Mainebiz and the Bangor Daily News reported the National Science Foundation awarded $657,000 to Acadia Harvest Inc. (AHI), which is working to achieve a commercial-scale, land-based, indoor Maine seafood farm with low to zero waste. AHI will use a controlled environment to study how aspects of aquaculture can be applied to land-based agriculture, according to […]
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Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal article on the start of the maple sugaring season and how weather affects sap flow. After a cold winter, there is a perception that the season is starting late, but Hopkins said that […]
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A 2012 Maine Policy Review report by Janet Fairman, an associate research professor of education at the University of Maine, and Christine Donis-Keller, an education consultant, was cited in the VTDigger article, “School district consolidation: Will Vermont go where Maine has been?” The Maine Policy Review report, “School District Reorganization in Maine: Lessons Learned for […]
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release announcing the 2015 Maryann Hartman Award recipients. Three Maine women and a teenager who are leaders in social justice, community advocacy and cultural preservation will be honored at the 29th annual Maryann Hartman Awards on March 24 at UMaine. This year’s recipients are Maria Girouard […]
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The VillageSoup reported a tractor safety course will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. April 8 at Union Farm Equipment in Union. The course is offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Knox-Lincoln Farm Bureau and Union Farm Equipment, according to the article.
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The Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal reported Maine artists, 50 and older, are invited to participate in the Senior College at Belfast 13th annual Festival of Art May 21–24 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The event is co-sponsored by Senior College at Belfast and the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Amateur […]
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Jesica Waller, a University of Maine graduate student, spoke about her research with The Boston Globe for the article, “Rising acid levels in oceans imperil region’s shellfish.” National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists found a surge of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from fossil fuels has made oceans on average 30 percent more acidic at […]
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Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, gave her predictions on this year’s apple season for the Kennebec Journal article “Maine’s cold winter and slow-starting spring are good for apple crops, expert says.” Moran said the colder and snowier winter has been good for apples, and she is “optimistic” […]
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Foster’s Daily Democrat published a University of Maine news release about Doles Orchard in Limington and Portland-based Allagash Brewing Co. donating money to Maine AgrAbility. Doles Orchard owners Nancy and Earl Bunting began working with Allagash in 2010 when brewers inquired about purchasing their sour cherries to use in a fermented beer. The farmers have […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported on three sheep shearing schools offered by the Maine Sheep Breeders Association and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The schools, which will be offered in March and April, are designed for people with different levels of experience. Richard Brzozowski, a small ruminant and poultry specialist with UMaine Extension, said […]
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