Morning Ag Clips, WAGM, WABI, Daily Bulldog, The Piscataquis Observer and Centralmaine.com shared a University of Maine Cooperative Extension release that invites gardeners to submit photos of their best horticultural practices as a resource for a virtual demonstration garden. Photos can be submitted via the program website. After review, submissions will be shared on the UMaine Extension “My Maine Garden” webpage […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet in its story about coronavirus outbreaks at blueberry farms in the state. Maine is the nation’s top producer of wild blueberries, with fields on 44,000 acres, according to the article. Working with UMaine, the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission group has provided 800 protective […]
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Morning Ag Clips and the Daily Bulldog shared a University of Maine Cooperative Extension release about its free cover crop webinar 6–7 p.m. Aug. 12, led by UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture professional Jason Lilley. Register on the event webpage to receive the Zoom link.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free webinar about key considerations for planning a cover cropping system 6–7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12. Adding diversity to a cover cropping system creates healthier soil and can benefit crop production and a farm’s ecosystem. UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture professional Jason Lilley will discuss several versatile cover […]
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Good Fruit Grower magazine interviewed Lily Calderwood, University of Maine Cooperative Extension wild blueberry specialist and assistant professor of horticulture, about dealing with the spotted wing drosophila (SWD) when growing blueberries. Calderwood says growers in Maine harvest blueberries earlier than in years’ past in response to SWD. The insect peaks in mid or late August, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension invites Maine gardeners to contribute personal photos demonstrating best horticultural practices — from creative trellising to ingenious ways of deterring hungry wildlife — as a resource in a new virtual demonstration garden. Photos should be high-quality image files that focus on subjects that can educate and inspire viewers. Categories include […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar from noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 17 about fall garden activities that improve soil health. UMaine Extension educator Caragh Fitzgerald will discuss “Cover Crops and Soil Management in the Garden” with a special emphasis on cover crops. Fitzgerald will talk about what cover crops to plant, […]
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The Guardian interviewed Esperanza Stancioff, climate change educator for University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant, about changes in the lobster industry. Stancioff said that over time the center of Maine’s lobster fishery has shifted from Thomaston to Stonington and Canada. Lobsters also have been moving farther offshore, requiring fishermen to obtain an […]
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) interviewed Jim Dill, pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about nuisance mosquitoes despite their reproductive activity being slowed by the recent dry weather. Mosquitoes rely on stagnant water sources for breeding. “Some of those breeding sites have certainly dried up. But I can tell you, when […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Anne Lichtenwalner about what chicken owners can do if there’s an unexpected rooster in their flocks. When purchasing a batch of chicks, even those advertised as female, some buyers end up with roosters because they can be accidentally mixed together, according to the article. “The best thing anyone can do […]
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