Maine corn grain growers saw their highest yields in the 2018 National Corn Growers Association yield contest, according to University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor Rick Kersbergen, who supervises the contest with UMaine Extension associate professor Caragh Fitzgerald. “2018 proved to be an exceptional year for corn growers,” Kersbergen says. “With a long, warm season […]
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The Bangor Daily News mentioned the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in the article, “This homestead resource may sound too good to be true, but it’s just a call or click away.” Cooperative Extensions are part of each state’s land grant university, which were designated in the mid-1800s to focus on science, engineering and agriculture […]
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Potato News Today and Fiddlehead Focus reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the 34th annual Maine Potato Conference Jan. 23–24 at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center. The Central Aroostook Young Farmers Trade Show also will take place at the center, with informational booths. Events are planned from 8 a.m. to 4 […]
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release announcing a half-day session for agriculture producers and service providers to discuss building agricultural leadership capacity in Maine. The meeting will be held noon–3 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Augusta Civic Center during the 2019 Maine Agricultural Trades Show. The purpose of the […]
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Agriculture producers and service providers are invited to a free session noon–3 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Augusta Civic Center, Arnold Room, to discuss building agricultural leadership capacity in Maine during the 2019 Maine Agricultural Trades Show. The purpose of the initial meeting is to develop a framework that supports producers and service providers in […]
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Kathryn Yerxa, of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “In Maine, cooking classes tackle the root causes of hunger.” Maine has developed a network of programs that provide nutrition education to low-income Mainers who are at risk of food insecurity, according to the article. There are […]
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Susan Elias and Griffin Dill were sources for a Portland Press Herald piece about the 29 percent decrease in Lyme disease cases this year in Maine. The state recorded 1,310 Lyme cases through Dec. 27, 2018, down from 1,852 (an all-time high) in 2017, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. “The […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a strawberry school for commercial growers 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Augusta Civic Center, during the 2019 Maine Agricultural Trades Show. Topics include basic site requirements, site preparation, plant selection, care of young plants, nutrient management, pest management and business management. The $25 per person fee […]
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Tori Jackson and Eric Gallandt were sources, and the Maine Climate and Agriculture Network was referenced, in a multifaceted Bangor Daily News story about climate change as it relates to agriculture. The Maine Climate and Agriculture Network indicates the average length of the growing season in the state is 12–14 days longer than it was […]
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Morning Ag Clips ran a University of Maine release about Cooperative Extension’s “Cooking for Crowds – Food Safety Training for Volunteer Cooks” at 1 p.m. Jan 24 at the UMaine Extension office in Bangor.
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