{"id":9,"date":"2009-10-07T11:05:02","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T15:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:26:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:26:35","slug":"programs-by-topic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/programs-by-topic\/","title":{"rendered":"Agricultural Programs (listed by topic area)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a id=\"composting\"><\/a>Composting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/programs\/maine-compost-school\/\">Maine Compost School<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/international-animal-by-products-symposium\/\">International Animal By-Products Symposium<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a id=\"farming\"><\/a>Farming<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/agriculture-water-quality\/\">Agriculture &amp; Water Quality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/drought\/\">Drought<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/new-farmers\/equipping-new-farmers-with-practical-skills-and-knowledge\/\">Equipping New Farmers with Practical Skills and Knowledge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/farm-equipment\/\">Farm Equipment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/jumpstart-to-farm-food-safety\/\">Farm Food Safety<\/a> <em>(Jumpstart to Farm Food Safety with Extension)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/farm-safety\/\">Farm Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/greenhouse-plastic-recycling\/\">Greenhouse Plastic Recycling Pilot Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/growing-maine\/\">Growing Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/farmers-under-stress\/\">Helping Farmers Cope with Stress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/lime\/\">Lime Directory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/\">Maine AgrAbility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/agricultural-mediation\/\">Maine Agricultural Mediation Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/farm-product-and-pickup-directory\/\">Maine Farm and Seafood Products Directory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/maine-farmer-resource-network\/\">Maine Farmer Resource Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/crop-insurance\/\">Maine Risk Management and Crop Insurance Education Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/new-farmers\/\">New Farmers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/precision-ag\/\">Precision Agriculture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/soil-health\/\">Soil Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agriculture\/sustainable-agriculture\/\">Sustainable Agriculture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a id=\"crops\"><\/a>Field Crops &amp; 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