{"id":9900,"date":"2021-02-04T12:03:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T17:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/?p=9900"},"modified":"2021-02-04T12:03:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T17:03:46","slug":"umaine-extension-offers-farmers-control-options-for-rodents-wildlife-feb-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/washington\/2021\/02\/04\/umaine-extension-offers-farmers-control-options-for-rodents-wildlife-feb-23\/","title":{"rendered":"UMaine Extension offers farmers control options for rodents, wildlife Feb. 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"> University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a webinar about methods for control of rodents and wildlife on the farm 1\u20133 p.m. Feb. 23<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/vermin-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/vermin-control\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612530027102000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF0oSORqmeQp321kS6B9sTT2nhkUQ\">Rats and Other Vermin Control on the Farm<\/a>\u201d includes guidance for keeping rodents out of barns and grain storage areas, controlling racoons, foxes and weasels in hen houses and other livestock pens, and reducing predation of pastured animals. Presenters will be Kathy Murray, a Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry IPM entomologist; and wildlife biologist Adam Vashon from USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">\u201cLearning how to reduce wildlife losses on the farm to feed, grain and livestock mortalities with recommended practices will help improve farm profitability,\u201d says Donna Coffin, a UMaine Extension professor.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: small\">Registration is required; a $5 donation is optional. Register on the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/rats-and-other-vermin-control-on-the-farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/register\/product\/rats-and-other-vermin-control-on-the-farm\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612530027102000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHLdpjl971sEYl4KNMSjmDuce4QEA\">event webpage<\/a> to receive a link to the live program or recording. Two hours of pesticide recertification credits have been requested for the program.&nbsp;For more information or to request a reasonable&nbsp;accommodation, contact&nbsp;<span id=\"m_-6645233190588997840m_-3088436921728877102m_9032633337702777170gmail-m_-996594610972402630gmail-docs-internal-guid-c47b26d7-7fff-7a68-8f4d-5021aaa5d19f\">Anette Moulton, 207.564.3301; <a href=\"mailto:anette.moulton@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">anette.moulton@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a webinar about methods for control of rodents and wildlife on the farm 1\u20133 p.m. Feb. 23 \u201cRats and Other Vermin Control on the Farm\u201d includes guidance for keeping rodents out of barns and grain storage areas, controlling racoons, foxes and weasels in hen houses and other livestock [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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