Centralmaine.com advanced an online webinar focused on best management practices for pick-your-own operations during the COVID-19 outbreak. The virtual meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. May 12, hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry. The webinar is free and no registration is required. More information […]
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Morning Ag Clips, Boothbay Register, Turner Publishing and Centralmaine.com shared a news release about University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s guidelines for community gardens during the COVID-19 outbreak based on CDC recommendations. Community Garden Guidelines in the Time of Social Distancing includes recommendations for at-risk individuals, how to support social distancing, manage the numbers of gardeners, and […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff Robson Machado, assistant Extension professor and food science specialist, and Jason Bolton, associate Extension professor, in an article about how to safely exchange food during the coronavirus pandemic. There is currently no evidence that the virus can be transmitted through food or food containers. […]
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The Castine Patriot interviewed Jason Lilley, a sustainable agriculture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for an article about new seasonal challenges farmers face amid new uncertainties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The small-scale, direct to consumer model has been beneficial for small farms statewide, while larger farms that market to wholesalers and restaurants […]
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The Bangor Daily News quoted Deborah Saber, an assistant professor in the University of Maine’s School of Nursing, in a report on Maine university nursing staff and students helping out during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in nursing homes. Saber also works in research at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, and signed up […]
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Mary Ellen Camire, a professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article about how people’s eating habits are changing during the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a very stressful time. People are going to seek food, and food is certainly better than alcohol or other […]
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News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5) and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported 38 students graduated two weeks early from the University of Maine School of Nursing to help on the front lines during the pandemic. “Words cannot express my gratitude to this class,” Kelley Strout, interim director of the School of Nursing, told News […]
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The Portland Press Herald spoke with Jason Lilley, a sustainable agriculture professional, and David Handley, a small fruit and vegetable specialist, both with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article “Already in an unpredictable business, farmers face more uncertainties than ever.” Farmers have to contend with a whole new set of challenges amid the […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered a virtual presentation by Yonggang “Tim” Lu, Harold Alfond Associate Professor of Business Analytics at the University of Maine, focused on the implications of the coronavirus pandemic on artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics. The presentation was held via Zoom at 11 a.m. Friday, April 25. “Data analytics, artificial intelligence, are […]
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Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The topic of the show was gardening for relaxation and growing food, including what people can do now to get vegetables, flowers and their yards off to a good start, and what to […]
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