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Cooperative Extension: New Farmers

2025 Pasture Walk Series

2025 Pasture Walk Series

Dr. Jaime Garzon, University of Maine Cooperative Extension forage specialist, will lead five pasture walks in five counties in Maine each year. Come to meet and learn about the production system and forage management of forage producers, identify forage species in the field, learn about climate-smart practices, regenerative grazing, and more. We welcome local farmers […]

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Using Tech To Grow Sales on the Mid-Coast

Tenderwild Farm 33 Gurney Street, Rockport, Maine

Join UMaine Extension and the Maine New Farmers Project for a visit to Tenderwild Farm. We will tour the farm with owner Peter Alsop and learn how he is using smart technology to improve farm efficiency and production. Peter will be joined by Tenderwild’s Business Manager, Rory Keohane, to discuss their tech-enabled approach to expanding […]

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2025 Pasture Walk Series

2025 Pasture Walk Series

Dr. Jaime Garzon, University of Maine Cooperative Extension forage specialist, will lead five pasture walks in five counties in Maine each year. Come to meet and learn about the production […]

Free
2025 Pasture Walk Series

2025 Pasture Walk Series

Dr. Jaime Garzon, University of Maine Cooperative Extension forage specialist, will lead five pasture walks in five counties in Maine each year. Come to meet and learn about the production […]

Free

Waldoview Farm Farm Visit

Waldoview Farm 238 Goshen Road, Winterport, Maine

Join UMaine Extension and the Maine New Farmers Project for a visit to Waldoview Farm which has 50-80 breeding Katahdin ewes with lambs raised in either conventional or pasture environments. Learn about this farm’s outstanding management practices, from facilities set-up to regenerative grazing strategies and genetic selection. Participants might even have a chance to view […]

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