NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a summer tractor safety workshop on Thursday, August 27 from 4:30–7:30 p.m. at Applewood Farm, 107 Peacock Hill Road in New Gloucester. UMaine Extension’s Farm and Tractor Safety Team will lead an on-farm workshop demonstrating the fundamentals of tractor safety. This 3-hour workshop will […]
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ORONO, Maine – University of Maine Cooperative Extension has launched Tractor Safety: Foundations, a self-paced online course that provides learners with the foundational knowledge needed to operate tractors and agricultural equipment more safely and confidently. Designed for beginning tractor operators, both youth and adult, the course expands access to critical safety training, particularly for those […]
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GARDINER, Maine – University of Maine Cooperative Extension, in collaboration with University of Vermont Extension, will host a dairy sheep mobile parlor and milk quality workshop from 1–3 P.M. on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Oaklands Farm, 335 Lincoln Avenue in Gardiner. Attendees will observe a dairy sheep mobile milking system in operation and learn […]
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LEEDS, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the fifth and final event of the annual Pasture Walk Series from 11 p.m.–1 p.m. on Friday, August 14, at Sparkplug Farm, 198 Campbell Road in Leeds. The closing event of the season will tackle some of the toughest environmental challenges Maine livestock producers face: […]
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FALMOUTH, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a workshop on allium pests and diseases on Tuesday, August 4 from 5–6:30 p.m. at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. UMaine Extension Fruit and Vegetable Research Associate Peyton Ginakes will lead this engaging workshop on common pests and diseases affecting allium crops […]
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BREWER, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a workshop with community partners to explore best practices for growing food safely in urban soils. The event will be held from 5:30–7:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 6 at 20 Ivers Street in Brewer. The event is co-hosted with Food and Medicine, Maine Organic Farmers […]
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OLD TOWN, Maine – University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host its annual Sustainable Agriculture Research Tour on Wednesday, August 5 from 2–5:45 p.m. at Rogers Forage and Crops Research Farm, part of UMaine’s Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. Sign-in opens at 1:30 p.m. The tour is designed for farmers, […]
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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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FALMOUTH, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a workshop on growing elderberries at home on Wednesday, July 15 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the UMaine Gardens at Tidewater Farm in Falmouth. Master Gardener Volunteer Joel Leak will lead this interactive workshop on growing elderberries, a native, low-maintenance shrub that can easily […]
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NEWBURGH, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is coordinating a full-day program on sugarbush management from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 30 at Nutkin Knoll Farm, 269 Chapman Road in Newburgh. This field day will include a tour and educational sessions highlighting different aspects of and methods for resilient sugarbush management. […]
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