Barbara Baker, University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate professor and a principal investigator of a 4-H Engaging Youth, Serving Community Program in Maine, coauthored a paper about 4-H being a successful case study on engaging youth in community service activities. The paper is part of a research-based series of papers, The Kinder & Braver World […]
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A feature story in the Maine Sunday Telegram about the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s promotion of agritourism in Maine, which engages consumers in more active farm product acquisition, included interviews with UMaine Extension Director John Rebar and Marc Edwards, a UMaine Extension tourism and economic development professional in the Franklin County office in Farmington.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialists tracking the invasion of the crop-damaging spotted wing drosophila fruit fly in Maine report that trapping results and surveys indicate that the pest has already become established and problematic in most of the state. UMaine Extension experts David Handley, a vegetable and small fruit specialist at Highmoor […]
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Andrew Plant, University of Maine Cooperative Extension assistant professor and educator for agriculture, was interviewed for a story in the Bangor Daily News about the continuance of a federally funded project undertaken by the University of Maine at Fort Kent, University of Maine at Presque Isle, UMaine Cooperative Extension and local farmers in Aroostook County […]
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University of Maine specialists are available with consumer advice and ideas on a variety of holiday-related issues and activities, as plans are made for end-of-the-year gift giving, celebrations and seasonal decorations. Leslie Forstadt, UMaine Cooperative Extension child and family development specialist, is available at 207.581.3487 in Orono to discuss alternative gift giving when budgets are […]
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Statewide photo contest will highlight the finest poultry coops.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension cranberry specialist Charlie Armstrong spoke with Channel 7 (WVII) for a 10 p.m. report Nov. 28 about this year’s cranberry harvest in Maine, which he said was productive though affected in some areas by erratic weather. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756
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Comments by University of Maine Cooperative Extension business specialist and professor of economics Jim McConnon were included in a Lewiston Sun Journal article about what retailers and consumers might expect as the holiday shopping season gets underway. McConnon said improving consumer confidence in the economy is being reflected in retail sales. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension cranberry specialist Charles Armstrong was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article on this year’s cranberry harvest, which he said probably will weigh in at 2.4 million pounds — not a record but good news for those growers who were less affected by erratic weather conditions. The record harvest, at […]
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Comments from Jim McConnon, business and economics specialist and professor of economics with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine School of Economics, were included in a Bangor Daily News article about the increasing strength of the Portland-area economy. The Bangor-area economy also is important as a service center for northern and eastern Maine, […]
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