Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about how Maine’s fall foliage season, as well as the peak apple harvest, are at least a week behind schedule because cool temperatures are just starting to arrive. But the current sunny, dry […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County will hold two beginner beekeeping courses and one intermediate course at its office at 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. Master Beekeepers Jack Hildreth, Chris Rogers and Peter Richardson, president of the Cumberland County chapter of the Maine State Beekeepers Association, will teach the courses. The intermediate course slated […]
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Jim Dwyer, crops specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was featured on WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) speaking about how to manage garden pests. Dwyer, who surveys area potato fields for weeds, insects and diseases, says UMaine Extension has different traps and programs to alert growers about when certain insects will be […]
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Using a popular video game to immerse rural Maine students in computer science and math concepts is the focus of a three-year, $2 million research project being led by University of Maine researchers. Bruce Segee, the Henry R. and Grace V. Butler Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMaine, is leading the project that […]
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John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about the Orono Community Gardens. This was the 11th season that Jemison has taught a group of community members how to garden organically, according to the report. “It started when it started […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Kennebec Journal for the article, “Whitefield, Manchester, Farmington apple growers see ‘bumper crop.’” Orchards throughout central Maine have been open for picking for a couple weeks as their early varieties have come into season, according to the article. “We’re […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County is offering five different “Preserving the Harvest” workshops from Kennebec to York county in October. UMaine Extension staff and volunteers will teach participants hands-on, USDA-recommended food preservation methods. Attendees will make samples to take home. Fresh produce, canning jars and other canning equipment will be provided. […]
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John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for a report about the late start to Maine’s fall foliage season. The warmer-than-usual weather has the state’s roughly $600 million annual leaf-peeping tourism industry on hold, according to the report. “It has certainly been […]
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The Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News reported University of Maine System officials announced the creation of the Maine Food and Agriculture Center, a new way for Maine residents and businesses to tap into the resources offered across all seven campuses. The new center is in response to the growing markets in agritourism, organic […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a workshop on preserving the late summer harvest from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Sept. 29, at UMaine Extension in Waldo County, 992 Waterville Road, Waldo. Participants will take part in hands-on USDA-recommended food preservation methods and learn about the latest and safest […]
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