MCTA News

New Pesticide Applicators Manuals and Exams

New Pesticide Applicators Manuals and Exams Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 03/03/2023 12:20 PM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Board of Pesticides Control New Category Manuals and Exams for Applicators The Board of Pesticides Control and UMaine Cooperative Extension have released new exams and manuals for commercial […]


2023 Virtual Agricultural Seminar

2023 Virtual Agricultural Seminar (March 7th, 900am – 4:30pm CT) – USDOL/Wage and Hour Division Hosted Event Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 03/01/2023 12:30 PM EST View as a webpage  /  Share     The following news item is being sent to DACF subscribers as a courtesy. 2023 Virtual […]


We used the Four Rs to Knock Out Browntail at a Community Clipping Event!

Browntail Awareness Month – Thanks for participating! Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 03/02/2023 09:33 AM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service Browntail Awareness Month – A Success!     Thank you for joining us this month to raise awareness and take action to reduce browntail […]


Visit Some Beeches

NISAW: Visit Some Beeches Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/25/2023 07:00 AM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service Visit Some Beeches DuringNational Invasive Species Awareness Week American beech (Fagus grandifolia) illustrates the potential impacts of invasive species. Impacts from invasive species threaten the tree and […]


National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Tapped out?

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Tapped out? Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/26/2023 07:00 AM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests Are you tapped out on National Invasive Species Awareness Week? Find a sweet spot! Maine Maple Sunday is […]


NISAW: Learn How To Spot a Sucker

NISAW: Learn How To Spot a Sucker Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/24/2023 11:52 AM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests Location, Location, Location, and the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Hemlock woolly adelgid, a piercing-sucking insect native to Asia […]


March 1 is a key deadline for Maine Building, and other ways to represent Maine at the Big E Fair this seas

Reminder – March 1 is a key deadline for Maine Building, and other ways to represent Maine at the Big E Fair this season Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/23/2023 08:34 AM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Agricultural Resource Development Exhibit Opportunities, Represent Maine at the Big […]


National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests

NISAW: Woodpecker Assist Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/22/2023 01:44 PM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests Looking for Emerald Ash Borer? Watch for woodpecker activity. Bright specks on stems of ash provide a tip that woodpeckers have […]


Structural Pest Management Recertification Credit Meeting

Structural Pest Management Recertification Credit Meeting Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/22/2023 08:05 AM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Board of Pesticides Control Maine BPC and UMaine Extension to Host Upcoming Pesticide Recertification Course on Structural Pests Do you need pesticide recertification credits? A Structural Pest Management […]


National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Save Your Skin, Follow the 4 Rs to Knock Out Browntail Moth Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry sent this bulletin at 02/21/2023 04:54 PM EST View as a webpage  /  Share Maine Forest Service National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Forest Pests KNOCK OUT BROWNTAIL with the Four Rs […]