Jim Dill, an entomologist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News about the effect of warm late-winter temperatures on Maine’s grub and tick population. Dill said grubs are more active than usual, which has skunks active earlier than usual. He also predicted a “pretty good” tick year but […]
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Andrew Plant, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator, was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News story about the effects of rising fuel prices on Maine farms. Plant said Maine has a lot of forest capacity and unused agricultural land which could be producing anything from grasses for heating to biogas to anaerobic digesters for […]
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The Portland Press Herald quoted University of Maine Cooperative Extension plant pathologist Bruce Watt in an article about Boxwood Blight, a fungus that defoliates the boxwood plant. Although the blight is not yet in Maine, it is likely to arrive soon, and Watt said he is hesitant to recommend that people plant boxwood in the […]
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Brenda Bracy, a nutrition associate with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Eat Well Nutrition Education Program, was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald story about the hidden sugars in yogurt marketed for children. Bracy said less sugar is always better. She also offered a recipe for a yogurt-based ranch dip that children can help […]
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Comments from University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor and ornamental horticulturist Lois Berg Stack were included in a national PBS NewsHour news blog on the new, interactive USDA Plant Hardiness Map, which reflects shifting climate zones in the United States. It serves as a guide for farmers and gardeners to see minimum temperatures across the […]
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In a story about the upcoming FTN 2.0 Biomass and Beyond forum, the Bangor Daily News noted Andrew Plant, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator, will participate in the day-long meeting on the status and future development of alternative energy in Maine. plant researches liquid and solid biofuel for farmers, according to the story. […]
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A Bangor Daily News column written by a former UMaine associate dean and associate professor of journalism Kathryn Olmstead featured Harvest for Hunger, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension-coordinated effort to respond to food insecurity in Maine by inviting gardeners and commercial to grow an extra row or two or to donate extra produce to […]
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New data on taxable sales from 2010 to 2011 released by the Maine Bureau of Revenue Services shows a very slow and steady increase in sales activity, a sign that consumers remain cautious, according to University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist and professor of economics.
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Maine AgrAbility, a UMaine program that helps address the needs of farmers with disabilities has received a nearly $166,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s AgrAbility program, according to a brief in the Portland Press Herald. The grant was among $4.1 million provided nationwide by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Contact: […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension maple syrup expert Kathy Hopkins about the early start to this year’s maple syrup season. Hopkins said producers all over the state have started to tap trees. There is no downside to the early season, she added as long as temperatures don’t suddenly warm up […]
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