Mainebiz and the Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension has received reports of several outbreaks of armyworms, and it is warning farmers throughout the state to inspect their fields. “The last time we had a large outbreak was in 2001,” said UMaine Extension professor Richard Kersbergen. “That year, we also had […]
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Boothbay Register published a University of Maine news release about a group of third-graders from Great Salt Bay School who recently visiting the Darling Marine Center. The nearly 50 students visited the center to continue the oyster gardening project they started last fall. In addition to dissecting oysters, they learned about intertidal zones, tagged and […]
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Richard Brzozowski, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension food system program administrator, and John Rebar, executive director of UMaine Extension, offered recommendations to the Bangor Daily News for an article about how to keep backyard chicken flocks healthy. Brzozowski advises developing and practicing an effective biosecurity plan. “You need to have these principles you follow […]
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The Boston Globe published an opinion piece by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine. The piece is titled, “Megyn Kelly’s interview with a sweaty, stammering Alex Jones wasn’t worth it.” Boston.com also cited the piece in an article about the interview.
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Mary Ellin Logue, an associate professor in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, was interviewed by the Morning Sentinel for an article about the state’s Early Head Start programs and potential budget cuts. Head Start agencies connect families and their children with health care, primary providers, mental health services and more, […]
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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins cited Len Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, in an opinion piece for the Bangor Daily News, titled “Isolation is an epidemic among seniors. The antidote to this scourge isn’t another law.” Collins wrote that the Senate Aging Committee, which she chairs, recently held a series of […]
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The Portland Press Herald cited information from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a feature on how to build a bee house. Though native bees do not produce honey, they are excellent pollinators, according to the article. If you have some basic woodworking skills and tools, you can build a bee house, where they […]
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David Handley, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist of vegetables and small fruits, spoke with the Kennebec Journal for the article, “Wayne, Farmington strawberry growers say crop coming soon, looking good.” According to Handley, last summer’s drought had a big effect on the upcoming strawberry crop. The plant population is a little thinner because […]
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Boothbay Register reported Heather Leslie, director of the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, will talk June 23 about “Resilient Coastal Communities & Marine Ecosystems: Translating science into action.” Leslie’s presentation kicks off the summer DMC science seminar series where eight renowned marine scientists will engage the public in topics ranging from studies conducted in […]
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Smithsonian included information from the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute in an article about Maine’s current lobster boom. Maine has had a commercial lobster industry since the 1700s, according to the article, but today, the state is faced with an unprecedented glut of lobsters. In the early 20th century, once-abundant lobster had become rare, according […]
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