Jim Dill, University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, discussed expectations for honeybees this year, in view of the light winter, with Channel 7 (WVII). Dill says elevated mite populations could cause a decline in this year’s bee populations, but hives are healthy at this point. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator Richard Brzozowski was interviewed for a Central Maine Morning Sentinel report about horses that died of botulism on a farm in southern Maine. Brzozowski discussed the sensitive stomachs of horses, which may be impacted by impurities in baleage, the partially dried forage in large round bales that is then […]
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The Downeast-based Fenceviewer.com news site advanced a planned November Hancock Business Conference and Trade Show in Ellsworth. The article includes quotes about small business in Maine from Gov. Paul LePage and UMaine Extension educator Louis Bassano, who says Maine businesses need access to cost-effective, high-quality training and information to succeed. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator Caragh Fitzgerald was part of a panel discussion on farming in Maine and farming co-ops. The discussion was broadcast live on Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Jim Dill, University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist and professor of biological sciences was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article on expectations for seasonal insect populations, including mosquitoes, black flies, bees and garden grubs. Dill says the light winter may mean fewer mosquitoes, more grubs, and probably little change in black fly […]
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Channel 5 (WABI) and the Bangor Daily News carried reports on proper identification, harvesting and preparation of fiddleheads. The Bangor Daily News interviewed Lauren St. Germaine, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension home horticulture coordinator, and Dave Fuller, agriculture and non-timber forest products professional at UMaine Extension. Channel 5 last week interviewed Fuller and Jason […]
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The Lewiston Sun Journal published an article promoting the benefits of University of Maine Cooperative Extension gardening classes designed for first-time gardeners. UMaine Extension educator Barbara Murphy in the Paris Extension office was interviewed for the story. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Channel 7 (WVII), Channel 2 (WLBZ) and Channel 5 (WABI) Wednesday covered a fiddlehead harvesting, handling and preparation demonstration near the Stillwater River put on by UMaine Cooperative Extension specialists David Fuller and Jason Bolton. The Channel 7 10 p.m. report from Wednesday includes the interview. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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An article in the Kennebec Journal newspaper in Augusta reported the results of a study by UMaine economists Todd Gabe and James McConnon about the value of the golf industry to the Maine economy. The researchers found the industry contributed $270 million in 2011. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Sarah Sparks, a 4-H professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald story about the resurgence in popularity of sewing. Sparks said more clubs are being organized around fiber arts and sewing, and an annual fashion review for 4-H members in Cumberland County has doubled in the number […]
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