University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer training in small-scale farming for market sales to military veterans and family members and farmers with disabilities starting in January. “Boots-2-Bushels: Boot Camp for Market Gardeners and Farmers” features semimonthly online classes that will be held through May 24 via Zoom and weekly, hands-on fieldwork from May–September at […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine Honors College received a $500 grant from the Maine Hunger Dialogue. The funds will be used to reduce food insecurity in the student population, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
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Anne Lichtenwalner, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate professor and director of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about providing the proper nutrition and environment to support development of young hens into successful egg producers.
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Morning Ag Clips and Centralmaine.com promoted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar, “Exciting New Vegetable Varieties for Home Gardeners,” which is set for 6 p.m. Jan. 13. More information about the event is online.
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The Piscataquis County Extension Association annual meeting begins at 3 p.m. Jan. 11 online and is open to the public. The meeting will include a presentation by Jessica Leahy, a professor in the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, focused on the Rural Youth Futures Project. The initiative was launched in response to changing […]
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The Bangor Daily News, the Boothbay Register, the Sun Journal, Centralmaine.com and WABI (Channel 5) advanced University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H’s new virtual cultural exchange club for youth ages 12–18 years. The “4-H Virtual Passport Around the World” club is a UMaine Extension 4-H special interest club designed to introduce young people from different cultural backgrounds to their […]
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Anne Lichtenwalner, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate professor and director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, and Rick Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor of sustainable dairy and forage systems, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about why not to give poultry and livestock spoiled feed. “If you open up a bag […]
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The Daily Bulldog and Bangor Daily News highlighted an online panel discussion about new vegetable varieties for Northern New England home gardens hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension. The webinar will be held 6–7 p.m. Jan. 13. Register on the event webpage.
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The Bangor Daily News and VillageSoup advanced the University of Maine Hutchinson Center’s online professional development program Self-Care for Clinicians offered Jan. 29–30. More information is available on the Hutchinson Center website.
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The Piscataquis Observer shared a media release about the Piscataquis County Extension Association’s annual meeting, which will feature a presentation by Jessica Leahy, a professor in the University of Maine School of Forest Resources, focused on the Rural Youth Futures Project.
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