Cooperative Extension

Morning Ag Clips reports registration open for 4-H June Jamboree

Morning Ag Clips reported registration is open for University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H’s annual June Jamboree that begins at 5 p.m. June 14 and ends after lunch June 16, at Fryeburg Fairgrounds. The event for Maine 4-H families is designed to help youth learn about the care, health and wellness of livestock; fitting and […]

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Hargest recent guest on Maine Public’s ‘Maine Calling’

Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s topic was springtime gardening advice, including how to prepare and nurture flowers, vegetables, lawns and other plants.

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Morning Ag Clips previews UMaine Extension spring planting workshop

Morning Ag Clips previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension spring planting workshop to be held 6–7 p.m. May 28 at Rogers Farm in Old Town. Participants will learn best practices for planting ornamental seedlings, dahlias, hops and vegetable transplants, and how to sow flower and vegetable seeds directly into the garden. The workshop will […]

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BDN interviews Lichtenwalner for article about broody hens

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Anne Lichtenwalner, an associate professor of animal and veterinary sciences and director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Maine, for an article about broody hens. When a hen is broody, she stops laying and sits on a clutch of eggs or other objects to try to hatch […]

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WABI includes UMaine Extension Tick Lab in Lyme disease awareness report

WABI (Channel 5) mentioned the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab as a useful resource in a report on Lyme disease awareness. If people want a tick identified or tested for diseases, they can send it to the lab, which has “a wealth of easily accessible information and resources about Lyme disease and other […]

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UMaine Extension publications offer tips on growing fruit, cooking fiddleheads, managing insects

Spring is here and that means the planting and growing season will soon be getting underway and people are pursuing outdoor activities. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers resources on pruning trees and shrubs, starting seeds at home, harvesting and cooking fiddleheads, insect repellents, ticks, mosquitoes and Lyme disease. Visit the UMaine Cooperative Extension Publications […]

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Garland speaks with BDN about transplanting seedlings

Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about how to successfully transplant seedlings. Best practices depend on the plant, according to Garland — most plants should be transplanted at the same depth as they grew in pots, but some, like tomatoes, should be transplanted a […]

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Sun Journal cites Tick ID Lab in report on Lyme Disease Awareness Month

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick ID Lab was mentioned in a Sun Journal article about May being Lyme Disease Awareness Month. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a reminder that everyone be “tick aware and tick alert,” especially as the days get warmer, the article states. The lab, located […]

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Follow a Researcher® highlights UMaine student studying iceberg melt

Maine 4-H Follow a Researcher® returns for a sixth season with University of Maine graduate student researchers. From 1–2 p.m. May 2, UMaine Earth and climate sciences master’s student Mariama Dryak will be available on Twitter to chat with students and teachers about her studies using satellites to track iceberg melt in Antarctica. Dryak will […]

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