The Associated Press reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Southern Aroostook Soil & Water Conservation District will host the second annual Northern Maine Rural Living Day on Sept. 10 at the Agricultural Museum in Littleton. The event will involve agricultural workshops and demonstrations on a variety of topics, including herding dogs, producing backyard […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about Maine’s apple crop forecast. The summer drought may affect this year’s harvest, according to the article, and commercial growers in southern and central Maine are focused on the next few weeks to determine […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering hands-on “Preserving the Harvest” workshops throughout the summer and fall in locations around the state. Upcoming workshops include: Boiling Water Bath Canning and Freezing 6–9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, Messalonskee High School, 131 Messalonskee High Drive, Oakland; $26 Canning Tomatoes and Salsa 5:30–8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, UMaine […]
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Maintaining horse pastures is the focus of a half-day seminar for horse owners and caretakers on Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m.–noon at the University of Maine J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center, 160 University Farm Road, Old Town. Topics include improving the nutritional quality of horse pastures, innovative grazing strategies, weed control, managing heavy-use areas, […]
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Donna Coffin, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and professor, was a recent guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show focused on how to raise backyard chickens.
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about the expanding options of federal farm assistance programs. United States Department of Agriculture policy changes over the last couple of years have allowed agencies to better help a wider range of farmers and farming operations — including those in Maine, […]
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) reported on a farm field day hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension at UMaine’s Aroostook Research Farm in Presque Isle. Field day topics included grain trials, potato breeding and the variety trial program, and crop rotation for control of pink rot potato disease. Lakesh Sharma, a UMaine […]
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The Republican Journal reported the sixth annual Blueberry Cover Half Marathon will take place beginning at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 in Tenants Harbor. All proceeds from the race around the St. George peninsula will benefit the nonprofit Tanglewood and Blueberry Cove 4-H Camps and Learning Centers, which are programs of the University of Maine […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in a Morning Sentinel report about Maine Farm Days in Clinton. The two-day agricultural fair included a U.S. Department of Agriculture demonstration on rainfall to show people, especially farmers and landowners, how different types of soil react to rain, according to the article. The demonstration was one […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will celebrate the growing season with a field day from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at Rogers Farm Demonstration Garden, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. The field day will feature workshops, activities, live bluegrass music and homemade food. Workshop topics include growing garlic, dividing peonies and […]
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