Cooperative Extension

Fuller speaks with BDN about importance of sustainability for fiddleheads

David Fuller, an agriculture and nontimber forest products professional and fiddlehead expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about northern Maine entrepreneurs who are in the fiddlehead business. Fuller, who has spent years studying fiddleheads, spoke about the importance of sustainability when harvesting a wild […]

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Dill speaks with WABI about low risk of Zika virus in Maine

WABI (Channel 5) interviewed Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about the risk of Zika virus in Maine. Dill said it’s unlikely anyone will contract the virus in Maine this summer, adding the mosquito species known to carry the disease isn’t found here, and mosquito surveillance efforts […]

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UMaine Extension bulletin on bedbugs cited in Kennebec Journal article

A University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin written by Jim Dill, a pest management specialist, and Clay Kirby, an insect diagnostician, was cited in a Kennebec Journal article about a reported bedbug infestation in Augusta boarding houses. According to the bulletin, bedbugs are making a comeback in the United States. The pests are brown, flat […]

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Fosters.com advances UMaine Extension’s York County garden tour

Fosters.com reported tickets will go on sale May 20 for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension “diggin’ it” Garden Tour. The self-guided tour will be held 10 a.m.–4 p.m. July 23. It will feature seven distinctive gardens and farms — all owned, managed or created with input by UMaine Master Gardener Volunteers in York County […]

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Become a citizen scientist for the Wild Leek Project

The public is invited to participate in a project to expand knowledge about wild leeks in Maine and improve opportunities for the conservation of the species. Wild leeks (Allium tricoccum) are part of the onion family and grow in rich hardwood and floodplain forests. Also known as ramps, they are listed as a Species of […]

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Morning Ag Clips advances UMaine Extension class on raised bed, container gardening

Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release announcing a five-session course on raised bed and container gardening which begins 9–11 a.m. May 18 at the Somerset County Extension office in Skowhegan. UMaine Extension staff and Master Gardener volunteers will lead the hands-on series; remaining sessions will be held June 15, […]

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Go from boards to harvest with UMaine Extension garden series

University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s five-session class covering raised bed and container gardening starts 9–11 a.m. May 18 at the Somerset County Extension office, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan. UMaine Extension staff and Master Gardener volunteers will lead the hands-on series; remaining sessions will be held June 15, July 13, Aug. 17 and Sept. 14, at […]

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Free cover crop walk April 26 at Stonyvale Farm

University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Natural Resources Conservation Service are sponsoring a free cover crop field walk Tuesday, April 26, at Stonyvale Farm in Exeter. Those wanting to take part are asked to meet at 1 p.m. at the Exeter Town Office at 1220 Stetson Road to carpool to the farm. Stonyvale Farm […]

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VillageSoup previews Kids Can Grow program in Rockport

VillageSoup reported that starting in May, the Maine Coast Heritage Trust and University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a six-month session of Kids Can Grow at Erickson Fields in Rockport. The youth gardening program introduces children and parents to growing vegetables and herbs to produce healthy food.

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