Cooperative Extension

‘Growing Maine’ explores keys to success of Pittsfield couple’s dairy business

University of Maine Cooperative Extension has released the eighth installment of “Growing Maine,” a series of short documentaries highlighting Maine food producers and farm families. The newest video tells the story of Balfour Farm in Pittsfield, a MOFGA-certified organic dairy farm producing cheese and yogurt.    Heather and Doug Donahue, farmers for 18 years, moved to […]

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Media cover U.S. Senate field hearing at tick lab

A number of media outlets reported that Sen. Susan Collins held a Senate field hearing Thursday at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab to promote a bill to boost federal funding to fight Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The Portland Press Herald reported the TICK Act, sponsored by Collins and Sen. Angus King, […]

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Advertiser Democrat advances Oxford County pollinator plantings workshop

Advertiser Democrat advanced a workshop, “Succeeding with Pollinator Plantings: the Bees, the Bugs and the Basics,” hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford County, Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 20 at Hooker Family Farm in Oxford. Participants will learn […]

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Hargest touts importance of bees in advance of Pollinator Day

Pamela Hargest, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension horticulturist, told the Portland Press Herald that Maine’s native bee populations are doing well and that it’s important to keep it that way. Maine is home to more than 270 species of native bees, many of which pollinate food crops. Showcasing the importance of pollinators is important […]

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Morning Sentinel, KJ advance mechanical weed control field day 

The Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal advanced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension mechanical weed control field day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. The hands-on event is designed for farmers, crop advisers and other agricultural community members. Tool demonstrations and research results for vegetable […]

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Pen Bay Pilot promotes seed swap

Penobscot Bay Pilot promoted the free fifth Annual Seed Swap and Saving Seeds Workshop on National Seed Swap Day — Jan. 25, 2020 at University of Maine Cooperative Extension Knox & Lincoln Counties office, 377 Manktown Road in Waldoboro. For more information, call Jean Vose, 207.563.7564, atgodslove@tidewater.net.

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Celebrate pollinators Sept. 7 at Tidewater Farm 

University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Falmouth Land Trust will host a pollinator day 2–4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, Farm Gate Road, Falmouth. This free, public event features hands-on activities focused on the vital role pollinators play in the food system as well as information about […]

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Medical Xpress publishes release on home canning salsa, food safety

Medical Xpress published a University of Maine news release about a new study that found a majority of online recipes for home canning salsa lack adequate food safety standards. The study, led by University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor Kathy Savoie and Jen Perry, an assistant professor of food microbiology, examined 56 recipes for home […]

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Field Day at Rogers Farm includes hops demonstration garden

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program will host its annual Field Day 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Sept. 7 at Rogers Farm demonstration garden in Old Town. Activities include workshops, a new backyard hops demonstration garden, botanical crafts, Maine-grown melon taste tests, a book walk, expert tips on growing peppers and butterfly gardens, […]

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