2025 UMaine Sustainable Agriculture Research Tour
Where: UMaine Rogers Forage and Crops Research Farm
914 Bennoch Road, Old Town, Maine (Directions)
When: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time: 2-5 p.m. (registration starts at 1:30 p.m.)
Cost: FREE!
Pesticide Credits Available: tbd
CCA Credits Available: 2.5
Refreshments provided on site. No pre-registration required.
Please join us to learn about research on forages, potato, soil health, dry beans, agroforestry, and wild blueberries!
Performance and nutritive value of forage legumes in Maine
Jaime Garzon (Assistant Extension Professor, forage)
Organic specialty potato varieties for Maine
Brett Johnson (Assistant Extension Professor, sustainable ag and farm business management)
Nitrogen management and weed control in organic no-till dry beans systems
Maddie Hunter (MS student) and Tom Molloy (Extension Sustainable Ag Professional)
Soil health demonstrations
Jason Lilley (Assistant Extension Professor, sustainable ag and maple syrup)
Climate change in wild blueberries: Report on a simulation experiment
Rachel Schattman (Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture), Travis Dillard (Wyman’s), Ali Bello (PhD student), Alexandra Scearce (PhD student)
Agroforestry in Maine: Alley cropping with hazelnuts, bush cherries, and elderberries
Rachel Schattman (Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture)
The UMaine Rogers Forage & Crop Research Farm is part of the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station at the state’s R1 public research university.
Directions: The UMaine Rogers Farm address is 914 Bennoch Rd, Old Town, ME. It is located on Rt. 16, 1.5 miles north of Stillwater. Take exit 193 off I‐95 and head east toward Old Town on Stillwater Ave. At the third set of lights, turn left onto Bennoch Rd. (Rt. 16). Rogers Farm is 1.5 miles north on Bennoch Rd.
If you are a person with a disability and will need an accommodation to participate in this program, please call Ellen Mallory at 207.581.2942 to discuss your needs. Receiving requests for accommodations at least 7 days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request, however all requests will be accepted.
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