Cooperative Extension: New Farmers

This day-long school is sponsored by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Association. Lunch will be provided so pre-registration is encouraged and appreciated. Walk-ins will not be turned away. Online registration will close on March 22nd. Please contact Highmoor Farm at 207.933.2100 for questions. To see the […]

The University of Rhode Island Boots to Bushel (URI B2B) - Market Garden Training for New England is a comprehensive 9 – month market garden training program for beginning farmers, military veterans, and their family members. The course begins with 10 weeks of online instruction by subject matter experts. In the spring and summer there […]

This webinar will give information on the detection, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases for domesticated rabbits including coccidia, E. cuniculi, and Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease. Also covered are approved drugs and withdrawal times to help inform meat producers. This webinar is for all rabbit breeders and raisers. Come with questions for a discussion period at […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension Sustainable Agriculture Educator, Brett Johnson will give a talk describing growing and marketing practices in specialty potato production in Maine followed by a report on […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension Sustainable Agriculture Educator, Brett Johnson will give a talk describing growing and marketing practices in specialty potato production in Maine followed by a report on […]

The University of Rhode Island Boots to Bushel (URI B2B) - Market Garden Training for New England is a comprehensive 9 – month market garden training program for beginning farmers, […]

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Knox and Lincoln Counties will host a spring workshop instructing home gardeners and commercial producers on how to prune mature apple trees successfully. […]