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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Business experts weigh in on shopping trends and implications for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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Channel 7 (WVII) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension veterinarian Anne Lichtenwalner and recent UMaine veterinary sciences graduate and research assistant Darryl Ann Girardin for story broadcast in the 6 p.m. news on Nov. 9 about a two-year research project helping the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife determine how prevalent a possible new […]
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The Central Maine Morning Sentinel published a feature story about the University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture’s Highmoor Farm Agricultural Experimental Station in Monmouth and its research on pest management. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension vegetable and small fruit specialist based at Highmoor, and Highmoor superintendent Greg Koller discussed […]
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