A recent post on the Portland Press Herald blog “The Root,” titled “Pollination of Maine’s Wild Blueberry Crop,” contains quotes from David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Frank Drummond, an entomologist and blueberry pollination expert at the University of Maine.
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The Daily Bulldog of Franklin County reported on a celebration in Farmington to mark the 4-H program’s 100 years in Maine. 4-H is a program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
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Richard Kersbergen, University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator on sustainable dairy and forage systems, spoke with Capital Press: The West’s Ag Website about how summer annuals benefit dairy farmers.
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Foster’s Daily Democrat reports the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardeners will offer a hands-on workshop titled “Drip Irrigation for the Home Garden” on June 4 at the Wells Reserve in Wells.
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WVII (Channel 7) covered a canning workshop held Wednesday night by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Felicia Dumont, food preservation community education assistant with UMaine Extension, spoke about the importance of learning how to can correctly.
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VillageSoup reported David Yarborough, horticulture professor and wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will give a presentation June 5 in Union on the history of Maine’s wild blueberry industry.
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Progressive Forage Grower magazine recently published an article on harvesting forage safely by Dawna Cyr, farm safety project assistant, and Steven Johnson, Extension crops specialist.
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Frank Drummond, an entomologist and blueberry pollination expert at the University of Maine, and David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, were interviewed for the Bangor Daily News article “Hired bees play major role in Maine blueberry industry.”
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The Northern New England Local Bread Wheat Project, a USDA-funded initiative that aims to help farmers increase organic bread wheat production and quality, was the focus of the latest post on the Portland Press Herald blog, “The Root.” Ellen Mallory, a sustainable agriculture specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, is one of two […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with Kate Garland, horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the latest installment of its “Backyard Gardener” series. Garland spoke about soil testing and container gardening.
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