A six-session home landscape design course offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Somerset County begins 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24 at the UMaine Extension office, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan. The rain date is Oct. 31. The five remaining classes are scheduled for 6–8 p.m. Nov. 3 and 17, Jan. 12 and […]
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Richard Brzozowski, a small ruminant and poultry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with Tri-Town Weekly for an article about a controlled burn of a Freeport blueberry field, as suggested by the town and UMaine Extension in Cumberland County. Brzozowski said he connected town officials with David Yarborough, a blueberry specialist with […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in “Harvest Happenings” segments on WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle). Steve Johnson, a crops specialist with UMaine Extension, was interviewed for “Harvest Happenings Part 10: Late Blight.” Johnson said late blight has been responsible for Aroostook County losing 5 to 10 percent of the potato crop […]
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The Daily Bulldog and Sun Journal carried a University of Maine news release about participants of Maine 4-H, an educational youth program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, competing at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Massachusetts. Nineteen students and their project animals competed — and placed — against more than 150 youth from […]
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John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “E. coli infections highlight concerns for Maine farmers in agritourism.” State officials are trying to trace the source of two E. coli infections, one of them fatal, in young children who visited a petting zoo […]
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The Free Press reported Great Maine Apple Day will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) Common Ground Education Center in Unity. The day is sponsored by MOFGA, Fedco and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and will feature apple sampling, talks, workshops, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Hancock County is holding a 4-H Awareness Day 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at Tractor Supply Co., 461 High St., Ellsworth. The day will include science activities, horse and pony rides, and displays with food for sale from area 4-H clubs and groups. For more information […]
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Donna Coffin, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator, was a recent guest on WABI (Channel 5). Coffin spoke about what it takes to raise backyard poultry, as well as the related courses offered by UMaine Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The three fall workshops for new and future small-scale […]
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Anne Lichtenwalner, a University of Maine professor, veterinarian and director of UMaine’s Animal Health Laboratory, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about state health officials trying to determine the strain of E. coli that sickened two toddlers who visited the Oxford County Fair. Lichtenwalner said officials need to know what is causing […]
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A three-state study that includes researchers from the University of Maine was mentioned in the Greenhouse Management article, “New Hampshire consumers will pay more for locally grown produce.” The project, “Sustaining and Enhancing Local Agriculture in Rural Areas: Assessing Key Producer and Consumer Issues in Northern New England,” is funded by USDA/AFRI and includes UMaine […]
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