WALDO, Maine – The 2024-2025 Business Planning for Producers cohort included 20 aspiring, new, and beginning farmers, including four participants from Waldo County. Since 2023, eight new and beginning farmers in Waldo County have participated in this introductory business planning course, with 50% completing a business plan and qualifying for USDA Farm Service Agency borrowers’ […]
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WALDO, Maine – In 2024 and 2025, Midcoast Sustainable Agriculture Program Coordinator Brett Johnson, Assistant Extension Professor, Sustainable Agriculture and Farm Business Management Educator, conducted specialty potato variety trials at the Rogers Farm Forage and Crop Research Facility in Stillwater, generating information on yield and other traits related to performance for 15 potato varieties suitable […]
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WALDO, Maine – In 2024-2025 local in-person program events accessed by Waldo County residents included: a workshop titled Introduction to the Business of Livestock Production delivered at our office in Waldo, the Maine Forage Conference hosted in Waterville, the Maine PFAS Research Tour at Hunter Farm in Unity, a workshop titled How to Prune Mature […]
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WALDO, Maine – According to the 2022 Ag Census, Waldo County has 469 farms in operation, which collectively manage 54,547 acres of farmland. During 2024 UMaine Cooperative Extension supported commercial producers in Waldo County through one-on-one consultation addressing a variety of topics including: pest identification, disease diagnosis, integrated pest management, soil testing, site suitability for […]
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Mark your calendar! Click here for a list of all events, workshops and classes throughout Extension. In Person and On Demand Events here. Happening in Waldo County Every Monday – 4-H Maker Mondays 2nd Tuesday of Month – Waldo County Executive Committee Meeting Introduction to Apple Tree Pruning and Orchard Management – Apple Pruning Workshop […]
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Mark your calendar! Click here for a list of all events, workshops and classes throughout Extension. In Person and On Demand Events here. Happening in Waldo County Every Monday – 4-H Maker Mondays 2nd Tuesday of Month – Waldo County Executive Committee Meeting In this issue… WCEA The Waldo County Executive Committee (WCEA) hosted Mel […]
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Mark your calendar! Click here for a list of all events, workshops and classes throughout Extension. In Person and On Demand Events here. Happening in Waldo County Nov 6 – 4-H Community Science Explorers Nov 7 – Midcoast Sustainable Ag Drop-In Conversation Nov 10 – Waldo County Executive Committee Meeting Nov 12 and 13 – […]
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The Healthy You, Healthy Me Series helps youth learn healthy living skills proper hand washing and managing feelings. This series focuses on understanding how germs get inside the body, promoting good hygiene through good hand washing, and how journaling can help reduce stress. How do germs get inside my body Lesson Plan (PDF) My Journal […]
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Are you looking for a fun activity for a beautiful Maine summer day? How about exploring a tide pool at low tide? Tide pools are rocky pools on the seashore that fill with seawater when the tide goes out. Families can explore tide pools, discovering what plants and animals live in the pool. This activity […]
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Are you looking for adventure and fun in your backyard or neighborhood? If yes, you and your family will not want to miss out on the 4-H Let’s Move Challenge! This challenge invites youth and their families to be physically active for sixty-minutes a day. Have some fun, set up a few activities, ride your […]
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