University of Maine Cooperative Extension will be giving away tomato seedlings at various locations in Piscataquis County from May 30–June 7. Distribution sites will include Dover-Foxcroft, Greenville, Monson, Guilford and […]
In a segment about new farmers in Maine, Maine Public’s show “Maine Calling” featured Anne Martin, program coordinator of the Boots-2-Bushels market garden program at University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
Griffin Dill, the manager of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, spoke to News Center Maine about the rise in tick borne illness. “It’s not a surprise to […]
Jim Dill, pest management specialist at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke to the Bangor Daily News about stable flies. “If you have stable flies, they bite and that will […]
In an article about tick season, News Center Maine noted that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab has already received more than 400 tick samples this year. Q 97.9, […]
Simply Recipes spoke to Kate McCarty, food systems professional at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Lily Calderwood, Extension wild blueberry specialist and assistant professor of horticulture, about best practices […]
The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jim Dill, pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about the parasitic horsehair worm. “Once they have parasitized the host and are mature, […]
Pamela Hargest, a University of Maine Extension horticulturist, spoke to the Portland Press Herald about invasive pests infiltrating local plant sales. Hargest explained that volunteers at plant sales will rinse […]
In an article about June Bugs and how to remove them from gardens, Good Housekeeping magazine cited an online resource about them from University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
The Piscataquis Observer noted that the University of Maine is a partner organization in the Green Jobs Fair for two area middle school classes, Piscataquis Community Elementary School sixth grade […]
