Serving Maine's Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, and Neighboring Counties

Agriculture / Forestry

• Agricultural Programs
• NxLevel Tilling the Soil
• Soil Quality Education
• On-Farm Demonstrations
• Forestry Programs
• Agro-Forestry Initiative

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08/21/2008 - Winter Cover and Beyond

Houlton High School's Bird Farm

Please save the date to attend the Southern Aroostook Soil & Water Conservation District's 2008 field day, which will feature talks on fertilizer efficiency, energy conservation and reduced tillage. The field day will also include a zone tilling demo, roller/crimper demo and an on-site demo plot of cover crops and green manures. Guest speakers will be Lauchlin Titus, Andrew Plant, Andy Williamson and Mark Fulford.

08/28/2008 - No-Till Field Crops Workshop

1:30pm to 5:30pm
Downing Farm/Stonyvale, Inc., Exeter
If you are looking for ways to save fuel and improve soil quality, come and learn about no-till for field crops to see how it could work for you. Full story...

09/08/2008 - Soil Quality Field Day and Farm Tour

9:00am to noon
Teltane Farm, Monroe
Join us for a tour of Mark's diversified farm, which includes a rare fruits orchard, cover crops, winter wheat trials, garlic production and field preparation for planting next year's crop, and a no-till plot where he has been using a no-till roller to mechanically kill a cover crop without herbicides. More...

09/10/2008 - Addressing Bedstraw and Maine Carbon Credit Program

Vine and Branch Farm, Exeter Field
9:00 am to noon

Join us to hear about the success Mark McBrine has had using practices such as no-till, no herbicides and a regimen of soil amendments to change the soil biology to favor the growth of clover and grasses over bedstraw. Sue Gammon will also be on hand to talk about the Maine Carbon Credit Program. More...

News and Announcements - View All Articles

08/12/2008 - Down East Business Alliance Wants to Hear from You!

The Down East Business Alliance is working on developing a food processing/distribution plan to help farmers and food producers in eastern Maine access markets efficiently and profitably. Please take a moment to fill out their online survey www.downeastbiz.org Full story...

08/08/2008 - Fiber Survey: Have You Any Wool?

When several members of the Maine fiber community read in the recently reported Agricultural Creative Economy study that "no statistics were found for fiber and fiber products or other non-food value-added products direct from the farm," they decided to survey the Maine fiber community to get at some of those statistics.

06/27/2008 - Green Heron Tools Seeking Input from Women Farmers

After 11+ years as market growers, Ann Adams & Liz Brensinger know that it is hard to find high-quality agricultural tools for women. They are seeking input to help them determine how to best meet the needs of women growers. Full story...

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