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, WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) and The County 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 […]
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The Daily Bulldog, Penobscot Bay Pilot, CentralMaine.com and Bangor Daily News noted that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host its annual wild blueberry conference on Feb. 25 from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. An industry soiree will follow the conference from 4–7 p.m. with value-added vendors, dinner and keynote speaker […]
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News Center Maine shared tips from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension about keeping farm animals safe in the severe cold.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host its annual wild blueberry conference on Feb. 25 from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. An industry soiree will follow the conference from 4–7 p.m. with value-added vendors, dinner and keynote speaker Amanda Beal, commissioner of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. […]
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Morning Ag Clips noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host an 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 2022. This program is free; register online to receive […]
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Not long after the New Year celebrations have ended and Maine hunkers down for several more weeks of winter, some farmers and landowners across the state turn their attention to maple sugar season. Depending on the weather, maple trees start to release their sweetness anytime between February and April, and there’s a lot of work […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Colt Knight, an associate professor and the state livestock specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about rising egg prices. Knight told the PPH that he has been getting more calls from people interested in raising their own chickens in order to avoid buying eggs at the grocery store. “Before, […]
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Griffin Dill, director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, spoke to the Portland Press Herald about whether this weekend’s subzero temperatures will impact Maine’s tick population. “I don’t think this cold weather coming up is going to have much of an impact on tick populations at all. We don’t have a lot […]
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The Daily Bulldog shared that Nick Rowley, sustainable agriculture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will host a workshop on garden tomato production at Franklin County Adult Ed on Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 6–8 p.m.
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