University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Orono will offer three research updates for the agricultural industry from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 10. Scheduled are Andrei Alyokhin, University of Maine professor of applied entomology, about the persistence of the Colorado potato beetle; Aaron Buzza, UMaine School of Biology and Ecology assistant scientist, on the […]
UMaine Cooperative Extension
New cooking webinars to be offered March 9 and 23
Sessions provided by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
Ornamental landscape design webinar scheduled for March 10
Webinar offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension.
4-H virtual science cafés start to March 2
The webinars are free; registration is required for each session.
Webinar about edible native plants set for Feb. 24
Event offered by UMaine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension.
UMaine Extension to offer agricultural industry updates Feb. 24
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two educational updates for the agricultural industry from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24. Gary Secor, a North Dakota State University professor of plant pathology, will discuss closing the gap between potential and actual potato production with disease management. Robert Larkin, a New England Plant, Soil, and […]
UMaine Extension to offer farmers’ control options for rodents, wildlife Feb. 23
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a webinar about methods for control of rodents and wildlife on the farm from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23. According to a news release from UMaine News, “Rats and Other Vermin Control on the Farm” includes guidance for keeping rodents out of barns and grain storage […]
UMaine Extension 4-H sustainable fisheries club registration ends Feb. 15
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will launch a new club for youth in grades 3 through 5 about the science of sustainable fisheries that will meet online from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 22 through April 12. The 4-H Sustainable Fisheries Club will include learning about popular fish species in Maine, where they […]
UMaine Extension 4-H to offer second session of club for new, interested youth
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a second session of the 4-H for All club for youth ages 5 to 13 who are new, or interested in becoming, 4-H members. Meetings will be held online from 6 to 7 p.m. starting Wednesday, Feb. 17, and continuing March 17 and April 21. The 4-H […]
Online accounting workshop for farms to begin Feb. 15
QuickBooks for Farms offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and SCORE Maine.