Animal and veterinary science students from six universities toured Maine’s dairy industry this month in a travel course hosted by the University of Maine. More than 40 students and their advisors from universities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont joined the statewide tour. Five students from the University of Maine participated as […]
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The bill on its way to the President’s desk includes $53 million in one-time federal funding, known as earmarks, for investments in the university that will directly benefit Maine Thanks to the leadership of Maine’s congressional delegation, the omnibus spending bill passed today includes $53 million in one-time investments in infrastructure and initiatives that will […]
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Sue Ishaq, assistant professor of animal and veterinary sciences at the University of Maine, co-authored an article for the Brooklyn Eagle about the benefits of compost. The article explains that compost is so powerful in improving soils that it is often called “black gold.” The article explains how composts feed soils, how access to compost […]
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Lily Brickman, a graduate student of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine and a former Gerontological Workforce Enhancement Program graduate assistant, served as a student consultant to the Global Forum of Innovation in Health Professional Education convened by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. The forum, which took place […]
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Lily Calderwood, Extension wild blueberry specialist and assistant professor of horticulture at the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, spoke to NBC Boston about the impact of climate change on Maine’s wild blueberry industry. Calderwood said that climate change related impacts like seasonal drought and spring frost events during bloom can negatively affect […]
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In an explainer on agrovoltaics, or adding solar energy developments to agricultural lands, HowStuffWorks noted that one of the largest agrivoltaics sites in the U.S. is a blueberry farm in Rockport, Maine. Researchers from University of Maine Cooperative Extension are evaluating the impact of the installation and will also see how the crops fare under […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Eric Gallandt, professor of weed ecology at the University of Maine, about how climate change will impact weed management for growers in Maine. “Organic farming and ecological weed control is an interesting mix. On the one hand you are seeing these periods of wet conditions hitting when you need to […]
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Morning Ag Clips and Bangor Daily News reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded $668,456 to a team of University of Maine researchers studying new ways to reduce spoilage in high-moisture hay, and how spoilage processes differ in alfalfa relative to grass hays.
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Morning Ag Clips and Bangor Daily News reported that University of Maine researchers will study how wild blueberry growers can use biochar, charcoal-like material derived from the pyrolysis of wood, to increase soil moisture and aid in the crop’s ability to be resilient to drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Services […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Beth Calder, food science specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the School of Food and Agriculture, about safely preparing, serving and storing Thanksgiving dinner.
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