UMaine Cooperative Extension
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PublishedDecember 3, 2023
Climate change has brought more extreme rain, snow to Maine
Sea level rise remains a top concern as the climate warms, but the increasing frequency of outsized precipitation is already having statewide impacts.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Steeper by the dozen: Avian flu sends egg prices soaring
The disease has driven prices up and supplies down, affecting Maine farms, stores, restaurants and egg lovers in different ways.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2023
New research lab could give Maine an edge in fight against PFAS contamination chemicals
The University of Maine plans to create a lab to support research that could help farmers with contaminated soils and crops.
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PublishedMay 9, 2021
Maine Gardener: Plant sales have returned
And more farmers are getting in on the action, offering their own seedling sales. But take care you don't transfer any pests — plant or insect — with your new plants.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2020
Maine Voices: We can’t let food sit and rot while our neighbors go hungry
Forgotten Orchard is encouraging Mainers to look for overlooked fruit along roadsides and in yards and see that it gets harvested and distributed.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2020
Maine Gardener: Mommy, I’m bored! Have you heard that lately?
While we all wait out the coronavirus at home, consider a garden project with the kids.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2020
Without restaurants to buy their goods, farmers turn to consumers
A Waldoboro cheesemaker made a spreadsheet of Maine farms and what they have to sell. Before you could say local lamb, University of Maine Cooperative Extension turned it into a website.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2019
Become a master gardener