University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and water quality scientist Laura Wilson appeared in the Channel 2 (WLBZ) newsroom in Bangor recently for a morning interview about preventing the spread of hydrilla, milfoil and other invasive aquatic plants that can spoil lakes and ponds for swimming and boating. The interview with anchor Lee Nelson was […]
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UMaine Cooperative Extension blueberry specialist David Yarborough was interviewed for a Portland Press Herald story about this year’s blueberry crop. Yarborough told the Press Herald if Maine’s wild blueberries get enough moisture the rest of the summer after a dry June and early July, the crop could be slightly above average. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Comments from Jim Dill, a pest management specialist on the UMaine Cooperative Extension faculty, were included in a Maine Sunday Telegram story about steps homeowners can take to blunt the impact of backyard pests. Dill advises that homeowners take care to limit opportunities for ticks, mosquitoes and other insects to infest their yards.
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David Yarborough, a blueberry specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, was interviewed on Bangor’s WLBZ television about the forecast for the blueberry crop. Yarborough told the interviewer the crop could suffer if the region does not get more rain in the coming weeks. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Steven Johnson and David Fuller of UMaine Cooperative Extension commented in a Lewiston Sun Journal story about the impact in Maine of destructive diseases that can decimate a garlic crop. Johnson, a crops specialist, said one disease has been confirmed on one farm, and another disease has been noted in three farms. Fuller warned that […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported from UMaine research facility Blueberry Hill Farm in Jonesboro that the 2011 blueberry crop could be well below average if the region continues to remain dry. UMaine blueberry specialist and horticulture professor David Yarborough said moisture levels — too much or the lack of it — is the biggest factor […]
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UMaine Cooperative Extension Educator Kate Yerxa contributed an article to the Bangor Daily News on the U.S. Department of Agriculture program MyPlate, which is meant to help people make healthful choices about their diets. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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A UMaine Cooperative Extension effort to reinvigorate Maine’s wheat-growing industry was the focus of a story in the Lewiston Sun Journal. Extension professional David Fuller and agronomist Ellen Mallory were mentioned in the story, which featured a test winter wheat field in Farmington. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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UMaine Cooperative Extension’s efforts to help Maine farmers grow wheat for bread flour were highlighted in a report on Bangor’s Channel 2 (WLBZ). Ellen Mallory, a sustainable agriculture specialist with Extension, was quoted about the characteristics that make different wheat varieties suitable for bread flour. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Bangor’s Channel 2 (WLBZ) had a report on UMaine Cooperative Extension’s outdoor gardening classroom in Orono. The report noted the gardens produced in 2010 more than 17,000 pounds of produce that was donated to food banks in Penobscot County. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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