Cooperative Extension

Channel 5 Covers 4-H Day Event in Augusta

Channel 5 (WABI) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension Executive Director John Rebar for a report on Gov. Paul LePage’s proclamation designating Feb. 26 as 4-H Day in Maine. A ceremony celebrating the 100-year anniversary of 4-H, a program of UMaine Extension, took place in the Hall of Flags in the State House in Augusta.

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Openings Available for Vegetable, Fruit School Conference

Reservations are still available for the 2013 Maine Vegetable and Fruit School March 12 at the Seasons Conference Center in Portland and March 13 at the Bangor Motor Inn. The conferences, from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., are sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Association. A $35 […]

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Stancioff Coauthors Journal Article on Environmental Stewardship

An article coauthored by Esperanza Stancioff, a climate change educator for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant, about citizen scientists helping environmental researchers monitor the effects of climate change on plants and animals was published in the January 2013 issue of the Journal of Extension. The article is titled “Nature’s Notebook […]

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Moose Lungworm Report Notes UMaine Animal Lab

St. John Valley Times reported on the discovery through testing at the University of Maine Animal Health Laboratory of a tiny parasitic tapeworm that can exist in the lungs of moose and intestines of canines, both wild and domestic, which could expose humans to the parasite. Excessive lungworm presence can compromise the health of moose. […]

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4-H Turns 100 in Maine

Celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2013, University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H continues to offer a series of activities that enrich the lives of more than 30,000 Maine children ages 5–18 throughout Maine each year with hands-on indoor and outdoor experiences. Here is a list of some of the 4-H programs offered in 2013 that […]

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Conference to Focus on Small Grain Production

Commercial production for new small grain markets will be the focus of the annual Maine Grain Conference March 1 in Bangor, sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The conference will be held 8:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m., at the Spectacular Events Center, 395 Griffin Road. Speakers from Maine and Canada will discuss producing food-quality grains, with […]

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McConnon in MPBN Karen Mills Report

A Maine Public Broadcasting Network report on the contributions of Karen Mills of Brunswick, who announced this week she will step down as administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, a Cabinet-level appointment in the Obama administration, included comments from Jim McConnon, University of Maine Cooperative Extension business and economics specialist and professor of economics, […]

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Lichtenwalner Interviewed for Newspaper Farm Blog

A Portland Press Herald blog on large animal veterinarians in Maine included a question-and-answer interview with University of Maine Cooperative Extension Veterinarian Anne Lichtenwalner, director of the UMaine Animal Health Laboratory and assistant professor of animal and veterinary sciences, about the dwindling numbers of large animal veterinarians in the state.

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