Kate McCarty, food systems professional at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to the Portland Press Herald about the importance of properly boiling fiddleheads. McCarty pointed to a 1994 outbreak of foodborne illness in New York and Canada caused by fiddleheads that led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Canada […]
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WABI-TV (Channel 5 in Bangor) spoke to Griffin Dill, manager of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, for a story about protecting pets from ticks. “With the adults highly active, it’s important to be treating your pets, vaccinating your pets, and of course, checking them for ticks when [they] return indoors,” Dill said. […]
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The Daily Bulldog, The Piscataquis Observer, CentralMaine.com and Morning Ag Clips shared that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers information and workshops to help consumers find, grow, use, preserve and store in-season fruits and vegetables in Maine. Seasonal foods for May are featured in several online bulletins and fact sheets about fiddleheads, edible wild greens, […]
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Z107.3 and Q96.1 cited information from University of Maine Cooperative Extension about tick season. Tick season is from early spring to late fall. During that time, there are two peaks: April–May and June–early July. Although most ticks are found during these months, it is important to note that ticks can remain active as long as […]
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CentralMaine.com shared that University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to host a workshop on raising swine from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. on April 26, at the Somerset County Extension Office, 7 County Drive. Register online.
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Somerset County Cooperative Extension is hosting an open house on Saturday, May 6 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at 7 County Drive in Skowhegan. This free, public event will showcase many programs and services offered by Extension and other local organizations. Informational presentations will cover topics like maple sugaring, planting legumes as cover crops and gardening […]
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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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