Cooperative Extension: New Farmers

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 […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Waldo County 992 Waterville Road, Waldo, ME $15 suggested donation; Dinner and refreshments provided Are you considering turning your backyard livestock operation into a commercial business? Perhaps you are starting a farm business and would like to understand more about the costs associated with a livestock enterprise? Join us […]

Join Rachel White, UMaine Cooperative Extension Livestock Educator, for a walk through a goat dairy and USDA butchery. Then, continue on to All In Thyme where they raise endangered Gulf Coast sheep and pasture-raised pigs and poultry. For more information and registration, visit the Pasture Walk in Newport page.