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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FREE Webinar – Avian Influenza: Reducing Risks for the Northeast Join Cooperative Extension for an informative webinar: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 7 to 8 p.m. Hosts: UMCE and the Maine Poultry Growers Association Join via computer at https://meet.maine.edu/avianinfluenza/. Please test your computer beforehand. USDA Offers Farm Loans for Targeted Underserved Groups (Bangor, ME, April 28, […]
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Is Endophyte a Concern for Maine Livestock Producers? This spring a few beef producers contacted UMaine Extension concerned that Endophyte infected fescue or perennial ryegrass may be adversely affecting their pregnant cattle. In other states Endophyte (fungus) infected pastures can cause abortions and/or poor weight gains in cattle and other livestock that graze these grasses. […]
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Farm & Homestead Day – June 14 Farm & Homestead Day, a free event, offers hands-on and interactive sessions on farming and homesteading skills. It will be held on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s Common Ground Education Center on Crosby Brook Road in Unity. More information can be […]
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UMaine Extension offers Hayfield, Pasture Management Workshops University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering free workshops on hayfield and pasture management this spring around the state. Rick Kersbergen, UMaine Extension educator in Waldo County, will lead the “Got Hayfields?” workshops, which focus on how to best manage hayfields and pastures to produce high-quality feed for livestock. […]
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