Maine Farmer Resource Network

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced that signup for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program will begin Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Funded by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, this new program provides assistance to producers who suffered eligible crop quality losses due to natural disasters occurring in […]

Authored by Coach Polly Shyka Small Bites are short, informational articles with practical ideas about stress reduction, improved communication, and farm and family well-being. They are written by coaches from UMaine Extension’s Farm Coaching team. Farm Coaches are available at no cost to work remotely with farmers and farm teams. Read more collected Small Bites. […]

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 (7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET) Visit the event website for more details and to register. Registration Deadline: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Winter is here! Join us for the Poultry Flock Talks – Wintertime Ventilation to discuss wintertime coop preparation, heat, ventilation, and other cold-weather management tips for small and backyard flocks of poultry.

Do you think you had herbicide injury in your potato field but weren’t sure? Are you curious about how the lab virus test for seed certification is performed? A one-hour Zoom meeting will be held on Wednesday 13 December 2020 from 7 to 8 pm, consisting of two half-hour presentations. Dr. Andy Robinson, an Extension […]

Authored by Coach Polly Shyka Small Bites are short, informational articles with practical ideas about stress reduction, improved communication, and farm and family well-being. They are written by coaches from UMaine Extension’s Farm Coaching team. Farm Coaches are available at no cost to work remotely with farmers and farm teams. As the New Year approaches, […]

The 8th biennial Harvest New England Agricultural Marketing Conference and Trade Show which draws hundreds of farmers and farm industry members to idea-laden workshops and hear motivational speakers from across the region, will be held virtually for the first time. Mark your calendars now for February 24th and 25th and join your regional agriculturists for two half days of workshops! […]

The National Young Farmers Coalition with support from a NESARE grant is inviting farmers to participate in a farmers only Soul Fire Farm “Uprooting Racism in the Food System” training. The training will be on January 20th 1pm-4pm est with a few pre-readings to complete beforehand. This event is only for farmers. Register here  The password is SFF2021. Feel free to share with […]

Are webpages still useful? Does Facebook drive sales in real life? What do hashtags do? What kinds of photos do customers respond to? What are good strategies for low-cost online sales/marketing? What is Square and should I be using it? If you’ve been struggling with questions like these for your farm, this course is a […]

Interested in running a meat goat operation? Meat Goat Production and Management Home Study Course, is for goat producers interested in improving their production practices and ultimately the profitability of their operation. This is a home study corse with an additional offering of three optional supplemental webinars to review materials. When:  Wednesday, February 3, 2021 […]

Authored by Coach Abby Sadauckas Small Bites are short, informational articles with practical ideas about stress reduction, improved communication, and farm and family well-being. They are written by coaches from UMaine Extension’s Farm Coaching team. Farm Coaches are available at no cost to work remotely with farmers and farm teams. As the days get shorter, […]