The Sun Journal and Daily Bulldog shared information about a University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar for home gardeners about designing welcoming landscapes, noon–1:15 p.m. April 29. Register on the program web page.
Read more
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free webinar for farmers on soil health management, 6–7:30 p.m. April 20. “Soil Health Management” topics include what soil health is, how it is measured and how to improve total soil health by managing a farm’s cropping system. UMaine Extension assistant professor and University of Maine at […]
Read more
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host an online discussion on Farm Labor Guidelines on April 19 and 21. The two programs will be led by Brian Cleasby from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The April 19 session will focus on the requirements of the H-2A program. The program will […]
Read more
The Bangor Daily News interviewed Anne Lichtenwalner, director of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory at the University of Maine, about the breeder certification chicken owners should look for when purchasing chicks amid the H5N1 avian flu outbreak. Lichtenwalner told the BDN that people should purchase chicks only from breeders and hatcheries that are certified by the […]
Read more
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering an agricultural symposium for Maine teens April 18–19. The 4-H Agriculture Symposium is an overnight experience for Maine youth ages 14–18. Participants will take part in hands-on learning opportunities, engage with industry professionals on the UMaine and University of Maine at Augusta-Bangor campuses, develop leadership skills and […]
Read more
The Piscataquis Observer, Morning Ag Clips, Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald and US News 18 reported that University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently named Aroostook native Melissa Arndt to serve as its first-ever director of marketing and communications. Arndt will provide strategic direction for organizational marketing and communication efforts, and lead the UMaine Extension communications […]
Read more
At the University of Maine, 38 faculty members have received tenure and/or promotion this spring. The annual announcement recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship and research, and community engagement. Tenure for 28 of the faculty members was approved by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees on March 28. “It’s rewarding to recognize these […]
Read more
Anne Lichtenwalner, associate professor of animal and veterinary science; director, University of Maine Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Cooperative Extension and School of Food and Agriculture, was a VIP caller on a Maine Public’s show, Maine Calling, about bird migration and how the cases of avian flu that have been detected in Maine affect both wild and […]
Read more
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer four options for online food safety training for volunteer cooks starting 9 a.m.–noon April 5. Additional sessions are 1–4 p.m. April 7 or 13, and 5–8 p.m. April 19. “Cooking for Crowds” offers up-to-date information on how to handle, transport, store and prepare foods safely for large group […]
Read more
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer four-session farm tractor safety courses in two locations starting April 4, 5:30–7:30 p.m., at Gorham Public Works, 80 Huston Road, Gorham. Classes continue April 11 and 25, ending April 30, 9 a.m.–noon. The course also will be held 4–6 p.m. April 4, 11, and 25, and 5–8 p.m. […]
Read more