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Gardens, Root Cellars, Greenhouses Are Focus of Extension Presentations

Contact: George Manlove, (207)-581-3756 ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is holding several public events in the next few weeks — beginning Tuesday, Aug. 18 — related to farm energy use and production, root cellars, and gardens and green houses. Events will be held rain or shine. Gardens and Greenhouses On Aug. 18 […]

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UMaine Extension Offering Resources, Webinar to Help Stressed Farmers

Contacts: John Rebar, (207) 581-2811; Jennifer O’Leary,(207) 353-5550; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 Farming can be stressful in the best of times. Financial worries, unpredictable weather, plant pests, livestock diseases, and isolation all contribute to farmers’ anxiety. To assist farmers and their families who are experiencing stress, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension has organized a […]

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Building a Resilient Coast: Maine Confronts Climate Change

Contact: Catherine Schmitt, Maine Sea Grant, 207-581-1434 SURVEY RESULTS, DOCUMENTARY VIDEO HIGHLIGHT COASTAL COMMUNITY VIEWS ON COASTAL CHANGES Property owners along Maine’s sandy beaches are noticing higher water levels during storms and increased erosion. A recent landslide in Stockton Springs was a reminder for residents along other parts of the Maine coast that they also […]

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Lobster Gram and UMaine’s Lobster Institute Team Up to Offer a “Lobster Stimulus” Package to Seafood Fans

Contact: Robert Bayer, Lobster Institute, (207) 581-2785; Dan Zawacki, Lobster Gram, dan@livelob.com ORONO — Lobster Gram®, an Internet business that markets live lobster for home delivery, is joning forces with the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine to offer a “lobster stimulus package” to support the Maine lobster industry during August.  This month is […]

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UMaine Student Planning First Responder Horse Safety Seminar

Contact: Lauren Mack (860) 992-8735; Aimee Dolloff, (207) 581-3777 University of Maine pre-vet senior Lauren Mack sees a real problem arising when public safety officials are called out in horse emergencies and no one in the department is trained to handle horses. In the last six months in the Bangor area alone, a racehorse got […]

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Legendary Prof. “Sandy” Ives Dies at 83

Contact: Joe Carr at joecarr@maine.edu ORONO — Edward “Sandy” Ives, a UMaine English and anthropology professor from 1955-1999, died on Sunday at the age of 83.  A renowned expert on folklore and folklife, Ives founded UMaine’s Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History, now known as the Maine Folklife Center, in 1971. “I was saddened […]

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Maine Foods, Agricultural Heritage to be Featured at Highmoor Centennial Aug. 19

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571; Aimee Dolloff at (207) 581-3777 MONMOUTH — Events highlighting Maine’s rich agricultural history will take center stage on Wednesday Aug. 19 when the University of Maine hosts a centennial celebration of its Highmoor Farm in Monmouth. The state established the facility in 1909 to conduct research and demonstrations related […]

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