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Welcome to Cooperative Extension: Agriculture

crops in northern Maine; photo by Edwin Remsberg, USDAUniversity of Maine Cooperative Extension provides practical, how-to solutions based on university research. Whether you attend our workshops, use our publications, read something in the newspaper, or hear it on the radio, UMaine Extension information is where you are.

Farm management is increasingly more complex. Our agriculture experts help keep Maine farms financially, environmentally, and socially sustainable by developing

  • new crops
  • forage crop management strategies
  • pasture and grazing systems
  • soil health practices
  • irrigation and crop storage technologies
  • integrated pest management training
  • nutrient and waste management solutions
  • value-added products


Agricultural Programs

Agriculture Publications

Agriculture News Archives

County Offices

Find out about workshops and demonstrations in your neighborhood and around the state.

Contact Us

University of Maine Cooperative Extension
5741 Libby Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5741
(207) 581-3188
1-800-287-0274 (in Maine)
TDD: 1-800-287-8957 (in Maine)
FAX: (207) 581-1387
E-Mail:
extension@maine.edu
Text Message: (207) 735-4145