The Morning Sentinel published an article on Kristin Davis, a longtime 4-H member from New Sharon who hopes to become an advocate for farming in college and beyond. Davis has been enrolled in Franklin County 4-H since she was 9 years old, according to the article. She worked her way up over the last nine […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Caragh Fitzgerald, an agriculture professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the report, “How Maine’s home gardeners can contend with abnormally dry conditions.” According to the article, dry conditions are affecting more than half the state. “We’ve had really dry and hot weather,” said Fitzgerald, who works […]
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release announcing educator Caragh Fitzgerald recently received the 2016 Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents. The award is given to Cooperative Extension educators with more than 10 years of service and who have exhibited excellence in the field of […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a farm field day 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, at UMaine’s Aroostook Research Farm in Presque Isle. Participants will meet at U.S. Agricultural Research Service, 59 Houlton Road, Presque Isle. Field day topics will include grain trials, potato breeding and the variety trial program, and crop rotation for […]
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Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) about how to care for gardens and lawns that have been affected by a lack of rain in the area. Garland, who spoke at UMaine’s Rogers Farm, said the trick is to “water deeply and less frequently.” She also recommends […]
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Information provided by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension was cited in a Morning Sentinel article about how the number of beekeepers in Maine continues to grow even as the honeybee population declines. In 2013, Maine had 874 beekeepers; in 2014, 944; and in 2015, 990. So far in 2016, the state has 959 licensed […]
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Jim Dill, a pest management specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Sun Journal for an article about anaplasmosis, a tick-borne disease that is starting to mirror Lyme’s rise in Maine. Anaplasmosis, which is carried by the same tick that transmits Lyme disease, can range from no noticeable effects, to flu-like […]
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Samuel Belknap, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology and the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine, was featured in a four-part film series produced by the Island Institute. “A Climate of Change” highlights fishing communities threatened by the effects of a changing climate and what they are doing to adapt. The […]
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David Yarborough, a blueberry specialist with the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension and a professor of horticulture in the School of Food and Agriculture, spoke with the Kennebec Journal for an article about how some Maine blueberry farmers are using irrigation systems to deal with the recent drought. Maine is about halfway through its typical […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in a Sun Journal gardening column titled “Time to water liberally and fertilize with optimism.” The author provides suggestions for gardens in mid-August. Many UMaine Extension offices also provide classes and resources in preserving the harvest, the article states.
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