New research from the University of Maine and University of Vermont discovered that residents in their respective states grew, fished, raised, foraged or hunted more of their own food during the COVID-19 pandemic. Food insecurity spiked in the Northeast as a result of the pandemic, prompting many families to increase the amount of food they […]
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The Bangor Daily News, the Portland Press Herald, the Penobscot Bay Pilot and The Franklin Journal and Morning Ag Clips highlighted a University of Maine-led effort to create a Maine Farm to School Institute. Jade McNamara, assistant professor of human nutrition, is spearheading development of the institute, which will help rural middle and high schools […]
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A new Maine Farm to School Institute for rural middle and high schools will focus on promoting and sourcing local food, and educating students about what they eat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded Jade McNamara, a University of Maine assistant professor of human nutrition, a nearly $225,000 […]
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The moose has become so synonymous with Maine that it serves as the state animal. Residents and tourists alike scout the forests and mountains to catch at least a glimpse of this majestic mammal, and their odds aren’t too slim. Maine has the highest wild moose population in the lower 48 states, with 60,000–80,000 roaming […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Morning Ag Clips promoted Glenda Pereira joining University of Maine Cooperative Extension as a new Extension professor and statewide dairy specialist. She also is an assistant professor of animal science with the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture.
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The County reported on two University of Maine chefs teaching culinary students from Houlton’s Region Two School of Applied Technology how to cook meals with local foods. Robert Dumas, the UMaine food science pilot plant manager, and Kathy Savoie, a food and nutrition educator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, visited the school as part […]
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Glenda Pereira has been named assistant Extension professor and statewide dairy specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension. She also is an assistant professor of animal science with the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture. Pereira grew up on her family’s dairy farm in the Azores with 100 purebred registered Holsteins. She pursued her passion […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and School of Food and Agriculture professor Kate Yerxa shared tips for how to save money on groceries with WAGM (Channel 5 in Presque Isle). Yerxa says preparing a budget is one way shoppers can cut down on costs. “By doing that you can identify really how much money you […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited the Caribou Russet, a potato variety developed by the University of Maine, in a story titled “It’s shaping up to be a banner year for Aroostook County potatoes.” “The Caribou russet is one variety that has really shined this year,” Robby Irving of Irving Farms Inc. in Caribou told the […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Renae Moran about apple picking and the status of the crop this year. “The apple crop in Maine was not affected by any spring frost,” said Moran, professor of pomology at the University of Maine. “The early dry spell has also done no harm either, so growers have an abundance […]
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