University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a wild blueberry conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Feb. 22 (snow date Feb. 29) at the Hollywood Casino Hotel in Bangor. The conference includes the latest research on management of diseases and pests, updates from the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission, a grower panel discussion, and separate […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties is accepting applications for the Master Gardener Volunteers training program that begins 1–4:30 p.m. March 30 at the Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. Classes meet weekly through June 8, then resume from late August through October. Participants receive more than 50 hours of in-depth, […]
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Morning Ag Clips advanced a five-session course offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for aspiring farmers. “So, You Want to Farm in Maine?” will begin March 3 at the UMaine Extension office in Lisbon Falls and will continue from 5:30–8:30 p.m. weekly through March 31. Live streaming of the course also will be […]
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Country Living cited the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in an article about how to start seeds indoors. According to UMaine Extension, if you’ve used a container for planting before it should be cleaned with a solution of one part chlorine bleach to nine parts water to prevent potential disease contamination from previous plantings.
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Morning Ag Clips and Turner Publishing reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties is accepting applications. The program meets weekly from 1 to 4:30 p.m. March 30 through June 8, and resumes from late August through October. Classes will be held at Topsham Public Library, according to […]
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The Advertiser Democrat posted a media release about a University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Oxford County workshop about raising swine on Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the UMaine Extension office, 9 Olson Road, South Paris. Topics include breed selection, nutrition, housing, health care and more. Extension livestock specialist Colt Knight […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a conference about hemp production from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Friday, March 6, at Jeff’s Catering, 15 Littlefield Drive, Brewer. Satellite sites will be the UMaine Extension Aroostook County office, 57 Houlton Road, Presque Isle; and the UMaine Extension Somerset County office, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan. “Growing […]
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Penobscot Bay Pilot posted a University of Maine release announcing that the Waldo County Extension Association, in cooperation with the Maine 4-H Foundation, is accepting applications for a $1,500 scholarship for graduating Waldo County high school seniors. Click here for a link to the application. For more information or to request a paper application, contact […]
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James C. McConnon Jr. talked with the Portland Press Herald for its story about the rising number of specialty food and beverage businesses in the state. McConnon, a Cooperative Extension business and economics specialist and economics professor at the University of Maine, said according to federal census data, the number of food and beverage manufacturing […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot advanced the Waldo County Extension Association’s free fourth annual Waldo County farmer and food producer winter potluck dinner at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association exhibition hall in Unity. A dinner theater featuring local farmers in skits focused on farm health and safety begins […]
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