University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Beef Producers Association will offer a free online workshop about photographing beef cattle for virtual markets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 30. Designed for youth and adults with experience using digital cameras or smartphones, topics include location selection, determining the best light, and positioning the animal. Presenter Kelly […]
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Griffin Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension tick lab coordinator, spoke with News Center Maine about the decline in tick samples this summer compared to the same time in 2019. “The number of nymphs that were submitted to our lab was less than half of what it was last year, we are really trending […]
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Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, shared tips about how to protect gardens from snails and slugs for a Realtor.com article. Advice from Dill includes releasing toads, which are natural predators, and using copper fencing, which can be toxic to snails and slugs, among other guidance. “You can use two […]
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Morning Ag Clips noted Maine AgriAbility’s participation in the upcoming inaugural AgrAbility Virtual State Fair in October. AgrAbility projects from 19 states, including Maine, will take part in the online event to provide resources and information to farmers, ranchers and other agricultural workers who labor in production agriculture with a disability, functional limitation or health […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) highlighted that the Pine Tree State 4-H Club Foundation was awarded $50,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development for rehabilitating all facilities at the Greenland Point Learning Center, Princeton. Repairs will include roofing, flooring, interior wall repair and painting and staining exterior facilities. The foundation and […]
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Two 4-H Teen Teachers from University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Cumberland County — 16-year-old Anna Deng and 14-year-old Naimo Mohamed — are featured in a video produced by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The teens were selected because they demonstrated leadership this summer through participation in the 4-H Community Central […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension begins collection of greenhouse plastic for recycling Sept. 25 with 16 drop-off sites across the state. Disposal is free of charge through Dec. 15 to all Maine growers who register. The target material for recycling is clear, low-density, polyethylene (LDPE#4) plastic typically used to cover greenhouses, high tunnels, hoop houses […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will offer an interactive online session on food insecurity during COVID-19 3–4 p.m. Sept. 21. “Safety nets and bootstraps: Mainers and food insecurity in the time of COVID-19” will discuss the fundamentals of food insecurity, and summarize a recent survey of […]
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Editor’s note: A Morris Animal Foundation news release is online. Pauline Kamath will investigate how parasites affect moose survival and health to inform management strategies targeted at maintaining healthy populations of the large mammal in Maine and across North America. The Morris Animal Foundation awarded the University of Maine assistant professor of animal health in the […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Kathleen Savoie, University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator, about attendance at UMaine Extension webinars focused on food preservation and the burgeoning demand for canning support and supplies. “People are pickling anything they get their hands on,” said Savoie. She believes that gardening and canning are not a manifestation of […]
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