School of Food and Agriculture

Pen Bay Pilot notes UMaine, Extension help with drought survey

The Penobscot Bay Pilot noted that the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, in collaboration with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will help the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry administer the Maine Drought and Agriculture Survey. The survey will help them research how drought has affected farming operations over the past […]

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Media report on development of genomic tools for potato breeding

The Penobscot Bay Pilot, Morning Ag Clips and Potato News Today featured a University of Maine news release highlighting the development of genomic tools for breeding economically important polyploid crops. Greg Porter, a University of Maine professor of crop ecology and management, and E. Han Tan, an assistant professor of plant genetics, will focus on reducing the timeline for […]

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