The Associated Press spoke with Richard Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator on sustainable dairy and forage systems, for an article about how robots are being used at some small- and medium-sized dairy farms across the country. The machines provide reliable and more efficient labor and help the businesses remain viable, according to […]
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A Portland Press Herald article on organizing your freezer to reduce waste includes advice from Kate McCarty, a food preservationist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. In a freezer, you can safely store food over long periods of time, cutting back on waste, according to the article. McCarty recommends storing food in glass canning […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured a University of Maine Cooperative Extension video in the post, “Fall is the best time to plant garlic. This video shows how to do it.” The video features Dave Fuller, an agriculture and non-timber forest professional at the UMaine Cooperative Extension, who offers tips on planting and growing garlic. Fuller […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County will offer a three-hour workshop on safe food handling on three different dates at the UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth. Cooking for Crowds — Food Safety Training for Volunteer Cooks will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 29, Oct. 14 […]
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The Sun Journal published an article about how thousands of Maine children are interested in farming and are involved with University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H. Last year, Maine had 19,230 4-H participants, with about one in three coming from Oxford County, according to the article. Although the statewide figure is slowly on the decline, […]
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Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about fruit flies in the home. “This is the time of the year,” Dill said of the insects invading your house. “The fruit flies are out and about. Everything is ripe. They come […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured a University of Maine Cooperative Extension video in the post, “Apple picking season is coming up. Here’s an interactive map of Maine orchards.” The video features Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, who offers tips on apple harvest and storage. Moran suggests people refrigerate apples once […]
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Storage Facilities Loan program has been extended to include aquaculture, thanks to efforts by the Maine Farm Service Agency, the Maine Aquaculture Association and the Maine Sea Grant Program at the University of Maine. “This program can provide financing on favorable terms for things such as construction costs and […]
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The Associated Press spoke with David Yarborough, a blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and professor in the School of Food and Agriculture, for an article about how machines are taking the place of migrant workers in Maine’s blueberry industry. A push toward mechanization is reducing the number of migrant farmers who […]
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The Associated Press reported University of Maine researchers are working on a two-year project to increase the state’s crop of locally grown plums. The project — funded by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry — is identifying suitable plum varieties for Maine’s climate that would help diversify the state’s apple farms. The project […]
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