Inquire Within, the digital magazine from the organization WorkingNation, reported on Maine AgrAbility’s Boots-2-Bushels program, which teaches military veterans the skills needed to be their own agribusiness bosses. The 30-week program, which launched in January, includes classes taught by experts from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel shared a media release about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s seven-week series of tips for farm resiliency on social media that begins Sept. 13. Each post on the UMaine Extension Facebook page will feature a new entry from the weekly “Small Bites” series, offering short articles with practical […]
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During Season 3 of “The Maine Question” podcast, host Ron Lisnet will interview University of Maine movers and shakers working to improve people’s lives and the world. Here’s a preview of three topics this season, which kicks off Thursday, Sept. 17 Catherine Biddle and Maria Frankland from the College of Education and Human Development will […]
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The Weekly Packet highlighted the Maine Compost School course in an article about the Maine Department of Environmental Protection awarding a $40,000 grant for a new composting facility in Brooklin. The Maine Compost School, co-operated by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, and the environmental protection department, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a seven-week series of tips for farm resiliency on social media beginning Sept. 13. Each post on the UMaine Extension Facebook page will feature a new entry from the weekly “Small Bites” series, offering short articles with practical tips for stress reduction, communication and farm team and family […]
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WABI, Morning Ag Clips, CentralMaine.com and The Piscatiquis Observer promoted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar “Root Cellaring: A Cheap and Easy Method for Preserving Your Harvest,” noon–1 p.m. Sept 28. This free webinar is the last in UMaine Extension’s 2020 summer gardening series. More information about this event is online.
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The County highlighted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar focused on pressure canning soups and stocks from 2-2:45 p.m. Sept. 15 in the calendar of events for Sept. 9-15. More information about this virtual event, which is part of the UMaine Extension series, “Preserving the Maine Harvest,” is available online.
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CentralMaine.com and The County picked up a University of Maine news release announcing the appointment of Bee Chim as a University of Maine Cooperative Extension crops specialist in Presque Isle. Chim will focus on assisting potato growers and other farmers with crop-related educational programs and applied research. She has a joint appointment with the University […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jim Dill, University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, about orange or fuzzy galls on oak leaves. The galls are displaying deepening fall colors now. According to Dill, the galls and the tiny wasps incubating inside are benign.
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The Daily Bulldog highlighted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension offering, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), is now open to pregnant women and adults with children in their households. The distance education program uses digital and telephonic class meetings hosted by UMaine Extension staff to promote healthy cooking and eating, help clients […]
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