University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a Garden Tool Maintenance Workshop 5–6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, 200 Presumpscot Point Road, Falmouth. Proper tool care is an important step for enhancing the longevity and safety of garden tools. In this workshop, UMaine Extension staff will demonstrate best […]
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Maine Public interviewed Renae Moran, professor of pomology with the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture and fruit tree specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about Maine’s “hit-or-miss” apple season. “What I’m seeing is a high variation in yield from orchard to orchard. Some have a full crop. Some have a ripe […]
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The Bangor Daily News shared that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Aroostook County Extension Office, 57 Houlton Road, Presque Isle.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a Field Day and kids’ Harvest Fun Run 10 a.m.–1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, at Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. The event will be a celebration of the season with demonstrations, tastings and art in the garden. Visitors will have the opportunity to try out […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a field day from 10 a.m.–noon on Saturday, Sept. 9 at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, 200 Presumpscot Point Road, Falmouth. Come experience the gardens at Tidewater Farm, learn about UMaine Extension employees’ work, ask gardening questions and participate in hands-on demonstrations with Master Gardener Volunteers and […]
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Renae Moran, professor of pomology with the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture and fruit tree specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to the Bangor Daily News and Portland Press Herald about the peach crop bust happening in the state. “We lose the peach crop every four to five years,” Moran […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Morning Ag Clips highlighted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a Field Day and kids’ Harvest Fun Run 10 a.m.–1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9 at Rogers Farm.
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The Daily Bulldog, Sun Journal, Penobscot Bay Pilot, CentralMaine.com, WFVX-TV (ABC 7/Fox 22 in Bangor) and WAGM-TV/WWPI-TV (Channels 8 and 16 in Presque Isle) reported that University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new online training program to help combat the opioid overdose crisis in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension. The […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new online training program to help combat the opioid overdose crisis in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension. The Community First Responder Program aims to provide education and resources to rural Mainers to help recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. “Drug overdose is […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Gregory Porter, professor of crop ecology and management at the University of Maine, and Kutay Ozturk, potato pathologist at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about lenticels on potatoes. “The tubers have adapted to grow below the ground where there is less air available. When the soil gets saturated there is […]
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