Mainebiz published an article on a science of brewing course being offered by Jason Bolton of University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Brian Perkins of the School of Food and Agriculture. They developed FSN FSN 121 Brewing with Food Science three years ago. The undergraduate course is so popular that enrollment is capped at 80 […]
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Andrew Plant, a professor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Aroostook County, spoke with Mainebiz for an article about hop growers and craft brewers, and whether they can create a truly Maine beer, with Maine-grown and processed ingredients. The state’s 15 to 20 hop growers harvest about 20 to 30 acres combined, Plant […]
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Keep Me Current reported Ron Fournier, a certified firearm and archery safety instructor for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and summer camp director at the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Bryant Pond, will lead a hands-on introduction to archery workshop May 21 at the Maine Wildlife Park in […]
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Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about the warmer weather bringing more insects to Maine. Dill warned that “because of the mild winter, we expect and have seen that the population of ticks are good.” He added that because ticks have a […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported Eleanor Pooler of Solon was awarded the 4-H Volunteer Outstanding Lifetime Award. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development Program presented the award during a luncheon at UMaine on Wednesday. Pooler has led the Solon Pine Tree 4-H Club for 51 years. She joined Franklin […]
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Paul Schultz will host a free military veteran farm field day 1–3 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at King Hill Farm, 29 Faerie Kingdom Road, Penobscot. Schultz, a military veteran and farmer, owns and operates a certified organic farm with his wife, Amanda Provencher. The field day is intended to give current and prospective growers and […]
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Holstein Association USA, the world’s largest dairy cattle breed organization, has verified the recent production record of UM Eden Padme as a new Maine state record for butterfat production in her age group. Padme is a member of the dairy herd at the University of Maine’s J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center in Orono. At […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for the report, “Maine peach crop fails to survive winter.” About 90 percent or more of the Northeastern peach crop from Rhode Island and Connecticut to New Hampshire and Maine didn’t survive the cold […]
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Advice from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension was included in a Farm and Dairy article on how to attract native bees to your yard and garden. The article included a list of plant types — recommended by UMaine Extension and other institutions — that can attract bees by providing nectar. UMaine Extension also suggests […]
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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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