The University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Maine Farm and Seafood Products Directory was highlighted in a recent guest column published in the Portland Press Herald. UMaine Extension worked with Allison Lakin, owner of East Forty Farm and Dairy, and Lakin’s Gorges Cheese in Waldoboro, to develop the database of Maine farmers’ creative distribution strategies implemented […]
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October closes out the season for growing and preserving Maine foods. Four new food preservation webinars from University of Maine Cooperative Extension begin 2–2:45 p.m. Oct. 6, with the first talk focusing on how to store vegetables through the winter. Subsequent webinars scheduled for the same time on Tuesdays through Oct. 27 will address storing […]
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Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Vision for Tomorrow comprehensive campaign has exceeded its $200 million goal by more than $8 million, according to UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery N. Mills in announcing the successful completion of the record-setting fundraising effort. The public phase of the campaign was […]
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“What does the future look like for Maine’s wild blueberries?” Find out in the second episode of Season Three of “The Maine Question” podcast. Wild blueberries are synonymous with Maine, serving as an iconic product from the only state in the U.S. where they grow. Drought, disease and the COVID-19 pandemic have challenged the industry […]
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Centralmaine.com, the Piscataquis Observer, Daily Bulldog, Sun Journal, Penobscot Bay Pilot, Morning Ag Clips and WAGM in Presque Isle highlighted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H offering virtual science cafés for teens in grades 7–12 every Thursday, from 3:30–4:15 p.m., beginning Oct. 1. Online sessions will include University of Maine scientists discussing their research, how they became involved in […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Hay Directory in an article titled “Aroostook County declared a disaster area amid extreme drought.” The directory allows sellers to list and buyers to locate feed resources for livestock. Information about forage quality testing and feed budgeting also is available.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer virtual science cafés for teens in grades 7–12 every Thursday, from 3:30–4:15 p.m., beginning Oct. 1. Online sessions will include University of Maine scientists discussing their research, how they became involved in their work and what brought them to Maine. Participants will learn about science in action […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Downeastmaine.com promoted a free online presentation sponsored by the University of Maine George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and facilitated by Lily Calderwood, UMaine Cooperative Extension wild blueberry specialist and assistant professor of horticulture, 3-4 p.m. Oct. 5. “The Future of Farming: Building Tools for Tech Savvy Farmers,” will […]
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Centralmaine.com promoted an Oct. 7 webinar, Planning your Backyard Orchard, offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension as part of their fall gardening series. The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) is partnering with UMaine Extension for this event. More information is online.
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Morning Ag Clips picked up a University of Maine news release announcing a Sept. 21 interactive webinar, “Safety nets and bootstraps: Mainers and food insecurity in the time of COVID-19,” with UMaine Cooperative Extension Professor Kate Yerxa and School of Food and Agriculture Assistant Professor Rachel Schattman. The online event, which is set for 3–4 […]
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