Cooperative Extension

Winter Skills Workshop mentioned in Seacoast Online outdoors column

The 2017 Becoming an Outdoors Woman: Winter Skills Weekend was mentioned in a Seacoast Online outdoors column. The University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond will host the overnight event Feb. 24–26. The program offers workshops for women who are 18 or older to gain or improve skills in hunting, fishing […]

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Cooperative Extension soil testing touted as gift for gardeners

Soil testing by University of Maine Extension was mentioned in a gardening gift-giving column titled “No need to dig deep for useful and appreciated gifts” in the Portland Press Herald. “About a dozen times a year I write something like ‘you really should get a soil test,’ and describe how to send soil samples to […]

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Kersbergen cited in article about automated farm technology

Richard Kersbergen, University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor, was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald article about automated technology at Maine farms. While farmers in Maine haven’t yet embraced machines for automated milking, several have automatic calf feeders. “In Maine, there’s a lot of interest (in automated milking), but no one wants to be the […]

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Dill tells Morning Sentinel that ticks survived summer drought

James Dill, pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, told the Morning Sentinel that the number of Lyme disease cases could set a record in 2016, even after the hot, dry summer. Through Dec. 5, 2016, Lyme disease cases were 12 percent higher when compared to all of 2015, according to Maine Center […]

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Media report on Master Gardener Volunteer training in Cumberland, York counties

Morning Ag Clips and Seacoast Online reported applications are now being accepted for the 2017 University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer training programs in York and Cumberland counties. Morning Ag Clips reported the Cumberland County sessions, which begin Feb. 3 in Falmouth, will place on 16 consecutive Friday afternoons. A Master Gardener is […]

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Stack’s advice cited in Press Herald ‘Maine Gardener’ column

Lois Berg Stack, an ornamental horticulture specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was mentioned in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” series. In the article, “In landscape design, consider function as well as beauty,” the author wrote about attending a two-day session as part of landscape design school. “A […]

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BDN covers second annual Maine Food Network Gathering at UMaine

The Bangor Daily News reported on the annual Maine Food Network Gathering held at the University of Maine. More than 150 people with varying connections to Maine’s local food system came together to discuss a range of topics related to bolstering the state’s food chain, according to the article. This is the second year Maine […]

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BDN features UMaine Extension ‘Growing Maine’ video on family orchard

The Bangor Daily News reported on the latest installment of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s “Growing Maine,” a series of short documentaries highlighting Maine food producers and farm families. The video tells the story of Patty and Gary Treworgy and their children on their second-generation orchard and family farm in Levant. Treworgy Family Orchards […]

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High school freshmen to visit UMaine for overnight, Sun Journal reports

The Sun Journal reported about 45 freshmen from Telstar Regional High School in Bethel will visit the University of Maine for an overnight field trip Dec. 8. 4-H Cooperative Extension is coordinating the visit. Students who are part of The Telstar Freshmen Academy will stay at the Black Bear Inn, eat at UMaine dining halls, […]

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