Maine Public interviewed Scarlett Tudor, education and outreach coordinator for the University of Maine Aquaculture Research Institute, about the potential of aquaponics, a hybrid of hydroponics and aquaculture. Tudor said one of the exciting possibilities of aquaponics is that it can reduce the distance that fresh produce and fish have to travel to get to […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a workshop on raising swine on April 26 from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. at the Somerset County Extension office, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan. Join Colt Knight, associate Extension professor and state livestock specialist, for Swine 101, a two-hour primer on raising pastured pork. Topics include breed selection, basic reproductive […]
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Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and assistant professor with a joint appointment in University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the UMaine Climate Change Institute, spoke to the Sun Journal about how the increased heat from global warming “facilitates extremes” in weather.
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The Bangor Daily News, Penobscot Bay Pilot and Morning Ag Clips reported that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab received $472,400 to support the Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network as part of a $3 million grant cycle from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support the National Plant Diagnostic Network.
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The Bangor Daily News, Maine Public, CentralMaine.com, the Sun Journal and Morning Ag Clips reported that the University of Maine Tick Lab will now be screening ticks for Powassan virus and Heartland virus in addition to testing for the pathogens that cause Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis and tularemia. More information on ticks […]
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Editor’s note: Story updated April 18, 2023. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab is adding two new pathogens to its tick testing panels. The Tick Lab will now be screening ticks for Powassan virus and Heartland virus in addition to testing for the pathogens that cause Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer an online special interest 4-H club on the science of sharks for youth ages 9–18, 4–5 p.m. on Tuesdays, May 16–June 6. Required registration for this special interest, or SPIN, club closes April 25. The 4-H Shark Club will cover topics such as types of sharks, how […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab recently received $472,400 to support the Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network (NEPDN). The funding is part of a $3 million grant cycle from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to support the National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN). With this grant, UMaine Extension becomes the regional […]
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The Republican Journal featured Vera Lindley, the food systems and youth development professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension office in Belfast, about Waldo County Bounty. Lindley said the group discussed next steps and, using the Unity Barn Raisers as a fiscal sponsor, set an ambitious goal of raising $100,000 within a year. “There’s nothing […]
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Griffin Dill, manager of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, spoke with the Wall Street Journal for an article titled “Ticks Are Bringing Disease to a Backyard Near You.”
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