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. More information coming soon! To be notified when registration opens, please fill out this Rural Living Day interest form.
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 growth habits of fruit trees and how to distinguish flower buds from leaf buds as well as the different types of branches such as spurs […]
Tour three home-scale orchards and discuss their annual maintenance and pruning with Renae Moran, apple specialist at University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Meet at the greenhouse at UMFK on Armory […]
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 soil Presenter: Dr. Jaime Garzon, Assistant Extension Professor and Forage Educator, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Legumes, such as clovers and birdsfoot trefoil, offer significant […]
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. […]
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 […]
When: Wednesday, April 30 from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Field walk 12:30-2:00 PM (Rain Date: Thursday, May 1) Where: Brodis Blueberries, 87 Jones Hill Rd, Hope, ME 04847 Bring your own lunch!
