Cooperative Extension

Kersbergen Quoted in AP Article on New Crop-Monitoring App

Richard Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator on sustainable dairy and forage systems, was quoted in an Associated Press article about goCrop, a new app that helps map crops and monitor irrigation systems. Kersbergen said goCorp would be a potentially useful tool in helping dairy farmers keep records. NWCN.com carried the report.

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Hutton Talks About Pumpkin Crop in Press Herald Blog

Mark Hutton, a vegetable specialist and associate professor of vegetable crops with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke about Maine’s pumpkin crop in the latest entry of the Portland Press Herald blog “The Root: Dispatches from Maine’s food sources.” Hutton said overall it was a pretty good year for pumpkin production in Maine despite […]

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Maine Edge Advances 4-H Science Saturday at Witter Farm

The Maine Edge previewed the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Science Saturday on Nov. 2 at UMaine’s J. Franklin Witter Teaching and Research Center. Anne Lichtenwalner, an assistant professor and Cooperative Extension veterinarian, and students in UMaine’s Animal and Veterinary Science Program will lead the program titled “Clues Written in Blood.” Participants, youth in […]

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Yarborough Talks to Ellsworth American About Blueberry Demand

David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with The Ellsworth American about the demand for blueberries. Yarborough said frost early in the growing season in Quebec reduced by half the province’s blueberry harvest. He said a smaller harvest in Canada will result in more demand for Maine’s wild […]

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Cooperative Extension to Host Robotics Expo, Maine Edge Reports

The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a Robotics Expo for youth ages 5–18 on Oct. 19 at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. Activities are planned for those participating in or interested in a 4-H robotics program. Representatives from UMaine’s College of Engineering are also expected to attend […]

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Yarborough Talks to AP About Maine’s Blueberry Crop

David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist and horticulture professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Associated Press about this year’s blueberry crop. Yarborough said Maine’s wild blueberry fields for the most part escaped widespread damage from a harmful new fruit fly during the summer harvest, resulting in what is expected to be an […]

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Kersbergen Quoted in BDN Article on Farm Shares

Rick Kersbergen, sustainable dairy and forage systems educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article on the variety of Maine farm shares. Kersbergen said popular farmers markets, such as those in Belfast and Orono, are “just about impossible to get into,” and diversifying farm shares is one […]

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Cooperative Extension Apple Preservation Class Previewed in PPH Blog

The Portland Press Herald blog “Maine a la Carte: Dishing on food and drink news” previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension class on preserving your apple harvest. Kate McCarty, a food preservation community education assistant with UMaine Cooperative Extension, will teach participants how to can and freeze apples during the Oct. 23 class in […]

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Plant, UMaine Projects Cited in PPH Blog on Potato Harvest

The latest entry of the Portland Press Herald blog “The Root: Dispatches from Maine’s food sources” cites several University of Maine projects related to Maine’s potato harvest and quotes Andrew Plant, an educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Aroostook County. Plant said The County’s nutrient-rich Caribou soil and climate — warm days and […]

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