In an article about Stonyvale Farm collecting food waste to create electricity using anaerobic digestion, Maine Public cited a 2018 University of Maine study that found Maine generates more than 200,000 tons of food scraps each year, and the statewide capacity for recycling all that material grew by about four times between 2014 and 2017, […]
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The Martha’s Vineyard Times reported that the University of Massachusetts Amherst launched the New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases on July 1 in partnership with universities from around the New England Area, including the University of Maine.
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In an article about the heat waves throughout Europe this week, the New York Times used data from Climate Reanalyzer developed by Sean Birkel, Maine state climatologist and a research assistant professor with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, to map the maximum forecasted temperatures and the temperature difference from the historical mean. Washington […]
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Rachel Schattman’s testimony about how farmers can mitigate and plan for climate change comes just days after a federal report showed more than half of Maine is currently experiencing moderate drought conditions that may impact this year’s harvest of key crops like wild blueberries. Washington, D.C. — A University of Maine researcher told a Congressional […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Morning Ag Clips, Phys.org and News Center Maine reported on a new University of Maine study showing that nanocellulose may help increase the yield from wild blueberry plants when used with liquid fertilizer applied to leaves. Researchers believe the increased production resulted from the nanocellulose reducing the particle size of nutrients […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the University of Maine’s new Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research and Innovation Center, a three-acre research and education site that will be established off University Farm Road in Old Town over the coming year through a gift from Wyman’s Blueberries to the University of Maine Foundation. Wyman’s, which harvests and […]
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Nanocellulose may help increase the yield from wild blueberry plants when used with liquid fertilizer applied to leaves, according to a new University of Maine study. Nanocellulose, a natural polymer derived from trees and plants that has many desirable properties, is used in research and development for a myriad of applications, such as packaging materials, […]
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The Bangor Daily News wrote a profile about Alessio Mortelliti, wildlife biology professor at the University of Maine, and his research into how animal personalities impact forest ecosystems. Mortelliti has a number of other projects he’s working on, including a new statewide project to track larger mammals like lynx, bobcats, fishers and martens using camera […]
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In an article about U-pick raspberry farms, the CentralMaine.com interviewed David Handley, the vegetable and small fruit specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Handley said based on surveys by the Cooperative Extension, around 90% of sales for strawberries and highbush blueberries will be from U-pick, but only around 50% to 60% of sales […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Medical Xpress reported on research from the University of Maine that shows some college-age women who were bullied in middle or high school are able to find positive gains and growth, as they feel pride at overcoming being bullied and moving forward with their lives as young adults. The study […]
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