The annual Maine Grain Conference will be held 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. March 1 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Topics for this year’s conference, sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, include best practices in growing and storing grains, growing and licensing industrial hemp, camera-guided precision cultivation, whole farm grain budgets, foliar and […]
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The Sun Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is accepting applications for its Master Gardener Volunteers Program in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties. Training sessions will be at the UMaine Extension office in Lisbon Falls 4:45–8 p.m. Tuesdays April 2–May 28, and will resume Aug. 24–Oct. 15. Program participants will receive at least 40 […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Mark Hutchinson, an extension educator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about compost. Anything that was once alive can be composted, and this includes some surprising items, the article states. However, some decompose much slower than others. These items can be sifted out from compost that has […]
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The Daily Bulldog reported Dave Fuller, an agriculture and nontimber forest products professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will speak at a meeting of the North Chesterville Extension Homemakers on Feb. 26. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Chesterville Town Office; Fuller’s talk will be from 7–7:30 p.m. and will focus […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin in the article “6 creative ways to use woodstove ashes.” The byproduct of burned wood, ashes should be cleaned out of woodstoves and fireplaces regularly. Softwoods like fir and birch tend to generate more ash than hardwoods like beech and maple, according to […]
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The Republican Journal advanced a talk by Matthew Wallhead, an ornamental horticulture specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and an assistant professor of horticulture at UMaine. The talk, “Selecting Flowers and Vegetables for Different Environments,” will be at 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Belfast Free Library. Hosted by the Belfast Garden Club, the […]
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VillageSoup reported Elizabeth Stanley, a community education assistant with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will give a talk about container gardens at 10 a.m. Feb. 12 at the Camden Public Library. The event is sponsored by the Camden Garden Club and is part of the club’s Winter Horticulture series. Attendees will learn about growing in […]
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Morning Ag Clips announced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering 4-H Embryology Project Kits on loan to Cumberland County youth organizations. The cost to rent a kit is $10; the fee can be waived for qualifying institutions. A $50 deposit in check form also is required and will be given back when equipment […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Mainebiz reported the Maine 4-H Foundation has purchased the 64-acre Greenland Point Center in Princeton. The foundation plans to convert the land, which previously was a children’s camp for many years, into a new camp for University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H, according to the articles. Located on a peninsula […]
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Mindy Crandall, an assistant professor of forest landscape management and economics at the University of Maine, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) about University of Maine Day at the Maine Statehouse in Augusta Jan. 29. Students, faculty and staff from UMaine, including some from the institution’s College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture and Cooperative Extension, […]
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