Lily Calderwood, wild blueberry specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, discussed Eastern field pansies with the Portland Press Herald for a recent “Maine Gardner” column. The plant is considered a weed, but is also attractive to pollinators, says Calderwood, also an assistant professor of horticulture with UMaine’s School of Food and Agriculture.
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The Boston Globe, Spectrum News, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7) and the Bangor Daily News highlighted a new collaborative project between Rhode Island-based seafood company The Town Dock and the University of Maine to devise new frozen food products that can be created from squid fins. Squid has become a popular menu item in […]
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The County featured the new head of the University of Maine’s potato breeding program, Mario Andrade, who took over after Greg Porter retired in late 2023. “I was very fortunate when I started the job that UMaine has this project ongoing,” said Andrade, assistant professor of potato breeding and genetics. “Greg Porter had amazing success […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the retirement and legacy of Greg Porter, a potato breeding pioneer who worked at the University of Maine for nearly four decades, most recently as a professor of agronomy, crop ecology and management. Porter is most known for his collaboration with the Maine Potato Board on releasing the Caribou […]
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Squid has become a staple menu item and ingredient in many seafood restaurants, whether it’s fried, baked, grilled or served raw. In North American markets, however, only about half of each squid is used for culinary applications. To reduce food waste and open new markets, a University of Maine-led team of researchers and students will […]
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Sue Ishaq, assistant professor of animal veterinary sciences at the University of Maine, was elected as an early-career, at-large member of the American Society for Microbiology Board of Directors. Visit the society’s website to learn more.
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Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, a professor of clinical nutrition at UMaine’s School of Food and Agriculture, spoke with The New York Times about her research on the benefits of eating berries. Certain compounds in fruits like wild blueberries offer anti-inflammatory benefits and may help reduce cancer’s ability to develop, grow and multiply. Klimis-Zacas recommends eating one-half to […]
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Renae Moran, professor of pomology with the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture and fruit tree specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Sun Journal about apple yield in Maine, which was down about 50% from historical averages this year. “Apple growers are always optimistic,” she said. “They’ve got their […]
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Mary Ellen Camire, a professor at the University of Maine’s School of Food and Agriculture, will share tips on caring for orchids during the winter months at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18 in UMaine’s Roger Clapp Greenhouses. Camire’s talk, “Orchid Care in Winter” will discuss winter-blooming orchids, the importance of winter rest for orchids […]
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A recent “Maine Gardner” column published in the Portland Press Herald and CentralMaine.com about fall blooms featured Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Bryan Peterson, a UMaine an assistant professor of horticulture. “I tend to view this precocious flowering as a phenomenon that follows periods of drought stress, so […]
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