The University of Maine Cooperative Extension invites applications for a full-time, fiscal-year 4-H Youth Development Professional to begin work June 1, 2019, and work out of the UMaine Extension Penobscot County Office in Bangor, Maine. This position will provide educational leadership for 4-H Youth Development in Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties. 4-H is a non-formal, experiential education […]
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Dr. Colt Knight will present Pork 101: Beginners Guide to Keeping Pigs. This program is for folks who are planning to get a couple pigs this spring to raise through the summer and harvest in the fall as well as folks who are planning to get a sow to raise their own piglets. The program […]
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Today more and more homeowners and beginning small-scale farmers are growing bedding plants, vegetable transplants, and house plants in greenhouses. The structures are usually small in size but can be as large as a small commercial grower’s greenhouse. March 21, 2019, from 10 a.m. to noon Piscataquis County Extension Office 165 East Main St., Dover-Foxcroft, ME […]
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Come join the fun on February 19, 20, and 21, 2019 from 1 – 3 p.m. each day. This will be at the Piscataquis County Extension office, 165 East Main St. Dover-Foxcroft. 4-H leaders Barbara Lockwood and Sally Downing will be teaching youth 9-18 years old, the basics of quilting. Participants will make a small […]
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Free Nutrition and Cooking Classes Contact us to schedule a date and location! Pre-registration is required. University of Maine Cooperative Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program is free to income-eligible adults with children and if you are eligible for programs such as SNAP, WIC, or Head Start. In this program you will learn to: Cook new […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Beef Producers Association will offer the second annual Cattlemen’s College Nov. 30–Dec. 1 in Charleston and Orono. The event begins with a live, low-stress stockmanship demonstration, 2–4 p.m. Nov. 30, at Maple Lane Farms, 224 Upper Charleston Road in Charleston, followed by a barbecue dinner at 5 […]
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The University of Maine will be hosting Sheep 101, a new sheep farmers workshop, on November 15, 2018, in Piscataquis County at the Extension Office in Dover-Foxcroft. This free workshop is designed to educate new sheep farmers or anyone wanting to learn more about sheep breed selection, husbandry, health, nutrition, reproduction, housing, and handling. Dr. Colt […]
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2018 Piscataquis County Extension Annual Meeting What’s Killing My Plants? Wednesday, November 7 5:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Dover Foxcroft Congregational Church 828 W. Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft The cost is $15 if pre-registered before October 15 and $20 after that date. Pre-registration Available Online If you have registration or payment questions, please contact Anette Moulton […]
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Job Posting: Administrative Specialist CL1 (part-time) Piscataquis County Part-time, regular twelve-month position, 24 hours per week, 3 days per week, 8 hours a day. Daily work hours are Monday, Thursday and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a half-hour lunch break. This position pays $12.94/hour. The start date for this position is as soon as possible. The Administrative Specialist […]
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