attending the webinar, scheduled for 6–7 p.m. Jan. […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension will hold an online panel discussion about new vegetable varieties available for Northern New England gardens from 6–7 p.m. Jan. 13. “Exciting New Vegetable Varieties for Home Gardeners” will feature Mark Hutton, UMaine Extension associate professor and state vegetable specialist; Becky Sideman, UNH Extension […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a weekly series of five livestock nutrition webinars from noon–1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays from Jan. 13 to Feb. 10. Topics include basic nutrition and feeding needs of small ruminants, beef cattle, pigs and poultry, as well as processing expectations. UMaine Extension assistant professor and livestock specialist Colt Knight […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering separate online beekeeping classes for beginner and experienced beekeepers starting Jan. 14 and Feb. 25. The five-session beginning class, for beekeepers with less than one year’s experience, meets from 6–7:30 p.m. Jan 14–Feb. 11. With a focus on the basics of honeybee biology and beekeeping, the class can […]
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Sara Conant, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H community education assistant, spoke with the Advertiser Democrat for a story promoting a new virtual club for children ages 12–18. “4-H Passport Around the World SPIN Club” will meet Tuesdays and Saturdays for six weeks beginning Jan. 19. More information about the club, which will introduce […]
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The Franklin Journal, the Advertiser Democrat, The Irregular, the Boothbay Register, the Portland Press Herald and Centralmaine.com promoted a new University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar series, “Farm Food Safety Planning Made Simple” 5–6:30 p.m. Feb. 2, 9 and 16. More information about the online series, which is offered in partnership with the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, is online.
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The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com, The Irregular and the Daily Bulldog advanced two online updates from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension at 7 p.m. Jan. 13. “Recognizing Herbicide Injury in Potatoes” will be presented by North Dakota State University Extension potato agronomist Andy Robinson, followed by “The Steps Used in ELISA Tests” with University of Maine School of Biology […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a new series of webinars about cooking with Maine foods from 2–2:45 p.m. every other Tuesday beginning Jan. 12. The series will continue through the spring. “Cooking with the Maine Harvest” topics include cooking with unusual Maine vegetables, making savory harvest pies, cooking with an electric pressure cooker, […]
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