University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer Small Ruminant Meningeal and Lung Worm workshops at three locations this fall/winter, all from 10 a.m. - noon:

-Spring Creek Farm, 65 Drown Lane, Lyman on November 23, 2025;

-Hancock County UMaine Extension office, 63 Boggy Brook Rd., Ellsworth on December 7, 2025;

-UMaine Augusta, 284 Jewett Hall on January 17, 2026.

The workshops feature a lecture on the risk and management of meningeal worm (brain worm), a mysterious and often deadly parasite of small ruminants. Farmers will learn how to recognize the symptoms of the worm in livestock and effective prevention strategies. Participants will also gain hands-on experience by setting up a Baermann apparatus, the diagnostic method used to detect lungworms, and practicing microscope techniques.

For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Sue Beaz at 207.667.8212 or sue.baez@maine.edu.

About University of Maine Cooperative Extension

As a trusted resource for over 100 years, 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 seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.