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Cooperative Extension: New Farmers

Event Series Farm Tractor Safety Course

Farm Tractor Safety Course

Participants will learn how to handle tractors and equipment safely, how to identify hazards, and how to minimize the chances of accidents. The course is open to all adults and youth interested. A Federal Certificate of Training will be issued at the end of the course after successful completion of the written test and driving […]

$20 – $40

Pond Construction and Maintenance

Brodis Blueberries 87 Jones Hill Road, Hope, Maine

Ponds are a key nature-based tool for tackling challenges such as biodiversity loss, and water scarcity. In this workshop, participants learn how to build and maintain a pond to enhance their landscape, increase biodiversity, maximize wildlife habitat, and help reach water management goals. Agricultural engineer Candi Gilpatric of Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will focus […]

$25.00

Farm Tractor Safety Course

Participants will learn how to handle tractors and equipment safely, how to identify hazards, and how to minimize the chances of accidents. The course is open to all adults and youth interested. A Federal Certificate of Training will be issued at the end of the course after successful completion of the written test and driving […]

$20 – $40

Farm Tractor Safety Course

Participants will learn how to handle tractors and equipment safely, how to identify hazards, and how to minimize the chances of accidents. The course is open to all adults and youth interested. A Federal Certificate of Training will be issued at the end of the course after successful completion of the written test and driving […]

$20 – $40

Beginning Farmer Support Hour

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Sign up for the MOFGA Beginning Farmer Support Hour, a Zoom space designed for beginning farmers who are in their first year of production. These will happen the third Monday of each month May-September from 4-5pm starting May 20th. Think of it as an office hours to bring all your questions and get support from […]

Farm Tractor Safety Course

Participants will learn how to handle tractors and equipment safely, how to identify hazards, and how to minimize the chances of accidents. The course is open to all adults and youth interested. A Federal Certificate of Training will be issued at the end of the course after successful completion of the written test and driving […]

$20 – $40

Maine Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Association’s Spring Twilight Meeting

R. Belanger and Sons Farm 262 Cotton Road, Lewiston, Maine

The Maine Vegetable & Small Fruit Growers Association will be having a Spring Twilight Meeting on Thursday, June 5, at 5:30 p.m. at R. Belanger & Sons Farm in Lewiston. The farm is family owned and has been in operation since 1966. The Belangers grow a wide variety of vegetables for the wholesale market and […]

Free

Beginning Farmer Support Hour

Online +1 more

Sign up for the MOFGA Beginning Farmer Support Hour, a Zoom space designed for beginning farmers who are in their first year of production. These will happen the third Monday of each month May-September from 4-5pm starting May 20th. Think of it as an office hours to bring all your questions and get support from […]

Beginning Farmer Support Hour

Online +1 more

Sign up for the MOFGA Beginning Farmer Support Hour, a Zoom space designed for beginning farmers who are in their first year of production. These will happen the third Monday of each month May-September from 4-5pm starting May 20th. Think of it as an office hours to bring all your questions and get support from […]

Event Series Beginning Farmer Support Hour

Beginning Farmer Support Hour

Online +1 more

Sign up for the MOFGA Beginning Farmer Support Hour, a Zoom space designed for beginning farmers who are in their first year of production. These will happen the third Monday of each month May-September from 4-5pm starting May 20th. Think of it as an office hours to bring all your questions and get support from […]

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