Registration is now open for a new, interactive multi-session STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) ocean-focused adventure series starting Oct. 19 at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street. STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers is a collaborative effort between the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension Waldo County 4-H, the Belfast Free Library and the UMaine […]
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James Dill, a pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about the population boom of Asian jumping worms in the state. “All of a sudden, this year there are a lot more worms being sent in for identification,” he said. “Last year we got a dozen in […]
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Morning Ag Clips promoted the 2023 Maine Hunger Dialogue and Climate Action Summit 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Wells Conference Center at the University of Maine. Visit the event webpage for more information.
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The Wiscasset Newspaper highlighted an upcoming integrated pest management forum featuring David Handley, a vegetable and small-fruit specialist at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, as one of the panelists. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay is hosting the free community forum 5–6:30 p.m. Oct. 18.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering an eight-hour ServSafe Food Protection Manager course 9 a.m.–5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26 at the Cumberland County Extension office, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. The course will help prepare students for the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification exam. The exam will immediately follow the course. This nationally-recognized certification […]
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In stories about the first confirmed cases of Eastern equine encephalitis virus in Maine, News Center Maine, the Bangor Daily News and WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) noted that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory evaluated animals that died of the virus.
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Morning Ag Clips shared tips on reducing food waste from University of Maine experts. The advice comes during the celebration of the inaugural Maine Food Waste Awareness Week from Sept. 25–29. The initiative was launched in part by the advocacy of UMaine students and faculty.
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In a story about the Farmington Fair, The Franklin Journal highlighted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Working Steer show.
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College and high school students and their teachers from across the state are invited to participate in the 2023 Maine Hunger Dialogue and Climate Action Summit 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Wells Conference Center at the University of Maine. The one-day conference, sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Maine Campus Compact, […]
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Discarded food is piling up in trash bins and landfills, causing harm to the environment, national global food security, and consumers’ wallets. In 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency estimated that each year, U.S. households trashed 26.5 million tons of food, or 338 pounds per household. That’s enough to feed 26.5 million people in a year […]
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