Morning Ag Clips shared tips on reducing food waste from University of Maine experts. The advice comes during the celebration of the inaugural Maine Food Waste Awareness Week from Sept. 25–29. The initiative was launched in part by the advocacy of UMaine students and faculty.
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In a story about the Farmington Fair, The Franklin Journal highlighted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Working Steer show.
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College and high school students and their teachers from across the state are invited to participate in the 2023 Maine Hunger Dialogue and Climate Action Summit 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Wells Conference Center at the University of Maine. The one-day conference, sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Maine Campus Compact, […]
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Discarded food is piling up in trash bins and landfills, causing harm to the environment, national global food security, and consumers’ wallets. In 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency estimated that each year, U.S. households trashed 26.5 million tons of food, or 338 pounds per household. That’s enough to feed 26.5 million people in a year […]
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In a story about huitlacoche, gray globs created by fungus that are commonly called corn smut, the Bangor Daily News cited resources from University of Maine Cooperative Extension that described when they appear, what they look like and the way in which they rupture.
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The Franklin Journal advanced a two-part online informational session from University of Maine Cooperative Extension for adults interested in becoming 4-H volunteers from 6–7 p.m. on Sept. 18 and 25. More information is available on the UMaine Extension website.
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The Bangor Daily News shared that the Cumberland County 4-H Leaders Association will hold their annual 4-H Pig Raffle and 4-H Kitchen Food Booth fundraisers at the 2023 Cumberland Fair, Sept. 24-30, 197 Blanchard Road. The annual fundraisers support scholarships, camperships, activities, events and trips for University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H members in Cumberland […]
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The Daily Bulldog reported that registration is open for the online University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Business Planning for Producers course, which begins Oct. 5. Held 5-7 p.m. every Thursday through Dec. 14, the 10-week online course is designed for Mainers looking to start a land- or sea-based business and learn about the core concepts […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke to Jim Dill, pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about squash bugs. “Seeing squash bugs on pumpkins is very common this time of year. The plant [parts] they had been feeding on have started to go down so they all get together and hang out on top […]
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CentralMaine.com shared that Nick Rowley, a sustainable agriculture and horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will be giving talks on gardening at 2 p.m. on Sept. 19 and 21 at the Farmington Fair.
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