The Bangor Daily News noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is participating in the fishing and outdoor recreation show Cabin Fever Reliever at 10 a.m. Feb. 25–26 at Brewer Auditorium. During the event, UMaine 4-H will offer a bow and arrow activity for children.
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The Bangor Daily News, Morning Ag Clips, Piscataquis Observer and Lincoln County News reported that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently launched a new podcast called Cultivating Resilience, developed in partnership with colleagues in the Cultivemos network. Cultivating Resilience is a six-episode podcast featuring candid conversations with farmers about how they find connection and […]
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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 the weather highlights of 2022. Birkel told the Sun Journal that the last of the winter snowpack melted earlier than usual on March 8, and […]
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The Bangor Daily News spoke to Jim Dill, pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about a recent uptick in bed bugs in Maine. “We are starting to see a little uptick in bed bugs now, but it’s nothing like what it was six or seven years ago when it was really bad. […]
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Jason Lilley, assistant Extension professor and Maine sustainable agriculture and maple industry educator, was interviewed by Maine Public about the early maple tree tapping season caused by the warm winter weather. “All of these changing weather patterns and weather extremes are having impacts on the tree health. And we as a research community are trying […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Piscataquis Observer boosted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s online discussion on federal agricultural-related employment laws on Feb. 21 at 3 p.m. The session will focus on H-2A program requirements and includes recent Final Rule changes that went into effect in November. The discussion will also cover wage and child […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently launched a new podcast called Cultivating Resilience, developed in partnership with colleagues in the Cultivemos network, a group of farmers, farm workers and organizations that support them in the Northeast, from Maine to West Virginia. Cultivating Resilience is a six-episode podcast featuring candid conversations with farmers about how they […]
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Science Magazine interviewed Deborah Bouchard, associate Extension professor and aquatic animal health specialist at the University of Maine, about the advantages and disadvantages of using a sand filter in salmon aquaculture systems. “When operating properly, it’s great. … If sand gets out of your biofilter, then you are in big, big trouble with your pumps, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering an eight-hour ServSafe® Food Protection Manager course on March 7 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. This course, which will be held at UMaine Extension’s Cumberland County office in Falmouth, will help prepare students for the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification exam. The exam will immediately follow the course. This […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Piscataquis Observer, Penobscot Bay Pilot, Republican Journal and WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) shared Maple Sugaring 101, a three-week program open to current 4-H’ers ages 12 and up who are interested in learning about the maple sugaring process and live in Somerset, Piscataquis, Penobscot and Waldo counties. Register on the […]
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