WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) interviewed Steve Johnson, a professor and crops specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a segment of the County Ag Report about potato farming in Australia. Johnson has been in Australia working with and educating local farmers, and testing for potato viruses as part of the seed certification […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Ellen Mallory, an associate Extension professor with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and associate professor in the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture, for an article about industrial hemp in Maine and the Maine Grain Conference. Mallory noted a presentation on industrial hemp as part of the annual Maine Grain […]
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Morning Ag Clips announced a series of University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshops on hayfield and pasture health in nine locations around the state. The workshops will be led by UMaine Extension employees Rick Kersbergen, Extension professor of sustainable dairy and forage systems, and Gary Anderson, animal and bioscience specialist. Topics will include improving pasture […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported applications are now available for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Kids Can Grow gardening program in York County. Children ages 7–12 will learn how to grow vegetables, flowers and herbs, and how to build and maintain a raised-bed garden at home, as well as learn about community service by donating […]
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Esperanza Stancioff, an Extension professor and climate change educator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in an article about citizen science on homesteads. Homesteaders are constantly conducting experiments and making observations, creating opportunities to turn that information into usable data for citizen science research projects, the article states. Stancioff leads […]
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Lancaster Farming covered the second annual University of Maine Cooperative Extension Flowering in the North Conference Jan. 29–30 in Portland. The conference focused on learning how to operate a successful fresh-cut flower farm. “This is a rapidly growing area with several experienced and beginning farmers increasing their cut flower production,” said Jason Lilley, a sustainable […]
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University of Maine scientists Sean Birkel, Paul Mayewski and Esperanza Stancioff were mentioned in a Pine Tree Watch report about planning for climate change that ran in The Times Record. The Climate Change Institute’s Coastal Maine Climate Futures report, prepared by Maine State Climatologist Birkel and CCI director Mayewski, was highlighted in the article. “With […]
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The Bangor Daily News asked Kate Garland, University of Maine Cooperative Extension horticulturist, for tips about getting garden plots ready for spring. Garland recommends testing and, if necessary, neutralizing the soil. She also suggested adding compost to improve the soil structure and planning where to place pathways.
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Morning Ag Clips advanced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop on reviving and managing wild apple trees 9 a.m.–noon March 16 at Colebrook Farm in South Paris. UMaine Extension Oxford County is partnering with the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District to host the workshop, which is $15 per family. Registration is required […]
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Morning Ag Clips announced a University of Maine Cooperative Extension four-week course in adaptive gardening will begin April 3. The class meetings will be noon–2:30 p.m., with remaining sessions on April 10, 17 and 24, with a snow date May 1. All sessions will be held at the UMaine Extension Penobscot County office in Bangor. […]
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