Announcements

Organic Dairy and Livestock Manager Position at Wolfe’s Neck Center

Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment is on a mission to transform our relationship with farming and food for a healthier planet. We are a nonprofit education and research center situated on 626 acres of farmland, forest, and coast in Freeport, Maine. Our campus consists of an organic dairy program, livestock barns, diversified […]

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Maine Agricultural Trades Show

The Maine Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry, Maine Agricultural Trades Show, will occur Tuesday, January 14, Wednesday, January 15, and Thursday, January 16, 2020, at the Augusta Civic Center, Augusta Maine.  For more information check the State of Maine Agricultural Trades Show site.

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Private Pesticide Applicator Credit

Are you a licensed private pesticide applicator looking for a credit towards renewal? There are up to 8 seats available in the upcoming Androscoggin & Sagadahoc Counties Master Gardener Volunteers Training Class on **TUESDAY AUG. 27th** on Pesticide Use and Storage with John Pietroski from the Maine Board of Pesticides Control. Class starts promptly at […]

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Respirator Fit Test at Maine Farm Days in Clinton

August 22, 2019 Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Maine Farm Days, Clinton, ME. Fee: $10 Under the revised Worker Protection Standards, anyone applying pesticides that require the use of a respirator must complete a respirator fit test annually. Prior to respirator fit testing, each applicant must pass (and maintain a record of) a medical […]

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New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference and Trade Show Poster Session

The New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference and Trade Show will again be having a poster session. Our goal is to enhance the visibility of the good work being done by researchers in the region, and to provide an opportunity to network and connect with practitioners in the field. The conference will next be held from […]

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Farm Beginnings Registration is Now Open

Designed for farmers with at least one year of production experience and records of their own, this series of intensive workshops will help you to develop a whole farm plan through realistic goal setting, reflection, and assessment of your resources, skills, and markets – and gives you the business planning tools necessary to successfully implement your plan. The Farm Beginnings course consists […]

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USDA Opens Signup for Market Facilitation Program

Are you a farmer or rancher whose commodities have been directly impacted by unjustified foreign retaliatory tariffs, resulting in the loss of traditional export markets? The Market Facilitation Program was created for producers just like you.  You can find more information on the market facilitation program here.

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Educate-2-Cultivate Veteran Farmers Symposium

Saturday, October 26, 2019 Augusta State Armory Every veteran will have a dedicated one-on-one session with a business mentor in the morning, plus a financial management workshop, a locally-sourced lunch, an afternoon filled with assistive technology and mind/body workshops, and throughout the day there will be a veteran-specific resource fair.  Lots of great opportunities to […]

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Spotted Wing Drosophila Fruit Flies

Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) fruit flies have been found in raspberry and highbush blueberry plantings in Maine.  You can read about spotted wing drosophila findings here.

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