University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Wolfe’s Neck Farm are partnering with the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers to offer a seminar focused on business planning. UMaine Extension professor Rick Kersbergen will facilitate the class geared for beginning pasture-based dairy and livestock farmers. The weekly course will be offered remotely at Wolfe’s […]
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Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for the report, “Labor of fall: Is raking leaves necessary?” Garland said it’s beneficial for homeowners to leave a small layer of leaves covering the yard. “It is helpful for your grass in order for it to have more […]
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Charles Armstrong, a cranberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about Maine cranberries and using them as a pie filling. Armstrong, who tracks cranberry growth in the state, said the crop looks good for growers who brought the berries to fruition, but not for […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer its annual sheep and goat seminar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Kennebec Valley Community College, 92 Western Ave., Fairfield. Topics will include market research, social media use, product pricing, diversifying marketing […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on apple gleaning that is done each fall at Johnston’s Orchards in Ellsworth. The orchard donates its end-of-season apples to food pantries and community meal sites in Washington and Hancock counties, according to the report. Hannah Semler, gleaning coordinator for Healthy Acadia, said the tradition happens every year and was started […]
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Taking action is an emphasis of the second Maine Hunger Dialogue at the University of Maine on Nov. 6–7. About 150 students and staff from 17 universities and colleges throughout the state will pack 10,000 nutritious, nonperishable meals for food pantries. In addition, people from five college campuses and Mt. Ararat High School will report […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Orono and its nonprofit partners Goodwill Industries of Northern New England and Alpha One received $189,000 of the $4 million awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the AgrAbility Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded funds to 21 land-grant universities to assist farmers […]
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Charles Armstrong, a cranberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “You don’t need a bog to grow your own cranberries,” the latest column in the Maine Gardener series. Cranberries are a native evergreen ground cover that thrive next to lakes and streams, according to […]
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The Maine Edge reported Jim McConnon, a professor of economics at the University of Maine and with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will present “Pricing Your Work: Getting Paid for What You Do,” from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27 at 40 Harlow Street in Bangor. McConnon’s talk is part of ARTober, a monthlong […]
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The Ellsworth American and Penobscot Bay Press reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension is seeking volunteers for its Eat Well program in Hancock County. Participants will be trained to teach others about food preparation, safety and nutrition. Fifteen hours of hands-on training are scheduled 1–4 p.m. Thursdays, Nov. 5, 12 and 19; and Dec. 3 […]
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