The Republican Journal, Penobscot Bay Pilot, The Penobscot Times, Morning Ag Clips, The County and Fiddlehead Focus ran a media release that announced University of Maine Cooperative Extension was awarded $38,764 as a one-year Maine Department of Environmental Protection Waste Diversion Grant to develop a statewide pilot program to recycle agricultural greenhouse plastic. The goal is to […]
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The Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal posted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension release about the Beginning Farmer Resource Network’s free workshops and consultation services for new farmers Jan. 14–16 during the Maine Agricultural Trades Show. The Courier of Montgomery County and Houston Chronicle posted the AP article, and Mainebiz also reported on the workshops. […]
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Since 2000, Maine Harvest for Hunger, a program coordinated by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has distributed more than 3 million pounds of food to citizens grappling with hunger. This year, the program donated more than 193,000 pounds of fresh produce from over 120 farms in the state. The donations went to 207 hunger-alleviation distribution […]
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Turner Publishing and Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release advancing a workshop on growing microgreens from 10–11:30 a.m. Jan. 18 at the UMaine Regional Learning Center in Falmouth. UMaine Extension horticultural professional Pamela Hargest will lead the workshop, which will include optimal indoor growing conditions, and the variety of […]
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Penobscot Bay Pilot previewed an aquaculture training course to be offered by Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, Coastal Enterprises, Inc., Maine Aquaculture Association, and Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The course, Aquaculture in Shared Waters, is designed for commercial fishermen and members of fishing families who are interested in diversifying their incomes, […]
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension news release announcing UMaine Extension will offer Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show at the Augusta Civic Center. Workshop partners include the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, and AgMatters LLC, […]
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What’s it like living and doing research in the world’s most remote locations? Listen as Ron Lisnet continues his conversation with Paul Mayewski, director of the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. In Part 2 of the two-part podcast “The Maine Question,” Mayewski recalls drilling ice cores on glaciers and living in a tent for […]
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Morning Ag Clips published a University of Maine Cooperative Extension release advancing two half-day maple syrup workshops offered by UMaine Extension and the Southern Maine Maple Sugarmakers Association. The workshops will be held Saturday, Jan. 18 at the UMaine Extension York County office in Springvale, according to the release. “Intro to Backyard Sugaring: Maple Syrup 101” […]
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The Sun Journal reported staff from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H youth development program were recently honored as Northeast regional and national winners of the Diversity & Inclusion: Expanding the 4-H Audience Award and the Excellence in After School Programming Award. UMaine Extension recipients of the reward included professor Kristy Ouellette and science […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension was cited in the Click2Houston article “How to stop throwing away your veggies and fruit.” The article offered tips on choosing the freshest produce, and cleaning and storing it properly to make it last longer. Corn should be eaten immediately, but might last in the fridge for one to two […]
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