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Cooperative Extension: New Farmers

Event Series Advanced Apiary Management

Advanced Apiary Management

Online

The Advanced Apiary Management Course is designed for beekeepers with 5 to 8 hives and a minimum of 3 years of experience. This is a 6 week, 5-part course covering topics including overwintering hives, disease and pest identification and management, mite management including monitoring and treatment options, swarm management, and queen rearing. The program will […]

$75

Crop Insurance 101: An Introduction

Online

An overview of insurance programs relevant to vegetable and small fruit producers in New England. This workshop is intended for those with little to no prior experience with insurance and […]

Free

UMaine Dairy Webinar – Utilizing Precision Dairy Technologies Cohort Project

Online

This Webinar is for dairy farmers and agriculture service providers interested in learning more about the UMaine precision dairy technologies cohort project. Topics covered: review of the project outcomes, and shared experiences from participant farmers. This event is sponsored by the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center, and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Register Online Contact: […]

Free

Maine Meat Cutting School — Lamb Edition

Hitchner Hall, UMaine Campus 7 Portage Road, Orono, ME, United States

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a 1-day course in professional lamb cutting/processing. This course includes both classroom and hands-on training. Participants will learn about: History of US […]

$350

Farming in the Presence of Carnivores

Online

Our farms are ecosystems. Many of our farmers in Maine already recognize the importance of what that means, and manage their farm accordingly. As such, your farm requires all the members of the Earth community to be present in order to be resilient and healthy. So carnivores need to be present. We are in a […]

Free
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