University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant College Program will partner with the Maine Aquaculture Association, Coastal Enterprises Inc. and the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center to offer a training course for commercial fishermen and fishing families, looking to diversify their income, the Mount Desert Islander reports. The course will take place Tuesday, Feb. […]
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The Associated Press and Lancaster Farming reported on an upcoming rural energy workshop in Dover-Foxcroft to educate homeowners, farmers and business owners about how they can more efficiently power their properties. The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District will host the workshop on Feb. 17 in partnership with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s […]
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Guidelines published by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension were included in the Good Food article, “The fiddlehead is the world’s most magical vegetable.” Fiddleheads are a “forager’s dream, full of antioxidants and a good source of protein, zinc, riboflavin, and vitamins A and C,” the article states. The article points out that not all […]
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More than 500 attendees, including sea farmers and marine researchers from the Damariscotta area, attended the Northeast Aquaculture Conference & Exposition held Jan. 11–13 in Providence, Rhode Island. “There was a really good number of producers and scientists, including a lot of young people there, both from the entrepreneur side and science side,” says Dana […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday that offered middle school students the opportunity to explore aquaculture and marine science research. Participants were able to play games and perform experiments similar to those conducted in UMaine research labs. Topics covered included the creation of waves and the business […]
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The Portland Press Herald published a column honoring Lois Stack, an ornamental horticulture specialist, who retired earlier this month after 30 years with University of Maine Cooperative Extension. In his “Maine Gardener” column over the weekend, Tom Atwell wrote, “I haven’t counted, but I think she is the source I have used most often since […]
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Richard Brzozowski, University of Maine Cooperative Extension food system program administrator, was mentioned in the Portland Press Herald article, “Locally raised Maine meat is not in short supply,” as part of the “Green Plate Special” column. Analysts with the Reinvestment Fund presented findings of a recent study geared toward optimizing the state’s red meat supply […]
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) and the Bangor Daily News covered this week’s 32nd annual Maine Potato Conference in Caribou, put on by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Soil health was a major topic of this year’s presentations, as growers and industry officials from Maine and other states look for ways to improve yields, […]
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Seacoast Online reported registration is open for Beginner Bee School starting Feb. 9 at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 21 Bradeen St., Springvale. Students will learn the basics of bees, honey and keeping hives in this five-week introductory course, according to the article. Master Beekeeper Larry Peiffer, president of the York County Beekeepers’ Association, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a new 4-H club being offered in Franklin County that will teach children the components that go into raising livestock for market. Supper on the Table was formed late last year by two mothers of children involved in 4-H clubs after recognizing there was a need to educate children […]
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