The course will provide a foundation of farm food safety best practices and co-management information, FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements, and details on how to develop a farm food safety […]
The best gardens are designed with all seasons in mind. Our experts will help you learn how to design and maintain a landscape to provide winter interest and benefits to […]
Join Dr. Colt W. Knight, UMaine Extension Livestock Specialist, for this workshop on best practices for winter care of small ruminants. In this session participants will learn about housing needs […]
Do you know what’s headed your way? A lot of pesticide legislation has come down from the State House lately — be prepared. Join the Maine Board of Pesticides Control […]
Do you know what’s headed your way? A lot of pesticide legislation has come down from the State House lately — be prepared. Join the Maine Board of Pesticides Control […]
A one-hour Zoom meeting will be held to offer updates specific to the agricultural industry. There will be two half-hour presentations by John Jemison, UMaine Cooperative Extension: “Can We Grow Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Sustainably in Maine” and “Pest Management Considerations with Growing Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)” One MBPC recertification credit has been approved for […]
Microgreens may just be the thing to help keep those New Year’s Resolutions and put a little pep in your meals this winter. Join Pamela Hargest, UMaine Extension Horticulture Professional, for this webinar and learn about the optimal growing conditions necessary for producing high-quality microgreens indoors as well as the variety of seeds available and […]
The Piscataquis County Extension Association announces the speaker for their annual meeting on Monday, Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. by Zoom. All are invited to attend this very interesting meeting on Veterinary Forensic Pathology and One Health by Nanny Wenzlow, DVM, Ph.D., MRCVS (forensic veterinary pathology). Register for this free session online or by calling […]
Learn how to go from seed to salary with this course for all beginning farmers of all abilities interested in growing and selling their own farm produce. Using the “5 F’s” of farming risk (Farming, Family, Finances, Fitness, Future) as a guide, participants will acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully grow to […]
A one-hour Zoom meeting, consisting of two half-hour presentations, will be held to offer updates specific to the agricultural industry. There will be two presentations: “Integrated Pest Management — Controlling Pests in Potatoes” by Paul Horne, Australian Potato IPM Expert “Potato Early Dying Research Update and Disease Management” by Dr. Khalil Al-Mughrabi, NBDA Plant Pathologist […]
