FALMOUTH — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a weekly series of five livestock nutrition webinars from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays from Jan. 13 to Feb. 10, according to a news release from the extension office. Topics will include basic nutrition and feeding needs of small ruminants, beef cattle, pigs and poultry, […]
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UMaine Extension to offer weed management, potato updates Dec. 16
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer agricultural industry updates on weed management and potato storage at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. Weed management will be discussed by UMaine Extension professor John Jemison, followed by potato storage management by Extension crops specialist Steve Johnson, according to a news release from the extension office. […]
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UMaine Extension offers wreath-making resources
ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension has a variety of publications developed for wreath, garland and centerpiece makers, according to a news release from the extension office. The bulletins include the following articles: • “Balsam Fir Tip Harvesting,” provides information on identification, harvesting and selling balsam fir tips. The online version includes video […]
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Shop, learn Dec. 12 at virtual Wabanaki Winter Market
ORONO — After last year’s 25th annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market, organizers renamed the event Wabanaki Winter Market to better represent participants and the wide range of artforms. And because of the coronavirus, the word “virtual” has been added to the name of the 26th annual market slated for Saturday, Dec. 12, according to […]
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UMaine Extension, MOFGA to host fruit tree experts panel discussion
The webinar will be held Dec. 2
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UMaine Extension offers Thanksgiving recipes, food safety tips
University of Maine Cooperative Extension has several resources to help prepare a safe and healthy Thanksgiving meal. Before buying that turkey, UMaine Extension associate professor and registered dietitian Kate Yerxa suggests “planning for one to 1½ pounds of turkey per person. This will provide enough for the meal and leftovers for turkey sandwiches or a […]
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UMaine Extension to offer online workshop about starting food businesses Nov. 20
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a multidisciplinary online workshop about starting a food business in Maine from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 20, according to a news release from the UMaine extension office in Orono. Recipe to Market is intended for entrepreneurs, farmers and others interested in starting a home-based specialty food […]
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4-H to offer new club for youth
The 4-H for All club is a way for youth and families to learn about 4-H and connect with others across Maine.
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UMaine student charged with submitting former roommate’s ballot as her own
Alyssa Dau, 19, is accused of signing and submitting the former roommate’s absentee ballot, apparently because of a personal dispute between the two.
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Zoom talk about stories from the sea set for Nov. 2
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on stories from the sea and what they reveal about Maine fishing communities today. The talk will take place at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, via Zoom, according to a news release from UMaine in Orono. Scattered […]