Turner Publishing previewed a wreath-making workshop taught by David Fuller, an agriculture and nontimber forest products professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The workshop will teach sustainable balsam fir-tipping techniques, and participants will take home their fir wreath after the workshop. Fuller also will discuss Maine’s balsam fir industry, Turner Publishing reported. The workshop […]
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Developing tools and information resources to help small to medium-size farms in New England address climate change-related issues that affect productivity, including changes in growing season, drought risks and new pests, is the focus of a new University of Maine research project. The initiative is part of a nearly $500,000, three-year grant to the University […]
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The Republican Journal reported Lynne Holland, a community education assistant with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will discuss the essentials of making Della Robbia holiday decorations for a Belfast Garden Club talk at the Belfast Free Library 2–3 p.m. Nov. 13. The Della Robbia style dates back to the 15th century and takes its name […]
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The National 4-H Council has awarded Hazel Goodwin of Shapleigh, Maine the 2018 Salute to Excellence Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award. The prestigious, yearly award is presented to volunteers who have dedicated more than 10 years of their life to working with youth and exhibit exceptional commitment and contributions to 4-H and the community. This year, […]
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The Sun Journal quoted Renae Moran, an associate professor of pomology and a fruit tree specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in a story about Ricker Hill Orchards. The eighth-generation orchard faces industry challenges of poor crop yields and competition, while also dealing with debt that resulted from expanding its side operations to remain […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in partnership with University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension, will offer a free webinar about Dairy Revenue Protection, a new program of the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA). The webinar, which will be held noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 30, will provide a program overview and a […]
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The Sun Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) grower training in three counties beginning Nov. 30. The training includes seven hours of instruction time in seven modules, and provides a foundation for farm food safety best practices and coordinated management information, Food Safety Modernization Act requirements, […]
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Teachers, students and the public are invited to follow two graduate students from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute on their expedition to Katowice, Poland in the fifth Follow a Researcher® expedition, “From UMaine to the UN: Climate Science and Policy,” Nov. 5–Dec. 21. Anna McGinn and Will Kochtitzky are traveling to COP24, the […]
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Morning Ag Clips, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release announcing educator Kathy Savoie was honored at the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences’ 2018 annual session. Savoie received the Distinguished Service Award, the highest award presented by the group, for making a significant impact on […]
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Jim McConnon, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics at UMaine, spoke with the Kennebec Journal for an article about the 38th annual Fall Holiday Arts and Craft Fair that was held in Augusta. McConnon, who studies small businesses with 1–5 employees, said these businesses make up more than a fifth […]
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