Morning Ag Clips announced applications for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Food Preserver program are now available, with a deadline of 4:30 p.m. May 3. Program sessions will meet primarily 5:30–8:30 p.m. Tuesdays June 18–Sept. 17 at UMaine Extension in Falmouth and at Brunswick High School. The 35-hour course combines lecture, discussion and […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is now accepting tick samples for tick-borne disease testing. Maine residents can have ticks tested for the pathogens that cause the three most common tick-borne diseases — Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis — for $15 per sample. Species identification of tick samples continues to be free. Testing is done at […]
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The Republican Journal advanced a talk about pollinator-friendly gardens to be given by Master Gardener Jean Vose at the Waldo County Extension Homemakers’ meeting on April 11 at the Waldo Town Hall/Community Building. Vose will discuss “Creating a Pollinator-Friendly Garden” at 12:30 p.m. Waldo County Extension Homemakers is part of Maine Extension Homemakers, which has […]
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Morning Ag Clips announced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension four-week course in adaptive gardening will begin April 10. The class meetings will be noon–2:30 p.m., with remaining sessions on April 17 and 24, and May 1. All sessions will be held at the UMaine Extension Penobscot County office in Bangor. The course is for […]
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The Associated Press and VillageSoup advanced the annual meeting of the Maine Invasive Species Network, to be held April 3 at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. University of Maine Cooperative Extension is a partner of the network and helped organize the meeting, which is expected to draw more than 100 attendees this year. Invasive species […]
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Farm tractor safety classes taught by University of Maine Cooperative Extension educators and area experts begin 6–8 p.m. April 3 at Union Farm Equipment, 1893 Heald Highway, Union. Courses also are scheduled in Cumberland, Kennebec, Oxford and Waldo counties. The multi-session classes are designed for adults and youth at least 14 years of age, and […]
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University of Maine alumna Melissa Smith, president and CEO of WEX, will return to campus April 11 as a Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow. In 1991, Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting at UMaine. At WEX — a provider of payment solutions that serves […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a four–week course in adaptive gardening beginning noon–2:30 p.m. April 3 at the UMaine Extension Penobscot County office in Bangor. Remaining classes meet April 10, 17 and 24, with a snow date of May 1. The course is for individual gardeners and service providers supporting gardeners with […]
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The Ellsworth American cited Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in an article about the maple industry and climate change. Hopkins spoke on the topic at Schoodic Institute on March 21, according to the article. The calendar no longer accurately predicts the best time to start tapping trees, and […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article “How to determine your hardiness zone.” Hardiness zones were developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to determine which plants grow best in different climates, with each zone representing the region’s minimum average winter temperatures, the […]
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