The Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Seacoast Online and Morning Ag Clips posted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension release that announced applications are available for University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer training in York County. Classes will meet from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays from Jan. 29 through mid-June at the Kennedy Center in […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H youth development program staff were recently honored by the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA) as Northeast regional and national winners of the Diversity & Inclusion: Expanding the 4-H Audience Award and the Excellence in After School Programming Award. UMaine Extension staff honored at the NAE4-HA conference, held […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel issued the University of Maine Cooperative Extension release about its annual dairy forage conference from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, at Governor’s Restaurant, 376 Main St., Waterville. Extension educators and industry experts will discuss managing diets with forages grown and harvested in challenging conditions and potential […]
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Morning Ag Clips ran the University of Maine Cooperative Extension media release previewing its five-week Beginner Beekeeping Course beginning Thursday, Feb. 13, at Downs Conference Room in Springvale. Instructor Larry Peiffer will discuss honeybee colonies, hive construction, pests and diseases, honey production and seasonal management of the hive. Participants may observe area hives and gain […]
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The latest episode of the University of Maine podcast “The Maine Question” asks what it takes to run a successful food business in Maine. In the sixth episode of the first season, host Ron Lisnet speaks with Jason Bolton, a food safety specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, about the challenges and opportunities of starting and […]
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Turner Publishing and Morning Ag Clips advanced the annual University of Maine Cooperative Extension dairy forage conference, which will be held 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at Governor’s Restaurant in Waterville. The focus will be managing diets with forages grown and harvested in challenging conditions and potential health concerns for livestock. Additional topics […]
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The Lincoln County News reported on a gleaning group that is expanding its food security-focused mission from seasonal to year-round. The Lincoln County Gleaners are a project of Healthy Lincoln County, a community health nonprofit based in Damariscotta. The article included a photo of Kate McCarty, a food preservation professional with the University of Maine […]
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Turner Publishing posted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release announcing applications are being accepted for 2020 Master Gardener Volunteer training in Penobscot and Somerset counties. Classes will meet weekly Feb. 25 through May 21, primarily at the UMaine Extension office in Bangor. Classes resume for four weeks in September. UMaine Extension horticulture staff […]
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Turner Publishing advanced a series of half-day “Recipe to Market” workshops for food entrepreneurs, offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Workshop topics include food entrepreneurship in the specialty food industry, business basics, an overview of the product development process, licensing and regulations, and food safety. Sessions will be offered 9 a.m.–noon on Dec. 2 […]
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Penobscot Bay Pilot and Turner Publishing posted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension release announcing that online applications for the Master Gardener Volunteers Program for Kennebec, Franklin and Waldo counties will be accepted starting Dec. 13. Training begins 12:30–4 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Kennebec County UMaine Extension office in Augusta.
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