UMaine Extension Researching Market Potential of Antioxidant-Rich Aronia Berry
With the help of UMaine Extension, an antioxidant-rich chokeberry could become a new niche crop for Maine farmers.
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UMaine Extension Specialist in Fruit Fly TV Report
David Handley, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and vegetable and small fruit specialist, was interviewed for Channel 2 (WLBZ) report on the spotted wing drosophila, a fruit fly that has Maine’s blueberry growers worried because it attacks ripening and not just rotten fruit. Handley, who is based at UMaine Extension’s Highmoor Farm in […]
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Mainebiz magazine and South Portland radio station WGAN posted on their websites a report about the spotted wing drosophila fruit fly and noted University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s research into the relatively new-to-Maine pest. UMaine Extension experts are collecting the fly, which attacks soft fruit such as blueberries, for research purposes. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) […]
Read moreSouth Dakota Publication Advances Composting Seminar
An article in the South Dakota Tri-State Neighbor agricultural news publication advanced an Oct. 1 composting demonstration and seminar being led by University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and composting expert Mark Hutchinson. The presentation in Brooking, S.D., will include using composting as a way to dispose of animal mortalities. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
Read moreUMaine Extension Specialists Interviewed About Fruit Fly
David Handley and Jim Dill of University of Maine Cooperative Extension were interviewed for a Lewiston Sun Journal article about the spotted wing drosophila, a fruit fly that has Maine’s blueberry growers worried because it attacks ripening and not just rotten fruit. Handley, a vegetable and small fruit specialist based at UMaine Extension’s Highmoor Farm […]
Read moreExtension Experts’ Comments in Charitable Gardening Report
University of Maine Cooperative Extension educators and garden specialists Barbara Murphy and Diana Hibbard were interviewed for a Portland-area KeepMECurrent news report on community gardens and UMaine Extension’s Harvest for Hunger program, which generated more than 293,000 pounds of produce for soup kitchens, homeless shelters and individuals last year. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
Read moreStancioff, Bisson Present at Phenology Conference
Esperanza Stancioff, climate change educator for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension/Maine Sea Grant, and Beth Bisson, assistant director for outreach and education for Maine Sea Grant, recently presented at the 2012 International Phenology Conference at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. The presentation, “Signs of the Seasons: A Maine Phenology Program — Linking Research, Climate […]
Read moreUMaine Extension Educator in Podcast
University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator for 4-H youth Ellie Libby was a recent guest for a WERU radio discussion on teaching children about programs and opportunities for youth to learn about healthy foods, gardening and farming. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
Read moreNewspaper Advances Beekeeper Classes
Foster’s Daily Democrat advanced beekeeping classes being offered by the Maine State Beekeepers Association in conjunction with the York County office of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension starting Oct. 16 in Springvale. The five-week classes are being held on Tuesday evenings. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
Read moreExtension’s McCarty in Press Herald Food Preservation Column
A Portland Press Herald gardening column about preserving and freezing fruits and vegetables included advice from University of Maine Cooperative Extension food preservation aide Kate McCarty. McCarty suggested freezing or canning garden produce as jams, jellies, salsas or other tomato-based sauces. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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