University of Maine Cooperative Extension can help you achieve your ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification. This nationally-recognized certification is for anyone working in the food industry, including non-profit organizations. UMaine Extension offers an 8-hour ServSafe® training using the latest ServSafe® Manager Book, 7th Edition Revised, and exam proctoring. Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 (Inclement Weather […]

Join experienced sugarmakers for demonstrations and discussion on all aspects of making maple syrup, the sweetest gift of nature, in your own backyard! In the morning, learn about identifying and tapping trees, collecting and boiling sap, and more. After a short break, join us at a local maple farm to look at their tubing systems […]

When: Tuesdays, February 4 – March 4, 2025 (Snow Date March 11, 2025) This five week intermediate beekeeping course is designed to help beekeepers with two or more years of experience to the next level of apiary management. This course focuses on sustainable beekeeping techniques and strategies that work with the bees natural instincts while still […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering an eight-session introduction to beekeeping course from 10 a.m. - Noon every Saturday from Feb. 8 - March 29 in Room 102 of the University of Maine at Machias’ Science Building, 116 O’Brien Ave. Led by master beekeeper Andrew Dewey, the course will cover a wide range of […]

Join Dr. Colt W. Knight, Associate Extension Professor and State Livestock Specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler, Extension Beef Specialist for the University of Kentucky to learn the latest updates on bale grazing strategies, research highlights on the efficacy of different types of dewormers and deworming strategies in Beef Cattle, and […]

University of Maine Cooperative Extension can help you achieve your ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification. This nationally-recognized certification is for anyone working in the food industry, including non-profit organizations. UMaine Extension offers an 8-hour ServSafe® training using the latest ServSafe® Manager Book, 7th Edition Revised, and exam proctoring. Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 (Inclement Weather […]