The Bangor Daily News published an article about “The President’s Salmon: Restoring the King of Fish and Its Home Waters,” a book written by Catherine Schmitt, communications director for Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine. The book, which was released by Down East Books in 2015, Schmitt traces the Penobscot River’s […]
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A research team led by professor Denise Skonberg of the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture has been awarded a nearly $150,000 USDA grant to develop high-pressure processing technology for sous vide seafood products. Sous vide processing involves the low-temperature, long-time controlled cooking of vacuum-packaged raw foods in a hot water bath, preserving […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host an informational meeting about robotic dairy systems from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 at Governor’s Restaurant, 376 Main St. in Waterville. The meeting is designed for dairy farmers and industry leaders to learn more about available robotic technology. Scheduled speakers include Les Pike, owner of Keewaydin Farm […]
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The Bangor Daily News published a feature article on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s cooking class series, “From Scratch: Your Maine Kitchen.” The classes, which include a recent one on Savory Harvest Pies and next month’s Cooking with Maine Beer, embrace the popular locavore spirit of connecting consumers with land and sea, according to […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension has published a fact sheet for producers of goats and sheep to determine whether veterinary care is needed. “When to Call the Veterinarian — Tips for Producers of Small Ruminants in Maine” was written by Richard Brzozowski, UMaine Extension food system program administrator; Anne Lichtenwalner, DVM, UMaine Extension associate professor […]
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A University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin was cited by the Portland Press Herald in the latest column in the Maine Gardener series. The article, “Even if you’re in a hurry, you may be better off planting a small tree,” mentioned research supporting smaller trees that was summarized in the UMaine Extension bulletin, “Debunking Old […]
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Kit Hamley, a graduate student at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, was a recent guest on Falkland Islands Television. She spoke about her research on an extinct species of fox called the warrah. Using field and laboratory techniques, Hamley hopes to learn how and when the animal arrived in the Falklands. “It’s been […]
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The Sun Journal reported on a University of Maine Cooperative Extension video going viral more than five years since it was posted online. “How to Look for and Avoid Bedbugs in Hotel or Motel Rooms,” which was posted on the UMaine YouTube channel in October 2010, recently was picked up by Lifehacker, a daily weblog […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension educators Lois Berg Stack, David Yarborough and Kathy Hopkins were quoted in the Ellsworth American article, “Plants well equipped to deal with wacky winter weather.” Some perennials in Maine have been flowering far earlier than they should, due to the warmer-than-average winter, according to the article. “It’s all about the […]
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A University of Maine Cooperative Extension video on bedbugs has gained international attention more than five years after it was posted online. The “Experts on Demand” video features Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with UMaine Extension, demonstrating “How to Look for and Avoid Bedbugs in Hotel or Motel Rooms.” In the video, Dill advises […]
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