Produce Farmers Are Food Handlers! Let’s Do It Profitably For more information and to register: MOFGA Events Food Safety Workshop with Atina Diffley January 31 – February 1, 2019 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. $30 registration, limited space MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center, Unity Integrating food safety systems into postharvest practices and market relationships supports […]

Online course for New England farmers begins Jan. 28. Give your farm a fresh start in 2019 and learn how to protect your operation, your employees and your family from legal risks with UNH Extension’s online legal workshop for farmers. New England farmers can register online. The online course covers the basics of employment law, […]

We are holding an intro “3D Printing in Agriculture” workshop at the Kennebec Valley Community College Farm on JANUARY 25th from 9-12pm. We are located at 24 Price Road in Hinckley, right off of Route 201. It is free and open to all. 3D printing is a way to express your true “farm hack” nature, […]

Orono, Maine — Farmers are invited to learn about the Whole Farm Revenue Protection crop insurance program prior to the March 15 enrollment deadline with a free January 24th webinar from noon–1:00 p.m. The webinar will use real farm examples from the Northeast that include information about the types of risks covered and the records […]

Join UMaine Extension and the Board of Pesticides Control for respirator fit testing at the Annual Agricultural Trades Show at the Augusta Civic Center. Time slots for fit tests are 30 mins long and will take place in the locker room starting at 2pm on Tuesday, January 15th and Wednesday, January 16. Click here for […]

Agricultural Development Grants are available from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF). This program provides cost-share grants to conduct market promotion, market research and development, value-added processing and new technology demonstration projects. Apply by January 31 a 4 p.m. More information is available at the DACF website. Agricultural Marketing Loan Funds are […]

Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grants are available. Farmer Grants are for commercial producers who have an innovative idea they want to test using a field trial, on-farm demonstration, marketing initiative or other technique. A technical advisor must also be involved. Deadlines vary, and application materials will be released midsummer online.

Weather-based crop management tools are a strategy farmers can use to increase resilience to extreme weather. Farmers and service providers are invited to five sessions about using weather-based tools 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Augusta Civic Center, Howard Room, 76 Community Drive. The free sessions, to be held during the Maine Agricultural Trades […]

The Division of Agricultural Resource Development at the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DACF) has released its Request for Proposals for the 2019 Agricultural Development Grants. This program provides grants to conduct market promotion, market research and development, value-added processing and new technology demonstration projects. Public agencies, private companies (such as farms and […]

A New Year’s goal, or resolution: Improve on-farm communication with UMaine Extension – for farmers and farm teams Do you find yourself wondering “what should I say?” or asking “what did I say?” Do you ever feel tongue-tied talking with customers or concerned about their reaction? Are you worried about discussing problems with your partner? […]