This workshop focuses on two significant parasites impacting sheep, goats, and other small ruminants—meningeal worm (brain worm) and lungworm. Participants will learn about the risks, prevention, and management of meningeal worm, a mysterious and often deadly parasite. The session also includes hands-on activities, including setting up a Baermann apparatus—the diagnostic tool used to detect lungworms—and […]

Winter may not be the first season that comes to mind when we think of seed sowing, but the chillier months are the perfect time to start many native plants […]

Join the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for a half-day educational program designed for small-scale poultry producers and backyard chicken keepers. This session will focus on chick brooding, winter poultry […]

Only 20 spots are available. Participants must have completed Segment I online through Cornell no more than 9 months prior to attending this Segment II course at UMaine. Register here! […]