WABI television broadcast a Friday report about an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of UMaine’ Cooperative Extension’s Senior Companions program. The story includes comments from volunteer Bob Mattingly and from Ann Swain, the program’s director.
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In an op-ed piece in the Bangor Daily News, Eastern Maine Development Corp. President Michael Aube lauded UMaine for embarking on development by using traditional sectors of Maine’s economy, such as forestry, farming and fishing, to advance energy, composites and aquaculture. Aube also recognized UMaine as the state’s premier postgraduate and research institution. Contact: Jessica […]
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LISBON FALLS — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Androscoggin and Sagadahoc county office is offering two workshops in the coming weeks on canning and pickling.
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ORONO, Maine – The recent cool, wet conditions in Maine may delay the state’s blueberry crop for about a week, according to David Yarborough, University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s blueberry specialist and UMaine professor of horticulture.
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In a story about brain development in young children, U.S. News and World Report pointed its readers to a bulletin, prepared by UMaine Cooperative Extension specialists Judith Graham and Leslie Forstadt, about our understanding of how children learn. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Comments from Jim Dill of the UMaine Cooperative Extension faculty are included in a Bangor Daily News story about a beagle trained to find bedbugs. Modern Pest Services, a Brunswick-based company with offices in Bangor and other New England locations, recently brought the dog on board to help deal with bedbug issues. Dill says the […]
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Consumers across the country are increasingly looking to blunt the effects of the slow economy recovery with retailer coupons. “Couponing,” as it’s known, is becoming a hugely popular and increasingly common strategy to cut costs.
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Jim Dill of the UMaine Cooperative Extension faculty provided comment for a Maine Sunday Telegram story about lawn pests. Dill described the behavior of grubs, which are causing damage to lawns around Maine.
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University of Maine veterinarian Anne Lichtenwalner, director of the UMaine Animal Health Laboratory, is available to discuss precautions people can take to reduce or avoid exposure to rodents that could be carrying the potentially fatal respiratory disease, Hantavirus, which was discovered in Maine for the first time recently.
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UMaine Cooperative Extension educator and entomologist Clay Kirby was interviewed for a Channel 2 (WLBZ) news broadcast Monday on precautions homeowners can take to guard against lawn-damaging white grubs. He recommends contacting Extension pest-management specialists for advice if grubs appear prolific. Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756
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