WVII (Channel 7) spoke with a Corinth farmer who followed advice from the University of Maine for a report on this year’s pumpkin harvest. Despite poor harvesting reports around the state due to wet weather, Beverly Tate said her fields are doing well after following a tip from UMaine to cut pumpkins from vines with […]
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The Weekly Observer, serving Sanford, Springvale, Acton and Lebanon, previewed a five-week introductory beekeeping course that will start Oct. 15 in Springvale. The York County Beginner Bee School is co-sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine State Beekeepers Association.
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A five-part series of workshops provided by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension titled “From Recipe to Market: Cashing in on Value-Added Opportunities” was previewed in the Portland Press Herald “Food & Dining Dispatches” column. The workshops begin Oct. 3 in Falmouth.
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Bruce Watt, a plant disease diagnostician with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to the Bangor Daily News for the article “Good outlook for foliage despite pockets of discoloring leaf fungus in Maine.” Watt said he has had fewer diseased leaf samples sent to him this year than in past years, which makes him think […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering free Eat Well Nutrition Workshops starting in October in Dover-Foxcroft to help people improve their eating habits.
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Amy Witt, home horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County, spoke with The Forecaster for the article “Falmouth garden fertile ground for UMaine farm educators” about UMaine Extension’s Falmouth demonstration garden. Witt said common teaching themes at the garden include farming skills to help with food security and sustainable practices.
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Judy Smith, community outreach assistant for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Franklin County, spoke with the Sun Journal for an article about a 4-H photo display at the Farmington Fair. Smith said the display is one of several ways 4-H leaders have been celebrating the 100th anniversary of 10 active clubs in Franklin […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Portland Phoenix food feature on apple varieties found in Maine. Moran said the gold rush variety is rare in New England because it doesn’t ripen until late October when it’s often too cold. She also said customer demand for […]
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John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Morning Sentinel about the growth of agriculture in Maine for an article on the Good Will-Hinckley charter school’s latest project to reflect on its agricultural mission. Rebar said there is a growing interest in agriculture among young people and there is […]
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A Scientific American article titled “The mind-boggling math of migratory beekeeping” cites research conducted by Frank Drummond, a University of Maine entomologist and blueberry pollination expert, and his colleagues. Drummond’s research, which was conducted among flowering blueberry bushes, determined a honey bee forages for four hours and visits an average of 1,200 flowers a day.
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