Designing and building low-cost, efficient milking parlors for dairy herds is the focus of a free workshop 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Thursday, April 14 at Kennebec Valley Community College Alfond Campus, Recreation Center, Route 201, Hinckley. Larry Tranel, dairy specialist with Iowa State University Cooperative Extension, will discuss TRANS-Iowa parlors, designed to be more ergonomically friendly, […]
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Registration is open for the 2016 Maine Sea Grant Research Symposium: Research in a Time of Rapid Change. The event will be held from 1–5 p.m. Thursday, April 14 in Buchanan Alumni House on the University of Maine campus. The biennial event serves as a forum for new and seasoned Maine Sea Grant investigators and […]
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The Androscoggin-Sagadahoc Counties Extension Association (ASCEA) will hold its annual meeting and elect new officers at 6 p.m. Monday, April 11 at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office, 24 Main Street, Lisbon Falls. The meeting is open to the public, and will include presentations by Tori Jackson and Kristy Ouellette, UMaine Extension educators; and […]
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The Sun Journal reported the Auburn Community Garden Initiative will hold an open house for its first community garden on Webster Street. The garden is a collaborative effort among the city, St. Mary’s Nutrition Center; the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program; the University of Maine Cooperative Extension; and the Androscoggin Land […]
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Donna Coffin, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and professor, visited the WABI (Channel 5) studio to talk about Livestock 101 Field Day set for Saturday, April 2 at the UMaine J. Franklin Witter Teaching & Research Center in Old Town. Basic practices appropriate for small-scale livestock producers and 4-H project leaders will be […]
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The Morning Sentinel reported on a new collaboration between the University of Maine at Farmington, University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program and participating Regional School Unit 9 classrooms. The STEM Ambassadors program aims to have UMF students majoring in education or a STEM-affiliated major go into RSU 9 classrooms to teach science, […]
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The Bangor Daily News previewed the 22nd annual Rural Living Day slated from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at Mount View High School in Thorndike. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the event that will include workshops on topics such as building small homes, […]
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Steve Johnson, a crops specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Presque Isle, spoke with WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) about Dickeya, a bacterial pathogen that’s threatening Maine seed potatoes and causing crop loss. Johnson said the bacteria is an increasing problem that needs to be dealt with immediately, according to the […]
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With spring’s arrival, University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering farm and tractor safety classes in cooperation with equipment dealers throughout the state. Originally designed for teenagers to learn how to operate farm equipment as part of their employment, the program now includes instruction for beginning farmers and new tractor owners who want to learn […]
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The Morning Sentinel reported a FoodCorps service member is working with students at the Albert S. Hall School in Waterville to encourage healthful eating and living. About 70 fifth-grade students recently took part in a farm-to-school taste-testing event that included a discussion with Nell Finnigan of Misty Brook Farm in Albion, which supplied the vegetables; […]
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