Join us for a panel discussion of exciting new vegetable varieties for the home garden! After this talk, you’ll look at your 2021 seed catalogs with a new appreciation of what some of the new varieties available can do for your garden (and how to choose!). $5 suggested donation for this webinar Registration is required – Participants […]

Agenda Marketing Red Meat in Maine, January 20, 2021 11:00 AM: Livestock and Meat Sales Channels, Donna Coffin, UMaine Extension 11:05 AM: How to Tell When Animals Are Ready for Market, Dr. Colt Knight, UMaine Extension 11:20 AM: Maine Red Meat Inspection Program, Dr. Jennifer Eberly, MDACF State Veterinarian 11:45 AM: Maine License to Sell Red Meat, Michelle Newbegin, […]

January 27, 2021, 4:00-6:00 p.m. via ZOOM Farmer Panel: Irrigation We will hear perspectives on irrigation from large and small wild blueberry producers. The two goals of this session are to A) provide information about currently used and not used irrigation systems in the Maine wild blueberry industry, and B) discuss the practicalities of putting […]

Agenda Marketing Poultry in Maine, January 21, 2021 11:00 AM: Poultry Meat and Egg Sales Channels, Donna Coffin, UMaine Extension 11:05 AM: How to Tell When Animals Are Ready for Market, Dr. Colt Knight, UMaine Extension 11:20 AM: Maine Poultry Inspection Program, Dr. Jennifer Eberly, MDACF State Veterinarian 11:45 AM: Maine License to Sell Poultry Meat, Michelle Newbegin, MDACF […]

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Windham Butcher Shop are pleased to announce a series of livestock nutrition talks that cover basic nutrition and feeding needs of Small Ruminants, Beef Cattle, Pigs, and Poultry. Join Dr. Colt W. Knight as he discusses the nutritional demands for livestock, differences among feeds, and why a properly […]

Join us for a presentation on how to best use artificial light to optimize plant growth in seedlings and other indoor plants! $5 suggested donation for this webinar Registration is required – Participants will receive the Zoom information after registering for this event. Register here by 4 p.m. on January 27, 2021.

January 29, 2021, Noon-2:00 p.m. via ZOOM Leveraging Technology for Wild Blueberry Sales; Speakers: Eric Venturini (Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine), Amy McCann (Local Food Marketplace), Joe Blunda (Forager) Forager and Local Food Marketplace will present a detailed demonstration of their platforms that are helping farms and producers to increase their sales, visibility and order […]

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Windham Butcher Shop are pleased to announce a series of livestock nutrition talks that cover basic nutrition and feeding needs of Small Ruminants, Beef Cattle, Pigs, and Poultry. Join Dr. Colt W. Knight as he discusses the nutritional demands for livestock, differences among feeds, and why a properly […]

February 3, 2021, 4:00-6:00 p.m. via ZOOM Insect Pests; Speaker: Dr. Phil Fanning (University of Maine) (1 PA Credit) This talk will give an update on the control of fruit flies, with primary attention given to Spotted-wing Drosophila including updates on thresholds, work on the species biology, and management in wild blueberry. For more information […]

February 5, 2021, Noon - 2:00 p.m. via ZOOM Weed Control Practices in New Jersey; Speaker: Dr. Tierry Besancon (Rutgers University) (1 PA Credit) In this session, we will learn […]