August 8-9, 2025
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (both days)
Pineland Farms Classroom
15 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester, Maine 04260
Cost: Free (through the generous grant provided by the Mitchell Center)
Registration is closed.
Reference Materials: $50, provided at the AI School (Select Sires AI Manual)
Space is limited to 20 participants with 2 spots being held in reserve for members of Maine Beef Producers Association
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension in a partnership with the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions is hosting a 2-Day Cattle Artificial Insemination Training in New Gloucester, Maine on August 8-9, 2025.
Join the University of Maine Team and special instructor, Ashley Wright from the University of Arizona, in learning the basics of Artificial Insemination in cattle. Course will cover male and female reproductive anatomy/physiology, semen handling, liquid nitrogen tank basics, heat detection and synchronization, AI technique, basics of palpation, and hands-on learning with our sophisticated Bovine Breeder AI Simulator and reproductive tracts. Our instructors will guide you through everything you need to know to get started in cattle artificial insemination.
For More Information, please contact Melissa Babcock at 207.581.2788, or by email at melissa.libby1@maine.edu.
Instructors
- Dr. Colt W. Knight, Associate Extension Professor and State Livestock Specialist, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
- Dr. Glenda Pereira, Assistant Extension Professor, Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Dairy Specialist for the University of Maine
- Ashley Wright, M.S., Area Associate Livestock Agent, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
Sponsors
Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
For the last decade, the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions has been a leader in launching and supporting partnerships in which interdisciplinary teams of students and faculty from universities and colleges throughout the state collaborate with diverse stakeholders to tackle and help find solutions to a wide range of urgent sustainability challenges that directly benefit Maine and other regions.
Maine Beef Producers Association
The Maine Beef Producers Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining a viable beef cattle industry in the State of Maine through producer education, cooperative marketing, and the development and support of youth.
Pineland Farms
Visit Pineland Farms and experience the best of Maine’s countryside! Start at The Market and Welcome Center for event details, trail maps and recreation passes, a café, and farm-fresh goods. Explore the farm with a self-guided tour, interactive exhibits, and family-friendly activities. Enjoy seasonal highlights like pick-your-own produce, a corn maze, visiting the gardens, fishing, skating and Maple Week. Whether you’re here for a day of exploration or a relaxing stroll through the gardens, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Bangor State Fair
The Bangor State Fair (or “The Fair” as it’s commonly known) welcomes between 20,000 and 30,000 people each year from across Maine. One of the country’s oldest fairs, what’s now called the “Bangor State Fair” got its start in September 1849 when the Bangor Horticultural Society organized and held its first exhibition.
If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Melissa Babcock at melissa.libby1@maine.edu or 207.581.2788 to discuss your needs. Receiving requests for accommodations at least 10 days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request, however, all requests will be considered.
