The Sun Journal interviewed Tori Lee Jackson, an associate professor of agriculture and natural resources with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about a nearly 500-acre, 227-year-old farm that is for sale. The Packard-Littlefield Farm, which covers parts of Lisbon, Sabattus and Lewiston, is on the market for $2.7 million, according to […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was cited in an answer to a Sun Journal reader’s question about where rhubarb can be obtained locally to grow. Rhubarb does well when it is split and replanted every so often, according to the article. Since it is a fairly common backyard plant, there could be a friend, […]
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Penobscot Bay Press reported Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will be part of a panel discussion about ticks in Blue Hill. The May 18 talk is hosted by the Blue Hill Heritage Trust as part of its Spring Speaker Series. All talks are free and open […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, ahead of World Naked Gardening Day. According to the organizers’ website, people around the world are encouraged to tend their gardens unclothed, as nature intended, on May 6. The desire to feel the earth and wind is a […]
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Hazel Goodwin of Shapleigh will be awarded the 2017 University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Salute to Excellence Outstanding Volunteer Achievement Award, the highest 4-H volunteer honor bestowed by UMaine Extension 4-H. The award recognizes Goodwin’s dedication to positive youth development and contributions to Maine youth during her 63 years of volunteer service. Since 1954, […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about how to build successful composting habits. Composting is the process of organic matter breaking down and becoming a type of fertilizer, according to the article. “I tend to think of my compost bin almost as […]
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Beth Calder, a food science specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and associate professor of food science in the School of Food and Agriculture, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “How Maine’s cheesemakers are keeping food safety a top priority.” When news broke about a listeria outbreak tied to Vulto, a […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s five-session class on raised-bed and container gardening starts 9–11 a.m. May 10 at the UMaine Extension Somerset County office in Skowhegan. Extension staff and Master Gardener volunteers will lead the hands-on series; remaining sessions will be held June 14, July 19, Aug. 16 and Sept. 13, at the same time […]
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Ever wonder if there’s a journalism course at the University of Maine that incorporates climate science reporting? Who would be an informative speaker to talk about long-term watershed management, or changes in the lobster industry related to climate impacts, or reducing climate-related effects with community infrastructure improvements? Answers to these questions and many more can […]
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The Associated Press reported the University of Maine will host a forum about potato diseases this fall that’s expected to draw scientists from all over the U.S. and Europe. The Potato Disease Summit will be held Nov. 9 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Plant pathologists, researchers and scientists will present the latest information […]
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