Morning Ag Clips shared a Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) news release featuring a quote from David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension small fruit and vegetable specialist, about the announcement of Specialty Crop Block Grant awards in Maine.
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University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy will deliver the Seaman A. Knapp Memorial Lecture in a virtual webinar sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The Oct. 28 event from 3–5:30 p.m. begins with the Community of Scholars Celebrating […]
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Maine Public featured Hannah Carter, dean of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on a recent segment of ‘Maine Calling’ about how Mainers have helped one another during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Elizabeth Stanley, horticulture community education assistant at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article titled “For a healthy spring garden, try using seaweed for winter protection.” “It’s a great source of organic matter for your garden and compost pile, and an excuse to visit a beach in the […]
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News Center Maine highlighted Maine Tick Data from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab in a segment titled “Cases of tickborne diseases down so far this year.”
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John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about tips for managing well water systems. “It’s a good idea to have a sense of what (water yield) you have in your well, monitor it and don’t overdo it,” he said, among other […]
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Morning Ag Clips and the Bangor Daily News highlighted the Oct. 25 registration deadline for the University Cooperative Extension’s Produce Safety Alliance grower training from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Nov. 5–Nov. 6. The $20 fee includes the training manual and certificate. Register and find more information on the training webpage.
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The Daily Bulldog, the Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com and The Piscataquis Observer advanced an upcoming home composting webinar hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Organic Farmers and the Gardeners Association noon-1 p.m. Nov. 4. Topics for “Backyard Composting,” include the basic principles of composting, what can safely be composted and when and how […]
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Registration closes Oct. 25 for the Produce Safety Alliance grower training offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension from 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Nov. 5–6. Training topics include foundational farm food safety best practices and coordinated management information based on Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements. Participants who complete the course are eligible for the FSMA […]
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University of Maine Assistant Professor of Animal Disease and Diagnostics Pauline Kamath talked with News Center Maine about a three-year collaborative study of moose parasites intended to inform population management practices. UMaine collaborators include Sandra De Urioste-Stone, an associate professor of nature-based tourism, and Anne Lichtenwalner, director of the Cooperative Extension Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
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