Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Thursday, September 20, 2018 9:30 AM – Noon; repeated 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM UMaine Extension Piscataquis County Office 165 East Main Street Dover-Foxcroft, Maine Prospective and beginning small-scale meat and egg producers will gain a general understanding of what it takes to have poultry and how to prepare for winter care. Poultry breeds, housing, […]