The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jim Dill, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate program administrator in pest management, on horsehair worms, a parasite that attacks arthropods and is found in still or slow moving water. Dill said there are several species of the worm and their life cycles aren’t fully understood. The worms enter […]
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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Tori Jackson, a program administrator with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on farm closures across the state. The owners of Maxwell’s Farm in Cape Elizabeth announced this summer would be their final season after 51 years of business, and federal data reported nearly 600 farms closed in Maine between 2017 […]
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The Bangor Daily News highlighted the work of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab to test submitted ticks for disease. The lab has received 1,700 samples this year, which is less than the 2,000 submitted by this same time last year. Griffin Dill, Tick Lab manager and integrated pest management professional with UMaine […]
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Earth.com covered a study on how trees respond to climate change that was co-authored by Brian McGill, a professor of ecological modeling at the University of Maine, and Daniel Laughlin, a professor at the University of Wyoming. By researching how 188 North American tree species respond to temperature changes, the study found that species could […]
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A short film about the Waldo County Woodshed will be featured in the 27th annual Maine International Film Festival. The 7-minute documentary will debut Friday, July 19 at 4 p.m. with a second showing on Saturday, July 20 at 7 p.m., both at Waterville Opera House. Tickets are available online. The film follows the work […]
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The Collins Center for the Arts (CCA) announced its 2024-25 season schedule featuring programs that will bring a variety of performances in music, dance, theatre and more to the stage. This season’s schedule at the CCA has something for everyone, including modern cirque acts and comedians; contemporary and Irish step dancing performances; Taiko drumming; holiday […]
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The Bangor Daily News highlighted the “Adopt a Cow” program coming to the University of Maine’s Witter Farm for the first time during the 2024-25 school year. The program aims to reconnect schoolchildren with agriculture and create future farmers by allowing them to send letters, receive photos and make video calls to calves or cows […]
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An episode of “Maine Calling,” a segment produced by Maine Public, hosted Damian Brady, a professor of marine sciences at the University of Maine, as a panelist to talk about changes in the Gulf of Maine. Brady, who is also the director of the Darling Marine Center, joined the conversation to give insight into the […]
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News Center Maine highlighted the collaboration between researchers at the University of Maine and Wyman’s to study how climate change is affecting the crop and learn how growers can sustain it. Rachel Schattman, an assistant professor of sustainable agriculture at the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture, is conducting a long-term experiment with her students […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Rachel Schattman, an assistant professor of sustainable agriculture at the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, on water storage and supply designs for Maine farms during drought. Schattman has led tests for several years on the safety of using water from shallow wells as an option for storage […]
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