Maine AgrAbility is sponsoring a demonstration of equine-assisted therapy for veterans 1–3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 at Thistle Ridge Equestrian Centre, 1289 Village Road, Smithfield. Charmaine Bouford, certified rehabilitation counselor for SpiritHorse Therapeutic Center (SHTC) and a registered therapeutic riding instructor, is the presenter. The demonstration, which is for veterans, service providers who work with […]
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John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension, was quoted in reports by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network and WVII (Channel 7) about representatives from the state’s agriculture, dairy and veterinary industries urging Maine voters to support Question 2 on the November ballot. The bond would give $8 million to UMaine Extension […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a SeacoastOnline article about a Kittery business owner who hopes to open Maine’s first sake brewery. Dan Ford, owner of Blue Current Brewery, launched a Kickstarter campaign to help launch his company. Ford said he designed his own fermentation and storage tanks, and the rice steamer he uses […]
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The Associated Press reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Poultry Growers Association are looking for entries into the 2015 Maine Poultry Coop Contest. The groups are accepting submissions from farmers and hobbyists until Nov. 1. The contest is to recognize poultry keepers who have valuable and creative ideas for coop use and […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the sixth annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk held at the University of Maine. Funds raised from the 5K walk through campus and surrounding areas will benefit research initiatives of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). “We are here to raise awareness about the […]
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Frank Drummond, an entomology specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and a UMaine professor of insect ecology, was quoted in a CBC News article about a workshop sponsored by Dalhousie University and held in Montague, Prince Edward Island that focused on pollinating crops during a global decline in bee populations. Drummond, who attended […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported master beekeepers Jack Hildreth, Peter Richardson and Chris Rogers will lead two beginner beekeeping schools at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office in Falmouth. One class will be held on five consecutive Thursdays from Oct. 16 through Nov. 13, and another from Feb. 5 through March 5. Hildreth and […]
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Marketing for Business Success is a four-part workshop beginning 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 at Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC), 40 Harlow St., Bangor. Remaining sessions meet Nov. 13, Dec. 11 and Jan. 14, sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and EMDC. In the first session, Jim McConnon, UMaine Extension business and […]
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WVII (Channel 7) covered the second annual open house of the Virtual Environment and Multimodal Interaction (VEMI) Laboratory at the University of Maine. The lab, located in Carnegie Hall, is part of the spatial informatics program in the School of Computing and Information Science and houses Maine’s only research facility that combines a fully immersive […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 7th annual Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability, hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine. This year’s talk featured Harvard University’s William Clark who spoke about “Mobilizing knowledge to shape a sustainable future.” Mitchell, who also spoke at the event, talked about […]
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