Tree Fodder Seminar July 10-16

Boosting Climate Resilience and Biodiversity in Perennial Farm ecosystems through use of Air Meadow Pollarding.

July 10 -16 (with partial attendance invited), at 3 Streams Farm in Belfast, Maine

Traditional Air Meadow pruning cycles are aimed at creating accessible native tree forms for harvest of high quality animal fodder. These methods also enhance bush and ground browse layers, provide nutrients to pasture plants, fix more carbon, increase tree longevity, preserve broader forest gene pools of tree individuals per area, and increase habitat diversity and species counts.
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Deworming Ruminants

Free Presentation, June 23, 2016 – What Sheep, Goat and Cattle Producers Ought to know about Dewormers

A free meeting led by Dr. Jim Miller, veterinarian and parasitology researcher from the Louisiana State University Veterinary School.

Meeting will be on the Pineland Campus in New Gloucester from 7-8:30 pm, on Thursday, June 23 in Room A in the Pineland Conference Center.

A map of the Pineland Campus can be found here. The Conference Center is located very near the Pineland Entrance off of Rt 231/Intervale Rd.

FMI contact Gary Anderson, Animal & BioScience Specialist, 5735 Hitchner Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5735, Phone 207-581-3240, email garya@maine.edu

Friday Food Forays at Five Islands Farm

five-islnads-springSupporting Partner Heidi Klingelhofer of Five Islands Farm has scheduled seven Friday cheese tasting events at her  retail location in Georgetown Maine during July and August. Five Islands Farm is located at  1375 Five Islands Road, Georgetown, ME 04548

Meet Maine Cheese Guild cheesemakers and take a guided tour of their cheeses.

If severe weather is forecast, the event may be cancelled. Please call ahead if the weather looks questionable.

Phone: 207-371-9383
Email:  info@fiveislandsfarm.com