PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — University of Maine, with support from the Maine Potato Board, will host a potato field day and research open house from 8–11 a.m. on August 4, 2026, at Aroostook Farm, 59 Houlton Road in Presque Isle. The event will highlight current potato research projects conducted at the farm, part of the […]
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HODGDON, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in partnership with Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District’s Field Talks, will host the second event of the annual Pasture Walk Series from 3–5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, at Duff Farm, 525 White Settlement Road in Hodgdon. This second stop shifts the series’ focus toward […]
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Caribou, Maine – University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) will offer a free, hands-on gardening and nutrition education program for young adults and adults with children in the household at the Caribou Parks and Rec Maintenance Shop at 903 Main Street, Caribou. It will start at 10 a.m. on […]
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Houlton, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Maine Natural Areas Program (MNAP), Maine Forest Service (MFS) and Southern Aroostook County Soil and Water Conservation District, will host an Invasive Plant Educational Workshop on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at Houlton High School, […]
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Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer in-person farm tractor safety classes in Gorham, Sidney and Presque Isle, starting April 8. Classes in each location meet for multiple days. Courses will be held at Shaw Cherry Hill Farm in Gorham; Kramer Tractor in Sidney; and MSAD #1 Presque Isle High School. […]
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