University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners titled “Becoming a Resilient Vegetable Gardener” from 6 - 7:15 p.m on Wednesday, March 26. As gardeners in Maine deal with more periods of intense heat, prolonged drought, dramatic rain, and a slew of pests and diseases, they need new techniques and strategies […]
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Conservation are offering a Rabbit Health Care for Producers webinar on Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. This webinar is for breeders and raisers seeking information on rabbit health care. Veterinarian Matt Ford of Southern Maine Hospital for Small Mammals will share information […]
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a virtual presentation covering growing and marketing practices for specialty potato varieties in Maine from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on March 27. Consumer interest and demand for fresh-market potato varieties with unique size, shape, color and taste profiles has been on the rise. The trend presents new […]
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a Bench Grafting Apple Trees workshop from 5 - 7 p.m. on Friday, March 28 at the Franklin County Extension Office, 138 Pleasant Street, Suite 1 in Farmington. Bench grafting is a propagation technique used to join dormant scion and rootstock. Workshop instructors Nick Rowley, UMaine Extension sustainable […]
University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Knox and Lincoln Counties will host a spring workshop for home gardeners and commercial producers on how to prune mature apple trees successfully. The workshop will be held at 30 Hope Street in Rockport on Saturday, March 29 from 1 - 3 p.m. Pre-registration is required. UMaine Extension Tree […]
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a seed starting workshop from 5–7 p.m. on Monday, March 31 at the Cumberland County Extension Office, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. This interactive workshop will provide participants with the skills and knowledge to grow their own seedlings at home. Participants will learn about the equipment necessary for […]
Soil fertility is subject to change over the course of the growing season and requires active management. A good fertility management program helps to ensure that commercial crop and forage production is efficient, as well as economically and environmentally sustainable. In recent years, extreme weather events characterized by extended periods of wet, dry or drought […]
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Greater Franklin Food Council will offer a “Digital Marketing for Farms” workshop on Thursday, April 3, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at North Dining Hall in the Olsen Student Center, University of Maine Farmington, 111 South Street. Participants will hear from Kelsey Kobik, a Maine farm photographer with […]
If your employer is a compact member of the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce, you may be eligible to take this program at a reduced cost. Click here to learn more. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Today’s best thinking in leadership, education, and change management emphasize the need to create spaces where people feel seen, […]
Sponsored by the Govenors Office of Policy Innovation and the Future. The 2025 Youth Climate Summit is a one-day event for Maine high school students to gather, build community, and learn key skills for planning and implementing climate projects at their school.
