Turner Publishing advanced a series of University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshops for new and aspiring sheep farmers. Topics include breed selection, husbandry, health, nutrition, reproduction, housing and handling, and workshops will conclude with a lamb lunch or dinner and carving demonstration, the article states. Workshops are free and will be held in locations around […]
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The Maine AgrAbility project has received a $720,000, four-year grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) in ongoing support of its outreach, information and networking efforts. The project, part of NIFA’s Assistive Technology Program for Farmers with Disabilities, is a partnership between University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Alpha One, Maine’s […]
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The Sun Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will join more than 150,000 young people taking part in the 11th annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge throughout October. This year’s challenge, “Code Your World,” was developed by Google and West Virginia University Extension Service to get youth involved in computer science […]
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Esperanza Stancioff, an extension professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Rising transportation emissions are a threat to Maine’s environment.”
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The Ellsworth American reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension presented three awards at the annual meeting of the Hancock County Extension Association Thursday, Sept. 27. The 2018 Leadership in Action Award for a local nonprofit was give to Kitty Barbee, representing Eastern Maine Development Corp. (EMDC), the largest economic development district in Maine. EMDC has […]
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) interviewed Lakesh Sharma, a soil specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a segment of The County Ag Report about Aroostook Farm Field Day. Aroostook Farm has hosted the field day annually since 2015 to give researchers and farm workers a chance to share insights about the past […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension was awarded a $180,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant will support a program to assist farmers with disabilities, according to the article.
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The Richmond Register included a recipe from University of Maine Cooperative Extension in an article about sanitation for orchards and vineyards in preparation for winter. The article provided tips on thorough sanitation practices to reduce the presence of disease-causing pathogens that could reemerge in subsequent years if not properly addressed. Fall cleanup efforts can reduce […]
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The Biddeford Journal Tribune cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet in an article about a common loon found on the side of the road in Buxton. The loon was found off the side of Narragansett Trail on Sept. 25 and was reported to the Maine Warden Service. The loon was taken to […]
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The Ridgway Record cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet in an article about white hickory tussock moth caterpillars. The article dispelled internet rumors that the caterpillar is poisonous, when it actually is not. The hickory tussock moth is widespread throughout the northeastern and north central United States and parts of Canada, according […]
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