Farming of finfish, shellfish and plants in fresh and saltwater is the fastest-growing food production sector in the world and it’s growing in Maine, too. From 2007 to 2014, the total economic impact of aquaculture in Maine — including sales revenue, full- and part-time jobs and labor income — nearly tripled from $50 million to […]
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) and Houlton Pioneer Times reported on University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter’s recent talk at a Houlton Rotary Club meeting. Hunter spoke about current initiatives and opportunities at UMaine, as well as the university’s partnerships around the state. “We really see ourselves as a statewide institution and a […]
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Mainebiz reported the Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement Program recently awarded $44,250 to 20 organizations to promote agriculture, support young and beginning farmer initiatives, and fund agricultural youth programs. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was among the recipients, receiving $1,000 to support the development of educational materials on child safety for farm families, according to […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on a presentation made to the Bangor City Council by University of Maine Honors College student Jaymi Thibault. For her honors thesis, Thibault studied the city’s ongoing outreach efforts and assess how residents access information from the government. Working with the city, the political science major from Lisbon developed a survey […]
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Middle school students are invited to explore aquaculture and marine science research during the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Science Saturday, Jan. 21. From 10 a.m.–1 p.m. in 101 Libby Hall, youth in grades six through eight will play games and perform experiments similar to those conducted in UMaine research labs. Topics covered will […]
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Registration is open for University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 32nd annual Maine Potato Conference and trade show, Jan. 18–19, at Caribou Inn and Convention Center in Caribou. The conference is designed for potato producers, farm workers and crop advisers. Scheduled speakers include UMaine Extension crop and soil specialists, UMaine and UMaine Presque Isle researchers, Maine […]
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Effective communication with residents is crucial for many municipal governments, including the city of Bangor. Yet with many new tools such as social media and web-based communications, as well as more traditional methods, it can often be difficult to know what is working. This year, University of Maine Honors College student Jaymi Thibault worked with […]
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Maine Public reported the death of Maine’s pulp and paper industry is highly exaggerated, according to a preliminary report by Mindy Crandall, an assistant professor of Forest Management and Economics at the University of Maine. Crandall told those attending a Forest Resources Association meeting in Brewer that despite the closing of eight major biomass power […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported a committee has been formed to plan the proposed Bangor Celtic Crossroads Festival for a September 2018 launch, and a Celtic music series is set to begin this month to help raise funds and awareness for the festival. Pauleena MacDougall, director of the Maine Folklife Center at the University of […]
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The Morning Sentinel reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned during a Somerset County Commissioners meeting in Skowhegan. Board member Robert Sezak said that with the boom in the agricultural movement in Somerset County, he would like to “elevate the profile” of the UMaine Extension Service in the county, according to the article. […]
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