An op-ed published in the Penobscot Bay Pilot highlighted Lily Calderwood conducting wild blueberry research at a Rockport solar farm. Calderwood, an assistant professor of horticulture and a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, is researching the feasibility of blueberry growing at a solar installation and evaluating their yields.
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AGDaily advanced a study of commercial produce washes conducted by University of Maine researchers in an article titled “Multilevel marketing companies use social media to market food scams.” Researchers from the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition discovered that distilled water is equally or more effective at removing pesticides and microbes from produce as […]
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The Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com talked with Natalie Domin, a University of Maine student studying animal and veterinary sciences, about raising and training livestock, and preparing them to be shown at agricultural fairs. Domin’s grandparents operated a dairy farm in Richmond and her mother leads the Cumberland County 4-H sheep club. “We come from a farming family, and […]
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CNN Health interviewed University of Maine researchers Mary Ellen Camire and Joshua Stoll about what seafood is the healthiest for the human body and planet. Camire, a professor of food science and human nutrition, said “fattier fish from cold water are a better source of omega-3s,” and because it has the highest number of these […]
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The Bangor Daily News talked with Greg Porter, a University of Maine professor of crop ecology and management, about using dogs to detect potato virus y and bacterial ring rot in potato fields, in harvested crops and in stored tubers. “I think it could be interesting to see how well this could work,” Porter said. […]
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Eat This, Not That cited a University of Maine study that explored antioxidant levels in colored potatoes in reporting on the benefits of potato milk, including reduced environmental production costs as compared to other plant-based milk products.
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the findings of a new fire ant control study led by Sue Ishaq. Ishaq, a UMaine assistant professor of animal and veterinary sciences, investigated biological methods of controlling European fire ants, including using nematodes that carry bacteria harmful to the ant. Phys.org shared a University of Maine news release […]
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Bacteria-infected nematodes may provide biological control of invasive European fire ants found in Maine, according to a University of Maine-led study. UMaine scientists found that dead fire ants, Myrmica rubra, in colonies on Mount Desert Island and Orono were infected by nematodes, or roundworms, harboring bacteria, particularly in their digestive tracts. Their findings led them […]
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Lily Calderwood, a wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Ellsworth American about the wild blueberry harvest this year. “Overall, the crop looks good this year,” said Calderwood, also an assistant professor of horticulture. “I think people are optimistic.” She also discussed how climate change threatens the crop, including […]
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Rob Dumas, food science innovation coordinator at the University of Maine, talked with the Bangor Daily News about making hummus at home.
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