WABI (Channel 5) reported on a Field Day hosted by Master Gardener Volunteers at the University of Maine’s Rogers Farm in Old Town. Participants enjoyed workshops, demonstrations, homemade food and guest speakers, WABI reported. Organizers said the event is a great opportunity for people to get gardening advice from area experts. “This is a great […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and a professor in the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture, for the article, “Maine’s small wild blueberry farmers struggle on what they’re raking in.” Yarborough has worked with wild blueberry growers for 40 years, and witnessed […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is inviting teachers and volunteers from around the state to participate in the 11th annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge by hosting the experiment in their school, after-school program, library or 4-H club throughout the month of October. This year’s challenge, “Code Your World,” is a four-part activity […]
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WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Kate Garland, a horticultural professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in advance of a Field Day at Rogers Farm on Saturday, Sept. 8. The event is free and open to the public, and will be held from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. at the farm’s Demonstration Garden at 914 Bennoch Road in […]
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News Center Maine quoted Renae Moran, an associate professor of pomology at the University of Maine and a fruit tree specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, in a report on Maine Apple Sunday, which marks the start of the fall season for orchards in Maine. This year, more than a dozen orchards statewide are opening for […]
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The Penobscot Times published a University of Maine announcement reporting that UMaine Cooperative Extension has released an updated and expanded recipes page as part of its Food & Health website. Extension staff members Cindy-Eves Thomas and Mary Michaud and graduate students Kate Cutting and Sarah Perkins have contributed to the project, the report states.
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Chadwick “Chad” Arms, a former dairy specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, passed away Sept. 2. Arms served in three states including Maine in his 40-year career with Cooperative Extension, retiring in 1998 as the UMaine Extension dairy specialist. Arms and his wife were leaders of a 26-member 4-H Club, the Riverside 4-H […]
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Renae Moran, an associate professor of pomology at the University of Maine and a fruit tree specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for an article about changes in consumer preferences for different apple varieties. The Red Delicious has been the most popular variety of apple in the United States […]
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The Sun Journal spoke with Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a report on why so many squirrels are dying on Maine roadways this summer. An abundance of food sources last fall led to a population increase this year, the article states. According to Dill, it’s […]
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The Associated Press spoke with David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and a professor in the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture, for an article about the continued decline of Maine’s wild blueberry industry. Financial stress played a role in growers harvesting 5,000 fewer acres in the United […]
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