Farm Labor Sessions at Maine’s Agricultural Trades Show Have you experienced challenges finding good labor on your farm? If this is the case, you are not alone. Join the Farm Labor Link Network, MOFGA, University of Cooperative Extension, the Maine Department of Labor, legal experts, and fellow farmers for back to back sessions to explore options and share […]
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Winter Greens Production Three-Day Short Course at UVM Scholarships still available! See below for details. Did you know it is possible to maintain green, nutritious, delicious vegetable production throughout the cold, northern winters of Vermont? Come learn how to use Passive Solar Greenhouses to grow cold hearty greens 365 days per year. In our three-day, […]
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Webinar: Dairy Revenue Protection Program Webinar offered on new dairy revenue protection program Contact: Erin Roche, 207.949.2940, erin.roche@maine.edu Orono, Maine—University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a free webinar about Dairy Revenue Protection, a new program of the USDA Risk Management Agency, on Oct. 30 from 12 noon–1 p.m. The webinar provides a program overview […]
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“So, You Want to Farm in Maine?” Course A course to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to start, adapt, and maintain a profitable land-based business. This multi-session course is designed for people who want to start a profitable farm or expand their farm hobby to a profitable business. Successful completion of this course […]
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Sustainability Flash Poll Greetings farmers! As we are approaching the mid-summer frenetic pace of abundant weeds, busy markets, and keeping employee (and self) morale invigorated, New Entry, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Cornell Small Farms Program are working to collect input on your experience managing stress on the farm and maintaining “social sustainability”, in hopes of beginning conversations that […]
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Join us for a FREE webinar on how to build an effective team for your farm! Join TASTE NY, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County and Dr. Richard Stup, of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University Ag Labor Management as we discuss how to build effective teams for farms and food-based […]
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New Soil Health Case Study about Piper Farms The Maine Soil Health Dairy team has a new case study, Piper Farms Saves Big with a Center Pivot about this farm’s innovative irrigation technique which in turn has some soil health benefits. New Dairy Improvement Fund Loan Program Announced – Investments in Maine Dairy Cow Farms and Enterprises The […]
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USDA Offers Targeted Farm Loan Funding for Underserved Groups and Beginning Farmers U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Maine Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director SED David R. Lavway reminds producers that FSA offers specially targeted farm ownership and farm operating loans to underserved applicants as well as beginning farmers and ranchers. During fiscal year 2017 […]
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Keeping small ruminants healthy with UMaine Extension Keeping sheep, goats, alpacas and other small ruminants healthy is the focus of an April 14 workshop from 1–3 p.m. at the Foxcroft Veterinary Clinic, 1441 Dexter Road, Dover-Foxcroft. Sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, topics include what is considered normal for specific animals, including nutrition, vaccination schedules, deworming, foot care and […]
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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Maine The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Maine growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage on most spring-planted crops for the 2018 crop year is March 15. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing policies also have until March 15 to do […]
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