Cooperative Extension: New Farmers

Swine 101: Raising Pastured Pork Speaker: Dr. Colt W. Knight, Assistant Extension Professor and State Livestock Specialist Cost: 0-$10 Funded by the Maine Grazing Behavior Lab FMI and to Register

Maine New Farmers Project Webinar – March 27, 2023, at 12 pm Cultivating Compliance: A grower’s guide to complying with the agricultural-related worker protections enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) FMI and Register

Maine Vegetable and Fruit School This event has been canceled March 29, 2023 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Elks Lodge #964 397 Civic Center Drive Augusta, Maine 04330 (Directions, Google Maps) 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. Cost: […]

For more information and to find out how to register, visit the New Farmer Farm Visit Series - Seedling Production page.

is perfect for anyone who has a couple of existing trees or berry plants or is looking to start a small orchard or patch of their own. The presenters will start you off with the most basic concepts, and before you know it, you will enjoy a fruit harvest from your own acreages or backyard. […]