A 2012 YouTube video, “Lobster Cooking and Eating,” by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine Lobster Institute has been viewed more than 1 million times. The video, featuring Lobster Institute executive director Bob Bayer and Jason Bolton, UMaine Extension food safety specialist and associate Extension professor, identifies distinctive lobster characteristics, and shows how […]
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David Handley, a vegetable and small fruit specialist and cooperating professor of horticulture with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s topic was Maine winemaking, including different vineyards in the state and the industry’s contribution to Maine’s culture and economy.
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The Sun Journal reports the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford Hills Homeschool Robotics 4-H Team returned from an international competition in California. Four team members ages 13 to 15 competed in the FIRST LEGO League California International Open in Carlsbad, California. Their project addressed solutions for water pipes freezing and bursting in cold weather, […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) reported a Maine woman developed an allergy to red meat after being bitten by a lone star tick, quoting Griffin Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The tick is not native to Maine, but has been found in the state in a few isolated […]
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The Daily Bulldog reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Franklin County 4-H Dairy Club held a showmanship workshop at the 4-H Fair June 16. Fifteen 4-H members from five clubs learned about different aspects and details of showing at the workshop, and ended the day with a showing judged by the workshop’s session leader, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer hands-on food preservation workshops on consecutive Saturdays in July in three Aroostook County communities. Each workshop will run 1–5 p.m. and cover basics of canning, freezing and drying garden produce, including water bath and pressure canning. Fresh produce and canning jars will be provided. The workshop dates […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Griffin Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a report on lone star ticks. The lone star tick has been spreading into the Northeast region of the United States, with several cases of the tick being found in Maine. Dill and colleagues are trying […]
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Richard Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor of sustainable dairy and forage systems, in the article, “Maine farm under fire after mowing nesting fields for declining bird species.” A farmer at Hart Farm in Holden recently mowed open fields to make hay to feed the farm’s dairy cows. […]
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The Portland Press Herald cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet in an article on wild strawberries. Wild strawberry, or Virginia strawberry, is a native, herbaceous (non-woody) plant that normally flowers in late May and early June and produces fruit soon after, according to the fact sheet. The small, flavorful berries can be […]
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WABI reported that the new University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory held an open house June 22, and quoted John Rebar, the lab’s executive director. The $8 million lab will improve the quality of scientific research done on site, and will provide educational opportunities for students. “We’ve supported crops, livestock, and we’ve […]
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