Advertiser Democrat reported on the Fryeburg Fair, Maine’s last fair of the season, happening Sept. 29–Oct. 6. More than 190 4-Hers from around New England are exhibiting their animals at the fair, according to the article. 4-H youth are between 9 and 18 years old. In Maine, 4-H is facilitated by the University of Maine […]
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The Piscataquis Observer reported on a food fermentation program and brewery tour 5–8 p.m. Oct. 22 at Bissell Brothers Three Rivers in Milo. The event is sponsored by the Piscataquis County Extension Association, University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Brian Perkins, an assistant research professor in […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about how to prepare a raised garden bed for winter. Throughout autumn, gardeners with raised beds should take several steps to ensure their garden beds are ready for next year’s seeds and seedling transplants, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) recently did a story with Dale Strout, 14, a member of University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H since he was 9. At the Windsor Fair, Strout raised more than $5,000 by auctioning off his lamb named Goose. He’s giving the money to his friend Andrew Curtis, who has bone cancer, to defray […]
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Centralmaine.com ran a University of Maine Cooperative Extension release that announced the latest installment of its “Growing Maine” series highlighting food producers and farm families. The short documentary, which features Monica’s Chocolates in Lubec, is online.
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The Livermore Falls Advertiser reported the Franklin County 4-H Beef Club planned to donate proceeds from a day of its food booth sales at the Farmington Fair to relief efforts in the aftermath of the Sept. 16 propane explosion at the LEAP (Life Enrichment Advancing People) building in Farmington. The explosion killed Capt. Michael Bell […]
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Lancaster Online in Pennsylvania included a University of Maine Cooperative Extension recipe for Gluten-Free Flour Mix in a roundup of nonwheat flours recipes.
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Raising awareness of the impact of farming practices and food processing on human health is the focus of a day-long conference Oct. 19 at the University of Maine, organized by the Maine chapter of the Fulbright Association. “From Farm to Healthy Body: A Sustainable Model for the Planet and the Individual” will be held from […]
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News Center Maine reported the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a funding bill that would provide $20 million to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Potato Integrated Pest Management program. RFD-TV — a 24-hour television network in Nashville, Tennessee featuring programming centered on agribusiness, equine and rural lifestyles — carried the AP story.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County is holding a free winter care workshop for small-scale poultry producers. The program will be offered twice Sept. 26 — 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 6–8:30 p.m., at the UMaine Extension office in Dover-Foxcroft. Workshop topics will include poultry breeds, housing, health and nutrition, demonstrations of various waterers […]
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