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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Registration is open for the chance lottery to attend Camp North Woods, a co-educational overnight camp for youth ages 9–13 to learn lifelong outdoor skills and the importance of sustaining Maine’s natural resources. University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond hosts Camp North Woods. Staff from the Maine Department of Inland […]
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Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to WVII (Channel 7) about the beginning of tick season. As temperatures rise, snow begins to melt, and ticks have begun to emerge for the season. Dill said UMaine Extension recently has received a half dozen calls from people who found […]
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The County cited University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a report on the closures of Aroostook County’s two biomass plants. The closures of the two ReEnergy plants, one in Ashland and one in Fort Fairfield, will have effects on those in the forestry and agriculture sectors, especially farmers who have depended on wood ash as […]
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The Republican Journal previewed a free, four-part QuickBooks Basics for Farms workshop hosted by SCORE and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The workshops will help participants better understand how to activate and use the key features in the QuickBooks Desktop Pro version to process customer invoices and payments, record sales and sales taxes; generate reports; […]
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Thirty-four University of Maine faculty have received tenure and/or promotion. The faculty members were nominated by UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy based on a peer and administrative review of their successful teaching, research and public service, and approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. “We are extremely proud of our world-class faculty who […]
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