Mark Hutton, a vegetable specialist and professor of vegetable crops with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in the latest column in the Portland Press Herald “Maine Gardener” series, titled “Go into growing melons in Maine knowing they’re needy.” Because of Maine’s short growing season, gardeners should select melon varieties that mature quickly […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Mark Hutton, a vegetable specialist and professor of vegetable crops with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will present “Growing Vegetables in Container Gardens” in Bar Harbor on Monday, June 13. From 4–5 p.m. at Garland Farm, Hutton will speak about the best varieties and practices for growing edible plants in […]
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Robert Wagner, the Henry W. Saunders Distinguished Professor in Forestry at the University of Maine and director of the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for Part II of the report, “The return of the spruce budworm.” Described as the most damaging forest insect in North America, the spruce budworm is already […]
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Robert Wagner, the Henry W. Saunders Distinguished Professor in Forestry at the University of Maine and director of the Cooperative Forestry Research Unit; and Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension; spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for Part I of the report, “The return of the spruce budworm.” During […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a University of Maine research project that aims to demonstrate the feasibility and healthy benefits of enabling older adults to raise and eat their own fresh vegetables. According to the article, about a dozen residents at two Brewer Housing Authority sites have signed up for the project that is […]
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Amy Witt and Frank Wertheim of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension were recent guests on “Love Maine Radio,” part of Maine Magazine. The episode, “Happy Lawns, Healthy Waters #243” explored the topic of healthy lawns, and their relationship with local waters and the ecosystem. “Without excessive irrigation and excessive fertilizer and pesticide inputs, you […]
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Food preservation is the focus of a hands-on University of Maine Cooperative Extension workshop 5:30–8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, at the UMaine Extension office, 138 Pleasant St., Suite 1, Farmington. Kate McCarty, UMaine Extension food preservation community education assistant, will cover the basics of canning and freezing, including how to use hot water bath canners […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Can Maine grow more fruit with smaller trees?” Moran, who works at UMaine Extension’s Highmoor Farm in Monmouth, has been running an experiment as part of a national project studying cold hardiness in […]
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Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative, spoke with WLBZ (Channel 2) about black fly season in Maine. Dill said the amount of black flies varies by location, and that there tends to be more flies near streams, rivers or other fresh bodies of water. If bug spray doesn’t help keep […]
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Griffin Dill, coordinator of the tick ID program at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Are ticks keeping kids indoors? Maine schools help educate families about Lyme, other tick-borne diseases.” Last year, 1,200 probable and confirmed cases of Lyme disease were reported to the Maine Center […]
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