Enjoy the taste of summer fruits and vegetables all year long by taking the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Preserving the Harvest workshop 1–4 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, at the Franklin County UMaine Extension office, 138 Pleasant St., Farmington. UMaine Extension staff will lead the workshop, which will include hands-on, USDA-recommended food preservation methods, including […]
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Barbara Murphy, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and gardening expert, was a guest on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s “Maine Calling” radio show. Murphy, who has more than 20 years of experience teaching the UMaine Extension Master Gardener course, offered advice for the show that focused on what it takes to make a […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Tick ID Lab was mentioned in the Bangor Daily News article, “More tick diseases showing up in dogs and cats (plus new treatments).” The article states that according to the Tick ID Lab, there are 14 different tick species found in Maine. To learn about all of the species, […]
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Anne Lichtenwalner, a University of Maine professor, veterinarian and director of UMaine’s Animal Health Laboratory, was featured in the National Geographic article “What’s a ghost moose? How ticks are killing an iconic animal.” Sightings of ghost moose, an animal so irritated by ticks that it rubs off most of its dark brown hair, exposing its […]
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Registration is open for the 10th annual Maine Beaches Conference, scheduled for July 17 at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. The conference seeks to provide continuing opportunities for communication and exchange of the most current information among beach stakeholders with diverse interests. Charles S. Colgan, professor of public policy and management in the […]
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Mark Hutton, a vegetable specialist and associate professor of vegetable crops with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension; and Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with UMaine Extension, spoke to the Portland Press Herald for an article about how much of New England is experiencing a drier than normal spring. The lack of rain early […]
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Richard Brzozowski, a small ruminant and poultry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “In Gardiner, a new slaughterhouse boosts Maine’s agriculture infrastructure.” The recent completion of the dual red meat-poultry slaughterhouse represents a step in the city’s effort to be a center for local food […]
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John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report about a proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to crack down on the use of pesticides when bees are on a farm. With about 90 percent of all honeybees living in hives […]
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) reported on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H STEM Ambassador program. Four students at the University of Maine at Presque Isle are 4-H STEM Ambassadors. They are trained to facilitate hands-on science, engineering, technology and math (STEM) activities with children 8–14 years old. Through 4-H STEM Ambassadors, youth […]
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Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in reports by WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) and NECN on climate change affecting the region’s tick population. The Natural Resources Council of Maine presented a report by the National Wildlife Federation which states warmer winters “serve as a welcome […]
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