ORONO, Maine — University of Maine and University of Massachusetts cooperative extensions are offering a free webinar about Dairy Revenue Protection, a new program of the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA), on Oct. 30, noon–1 p.m.
The webinar provides a program overview with an emphasis on differences between the two pricing options — class and component — and a demonstration of the cost estimator tool on the RMA website. Presenters will be Mike Ciliege, from the USDA RMA Product Administration and Standards Division, and William Barnes Jr., deputy director of the RMA Raleigh regional office.
Online registration is required. For more information, contact Erin Roche, 207.949.2940, erin.roche@maine.edu.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension:
As a trusted resource for over 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension helps support, sustain and grow the food-based economy. It is the only entity in our state that touches every aspect of the Maine Food System, where policy, research, production, processing, commerce, nutrition, and food security and safety are integral and interrelated. UMaine Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H.
About the University of Maine:
The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state’s land grant and sea grant university. As Maine’s flagship public university, UMaine has a statewide mission of teaching, research and economic development, and community service. UMaine is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from Maine and 49 other states, and 67 countries. It currently enrolls 11,240 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars. The University of Maine offers 35 doctoral programs and master’s degrees in 85 fields; more than 90 undergraduate majors and academic programs; and one of the oldest and most prestigious honors programs in the U.S. The university promotes environmental stewardship, with substantial efforts campuswide aimed at conserving energy, recycling and adhering to green building standards in new construction. For more information about UMaine, visit umaine.edu.
–University of Maine
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