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Kersbergen to speak at Vermont organic dairy conference, Lancaster Farming reports

University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor Rick Kersbergen will give the keynote address at the upcoming Vermont Organic Dairy Producers Conference, Lancaster Farming reports. Kersbergen, who specializes in sustainable dairy and forage systems, will talk about nutritional strategies for optimal herd health and performance at the March 9 conference at Vermont Technical College. Kersbergen will […]

Rebar quoted in Press Herald column on growing marijuana in Maine

The Portland Press Herald spoke with John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for a “Maine Gardener” column titled, “It may be legal to grow marijuana in Maine, but it’s not easy to get gardening advice.” The local sources most Mainers go to for gardening help will not assist with growing […]

Kersbergen cited in BDN story on teen who learned to artificially inseminate dairy cows

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Rick Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor of sustainable dairy and forage systems, for a story on a high school sophomore from Belfast who took a class last fall on how to artificially inseminate a dairy cow. The student, Karagen Stone, works part time at Keene’s Dairy in […]

UMaine Extension offers new resource for food entrepreneurs

University of Maine Cooperative Extension has launched a new online resource designed to be particularly useful to aspiring or existing food manufacturers wanting to produce specialty food products. The new website, Resources for Food Entrepreneurs, was created by UMaine Extension regional small-business educator and Extension professor Louis Bassano; Extension food science specialist and associate professor […]

FoodCorps working to improve Maine students’ eating habits, Press Herald reports

The Portland Press Herald published an article on the FoodCorps program and its efforts to improve the eating habits of Maine students. FoodCorps is a national service organization affiliated with AmeriCorps that places its service members in high-need areas where schools are an important part of the nutritional safety net, according to the article. A […]

Kloetzli says farmers, gardeners still need to know how to deal with drought, BDN reports

The Bangor Daily News reported Cathryn Kloetzli, an agriculture and food systems professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, is advising farmers and gardeners to learn how to deal with drought, even though parched growing seasons are rare in Maine and moisture levels in the ground are likely to increase due to the growing […]

UMaine Extension publications offer advice for maple syrup season

Maine Maple Sunday is not until March 26, but the sap is already flowing in some parts of the state according to Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. A typical season for maple producers is usually a cold January and February, with trees being tapped in mid-to-late February […]

UMaine Extension’s Holland to lead Freeport meeting on browntail moth infestation, Forecaster reports

Lynne Holland, a community education assistant with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will lead a March 9 talk in Freeport on pesticide-free methods of combating the browntail moth, The Forecaster reported. The insects damage trees and can cause rashes and “severe reactions” in some who touch the caterpillar’s fur, according to the article. Holland’s talk […]

Vine Street School grows Tank to Table aquaponics program

Cilantro, basil and kale, oh my! Vine Street School in Bangor harvested fresh herbs and greens grown in the lobby aquaponics tank for students and parents to take home for the holidays. Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture — fish or other aquatic animals being raised — and hydroponics — plants being grown in water. […]

AP advances Bath talk on invasive moth

The Associated Press reported a group of experts will travel to Bath to discuss the effects of the invasive browntail moth on Feb. 22. The moth has the ability to defoliate trees, and has tiny hairs that can cause a rash and respiratory problems in humans, the AP reported. Speakers at the event will include […]

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