Morning Ag Clips, WAGM, WABI, Daily Bulldog, The Piscataquis Observer and Centralmaine.com shared a University of Maine Cooperative Extension release that invites gardeners to submit photos of their best horticultural practices as a resource for a virtual demonstration garden. Photos can be submitted via the program website. After review, submissions will be shared on the UMaine Extension “My Maine Garden” webpage […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited a University of Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet in its story about coronavirus outbreaks at blueberry farms in the state. Maine is the nation’s top producer of wild blueberries, with fields on 44,000 acres, according to the article. Working with UMaine, the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission group has provided 800 protective […]
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Morning Ag Clips and the Daily Bulldog shared a University of Maine Cooperative Extension release about its free cover crop webinar 6–7 p.m. Aug. 12, led by UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture professional Jason Lilley. Register on the event webpage to receive the Zoom link.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free webinar about key considerations for planning a cover cropping system 6–7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12. Adding diversity to a cover cropping system creates healthier soil and can benefit crop production and a farm’s ecosystem. UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture professional Jason Lilley will discuss several versatile cover […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported the University of Maine, Maine Department of Education and other educational organizations will design and pilot new models of remote learning. The U.S. Department of Education awarded Maine $16.9 million for the endeavor, Rethinking Remote Education Ventures (RREV), through a Rethink K-12 Education Models grant funded by the Coronavirus Aid, […]
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VillageSoup, the Mount Desert Islander and Penobscot Bay Pilot shared a media release about the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast offering an online program about nonviolent communication 9-11:30 a.m. Aug. 24-26. The professional development program, Teaching from the Heart, is geared toward educators, teachers and those working with preschool-third grade children. For more information, visit the Hutchinson […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension invites Maine gardeners to contribute personal photos demonstrating best horticultural practices — from creative trellising to ingenious ways of deterring hungry wildlife — as a resource in a new virtual demonstration garden. Photos should be high-quality image files that focus on subjects that can educate and inspire viewers. Categories include […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar from noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 17 about fall garden activities that improve soil health. UMaine Extension educator Caragh Fitzgerald will discuss “Cover Crops and Soil Management in the Garden” with a special emphasis on cover crops. Fitzgerald will talk about what cover crops to plant, […]
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The Sun Journal shared a media release about the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias waiving tuition for qualified public high school students in the state for as many as 12 college credits per year. The offering is a result of a partnership between the Maine Department of Education and the University […]
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) interviewed Jim Dill, pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about nuisance mosquitoes despite their reproductive activity being slowed by the recent dry weather. Mosquitoes rely on stagnant water sources for breeding. “Some of those breeding sites have certainly dried up. But I can tell you, when […]
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