University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a free yoga class for gardeners and farmers 6–7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the University of Maine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. Brie Weisman, Maine AgrAbility specialist, OTR/L, and owner of Adapt-Able Living in Rumford, will instruct the class. She’ll demonstrate ways to incorporate yoga […]
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Morning Ag Clips previewed a University of Maine Cooperative Extension beef quality assurance and low-stress cattle handling workshop to be held 5:30–7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Findview Farm in Gorham. UMaine Extension livestock specialist Colt Knight will lead the workshop on topics including differences between grass- and grain-fed beef, key issues with Maine-raised beef cattle […]
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NOAA National Sea Grant Program awarded $16 million for 42 projects nationwide that comprise the 2019 Sea Grant National Aquaculture Initiative. Maine Sea Grant, researchers at the University of Maine, other institutions, and partner organizations received $1.6 million to lead four of the projects in collaboration with aquaculture industry, management and community partners. Maine Sea […]
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The Bridgton News reported community fundraising efforts are underway to launch the Magic Lantern 4-H Innovation Lab and Learning Center in Bridgton. The $4 million campaign will purchase the Magic Lantern theater and expand the community engagement it offers with the development of an innovation lab and learning center for youth, the article states. The […]
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With the launch of the Maine State Library’s Reciprocal Borrowing Program, University of Maine faculty, staff and students may now use their MaineCards at nearly 70 libraries throughout Maine. The Maine Reciprocal Borrowing Program allows library users with a valid library card from one participating library to visit another participating library to check out materials […]
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The University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center, or the Maine Center, has launched a podcast series devoted to complex and emerging issues in law, business and policy. “The Greater Good” features Maine Center-affiliated students, alumni, faculty and community guests. Each week, experts explore how law, business and policy contribute to the greater good of […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported Cumberland County 4-Hers will auction the animals they have raised Sept. 25 at the Cumberland County Fair. The livestock auction will include calves, market lambs and market hogs, all 100% grain fed and raised by local 4-H members, according to the article.
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The Maine Sea Grant College Program and University of Maine scientists Rick Wahle and Damian Brady are project leaders in the $2 million Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Sea Grant to understand physical and chemical changes affecting American lobster in the Gulf of Maine. The initiative […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Falmouth Land Trust will host a pollinator day 2–4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, Farm Gate Road, Falmouth. This free, public event features hands-on activities focused on the vital role pollinators play in the food system as well as information about […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension, along with the Maine Grass Farmers Network, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), and Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment will host three workshops to demonstrate the principles of soil health, and how livestock management can influence soil quality and the environment. As part of […]
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