Cooperative Extension
Photo Captures Maine AgrAbility Hearing Checkup
The Kennebec Journal posted online a photograph of a central Maine woman receiving a free hearing checkup at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show by a technician participating in the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Maine AgrAbility program, which assists farmers with chronic health issues and disabilities across the state.
Read moreUMaine Extension Experts Offer Tips on Flu Avoidance
A Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention statewide health alert notes that flu activity is widespread with more reported cases this year than last, and more expected in the next few weeks. University of Maine Cooperative Extension experts are available to provide advice for avoiding the virus and coping with it. They also can […]
Read moreAgriculture Website Reports on UMaine Online New Farmer Resource
The agricultural website The Grower carried a news report on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s introduction of a Beginning Farmer Resource Network, a free online resource for new farmers with questions about starting a farming business.
Read moreMilk Production Report Cites Cooperative Extension Research
An article in the Bangor Daily News about the rising cost of milk production in Maine cited information from a University of Maine Cooperative Extension report that estimated the average cost to produce 100 pounds of milk is about $30, which is considered high according to Julie-Marie Bickford, executive director of the Maine Dairy Industry, […]
Read moreNewspaper Reports on UMaine Extension New Farmer Network
The Bangor Daily News reported on the Maine Beginning Farmer Resource Network being introduced by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension this week at the Maine Agricultural Trade Show in Augusta to provide basic information and support services for beginning farmers in Maine.
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UMaine Extension Launching Online Beginning Farmer Resource Network
UMaine Extension launching online Beginning Farmer Resource Network.
Read moreFebruary Stress Reduction Classes Offered to UMaine Community
A free four-week program exploring stress-reduction strategies is being offered to UMaine faculty and staff from 8:30–10 a.m. or 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. each Tuesday in February in the Multipurpose Room of the Memorial Union. Leslie Forstadt, University of Maine Cooperative Extension faculty member and child and family development specialist, will lead the classes. Attendance is […]
Read moreCoastal Paper Reports on UMaine Extension Plant Sale Benefit
The coastal Penobscot Bay Pilot reported on the “Grow It Right” initiative, through which University of Maine Cooperative Extension is selling blueberry and asparagus plants to benefit its Master Gardener Volunteers and community horticultural programs.
Read moreUMaine Extension Offers Wintertime Farming Safety Tips
University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialists coordinating the Maine AgrAbility project have offered a number of safety considerations for people who must work outdoors in cold and inclement weather. They include dressing to accommodate changing weather conditions, keeping safety gear, a first aid kit, a pocket multi-tool, headlamp and a cell phone handy, having proper […]
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