University of Maine Cooperative Extension small fruit and vegetable specialist David Handley was interviewed for an article in Mother Nature Network about the health benefits of strawberries. Handley cited the high levels of potassium and folate in the berries. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension has posted online the May 2012 issue of Maine Home Garden News. Articles are written by UMaine Extension specialists, educators, and horticulture professionals, as well as master gardener volunteers in Maine. Topics, including how-to videos, cover gardening preparations best suited for May, garden planning, composting, soil temperatures, garden placement […]
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Activity at Maine’s 144 golf courses, along with tourism-related spending by out-of-state golfers, generated a $270 million statewide economic contribution in 2011, according to research by University of Maine economists Todd Gabe and James McConnon.
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David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension vegetable and small fruit specialist at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth, has been judged a winner in the National Association of County Agricultural Agents Communications Awards Program for a video on raspberry pruning. He will be recognized in mid-July at the Communications Awards Luncheon in Charleston, S.C. In addition, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist Jim Dill was interviewed by Boston’s Channel 4 (WBZ) television station for a news report on the threat to blueberries and other soft-skinned fruit by a pest new to Maine and New England, the Drosophila Suzukii fly, which is far more damaging to crops than traditionally common […]
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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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