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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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is holding a multisession course this fall for those who want to start a profitable farm or expand their farm hobby to a profitable business. Taught by UMaine Extension educators, “So You Want to Farm in Maine?” is scheduled in five counties: Oct. 2, 9, 16 and 23; UMaine Extension […]
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Dana Morse, a marine Extension associate with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Darling Marine Center, was interviewed about scallop farming on Maine Public’s “Maine Things Considered” radio show. As the effects of climate change continue to be amplified in the Gulf of Maine, some lobster industry leaders are looking to diversify their work […]
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VillageSoup mentioned the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in the article, “October is Maine School Gleaning Month.” Gleaning is an age-old practice in which people harvest crops that farmers have been unable to harvest for market; for example, when produce has blemishes that would prevent farmers from securing a sufficient profit to justify the harvesting […]
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The Republican Journal reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Waldo County will hold a 4-H auction and bake sale Saturday, Oct. 20 in the Mount View High School cafeteria, 577 Mt. View Road, Thorndike. Preview will begin at noon, and the auction will begin at 1 p.m. All proceeds benefit Waldo County 4-H […]
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