Outreach

AgrAbility mentioned during Maine Public’s ‘Maine Calling’

Maine AgrAbility, a program that works with Maine farmers who struggle to continue their work due to injury, illness or disability, was mentioned during Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. Kathy Adams, OTR/L, ATP/director at Maine CITE Coordinating Center, was a guest on the show that focused on occupational therapy. Adams, an AgrAbility advisory board […]

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Livermore Falls Advertiser publishes feature on 4-H educator

Livermore Falls Advertiser published a feature article on Tara Marble, a 4-H youth development professional in Franklin County. The article mentioned several University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H programs and opportunities Marble has been involved in, including 4-H clubs, the National 4-H Youth Agri-Science Summit in Washington, D.C., Maine 4-H Days at Windsor Fairgrounds, 4-H […]

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UMaine Extension offering introductory farming workshop in Dover-Foxcroft

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering an introductory workshop on farming in Maine on March 26 at the Piscataquis County UMaine Extension office in Dover-Foxcroft. From 6:30–8:30 p.m., participants will explore what it takes to start a farming enterprise in Maine, how to evaluate assets that can contribute to a successful farm, and where […]

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Ellsworth American interviews Yarborough about Maine blueberry industry, retirement

The Ellsworth American spoke with David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Market glut, low prices hurt Maine’s blueberry industry.” The per-pound price for Maine blueberries steadily dropped from 76 cents in 2012 to 60 cents in 2014 and 27 cents in 2016, according to Yarborough. In […]

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Sun Journal advances nontimber forest products workshop

The Sun Journal reported the Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District will hold the workshop “Non-Timber Forest Products and Your Maine Woods: Possibilities and Challenges” from 10 a.m. to noon March 9 at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Office in Paris. The program will be led by David Fuller, an agricultural and nontimber […]

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Williams visits WABI to discuss upcoming CCA shows

Danny Williams, executive director of the the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine, visited the WABI (Channel 5) studio to speak about upcoming CCA shows. Events in March, April and May include Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live, Cirque Éloize’s “Saloon,” The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s “The Bible (abridged),” “Gentleman’s Guide to Love and […]

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Maine Grass Farmers Network conference March 16

The Maine Grass Farmers Network (MGFN) annual grazing conference is scheduled for 9 a.m.–3 p.m. March 16 at the Kennebec Valley Community College Alfond Campus in Hinckley. Giving the keynote address will be Jeremy Engh, owner of Lakota Ranch in Remington, Virginia. Cornell Extension agricultural marketing specialist Matt LeRoux will discuss profitable meat marketing. More […]

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UMaine students compete in Big Gig pitch-off, WVII reports

WVII (Channel 7) reported several University of Maine students competed in a Big Gig pitch-off event in Brewer. The Big Gig is a network for innovators and entrepreneurs in the Bangor area that was started by a motivated group of municipalities, organizations and universities, including UMaine. The Big Gig competition allows local entrepreneurs to pitch […]

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MassLive mentions UMaine in report on Northeast Cyberteam program

MassLive reported on the Northeast Cyberteam initiative that will extend the resources of a high performance computing center in Holyoke, Massachusetts to small colleges. A three-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help train college students to be “research computing facilitators,” according to the article. The Northeast Cyberteam consists of the Massachusetts […]

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