In an article promoting volunteerism, the Portland Press Herald wrote about a New England Phenology program through University of Maine Cooperative Extension called Signs of the Seasons. About 150 volunteers statewide observe and record seasonal change. There are 19 indicator species on the “watch” list, including the American toad, peepers and rockweed, according to the […]
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In Tom Atwell’s Maine Gardner column titled “Let it be a wild, wild world” in the Portland Press Herald, readers seeking to improve their soil are invited to contact University of Maine Cooperative Extension for a soil testing kit.
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine news release announcing the University of Maine J.F. Witter Teaching & Research Center will host a livestock tour and field day 1–6 p.m. July 12 at 160 University Farm Road, Old Town. Tours will include the center’s horse and dairy facilities, and pastured sheep and poultry flocks. […]
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Scientists in the University of Maine’s School of Food and Agriculture and Cooperative Extension are recruiting Maine residents to take part in a study about fermenting foods and beverages at home. Adults who make any of these foods at home, or would like to learn how to do so, are invited to complete a 10-minute, […]
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University of Maine J.F. Witter Teaching & Research Center will host a livestock tour and field day 1–6 p.m. July 12 at 160 University Farm Road, Old Town. Tours will include the center’s horse and dairy facilities, and pastured sheep and poultry flocks. Each tour lasts one hour and includes demonstrations and a question-and-answer session. […]
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Clay Kirby, an entomologist and University of Maine Cooperative Extension professional, was interviewed for a WLBZ (Channel 2) report about Maine’s mosquitoes and related public health concerns. The spring’s wet weather has produced ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes in the state, WLBZ reported. If puddles, kiddie pools and gutters that collected water during the spring […]
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Kathy Hopkins, a University of Maine Extension professor, was quoted in a New Mexico State University news release about Food Camp for Kids. The program, for children ages 9–14, is hosted by NMSU’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences’ Cooperative Extension Service in Valencia County. Campers learn about the agricultural industry in their county […]
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Dana Morse will talk about sea scallops and Maine’s fishing and farming industry at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 7 in Brooke Hall at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center. Morse is an Extension associate with Maine Sea Grant and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. His work includes educational programming, technology transfer and applied […]
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release announcing the annual sustainable agriculture twilight tour 4:30–7:30 p.m. July 6, at UMaine’s Rogers Farm in Old Town. Soil health is the theme of this year’s free public event. The tour is designed for farmers, crop advisers and others interested in agricultural production […]
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Boothbay Register published a news release announcing the first in a series of public conversations that bring together ceramic art masters, scientists and Mainers working in natural resource-based fields to examine intersections between art and contemporary environmental issues. At 5:30 p.m. July 7 at St. Patrick’s Church in Newcastle, Port Clyde lobsterman Gerry Cushman will […]
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