David Yarborough, a blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and professor in the School of Food and Agriculture, was quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “Hard-to-find lingonberries find a place on one Down East farm.” According to the article, Lamb Cove Farm in Robbinston, which farms wild blueberries on five organic […]
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) reported on marine slug research led by Douglas Rasher, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, and researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology. The researchers found the marine slug Elysia tuca sniffs out the seaweed Halimeda incrassate so it can steal the algae’s chloroplasts and […]
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John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in reports by the Portland Press Herald and WVII (Channel 7) on the University of Maine System announcing its pledge to offer 20 percent local food by 2020. “Maine agriculture is passing the test,” Rebar told the Press Herald of being able […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported George Kinghorn, director and curator of the University of Maine Museum of Art, will lead a panel discussion about regionalism in contemporary art at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 at the Portland Museum of Art. Kinghorn will moderate a discussion among Maine artists Lauren Fensterstock, Anna Hepler and Philip Frey […]
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The Ellsworth American reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener Volunteer Program will offer a free workshop with Woodlawn Museum on Sept. 19. “Native Pollinators: Habitats In Your Garden,” will run from 10 a.m. to noon at the museum in Ellsworth. Alison Dibble, a research professor in pollination ecology at UMaine, will present […]
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An analysis on Maine drug deaths was cited in a Portland Press Herald article on a candlelight vigil and march held in Portland’s Monument Square to remember those who have died from drug overdoses and to spread the message that addiction can be overcome. The analysis was released by the Maine attorney general’s office and […]
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John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with Deseret News for the article, “A younger generation of farmers gets in the dirt.” The article states the number of Americans younger than 35 pursuing farming as their primary occupation increased 10 percent to roughly 55,000 between 2007 and 2012, according to […]
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Boothbay Register reported the Knox-Lincoln Counties Extension Association’s (KLCEA) annual meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Sheepscot General Store, in Whitefield. This year’s meeting will focus on the challenges facing small farms in Maine and the innovation leading to success, according to the article. Guests are invited to meet with […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with first-year University of Maine students as they moved into their dorms during Fall Welcome Weekend. Students were asked questions including why they chose UMaine, what they are most looking forward to and what their expectations are for this year. One student said they chose UMaine because of the atmosphere and […]
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Sarah Redmond, a marine extension associate with the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine, spoke with Fosters.com for a report about Maine’s growing edible seaweed industry. Redmond said “there’s definitely a lot of potential” for the seaweed industry in Maine. “We’re not having rampant growth, but people are hearing about seaweed […]
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