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ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a five-session online course about soil health science for farmers and agricultural

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to host a webinar for farmers considering adding an irrigation system from 10 a.m. to noon Monday,

BDN talks with Mallory, Birkel in reporting on Maine’s extended growing season The Bangor Daily News spoke with Ellen Mallory, a University of Maine professor of sustainable agriculture, and Sean Birkel, a research assistant professor with the Climate Change Institute, about the impact of changing weather patterns on the growing season in Maine. Mallory noted that it is likely the U.S. Department of Agriculture will adjust Maine’s hardiness zones based on the new climate normal data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last May. Share this:

UMaine experts assist in small grains research to bolster industry Sat, 04/03/2021 - 1:45pm (Photo courtesy University of Maine) University of Maine researchers are assisting in a multi-institutional effort to create new strategies for producing and marketing small grains like bread wheat, naked barley, hulless oats, rye and others. Farmers often underutilize small grains because they have less economic value than other crops, according to UMaine, in a news release. To increase their value and provide more revenue streams for Northeastern and Midwestern organic growers, university ...

Draper University’s plan to convert its top three floors from dormitories to offices and add an elevator and staircase is facing pushback from the San Mateo Planning Commission. While most of the Planning Commission was OK with changing dorms to offices, it requested significant revisions to the elevator and staircase portion of the project over concerns the changes would alter the building’s historic nature. Draper University’s building at 44 E. Third Ave. is part of the San Mateo Downtown Historic District and is considered a local historical building. It was built in 1926 an...