Cooperative Extension in Aroostook County

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Saturday, September 8, 2018 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Houlton Civic Center & Fairgrounds Pre-registration fee is $10 per person and $15 day of event and is highly recommended to insure availability! Complete information or to register Fee for the entire day of classes will be $10 per person and $15 day of the event. […]

FAMACHA training will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, July 17th at Sam Miller’s farm located at 405 Houlton Road, Fort Fairfield. Diane Schivera from Maine Organic Farmer’s Gardeners Association will be our trainer. Price for the FAMACHA cards will be $15-$20 (Sorry not sure of the cost at this time) Training will take approximately […]

August 8, 2018 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Aroostook Research Farm 59 Houlton Road, Presque Isle, Maine This FREE event is open to all agriculture producers (potato growers, grain growers, dairy people, etc.)   Your registration will help us in arranging the food for all participants and attendees. Register online Organizers: Lakesh Sharma, Assistant Extension Professor, […]

Saturday, May 26, 2018 10:00 AM – 12 noon WTA Hansen Memorial LIbrary, Mars Hill Join Linda Trickey to learn what you need to know in order to maintain a happy and healthy flock of chickens in your own backyard. Different Breeds, Types of Housing, Health, and Nutrition Options will all be discussed.

Saturday, April 21, 2018 10:00 AM – 12:00 noon WTA Hansen Memorial Library, Mars Hill Join Linda Trickey to learn how to make the most of your garden for the upcoming growing season. What makes soil healthy and how to maintain the vital mycorrhizomes that interconnect with bacteria, nutrients, and rootlets to nourish your garden […]

Annual Sheep & Goat Health Seminar Saturday, May 12, 2018 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM UMaine Extension Presque Isle office 57 Houlton Rd, Presque Isle, Maine 8:30 AM: Registration 8:45 AM: Reproduction Essentials, Dr. Jim Weber, UMaine, Assessing Breeding Soundness, Preparation, Flushing & Culling 10:00 AM: Break — Coffee & Donuts 10:15 AM: Farm Recordkeeping […]