Martha Stewart featured Ankit K. Singh, assistant Extension professor at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on plants that should not be grown next to broccoli in home gardens. “Tomatoes and broccoli have conflicting soil requirements. Tomatoes prefer slightly acidic soil, while broccoli thrives in neutral to slightly alkaline soil,” said Singh, also a sustainable agriculture […]
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Martha Stewart featured University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor of horticulture David Handley in a story about how to grow blackberries. Handley, who is also a vegetable and small fruit specialist, gave his insight on how to properly care for blackberry plants.
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The Bangor Daily News and the Portland Press Herald interviewed Griffin Dill, integrated pest management professional and tick lab manager at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about tick activity this spring. “The duration of winter plays a role as well,” Dill said. “If cold winter conditions last long enough, ticks can exhaust their energy/fat reserves […]
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WFVX (FOX 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) interviewed Jason Lilley, Maine sustainable agriculture and maple industry educator at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about Maine Maple Sunday. This was the 42nd anniversary of the Maine Maple Producers Association’s celebration. “So there’s a lot more as far as activities and engagement,” Lilley said. “At the same time, […]
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CBS News interviewed Jason Lilley, Maine sustainable agriculture and maple industry educator, on practices in the maple industry to make sugarbushes more resilient to climate change. “I just don’t want producers to be going out of business, and to see this industry start to decline,” Lilley said. “We can’t just sit around and watch this […]
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WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) interviewed Griffin Dill, integrated pest management professional at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on what to expect for tick populations this spring. “In order for a winter to have a real impact on the tick population, as far as reducing numbers, we really need to see extended periods of […]
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University of Maine faculty and students will present at several events during the Maine Science Festival, a program of the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor that will include more than 70 events and activities from March 18-23. The five-day celebration will showcase science and technology happening in Maine in the format of an arts or […]
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News Center Maine cited a social media post and maple syrup guide from University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The guide states the basics to mapleing are creating a hole in a tree during late winter, collecting sap and then removing the water to make it a concentrated sweet substance.
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Bangor Daily News interviewed Griffin Dill, coordinator of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Tick Lab, on whether this year’s cold winter will slow the spread of disease-borne ticks. FOX 23 shared the report from the BDN.
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WMTW (ABC 8 in Portland) interviewed Kate McCarty, food systems professional at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on alternatives to baking with eggs now that the cost has soared and availability has dropped. “The biggest surprise was that they all worked and then worked well enough where I would do it. So, there wasn’t a […]
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