The Maine Sheep Breeders Association and University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer sheep shearing schools in March and April. Four instructors will teach beginner sheep shearing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5 at Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. The $45 per person fee includes a shearing manual and lunch. […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “From York to St. John Valley, winter can’t stop gardeners.” A growing number of Mainers are pushing the region’s gardening season to produce fresh vegetables year-round, according to the article. “People are certainly doing it,” […]
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A University of Maine Cooperative Extension bulletin was cited in a Bangor Daily News article about how to start healthy seedlings at home. The publication, “Starting Seeds at Home,” is full of good tips for gardeners, according to the article.
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The Falkland Island News Network carried a WLBZ (Channel 2) report about the University of Maine’s Follow a Researcher program. For a second year, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering the program that aims to connect K–12 students in Maine and around the country to UMaine researchers in the field. From Jan. […]
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Advice from Jason Bolton, a food safety specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was included in an answer to a Sun Journal reader’s question about what the dates on cans really mean. Bolton said there is no universally accepted food dating system in the United States, so some of the information printed on […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension has published a new bulletin about creating new plants that covers seed production and storage, soil conditions, transplanting and dissemination by cuttings and divisions. “Plant Propagation in Maine” was edited and revised by David Sorensen, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension educator emeritus, and Kate Garland, UMaine Extension horticulturist. For […]
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Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network, WABI (Channel 5) and Portland Press Herald for reports about maple sap running early due to warmer weather. Early sap runs have been sporadic in the state and region at this point, according to the […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke with John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Cultivating hemp for fiber, food getting close to legal.” According to Jemison, Maine farmers who want to grow industrial hemp should start writing letters to their representatives in Congress. Jemison is […]
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Fosters.com reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine State Beekeepers Association will offer a five-week Beginner Bee School, 6–8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March 2–30, at Anderson Learning Center in Springvale. Participants will learn about bee colonies, hive construction, pests and diseases, and honey production. They also may observe area hives and gain hands-on […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Lincolnville will host a February vacation day camp for children ages 5–12 that celebrates the outdoors. Participants will snowshoe, identify animal tracks and explore winter ecology through games and hands-on learning from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 through Friday, Feb. […]
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