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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The Associated Press interviewed Lily Calderwood, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension wild blueberry specialist, about the impacts of drought, disease and the pandemic on Maine’s blueberry industry in 2020. “It was uniquely challenging, but we have had late frosts in the past and we have had drought in the past,” said Calderwood. “The growers […]
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Centralmaine.com, Morning Ag Clips and the Daily Bulldog announced a University of Maine Cooperative extension webinar at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 30 focused on photographing beef cattle for virtual sales. More information about the event, which is co-sponsored by Maine Beef Producers Association, is available online.
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WABI (Channel 5), the Sun Journal, The Piscataquis Observer and Centralmaine.com highlighted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension effort to recycle low-density polyethylene plastic (LDPE #4) typically used in greenhouses, hoop houses and other agricultural structures. More information about the program, which is funded by a Maine Department of Environmental Protection waste diversion grant, is […]
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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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