Quick Links to Programs, Services, Informational Resources, and Research of UMaine Extension
Effective Tuesday, September 1, 2020:University of Maine Cooperative Extension buildings are currently open to the public on a limited basis following UMaine guidance and protocols. Please check this site for updates or feel free to call the office for updated information and specific guidance in regards to visiting a UMaine Extension facility. Please call or check our website(s) for the latest information about UMaine Extension building and county office reopenings and changes to services. |
Services
- Agricultural Mediation through the Maine Agricultural Mediation Program
- Cooperative Extension Diagnostic & Research Laboratory
- Cooperative Extension Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
- Food Testing Services
- Insect Identification and Treatment
- Maine Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programs (Apple, Blueberry, Cranberry, Home and Garden, Potato, Strawberry, Sweet Corn, other)
- Plant Disease Identification and Treatment
- Plant Identification
- Pressure Gauge Testing
- Private Pesticide Applicators Testing
- Tick Identification
Outreach and Education
All Programs
Calendar of Events
Workshops, Classes, and Events
- 4-H
- 4H Camps & Learning Centers
- 4-H Clubs (in every county)
- Agriculture in Cumberland County – Grower Resources
- Beginning Farmer Resource Network
- Dining with Diabetes Down East: includes a series of 7 videos, 4 evidence-based publications, and other program highlights
- Eat Well Volunteers (Hancock County)
- Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
- Farm Tractor Safety
- Food Safety Training
- Lafayette and Rawcliffe 4-H Science and Engineering Learning Center
- Maine Grass Farmers Network
- Maine 4-H Tech Changemakers: This Machias-area 4-H project is designed to address a local aspect of food insecurity. Teens are using technology to help. Follow them on Instagram at #communityfeast4h or go to communityfeast.org. Interested in helping or learning more about the project? Contact Jen Lobley Jennifer.lobley@maine.edu.
- Garlic
- GPS Cows
- Maine AgrAbility
- Maine Grains and Oilseeds
- Maple Syrup Production
- Maine Harvest for Hunger
- Marine Science and Aquaculture
- Master Gardener Volunteers Program
- Master Food Preservers Program
- Non-Timber Forest Products
- Ornamental Horticulture (Green Industry)
- Potatoes
- Recipe to Market Workshops
- Resources for Seaweed Growers
- Supporting Relationships for Farm Success: Resources for Farmers and Service Providers
- Sustainable Agriculture
Publications, Newsletters, Social Media, and Videos
Publications Catalog
Newsletters
Social Media
Videos
- Central Maine Farming Newsletter
- Commercial Pesticide Applicators
- Cows and Crops
- Eat Well Newsletter
- Extension Beef Newsletter
- Farm and Food Systems Newsletter (Cumberland County)
- Farm and Garden Newsletter (Oxford County)
- Maine Home Garden News
- Private Pesticide Applicators Resources
- Potato Hotline: phone message at 207.760.9476
- Potato Pest Alert
- Recipe to Market
- Spotted Wing Drosophila Alerts
- Strawberry IPM Newsletter
- Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter
- Tree Fruit Newsletter
- Vegetable and Berry Instagram
- Wild Blueberry Newsletter