University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry will host a twilight meeting online starting at 5:30 p.m. May 12 to discuss best management practices for pick-your-own operations during the COVID-19 outbreak. The discussion will highlight key considerations, including guidance from the Cornell Small Farms Program, toward keeping everyone […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a guest column from Mitch Mason, an associate extension professor with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, titled “Refugee and asylum seekers in Maine are future volunteers.” Mason, a 4-H Youth and Family Development extension educator, is a member of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network, which brings […]
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The Franklin Journal interviewed David Fuller, agricultural and nontimber forest products extension professional IV with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about the presence of swede midge in Farmington. The invasive insect from Europe and southwest Asia can damage broccoli, cauliflower and other members of the brassica family. The larvae, not the adult […]
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Morning Ag Clips shared a press release about University of Maine Cooperative Extension offering information to help find, grow, use, preserve and store in-season fruits and vegetables in Maine. Extension’s recent publications pertain to rhubarb, wild greens and fiddleheads. Updated information, and bulletins to download or order, are available on the Extension website, or by […]
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The Piscataquis Observer, Morning Ag Clips and Centralmaine.com shared a press release about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s eight-part video series for first-time gardeners titled “A Victory Garden for ME.” The free series provides an overview of vegetable gardening, from how to get started and what to plant to tending and harvesting the home […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel shared the press release for the free online workshop “Don’t Fall Into the Thinking Trap” hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H members who have been selected for the National 4-H Healthy Living Summit 2020. The workshop, hosted from 6 to 7 p.m. May 5, is designed to […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free online overview of raising backyard poultry from 5:30–7:30 p.m. May 11. Designed for the beginning or prospective backyard and small-scale poultry producers, participants will gain a general understanding of providing for housing, health, and nutrition needs; varieties of waterers and lighting options; and different poultry breeds […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff members Kate Garland, horticultural specialist; Donna Coffin, Extension professor; and Alicyn Smart, assistant Extension professor and Extension plant pathologist; for an article about the best tools for first-time gardeners. Beginning gardeners might want to choose a trowel with measurements etched into the handle, […]
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The Advertiser Democrat spoke with Rebecca Long, an agriculture and food system professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article “Vegetable pots, plots and gardens are in high demand.” So is spring planting education, according to Long. “We are holding an online series three days a week,” she said. “We’re about halfway through […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff Robson Machado, assistant Extension professor and food science specialist, and Jason Bolton, associate Extension professor, in an article about how to safely exchange food during the coronavirus pandemic. There is currently no evidence that the virus can be transmitted through food or food containers. […]
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