The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jason Lilley, a sustainable agriculture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article on cover crops. Cover crops are sown between seasons after crops are harvested and fields are bare, helping discourage weeds and maintain soil health during the off season, the article states. And building soil resilience […]
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The Advertiser Democrat quoted Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional and director of the Tick Lab with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in the report “Ticked off: Tracking tick encounters and diseases.” Fifteen species of ticks have been identified in Maine, though not all are permanent residents — some, like the Gulf Coast tick, […]
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The Bangor Daily News article “These 12 skills are essential for any backyard farmer” mentioned Maine AgrAbility, a nonprofit program funded by a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant and run by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the National AgrAbility Project. The program works to make farming more accessible to people with […]
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Fiddlehead Focus and The County advanced a livestock clinic in Presque Isle hosted by the Central Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and National Resource Conservation Service. The clinic, designed for large-scale producers or small-farm hobbyists, will be held 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 23 in the Olde MacDonald’s […]
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A Bangor Daily News article about a gardening initiative at the Maine State Prison in Warren mentioned the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener Program. The prison gardening program is in its third season and is run entirely by inmates, encompassing about 2.5 acres of the grounds to grow vegetables to feed the prison […]
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Morning Ag Clips previewed a five-week beginner beekeeping school to be hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine State Beekeepers Association, beginning Sept. 26. Sessions will be held 6–8:30 p.m. through Oct. 24 at the Springvale Public Library. Cost is $95 per person, $140 for two people who share materials, and includes […]
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Since 2000, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Maine Harvest for Hunger program has donated nearly 3 million pounds of produce to help address food insecurity in the state. In addition to donations from home and community gardeners, farmers and UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers, contributions come from field-gleaning teams statewide to aid hunger relief […]
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Tori Jackson, a professor of agriculture and natural resources with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about the specific criteria that determine what qualifies as a farm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Internal Revenue Service both have their own definitions of a farm and […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) cited the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in the report, “Forecasting growth: Pollinator plants help the bees.” Bees play a critical role in spreading pollen among crops, but experts say bee populations are declining. With fewer bees to pollinate, crops and flowers will be less productive, the report states. To […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Oxford County will hold a workshop on raising backyard poultry 1–3 p.m. Aug. 7 at the UMaine Extension office in South Paris. UMaine Extension livestock specialist Colt Knight will discuss poultry breeds, housing, health and nutrition. Prospective and beginning small-scale egg producers will gain a general understanding of what […]
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