Crop Advisor Training Opportunities
Please note that the next Crop Advisor recertification program will be March 24 and 25 , 2010 in Portland and in Bangor. The Portland location is at the Keeley’s Banquet Center – 178 Warren Ave....
View ArticleThink Globally, Eat Locally Timely News and Views
3/18/2010: Sorry to not have wished readers a happy St. Patrick’s Day. Here is a great CO2 website: http://co2now.org/ 3/12/2010: Interesting page of links to help people learn about sustainable...
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Strengthening Maine’s connections to local foods
For John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, food is more than just sustenance. Since 2003, he has worked to help Mainers find a deeper...
View ArticleSustainable Agriculture Field Day Focuses on Small-Scale Vegetable Production
STILLWATER, Maine — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold on Wednesday, June 29, its annual Sustainable Agriculture Field Day for farmers, crop advisors, home gardeners, and others...
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Climate Change and Agriculture in Maine
Maine farmers are already facing the consequences of global climate change. Waves of warmer temperatures have promoted longer growing seasons and migration of new weeds and pests that previously could...
View ArticleExtension’s Rebar Op-Ed Extolls Program Benefits
An opinion column in the weekend edition of the Bangor Daily News by University of Maine Cooperative Extension Director John Rebar discussed the resurgence of farming in Maine and the role UMaine...
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Benefits of Buying Local Food How to Become More Involved in Local Food Production
View ArticlePesticide Credit Workshops at Maine Farm Days
Schedule of workshops for private pesticide applicators to earn re-certification credits at Maine Farm Days is listed below. Maine Farm Days is free, and is scheduled to take place August 22 and 23 at...
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