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Cooperative Extension: Livestock

  • Beef Up Your Knowledge

    UMaine Extension Penobscot County Office 307 Maine Avenue, Bangor, ME, United States

    February 11, 2025, 4:00 -7:00 p.m. Penobscot County Extension Office, 307 Maine Avenue, Bangor, Maine 04401 (Google Maps) Cost: $20 (meal provided) Register Online Beef Producers: Learn about bale grazing, deworming strategies, and earn your Beef Quality Assurance Certificate Join Dr. Colt W. Knight, Associate Extension Professor and State Livestock Specialist for the University of […]

    $20
  • Cattle Artificial Insemination School

    Pineland Farms 15 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester, ME, United States

    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 […]

    Free
  • Farm Progress Tour: Wearables, Solar Power, and Forage Strategies

    Mayday Farm 177 North Rd., Leeds, Maine

    September 4, 2025 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Mayday Farm 177 North Rd., Leeds, Maine 04263 Stonyfield Organic, along with UMaine Extension Dairy Specialist Glenda Pereira, invites you to attend a "Farm Progress Tour and Discussion: Cow Monitoring, Renewable Energy, and Forage Planning" hosted by Mayday Farm. Cost: Free – Lunch will be provided, courtesy of Stonyfield […]

    Free
  • 2025 Maine Forage Conference

    Monday, October 27, 2025 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Governor’s Ballroom, 376 Main Street, Waterville, Maine 04901 The annual Maine Forage Conference is an excellent opportunity for members of the dairy, equine, beef cattle, small ruminants, and other livestock industries to come together, learn about forages from subject matter experts and colleagues, have good food, and attend […]

  • 2025 Maine Cattlemen’s College

    Department of Conservation of Agriculture, and Forestry Building 18 Elkins Lane, Augusta, United States +1 more

    Department of Conservation of Agriculture and Forestry Building/Deering Building90 Blossom Lane, Augusta, Maine 04330 Cost: Registration Fee: $75 Maine Beef Producers Association Members: $50 Select Sires Artificial Insemination Manual: $50 (Highly recommended) You can pay for the manual when you register and pick it up at the event. Registration Online Registration closes on December 4, 2025 Number […]

    $75
  • Poultry Education for Backyard Producers

    UMaine Extension Penobscot County Office 307 Maine Avenue, Bangor, ME, United States

    December 15, 2025 8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. University of Maine Penobscot County Extension office 307 Maine Avenue, Bangor, Maine 04401 Cost: Free Register Online Join the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for a half-day educational program designed for small-scale poultry producers and backyard chicken keepers. This session will focus on chick brooding, winter poultry care, basic […]

  • 2026 Northeast Livestock Expo (NELE) – Youth Judging Clinic, Education and Show

    Windsor Fairgrounds 82 Ridge Rd, Windsor, United States

    Windsor Fairgrounds, Windsor, Maine May 15 to 17, 2026 Cost: Free Register Online Join us for three exciting days of hands-on learning, skill-building, and fun at the North East Livestock Expo (NELE). This youth-focused event brings together families, students, and industry professionals to explore the world of livestock and agriculture in an engaging and supportive […]

    Free

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