Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about the start of sap season. “You can’t hurry Mother Nature,” Hopkins said. “The sap doesn’t really start to run until the temperatures during the day are 40 or 45, and you need the temperature to go down […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension employees Richard Brzozowski, food system program administrator, and Lani Carlson, Maine AgrAbility coordinator, were recent guests on WGAN’s “Positively Maine” podcast. The show focused on Maine AgrAbility, a project dedicated to informing, educating and assisting farmers, fishermen and forest workers with disabilities so they can continue successful careers in agriculture.
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VillageSoup and Morning Ag Clips announced University of Maine Cooperative Extension will partner with Knox-Lincoln Farm Bureau, Union Farm Equipment and Farm Family Insurance to offer a tractor safety course 6–8 p.m. Wednesdays, April 3–24 at Union Farm Equipment. The course is designed for adults and youth at least 14 years of age, and required for […]
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Morning Ag Clips and The Piscataquis Observer previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension small ruminant health workshop 1–4 p.m. April 13 at the Foxcroft Large Animal Veterinary Associates (FLAVA) Clinic in Dover-Foxcroft. The second annual workshop will focus on building awareness of disease and learning screening techniques for sheep, goats, alpacas and other small ruminants. […]
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Learn how to extend Maine’s short growing season at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension home and small-scale greenhouse workshop 10 a.m.–noon March 21 at the UMaine Extension Piscataquis County office in Dover-Foxcroft. UMaine Extension ornamental horticulture specialist Matthew Wallhead will lead the workshop. Topics will include technical greenhouse specifications and key control factors, including […]
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A workshop on best greenhouse practices for new and experienced growers will be held 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 20 at O’Donal’s Nursery and Garden Center in Gorham. The event is sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Presentation topics will include greenhouse heating and […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Renae Moran, an associate professor of pomology and tree fruit specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article “How to choose the right fruit tree for your yard.” Moran recommends people consider the winter hardiness of fruit trees and the length of their growing season — trees with […]
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The Kennebec Journal quoted Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in an article about the beginning of maple season in Maine. “If we have warm days, in the 40s or so, and it’s cold at night, we should have many good sap days,” said Hopkins. “Looking at the weather […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Lois Berg Stack, professor emerita of sustainable agriculture at the University of Maine, will give a presentation on native plants at 1 p.m. March 14 at the Birch Bay Village Inn as part of the Bar Harbor Garden Club’s monthly meeting. The talk will encompass some types of native plants, how […]
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VillageSoup previewed a talk by Clay Kirby, an associate scientist and insect diagnostician with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about the diversity of Maine’s spider species at noon March 19 at the Merryspring Nature Center in Camden. The lecture is part of the Winter Talk series. Admission is $5 or free for members of the […]
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