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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a webinar about methods for control of rodents and wildlife on the farm 1â3 p.m. Feb. 23.
âRats and Other Vermin Control on the Farmâ includes guidance for keeping rodents out of barns and grain storage areas, controlling raccoons, foxes and weasels in hen houses and other livestock pens, and reducing predation of pastured animals. Presenters are Kathy Murray, a Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry IPM entomologist; and wildlife biologist Adam Vashon from USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services.
âLearning how to reduce wildlife losses on the farm to feed, grain and livestock mortalities with recommended practices will help improve farm profitability,â says Donna Coffin, a UMaine Extension professor.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about edible native plants in the landscape from 6–7 p.m. Feb. 24. “Nibbling on Natives in Your Backyard and Beyond” identifies more than two dozen species of native edible wild plants suitable for adding to backyard landscapes […]
Media advance agriculture update Feb 24 - UMaine News umaine.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from umaine.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a second session of the 4-H for All club for youth ages 5–13 who are new, or interested in becoming, 4-H members. Meetings will be held online from 6–7 p.m. starting Feb. 17, and continuing March 17 and April 21. The 4-H for All club gives youth […]