In an article about two reported cases of West Nile Virus in Maine, the Portland Press Herald interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension veterinarian Anne Lichtenwalner, director of UMaine’s Animal Health Lab, who said UMaine can test dead birds for the virus. Birds are among the common carriers of the disease, which is spread by […]
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Channel 2 (WLBZ) interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension veterinarian Anne Lichtenwalner and UMaine Extension pest management specialist Jim Dill for a report about West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), which are spread by mosquitoes. Lichtenwalner, director of the UMaine Animal Health Laboratory, discussed ways to protect horses from EEE. Dill said […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management and animal care experts are available for interviews and to discuss ways to protect humans and animals against mosquito- and tick-borne viruses as more mosquitoes in neighboring New Hampshire have tested positive as carriers for West Nile Virus (WNV) this summer. Two weeks ago, the Maine Center for […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics Jim McConnon and George Criner, director of the UMaine School of Economics, were interviewed for a sidebar to a Portland Press Herald business article about how Maine lobsters are bought, sold and priced, a subject that has arisen as a result of the controversy in […]
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Dana Morse, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant scientist, was interviewed by KETR-FM, a Texas A&M University-Commerce public radio affiliate of National Public Radio, for an article about Maine’s efforts to increase sea scallop stocks through aquaculture. Morse said farming scallops is challenging because larval scallops take a long time to […]
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The Wall Street Journal was among the news outlets to carry an apple crop report by the Associated Press, which interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension tree fruit specialist Renae Moran. Moran said while many orchards in Maine suffered from a late spring frost, if a grower lost only 10 percent of the flowers to […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor Rick Kersbergen was interviewed for a recent Maine Public Broadcasting report on organic dairy research under way in Maine. He discussed a study to see how different grasses fed to cows at organic farms improve or affect the quality of the milk they produce. Kersbergen is one of a […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension programs at Tanglewood 4-H Camp in Lincolnville turn 30 years old this summer and the camp staff is planning an evening of food and entertainment to celebrate. A traditional bean hole bean supper, roast pork and a variety of locally sourced vegetarian dishes and appetizers will be served at the […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension food safety specialist Jason Bolton was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald article about identifying, preparing and grilling various cuts of steak. Bolton described how to identify a properly aged cut and said grass-fed beef usually are more flavorful than corn-fed cows. He also cautioned consumers to use clean utensils […]
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Maine Public Broadcasting Network interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension entomologist and pollination expert Frank Drummond for a report about his participation in a five-year collaborative study in Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut to help Northeastern fruit growers improve pollination methods, overcome obstacles, and, in Maine, promote the use of wild, native bees by […]
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