577 Mount View Road in Thorndike Soil Testing and Nutrient Management Workshop Join University of Maine Cooperative Extension Sustainable Agriculture Educator, Brett Johnson for an exploration of soil macro and micronutrients, general strategies for nutrient management in row crops, as well as a hands-on demonstration on how to take a soil sample for testing through […]
Join University of Maine Cooperative Extension Sustainable Agriculture Educator, Brett Johnson for an exploration of soil macro and micronutrients, general strategies for nutrient management in row crops, as well as a hands-on demonstration on how to take a soil sample for testing through the UMaine Soil Testing Lab. Hosted by RSU 3 Adult and Community […]
UMaine Cooperative Extension is hosting the 30th Annual Rural Living Day on April 5th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Lincolnville Central School (523 Hope Road, Lincolnville)! The schedule includes a range of topics of interest to home gardeners, homesteaders, and commercial farm producers including small fruit production, keeping chickens, tool repair and maintenance, […]
Join the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for the 1st Annual Mid Coast Agroforestry Conference at the 30th Annual Rural Living Day. Agroforestry is the intentional integration of trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems to create environmental, economic, and social benefits. It has been practiced in the United States and around the […]
Save the Date! Location: Lincolnville Central School 523 Hope Rd. Lincolnville, ME And this year, join UMaine Extension for the 1st Annual Mid Coast Agroforestry Conference at Rural Living Day. […]
Renae Moran, University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Tree Fruit Specialist , will explain and demonstrate the different pruning techniques for apple, peach, plum and pear trees. Learn about the different […]
Tour three home-scale orchards and discuss their annual maintenance and pruning with Renae Moran, apple specialist at Maine Cooperative Extension. Meet at the greenhouse at UMFK on Armory Road at […]
Pre-registration is required (coming soon) and will be found on the Integrated Pest Management Spring Update for Christmas Tree Producers page. Legumes as cover crops: Cover and nitrogen to the […]
University of Maine Cooperative Extension Forage Educator, Dr. Jaime Garzon will give a talk titled "Legumes as cover crops: Cover and nitrogen to the soil”. During this presentation Dr. Garzon […]
Producers of small ruminants (i.e., sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas) are invited to attend these workshops to learn about common parasites and their management. Additionally, equine owners may find some benefit from lectures and activities as the themes around parasite resistance and pasture management applies to horses, mules, and donkeys. Participants will become FAMACHA certified. […]
