Ivan Fernandez, distinguished Maine professor at the School of Forest Resources, Climate Change Institute and School of Food and Agriculture, was a panelist on the Maine Public radio show “Maine On Point” for an episode about how carbon sequestration in Maine can help slow climate change.
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The Boston Globe reported on the Climate Adaptation Fellowship, a peer-to-peer learning program that paired 37 fruit and vegetable farmers and agricultural advisers from eight states across the Northeast, developed by the University of Maine, the USDA Northeast Climate Hub and the Rutgers Climate Institute. Through the fellowship, farmers and their advisers follow a climate […]
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Mary Ellen Camire, professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine, spoke to CNN about the nutritional benefits of eating seaweed. Camire told CNN that seaweed is “an excellent source of dietary fiber and minerals.” Though nutritional profiles vary slightly between green, brown and red varieties, across the board seaweed contains […]
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In writing about the House Committee on Oversight and Reform environment subcommittee hearing from farmers about how to better incentivize regenerative agriculture practices, Morning Ag Clips, the Star Tribune, Agri-Pulse, Potato Grower and Sugar Producer noted that Rachel Schattman, assistant professor of sustainable agriculture at the University of Maine, served as a panelist. Schattman and […]
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A University of Maine researcher will serve as an expert witness at a Congressional hearing Tuesday afternoon examining the role of farmers and ranchers in solving climate change and increasing food production. Rachel E. Schattman will virtually participate in a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Environment that begins […]
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Morning Ag Clips reported that Gregory Porter, professor of agronomy in the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, will receive an Honorary Life Membership from the Potato Association of America at the organization’s annual meeting in July 2022. Porter, who grew up on a potato farm in Aroostook County, has dedicated his 38-year […]
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Gregory Porter, professor of agronomy in the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, will receive an Honorary Life Membership from the Potato Association of America (PAA) at the organization’s annual meeting in July 2022. An Honorary Life Membership Award, the highest honor bestowed by PAA, recognizes exceptional contributions to the potato industry. Porter […]
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Wild blueberries, an icon of Down East landscapes, will soon take root at the University of Maine’s new Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research and Innovation Center. The three-acre research and education site will be established off University Farm Road in Old Town over the coming year through a gift from Wyman’s, a 148-year-old family-owned business based […]
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Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research and Innovation Center will celebrate its launch in Old Town off University Farm Road on Thursday, June 30, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. The launch event celebrates a new, 3-acre wild blueberry research and education site at the J. Franklin Witter Teaching & Research Center near the University of Maine campus. It will […]
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Tasting Table cited Mary Ellen Camire, a University of Maine professor of food science and human nutrition, in an article titled “The Unexpected Way Salt Affects The Taste Of Pineapple.” According to Camire, salt can intensify its sweetness.
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