Coffin
Donna Rae Coffin, MS
Extension Professor
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Email: donna.coffin@maine.edu
Phone: 207-564-3301 or 207-942-7396
Offices: 165 East Main St., Dover-Foxcroft and 307 Maine Ave., Bangor.
Bio: I received B. S. (1974) and M.S. (1976) from the University of Maine. I joined the faculty in 1980 and serve as UMaine’ Extension Sustainable Agriculture and Home Horticulture County Educator in Piscataquis and Penobscot Counties.
Current Extension Program: I develop educational programs for livestock and crop farmers, horticulturists and home gardeners; assist livestock associations, land stewardship organizations, and farmer marketing organizations.
Ongoing Projects Include:
- Editor of Central Maine Farming Newsletter – electronic
- Editor of Maine Beef Newsletter – electronic
- Coordinate the regional So You Want to Farm in Maine program for beginning farmers
- Coordinate the “One Tomato” project in Piscataquis County to encourage vegetable gardening
- Develop topic-focused educational programs for farmers and gardeners
Websites:
- https://extension.umaine.edu/piscataquis/programs/farming-newsletter/ portal to sign up and archived newsletters
- http://umaine.edu/livestock/beef/
- http://umaine.edu/livestock/equine/
Research: My current research includes working with the Equine Clinical Studies Coordinating Committee NECC1200, to determine research needs in the northeast.
Recent Publications:
- Coffin, D., Causey, R., Staniar, B., Williams, C., McKeever, K., Gradil, C., Nadeau, J, Sanchez, A., Lichtenwalner, A., Biddle, A., Cole, K., Assessing Research and Education Needs to Improve Equine Gastrointestinal Health, 2017, NACAA Journal vol10 iss 1. http://www.nacaa.com/journal/index.php?jid=708
- Coffin, D. R., Kersbergen, More Maine Meat, 2015, Journal of NACAA, vol 8 iss 1. http://www.nacaa.com/journal/index.php?jid=466
- Coffin, D. R., T. Cheng, Variation Between Urban and Rural Farm Direct Market Customers, 2011, Journal of the NACAA, Vol 4 Iss. 1. http://www.nacaa.com/journal/index.php?jid=86
- Coffin, D. R., Short Paper Fiber Bedding for Equines, 2011, Journal of the NACAA, Vol 4 Iss 1. http://www.nacaa.com/journal/index.php?jid=81
- Brozowski, R., Coffin, Best Management Practices for Small Scale Poultry Producers in Maine, Bulletin #2220, 2015 https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2220e/
- Coffin, D., R., Selling Beef in Maine #1048, 2015 http://umaine.edu/publications/1048e/
- Coffin, D. R. Space Planning for Small, Multipurpose Livestock Barns, #1021, www.umaine.edu/publications/1021e , 2013.
- Coffin, D. R. What we have learned about burning wood pellets in Maine #7231, www.umaine.edu/publications/7231e , 2013.
- Coffin, D. R. Short Paper Fiber Bedding for Equines, 2011, Journal of NACAA, Vol 4 Iss 1.
- Coffin, D. R., H. T. Cheng, Variation Between Urban and Rural Farm Direct Market Customers, 2011, Journal of the NACAA, Vol 4 Iss 1.