Agriculture and Food Systems (2024)

Agronomy

May 10, 2024

  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Financial Assistance forSeptic Systems and Wells
  • Maryland Grain Producers:Small Grain Field Days
  • Rodale Institute: Prepare for Battle!How to Establish aFull Spectrum Organic IPM Program
  • Eat, Drink & be Maryland
  • 4-H 40th Annual Golf Tournament
  • Land Use Considerations in the Mid-Atlantic with a focus on Solar Development

April 8, 2024

  • Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition:Adams County Soil Quality Meeting
  • Labor Webinars Planned forAgricultural Employers
  • Hemp Dos And Don’ts
  • 2024 Shooting Clays Fundraiser
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council:Cover Crop Grazing Workshop withDr. Allen Williams and Mark Bodkin
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Drone Image Analysis Workshop
  • IPM Review for Ag Service Providers
  • Mountains-to-Bay Grazing AllianceField Day: Dr. Allen Williams
  • Cover Crop Field Day
  • Grazing Field Day

March 8, 2024

  • Agriculture Innovation Grant Program
  • Cultivating Knowledge Together:Maryland's Peer-PoweredLand Use Workshop
  • 2024 Webinars:Farm Well Drinking Water Quality
  • Free At-Home Drinking Water Testing
  • Unlocking The Potential Of Biochar:Impacts On Soil Health And Productivity
  • Transition to Organic: Seeding Sustainabilityin Maryland Agriculture
  • Delmarva and the Ground for Change
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Answering Your QuestionsAbout Septic Systems
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Organic Vegetable Production:Cover Crops And No-Till Techniques
  • County Calls for Applications forMaryland Agricultural LandPreservation Foundation Program
  • Strategies to Extend the Grazing Season

February 1, 2024

  • Welcome Sabrina Summers
  • We're Hiring
  • Revive Compost
  • Carroll County Private PesticideApplicator Recertification
  • 2024 Maryland AgriculturalPesticide Conference
  • DelMarVa Soil Summit
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension:USDA Information Session
  • Grain Marketing Meetings
  • Managing Human Risk in the Farm andBusiness Conference
  • 2024 Webinars: Miscanthus as anAlternative Crop in the Mid-Atlantic
  • 2024 Western MarylandRegional Fruit Meeting
  • 23rd Women in AgricultureRegional Conference
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension: Record Keeping on Your Computer Or Smartphone
  • 2024 Central Maryland Agronomy Update
  • Cottage Foods Business Workshop:Basics, Next Steps & Beyond
  • Maryland Dairy Shrine: Annual Banquet
  • Workforce Development &Extension Internships
  • Maryland Climate-Smart Agriculture Project:Have Your Say….

January 12, 2024

  • University of MarylandNutrient Management Plan Reminders
  • Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course now open!
  • Basic Tips to Maintain a Septic System
  • 2024 Central Maryland Forage Conference
  • Bi-weekly (every other) Grain Marketing Meetings: Frederick and Carroll Counties
  • Pennsylvania No Till Alliance:Winter Meeting - East
  • 2024 Manure Management Workshop
  • 2024 Central Maryland Vegetable Growers Meeting
  • Penn State Extension:Franklin County Crops Day
  • Central Maryland Agronomy Update Meeting

December 1, 2023

  • Stock up for Spring with Revive Compost™ and Double-ground Mulch from Frederick County
  • 2023 Nutrient Management Voucher Training and Recertification
  • Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Rodale Webinar: Impact of traditional and regenerative tillage on soil health and nutrient quality of organic broccoli
  • Northern Maryland Field Crops Day
  • 2023 Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training
  • 2023 Mountains-to-Bay Grazing Alliance Grazing Conference
  • Grain Marketing Update 2024

October 27, 2023

  • New Updates to theNutrient Management Program
  • Upcoming Trainings - Pesticide and Nutrient Management Voucher
  • Penn State Extension
    • Fencepost Fundamentals: Cover Crop Termination
    • Fencepost Fundamentals: Crops and Nitrogen Management
  • 2023 Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Wednesday Webinars: Getting More ResultsFrom Conservation Practices
  • Rodale Institute
    • Impact Of Soil Management On Soil Health And Vegetables
    • Soil Microbes and Bean Nutrient in Organic and Conventional Systems
  • Mid-Atlantic Crop Management School
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:What New Homeowners Need to KnowAbout a Septic System
  • Agricultural and EnvironmentalLaw Conference
  • Virginia Tech: Organic Farming: Tillage, Chemical Abstinence and Soil Resource Protection

October 2, 2023

  • We're Hiring:Nutrient Management AdvisorFrederick County - Position #128841
  • Upcoming Trainings (Pesticide & Nutrient Voucher)
  • 2023 Women in Agriculture Fall Tour
  • PA Soil Health CoalitionFencepost Fundamentals:Choosing a Cover Crop
  • PASA: Organic, ROC, OPT - what do these certifications and labels mean for dairy graziers and how are they accessed?
  • Penn State/Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition: Cover Crop Interseeding Field Day
  • Future Harvest:Member Meet-up at Farmacy Brewery
  • Wednesday Webinars: Estate Planning
  • Ranching for Profit Workshop
  • Winter Care for your Well and Septic System
  • Pasture Walk at Ambling Brook Farm
  • AGNR Cornerstone Event:Advancing Agricultural Production Systems
  • 2023 Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Wednesday Webinars:Getting More Results fromConservation Practices

September 7, 2023

  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Wednesday Webinar: Agricultural Taxes
  • Wednesday Water Webinar: Upgrading to anAdvanced Treatment Septic System
  • Pumpkin Twilight Tour
  • Nutrient Management Training Course: Farmer Training & Certification (FTC) Online: For Agronomic Crop and Animal Operations
  • Penn State/Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition: Cover Crop Interseeding Field Day

August 3, 2023

  • Virginia Tech Webinars
    • Soil Health and Organic Productionwith Mark Schonbeck
    • Biological Nutrient Management and Soil Health with Mark Schonbeck
  • Penn State: Ag Progress Days
  • Women in Ag - Wednesday Webinars: Smart Actions for Mental Health
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Invasive Species Affecting Virginia - Spotted Lanternfly and Asian Longhorn Tick
  • 2023 UMES Ag Showcase with Atlantic Tractor
  • Wednesday Water Webinars -Pond Management Basics
  • Record Keeping for Regenerative Farming
  • 2023 4R Symposium
  • County Calls for Installment Purchase Program Applications

July 7, 2023

  • Wednesday Webinars:Alternate Fertility Sourcesfor Forage Systems
  • Agronomy Weed Science Tour
  • Maryland State Horticultural Society Summer Tour
  • Frederick Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Nutrient Management Plan Writing Summit
  • Penn State Extension Agronomic Field Diagnostic Clinic
  • GROW Farmer Forum on Cover Crop Seeding
  • Wednesday Water Webinar:Drinking Water Treatment
  • USDA FSA Information Session
  • Future Harvest Meet-Up at Milkhouse Brewery
  • Estate Planning and Land Transition
  • Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance
  • Maryland Commodity Classic 2023
  • Office of Economic Development Celebrates10 Years of Homegrown Frederick
  • Innovative Agriculture ProjectsSupported by County Grants

June 8, 2023

  • Frederick County's 275th Anniversary Jubilee Schedule of Events
  • Wednesday Webinars:Creating a Farm Lease Agreement
  • Soil Health To Go!With Bay JournalEditor-At-Large, Karl Blankenship
  • Penn State Extension Webinar:Large-Scale Solar fromthe Developer Perspective
  • Frederick County Farm BureauFarm Safety Camp
  • Cultivating Conservation Workshop Webinar
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:What We Need to Know AboutPFAS – the Forever Chemicals
  • Pasture Walk: Clear Springs Creamery
  • Maryland Commodity Classic 2023
  • Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance
  • Marylanders Online Call Center
  • We're Hiring

May 5, 2023

  • Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
  • Women in Agriculture Wednesday Webinars:Farm Well and Septic Care
  • Maryland Department of Agriculture:2023 Deer Summit
  • Financial Assistance Programs forPrivate Wells and Septic Systems
  • Small Grains Field Day
  • County Calls for ApplicationsforCritical Farms Program

April 7, 2023

  • We're Hiring
  • Hoof Health Workshop for Dairy
  • Sustainable Food Lecture Series
  • Women in Ag Wednesday Webinars
  • Soil Health To Go!
  • Eat, Drink & be Maryland
  • Wednesday Water Webinars
  • Wildlife Wednesday
  • Pasture Walk at University of Maryland Dairy
  • So You Want to Own Rural Land in Maryland
  • Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology Summer 2023 Communications Internship

March2, 2023

  • Diacamba Pesticide Training
  • Wednesday WebinarsSmartphone Studio
  • Wednesday Water WebinarBasic Tips for Managing Ponds
  • Farm Wells and Drinking Water Quality
  • USDA Information Session Zoom Event
  • QuickBooks for Farmers, Part1Zoom Event
  • Conservation Drainage Network2023 Annual Meeting
  • Landowner OrientedAgricultural Law Webinars
  • Diversify Your Cover CropsOn-Farm Series
  • Application Period Opens forMDAgricultural Land PreservationFoundation Program

February 2, 2023

  • Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course
  • Power Couples Retreat
  • Private Applicator Pesticide TrainingCarroll County
  • Central Maryland Commercial ApplicatorRecertification Course
  • Digging Deeper into Soil Health:Presented by Catoctin and FrederickSCD's &The Frederick Co. FB
  • Women In Ag Wednesday Webinars:Precision AgricultureHardware and Equipment
  • Annual Implementation Reports (AIR) Help Day
  • Nutrient Management PlanUpdate Sessions for 2023
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Upgrading Your Septic System to Best Available Technology
  • Wildlife Wednesday:Agronomic Considerations for PlantingWildlife Food Plots in Maryland: Dove & Deer
  • 22nd Women In AgricultureRegional Conference
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore:Agribusiness Tax Management Workshop
  • Central Maryland Agronomy Update
  • Annie's Project Course
  • Poultry Legal Issues:Suspicious Vehicles and Drones
  • Wednesday Webinars: Smartphone Studio

Beef

May 10, 2024

  • 2024 Basic Grazing School
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Financial Assistance forSeptic Systems and Wells
  • Pasture Walk at New Roots Farm
  • VT/Virginia Soil Health Alliance:Agroforestry Field Day
  • Maryland Grain Producers:Small Grain Field Days
  • Rodale Institute: Prepare for Battle!How to Establish aFull Spectrum Organic IPM Program
  • Eat, Drink & be Maryland
  • 4-H 40th Annual Golf Tournament
  • Land Use Considerations in the Mid-Atlantic with a focus on Solar Development

April 8, 2024

  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Microplastics – Concerns and What CanWe Do About Them
  • Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition:Adams County Soil Quality Meeting
  • Labor Webinars Planned forAgricultural Employers
  • Hemp Dos And Don’ts
  • 2024 Shooting Clays Fundraiser
  • Pasture Walk at Hidden Waters Farm
  • Small Ruminants:To Cull Or Not To Cull?
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council:Cover Crop Grazing Workshop withDr. Allen Williams and Mark Bodkin
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • IPM Review for Ag Service Providers
  • Mountains-to-Bay Grazing AllianceField Day: Dr. Allen Williams
  • Cover Crop Field Day
  • Grazing Field Day

March 8, 2024

  • Agriculture Innovation Grant Program
  • Cultivating Knowledge Together:Maryland's Peer-PoweredLand Use Workshop
  • 2024 Webinars:Farm Well Drinking Water Quality
  • Free At-Home Drinking Water Testing
  • Unlocking The Potential Of Biochar:Impacts On Soil Health And Productivity
  • Transition to Organic: Seeding Sustainabilityin Maryland Agriculture
  • Delmarva and the Ground for Change
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Answering Your QuestionsAbout Septic Systems
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Organic Vegetable Production:Cover Crops And No-Till Techniques
  • County Calls for Applications forMaryland Agricultural LandPreservation Foundation Program
  • Strategies to Extend the Grazing Season

February 1, 2024

  • Welcome Sabrina Summers
  • We're Hiring
  • Revive Compost
  • Carroll County Private PesticideApplicator Recertification
  • 2024 Maryland AgriculturalPesticide Conference
  • DelMarVa Soil Summit
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension:USDA Information Session
  • Grain Marketing Meetings
  • Managing Human Risk in the Farm andBusiness Conference
  • 2024 Webinars: Miscanthus as anAlternative Crop in the Mid-Atlantic
  • 2024 Western MarylandRegional Fruit Meeting
  • 23rd Women in AgricultureRegional Conference
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension: Record Keeping on Your Computer Or Smartphone
  • 2024 Central Maryland Agronomy Update
  • Cottage Foods Business Workshop:Basics, Next Steps & Beyond
  • Maryland Dairy Shrine: Annual Banquet
  • Workforce Development &Extension Internships
  • Maryland Climate-Smart Agriculture Project:Have Your Say….

January 12, 2024

  • University of MarylandNutrient Management Plan Reminders
  • Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course now open!
  • Basic Tips to Maintain a Septic System
  • Future Harvest 2024 Annual Conference:Nourish and Flourish
  • 2024 Central Maryland Forage Conference
  • Bi-weekly (every other) Grain Marketing Meetings: Frederick and Carroll Counties
  • Pennsylvania No Till Alliance:Winter Meeting - East
  • 2024 Manure Management Workshop
  • 2024 Central Maryland Vegetable Growers Meeting
  • Penn State Extension:Franklin County Crops Day
  • Central Maryland Agronomy Update Meeting

December 1, 2023

  • Stock up for Spring with Revive Compost™ and Double-ground Mulch from Frederick County
  • 2023 Nutrient Management Voucher Training and Recertification
  • Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Rodale Webinar: Impact of traditional and regenerative tillage on soil health and nutrient quality of organic broccoli
  • 2023 Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training
  • 2023 Mountains-to-Bay Grazing Alliance Grazing Conference
  • Grain Marketing Update 2024

October 27, 2023

  • New Updates to theNutrient Management Program
  • Upcoming Trainings - Pesticide and Nutrient Management Voucher
  • Penn State Extension
    • Fencepost Fundamentals: Cover Crop Termination
    • Fencepost Fundamentals: Crops and Nitrogen Management
  • 2023 Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Backyard Farming Zoom Sessions:Small Ruminant 911s
  • Wednesday Webinars: Getting More ResultsFrom Conservation Practices
  • Pasture Walk at Sasscer Farms
  • Mid-Atlantic Crop Management School
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:What New Homeowners Need to KnowAbout a Septic System
  • Agricultural and EnvironmentalLaw Conference
  • Virginia Tech: Organic Farming: Tillage, Chemical Abstinence and Soil Resource Protection

October 2, 2023

  • We're Hiring:Nutrient Management AdvisorFrederick County - Position #128841
  • Upcoming Trainings (Pesticide & Nutrient Voucher)
  • 2023 Women in Agriculture Fall Tour
  • PA Soil Health CoalitionFencepost Fundamentals:Choosing a Cover Crop
  • PASA: Organic, ROC, OPT - what do these certifications and labels mean for dairy graziers and how are they accessed?
  • Penn State/Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition: Cover Crop Interseeding Field Day
  • VT/Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
    • Virginia 2023 Cattlemen's Boot Camp
    • Ranching for Profit Workshop
  • Future Harvest:Member Meet-up at Farmacy Brewery
  • Wednesday Webinars: Estate Planning
  • Ranching for Profit Workshop
  • Winter Care for your Well and Septic System
  • Pasture Walk at Ambling Brook Farm
  • AGNR Cornerstone Event:Advancing Agricultural Production Systems
  • 2023 Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Wednesday Webinars:Getting More Results fromConservation Practices

September 7, 2023

  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Wednesday Webinar: Agricultural Taxes
  • Wednesday Water Webinar: Upgrading to anAdvanced Treatment Septic System
  • Maryland Grazing School 2023
  • Nutrient Management Training Course: Farmer Training & Certification (FTC) Online: For Agronomic Crop and Animal Operations
  • Pasture Walk at Aerie Farm East
  • Penn State/Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition: Cover Crop Interseeding Field Day
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council:
    • 2023 Stockmanship/Grazing Infrastructure Training
    • Virginia 2023 Cattlemen's Boot Camp

August 3, 2023

  • Virginia Tech Webinars
    • Soil Health and Organic Productionwith Mark Schonbeck
    • Biological Nutrient Management and Soil Health with Mark Schonbeck
  • Penn State: Ag Progress Days
  • Women in Ag - Wednesday Webinars: Smart Actions for Mental Health
  • Pasture Management Seminar
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Invasive Species Affecting Virginia - Spotted Lanternfly and Asian Longhorn Tick
  • 2023 UMES Ag Showcase with Atlantic Tractor
  • Wednesday Water Webinars -Pond Management Basics
  • Pasture Walk at Leaning Pine Farm
  • Extending The Sheep & Goat Grazing SeasonVirtual Pasture Walk
  • Record Keeping for Regenerative Farming
  • 2023 4R Symposium
  • County Calls for Installment Purchase Program Applications

July 7, 2023

  • Pasture Walk - WMREC
  • 2023 Tick Education / Pasture Walk Series
  • Wednesday Webinars:Alternate Fertility Sourcesfor Forage Systems
  • Agronomy Weed Science Tour
  • Frederick Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Nutrient Management Plan Writing Summit
  • Wednesday Water Webinar:Drinking Water Treatment
  • Future HarvestRegenerative Grazing, Silvopastureand More at Porch View Farm
  • USDA FSA Information Session
  • Future Harvest Meet-Up at Milkhouse Brewery
  • Estate Planning and Land Transition
  • Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance
  • Maryland Commodity Classic 2023
  • Beef Summer Field Day
  • Hand 'n Hand Livestock SolutionsOnline Courses: Proper Stockmanshipand/or Livestock Marketing
  • Office of Economic Development Celebrates10 Years of Homegrown Frederick
  • Innovative Agriculture ProjectsSupported by County Grants

June 8, 2023

  • Frederick County's 275th Anniversary Jubilee Schedule of Events
  • Wednesday Webinars:Creating a Farm Lease Agreement
  • Soil Health To Go!With Bay JournalEditor-At-Large, Karl Blankenship
  • Penn State Extension Webinar:Large-Scale Solar fromthe Developer Perspective
  • Frederick County Farm BureauFarm Safety Camp
  • Cultivating Conservation Workshop Webinar
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:What We Need to Know AboutPFAS – the Forever Chemicals
  • Pasture Walk: Clear Springs Creamery
  • Hand 'n Hand Livestock Solutions Proper Livestock Marketing
  • Maryland Commodity Classic 2023
  • Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance
  • Marylanders Online Call Center
  • We're Hiring

May 5, 2023

  • Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
  • Women in Agriculture Wednesday Webinars:Farm Well and Septic Care
  • Maryland Department of Agriculture:2023 Deer Summit
  • Financial Assistance Programs forPrivate Wells and Septic Systems
  • Small Grains Field Day
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council:Summer Pasture Walk at Burnley Farm
  • Pasture Walk at Goose Hill Farm
  • County Calls for ApplicationsforCritical Farms Program

April 7, 2023

  • We're Hiring
  • Hoof Health Workshop for Dairy
  • Sustainable Food Lecture Series
  • Women in Ag Wednesday Webinars
  • Soil Health To Go!
  • Eat, Drink & be Maryland
  • Wednesday Water Webinars
  • Wildlife Wednesday
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
  • 2023 Basic Grazing School
  • Pasture Walk at University of Maryland Dairy
  • So You Want to Own Rural Land in Maryland
  • Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology Summer 2023 Communications Internship

March2, 2023

  • Wednesday WebinarsSmartphone Studio
  • USDA Information Session Zoom Event
  • QuickBooks for Farmers, Part1Zoom Event
  • Wednesday Water WebinarBasic Tips for Managing Ponds
  • Farm Wells and Drinking Water Quality
  • Diversify Your Cover CropsOn-Farm Series
  • Landowner OrientedAgricultural Law Webinars
  • Application Period Opens forMDAgricultural Land PreservationFoundation Program

February 2, 2023

  • Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course
  • Power Couples Retreat
  • Private Applicator Pesticide TrainingCarroll County
  • Central Maryland Commercial ApplicatorRecertification Course
  • Digging Deeper into Soil Health:Presented by Catoctin and FrederickSCD's &The Frederick Co. FB
  • Women In Ag Wednesday Webinars:Precision AgricultureHardware and Equipment
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension: Changes to Livestock Antibiotic Regulations in 2023
  • Annual Implementation Reports (AIR) Help Day
  • Nutrient Management PlanUpdate Sessions for 2023
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Upgrading Your Septic System to Best Available Technology
  • Wildlife Wednesday:Agronomic Considerations for PlantingWildlife Food Plots in Maryland: Dove & Deer
  • 22nd Women In AgricultureRegional Conference
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore:Agribusiness Tax Management Workshop
  • Central Maryland Agronomy Update
  • Annie's Project Course
  • Poultry Legal Issues:Suspicious Vehicles and Drones
  • Wednesday Webinars: Smartphone Studio

Dairy

May 10, 2024

  • 2024 Basic Grazing School
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Financial Assistance forSeptic Systems and Wells
  • Pasture Walk at New Roots Farm
  • VT/Virginia Soil Health Alliance:Agroforestry Field Day
  • Maryland Grain Producers:Small Grain Field Days
  • Rodale Institute: Prepare for Battle!How to Establish aFull Spectrum Organic IPM Program
  • Eat, Drink & be Maryland
  • 4-H 40th Annual Golf Tournament
  • Land Use Considerations in the Mid-Atlantic with a focus on Solar Development

April 8, 2024

  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Microplastics – Concerns and What CanWe Do About Them
  • Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition:Adams County Soil Quality Meeting
  • Labor Webinars Planned forAgricultural Employers
  • Hemp Dos And Don’ts
  • 2024 Shooting Clays Fundraiser
  • Pasture Walk at Hidden Waters Farm
  • Small Ruminants:To Cull Or Not To Cull?
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council:Cover Crop Grazing Workshop withDr. Allen Williams and Mark Bodkin
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • IPM Review for Ag Service Providers
  • Mountains-to-Bay Grazing AllianceField Day: Dr. Allen Williams
  • Cover Crop Field Day
  • Grazing Field Day

March 8, 2024

  • Agriculture Innovation Grant Program
  • Cultivating Knowledge Together:Maryland's Peer-PoweredLand Use Workshop
  • 2024 Webinars:Farm Well Drinking Water Quality
  • Free At-Home Drinking Water Testing
  • Unlocking The Potential Of Biochar:Impacts On Soil Health And Productivity
  • Transition to Organic: Seeding Sustainabilityin Maryland Agriculture
  • Delmarva and the Ground for Change
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Answering Your QuestionsAbout Septic Systems
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Organic Vegetable Production:Cover Crops And No-Till Techniques
  • County Calls for Applications forMaryland Agricultural LandPreservation Foundation Program
  • Strategies to Extend the Grazing Season

February 1, 2024

  • Welcome Sabrina Summers
  • We're Hiring
  • Revive Compost
  • Carroll County Private PesticideApplicator Recertification
  • 2024 Maryland AgriculturalPesticide Conference
  • DelMarVa Soil Summit
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension:USDA Information Session
  • Grain Marketing Meetings
  • Managing Human Risk in the Farm andBusiness Conference
  • 2024 Webinars: Miscanthus as anAlternative Crop in the Mid-Atlantic
  • 2024 Western MarylandRegional Fruit Meeting
  • 23rd Women in AgricultureRegional Conference
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension: Record Keeping on Your Computer Or Smartphone
  • 2024 Central Maryland Agronomy Update
  • Cottage Foods Business Workshop:Basics, Next Steps & Beyond
  • Maryland Dairy Shrine: Annual Banquet
  • Workforce Development &Extension Internships
  • Maryland Climate-Smart Agriculture Project:Have Your Say….

January 12, 2024

  • University of MarylandNutrient Management Plan Reminders
  • Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course now open!
  • Milk Quality Workshop: Tools to Reduce Mastitis on Your Farm
  • Basic Tips to Maintain a Septic System
  • Future Harvest 2024 Annual Conference:Nourish and Flourish
  • 2024 Central Maryland Forage Conference
  • Bi-weekly (every other) Grain Marketing Meetings: Frederick and Carroll Counties
  • Pennsylvania No Till Alliance:Winter Meeting - East
  • 2024 Manure Management Workshop
  • 2024 Central Maryland Vegetable Growers Meeting
  • Penn State Extension:Franklin County Crops Day
  • Central Maryland Agronomy Update Meeting

December 1, 2023

  • Stock up for Spring with Revive Compost™ and Double-ground Mulch from Frederick County
  • 2023 Nutrient Management Voucher Training and Recertification
  • Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Rodale Webinar: Impact of traditional and regenerative tillage on soil health and nutrient quality of organic broccoli
  • 2023 Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training
  • 2023 Mountains-to-Bay Grazing Alliance Grazing Conference
  • Grain Marketing Update 2024

October 27, 2023

  • New Updates to theNutrient Management Program
  • Upcoming Trainings - Pesticide and Nutrient Management Voucher
  • Penn State Extension
    • Fencepost Fundamentals: Cover Crop Termination
    • Fencepost Fundamentals: Crops and Nitrogen Management
  • Future Harvest:Nice Farms Creamery Field Day
  • 2023 Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Wednesday Webinars: Getting More ResultsFrom Conservation Practices
  • Pasture Walk at Sasscer Farms
  • Mid-Atlantic Crop Management School
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:What New Homeowners Need to KnowAbout a Septic System
  • Agricultural and EnvironmentalLaw Conference
  • Virginia Tech: Organic Farming: Tillage, Chemical Abstinence and Soil Resource Protection

October 2, 2023

  • We're Hiring:Nutrient Management AdvisorFrederick County - Position #128841
  • Upcoming Trainings (Pesticide & Nutrient Voucher)
  • 2023 Women in Agriculture Fall Tour
  • PA Soil Health CoalitionFencepost Fundamentals:Choosing a Cover Crop
  • PASA: Organic, ROC, OPT - what do these certifications and labels mean for dairy graziers and how are they accessed?
  • Penn State/Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition: Cover Crop Interseeding Field Day
  • VT/Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
    • Virginia 2023 Cattlemen's Boot Camp
    • Ranching for Profit Workshop
  • Future Harvest:Member Meet-up at Farmacy Brewery
  • Wednesday Webinars: Estate Planning
  • Ranching for Profit Workshop
  • Winter Care for your Well and Septic System
  • Pasture Walk at Ambling Brook Farm
  • AGNR Cornerstone Event:Advancing Agricultural Production Systems
  • 2023 Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Wednesday Webinars:Getting More Results fromConservation Practices

September 6, 2023

  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Wednesday Webinar: Agricultural Taxes
  • Wednesday Water Webinar: Upgrading to anAdvanced Treatment Septic System
  • Maryland Grazing School 2023
  • Nutrient Management Training Course: Farmer Training & Certification (FTC) Online: For Agronomic Crop and Animal Operations
  • Pasture Walk at Aerie Farm East
  • Penn State/Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition: Cover Crop Interseeding Field Day
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council:
    • 2023 Stockmanship/Grazing Infrastructure Training
    • Virginia 2023 Cattlemen's Boot Camp

August 3, 2023

  • Virginia Tech Webinars
    • Soil Health and Organic Productionwith Mark Schonbeck
    • Biological Nutrient Management and Soil Health with Mark Schonbeck
  • Penn State: Ag Progress Days
  • Women in Ag - Wednesday Webinars: Smart Actions for Mental Health
  • Pasture Management Seminar
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Invasive Species Affecting Virginia - Spotted Lanternfly and Asian Longhorn Tick
  • 2023 UMES Ag Showcase with Atlantic Tractor
  • Wednesday Water Webinars -Pond Management Basics
  • Pasture Walk at Leaning Pine Farm
  • Extending The Sheep & Goat Grazing SeasonVirtual Pasture Walk
  • Record Keeping for Regenerative Farming
  • 2023 4R Symposium
  • County Calls for Installment Purchase Program Applications

July 7, 2023

  • Maryland State Sale
  • Pasture Walk - WMREC
  • 2023 Tick Education / Pasture Walk Series
  • Wednesday Webinars:Alternate Fertility Sourcesfor Forage Systems
  • Agronomy Weed Science Tour
  • Frederick Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Nutrient Management Plan Writing Summit
  • Wednesday Water Webinar:Drinking Water Treatment
  • Future HarvestRegenerative Grazing, Silvopastureand More at Porch View Farm
  • USDA FSA Information Session
  • Future Harvest Meet-Up at Milkhouse Brewery
  • Estate Planning and Land Transition
  • Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance
  • Maryland Commodity Classic 2023
  • Hand 'n Hand Livestock SolutionsOnline Courses: Proper Stockmanshipand/or Livestock Marketing
  • Office of Economic Development Celebrates10 Years of Homegrown Frederick
  • Innovative Agriculture ProjectsSupported by County Grants

June 8, 2023

  • Frederick County's 275th Anniversary Jubilee Schedule of Events
  • Wednesday Webinars:Creating a Farm Lease Agreement
  • Soil Health To Go!With Bay JournalEditor-At-Large, Karl Blankenship
  • Penn State Extension Webinar:Large-Scale Solar fromthe Developer Perspective
  • Frederick County Farm BureauFarm Safety Camp
  • Cultivating Conservation Workshop Webinar
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:What We Need to Know AboutPFAS – the Forever Chemicals
  • Pasture Walk: Clear Springs Creamery
  • Hand 'n Hand Livestock Solutions Proper Livestock Marketing
  • Maryland Commodity Classic 2023
  • Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance
  • Marylanders Online Call Center
  • We're Hiring

May 5, 2023

  • Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
  • Women in Agriculture Wednesday Webinars:Farm Well and Septic Care
  • Maryland Department of Agriculture:2023 Deer Summit
  • Financial Assistance Programs forPrivate Wells and Septic Systems
  • Small Grains Field Day
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council:Summer Pasture Walk at Burnley Farm
  • Pasture Walk at Goose Hill Farm
  • County Calls for ApplicationsforCritical Farms Program

April 7, 2023

  • We're Hiring
  • Hoof Health Workshop for Dairy
  • Sustainable Food Lecture Series
  • Women in Ag Wednesday Webinars
  • Soil Health To Go!
  • Eat, Drink & be Maryland
  • Wednesday Water Webinars
  • Wildlife Wednesday
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
  • 2023 Basic Grazing School
  • Pasture Walk at University of Maryland Dairy
  • Spring Dairy Awards Banquet
  • So You Want to Own Rural Land in Maryland
  • Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology Summer 2023 Communications Internship

March2, 2023

  • Wednesday WebinarsSmartphone Studio
  • USDA Information Session Zoom Event
  • QuickBooks for Farmers, Part1Zoom Event
  • Wednesday Water WebinarBasic Tips for Managing Ponds
  • Farm Wells and Drinking Water Quality
  • Diversify Your Cover CropsOn-Farm Series
  • Landowner OrientedAgricultural Law Webinars
  • Application Period Opens forMDAgricultural Land PreservationFoundation Program

February 2, 2023

  • Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course
  • Power Couples Retreat
  • Private Applicator Pesticide TrainingCarroll County
  • Central Maryland Commercial ApplicatorRecertification Course
  • Digging Deeper into Soil Health:Presented by Catoctin and FrederickSCD's &The Frederick Co. FB
  • 2023 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit
  • Women In Ag Wednesday Webinars:Precision AgricultureHardware and Equipment
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension: Changes to Livestock Antibiotic Regulations in 2023
  • Annual Implementation Reports (AIR) Help Day
  • Nutrient Management PlanUpdate Sessions for 2023
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Upgrading Your Septic System to Best Available Technology
  • Wildlife Wednesday:Agronomic Considerations for PlantingWildlife Food Plots in Maryland: Dove & Deer
  • 22nd Women In AgricultureRegional Conference
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore:Agribusiness Tax Management Workshop
  • Central Maryland Agronomy Update
  • Annie's Project Course
  • Poultry Legal Issues:Suspicious Vehicles and Drones
  • Wednesday Webinars: Smartphone Studio

January 5, 2023

  • 2023 Pennsylvania Farm Show
  • Delaware Ag Week 2023
  • Carroll County Mid-Winter Meeting
  • Wednesday Water Webinar: Smart Use of Deicing Salts
  • VA Cooperative Extension:
    • Recordkeeping on your Computer or Smartphone
    • How to Write a Business Plan for Lenders
  • 2023 Central Maryland Forage Conference
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council: 2023 Winter Forage Conference Series
  • Landowner OrientedAgricultural Law Workshop
  • Youth Mental Health First Aid
  • Private Applicator RecertificationCarroll County
  • Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course
  • Digging Deeper into Soil Health
  • Central Maryland Agronomy Update

December 1, 2022

  • Private Applicator Pesticide Recertification- Frederick County Office
  • Private Applicator Pesticide Recertification- Carroll County Office
  • Nutrient Management VoucherTraining & Recertification-Frederick County Office
  • 2023 Custom Rate Survey
  • We're Hiring: Agricultural Technician Lead
  • Cattle Health Management - CALVING
  • Ag Law Education InitiativeUpcoming Events & Programs
  • Wednesday Water Webinar:Winter Care for a Septic System
  • Wednesday Webinar:Understanding Property Purchase Agreements
  • Application Period for 2022 Creek ReLeaf Program Will Close on December 15, 2022
  • Holiday Wishes
  • A Guide to Custom Operators

November 3, 2022

  • Fall Training & Recertification Classes
  • We're Hiring for the Frederick Office Central Cluster Area Extension Director
  • 2023 Custom Rate Survey Open
  • Adult Mental Health First Aid:Virtual Applied Skills Workshop
  • Dairy Animal Care Workshop-Garrett County
  • Maryland Beef Webinar Series:Benchmarking for Success
  • Wednesday Webinar:Keeping Your Fields Fine and Dandy-lion Free
  • Private Applicator Pesticide Trainingand Testing- Washington County
  • Pasture Walk at UMD Beef Demonstration Site
  • Cattle Health Management - Calving

September 30, 2022

  • Fall Training & Recertification Classes
  • We're Hiring for the Frederick Office4-H Youth Development Agent
  • MD 4-H Foundation's 38th Annual Golf Tournament
  • Open House: Institute of Applied Agriculture
  • Maryland Beef Webinar Series: UtilizingCrop Residue as a Forage Source
  • Wednesday Webinar: Agriculture Leases
  • Pasture Walk at Fiddlers Folly Farm
  • Wednesday Water Webinar:Things New Homeowners Need to KnowAbout Their Septic System
  • Stakeholder MeetingsValue Added Center
  • Maryland Advanced Grazing Workshopwith Ranching for Profit
  • Wednesday Webinar: Regulatory Decision Trees for Value-Added Foods
  • Agricultural and EnvironmentalLaw Conference
  • Mid-Atlantic Crop Management School

September 1, 2022

  • Pesticide and Nutrient Voucher Training & Recertification
  • Potomac Edison Agricultural Energy Efficient Incentive Program
  • WMREC Sprayer and Pesticide ApplicationTwilight Meeting
  • Effective Pesticide Application Twilight - WyeREC
  • Online Course: The Woods in Your Backyard
  • Let's Talk About Climate Change: Motivate Everyone You Know to Be Part of the Solution
  • Solar Workshops
  • Maryland Beef Webinar Series: Spring Stocker Cattle Recap: Successes and Lessons Learned
  • Wednesday Webinar: Decision Making Resources and Tools for Cover Cropping and Other Best Management Practices
  • Wednesday Webinar: Farming Time Management
  • Maryland’s 2022 Pesticide ContainerRecycling Program
  • Woodland & Wildlife Wednesdays
  • Pasture Walk at Kefauver Farms
  • Pasture Walk at Fiddlers Folly Farm
  • Maryland Grazing School
  • We're Hiring - Business Services Specialist

July 28, 2022

  • 2022 Wheat and Barley Yield and Disease Trial
  • ALEI August Webinar Series
  • ANMP Summer Series Part 2:Optimizing Fertilizer Use andPhosphorus Mining
  • Maryland Beef Webinar Series:Pasture Management: Stockpiling Tips
  • New MDA Animal Diagnostic Laband Education Tour
  • Solar on the Farm
  • Virtual Forum: We Need an Epidemic of Climate Action
  • Wednesday Webinar: Farm Stress Management and Resiliency
  • Pasture Walk at Sines Family Farm
  • Virginia Tech Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center 2022 Field Day
  • The Maryland State Fair
  • Penn State's Ag Progress Days
  • WMREC Sprayer and Pesticide Application Twilight Meeting
  • Maryland's 2022 Pesticide Container Recycling Program

June 30, 2022

  • Cover Your Bases - Plant Cover Crops
  • 2022 Maryland Commodity Classic
  • Tractor College: Maryland Soybean Board and Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board
  • North American Manure Expo:“Professionalism in Nutrient Management”
  • Frederick County Farm Bureau Annual Picnic
  • Farming Practices Request
  • Upcoming Webinars & Field Days

March 9, 2022

  • Avian Influenza
  • Dicamba and Paraquat Trainings
  • MDA Farming for Healthy Soil Program
  • Free Therapy Services for Farm Families
  • Applications Open forAgriculture Innovation Grant Program
  • County Calls for Applications for Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Program
  • Questions During the Growing Season?
  • FCMG Plant Sale

January 28, 2022

  • Ag Agent Position
  • USDA Confirms Additional Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
  • Central MD Agronomy Update Meeting
  • Well Water Quality Survey and Project
  • AIR Help Day
  • Nutrient Management Farmer Training and Certification
  • Annie's Project
  • Solar Development Leasing: University of MarylandFocus Group Interest & Availability
  • Solar Workshops
  • Upcoming Ag Programs

Pasture Walk

May 10, 2024

  • 2024 Basic Grazing School
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Financial Assistance forSeptic Systems and Wells
  • Pasture Walk at New Roots Farm
  • VT/Virginia Soil Health Alliance:Agroforestry Field Day
  • Maryland Grain Producers:Small Grain Field Days
  • Boots to Business Emerging Farmer
  • Rodale Institute: Prepare for Battle!How to Establish aFull Spectrum Organic IPM Program
  • Eat, Drink & be Maryland
  • Land Use Considerations in the Mid-Atlanticwith a focus on Solar Development
  • 4-H 40th Annual Golf Tournament

April 8, 2024

  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Microplastics – Concerns and What CanWe Do About Them
  • Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition:Adams County Soil Quality Meeting
  • Labor Webinars Planned forAgricultural Employers
  • Hemp Dos And Don’ts
  • 2024 Shooting Clays Fundraiser
  • Pasture Walk at Hidden Waters Farm
  • Small Ruminants:To Cull Or Not To Cull?
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council:Cover Crop Grazing Workshop withDr. Allen Williams and Mark Bodkin
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • IPM Review for Ag Service Providers
  • Mountains-to-Bay Grazing AllianceField Day: Dr. Allen Williams
  • Cover Crop Field Day
  • Grazing Field Day

March 8, 2024

  • Agriculture Innovation Grant Program
  • Cultivating Knowledge Together:Maryland's Peer-PoweredLand Use Workshop
  • 2024 Webinars:Farm Well Drinking Water Quality
  • Free At-Home Drinking Water Testing
  • Soil Health To Go!With One Acre Farm
  • Unlocking The Potential Of Biochar:Impacts On Soil Health And Productivity
  • Transition to Organic: Seeding Sustainabilityin Maryland Agriculture
  • Delmarva and the Ground for Change
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Answering Your QuestionsAbout Septic Systems
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Organic Vegetable Production:Cover Crops And No-Till Techniques
  • County Calls for Applications forMaryland Agricultural LandPreservation Foundation Program
  • Strategies to Extend the Grazing Season

February 1, 2024

  • Welcome Sabrina Summers
  • We're Hiring
  • Revive Compost
  • Carroll County Private PesticideApplicator Recertification
  • 2024 Maryland AgriculturalPesticide Conference
  • DelMarVa Soil Summit
  • UME & Maryland Horse Board:FARMING & FINANCES:Agricultural Accounting Seminar
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension:USDA Information Session
  • Grain Marketing Meetings
  • Managing Human Risk in the Farm andBusiness Conference
  • 2024 Webinars: Miscanthus as anAlternative Crop in the Mid-Atlantic
  • 2024 Western MarylandRegional Fruit Meeting
  • 23rd Women in AgricultureRegional Conference
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension:Small Farm Orientation
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension: Record Keeping on Your Computer Or Smartphone
  • 2024 Central Maryland Agronomy Update
  • Cottage Foods Business Workshop:Basics, Next Steps & Beyond
  • Maryland Dairy Shrine: Annual Banquet
  • Workforce Development &Extension Internships
  • Maryland Climate-Smart Agriculture Project:Have Your Say….

January 12, 2024

  • University of MarylandNutrient Management Plan Reminders
  • Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course now open!
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension:Small Farm Orientation
  • Basic Tips to Maintain a Septic System
  • Future Harvest 2024 Annual Conference:Nourish and Flourish
  • 2024 Central Maryland Forage Conference
  • Bi-weekly (every other) Grain Marketing Meetings: Frederick and Carroll Counties
  • Pennsylvania No Till Alliance:Winter Meeting - East
  • 2024 Manure Management Workshop
  • 2024 Central Maryland Vegetable Growers Meeting
  • Central Maryland Agronomy Update Meeting

December 1, 2023

  • Stock up for Spring with Revive Compost™ and Double-ground Mulch from Frederick County
  • 2023 Nutrient Management Voucher Training and Recertification
  • Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Rodale Webinar: Impact of traditional and regenerative tillage on soil health and nutrient quality of organic broccoli
  • 2023 Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training
  • 2023 Mountains-to-Bay Grazing Alliance Grazing Conference

October 27, 2023

  • New Updates to theNutrient Management Program
  • Upcoming Trainings - Pesticide and Nutrient Management Voucher
  • Penn State Extension
    • Fencepost Fundamentals: Cover Crop Termination
    • Fencepost Fundamentals: Crops and Nitrogen Management
  • Future Harvest:Nice Farms Creamery Field Day
  • 2023 Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Backyard Farming Zoom Sessions:Small Ruminant 911s
  • Wednesday Webinars: Getting More ResultsFrom Conservation Practices
  • Pasture Walk at Sasscer Farms
  • Mid-Atlantic Crop Management School
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:What New Homeowners Need to KnowAbout a Septic System
  • Agricultural and EnvironmentalLaw Conference
  • Virginia Tech: Organic Farming: Tillage, Chemical Abstinence and Soil Resource Protection

October 2, 2023

  • We're Hiring:Nutrient Management AdvisorFrederick County - Position #128841
  • Upcoming Trainings (Pesticide & Nutrient Voucher)
  • 2023 Women in Agriculture Fall Tour
  • PA Soil Health CoalitionFencepost Fundamentals:Choosing a Cover Crop
  • PASA: Organic, ROC, OPT - what do these certifications and labels mean for dairy graziers and how are they accessed?
  • Penn State/Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition: Cover Crop Interseeding Field Day
  • VT/Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
    • Virginia 2023 Cattlemen's Boot Camp
    • Ranching for Profit Workshop
  • Future Harvest:Member Meet-up at Farmacy Brewery
  • Wednesday Webinars: Estate Planning
  • Ranching for Profit Workshop
  • Winter Care for your Well and Septic System
  • Pasture Walk at Ambling Brook Farm
  • AGNR Cornerstone Event:Advancing Agricultural Production Systems
  • 2023 Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Wednesday Webinars:Getting More Results fromConservation Practices

September 6, 2023

  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Future Harvest: Beginner Farmer Training Program Applications are now available
  • Wednesday Webinar: Agricultural Taxes
  • Wednesday Water Webinar: Upgrading to anAdvanced Treatment Septic System
  • Maryland Grazing School 2023
  • Nutrient Management Training Course: Farmer Training & Certification (FTC) Online: For Agronomic Crop and Animal Operations
  • Pasture Walk at Aerie Farm East
  • Penn State/Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition: Cover Crop Interseeding Field Day
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council:
    • 2023 Stockmanship/Grazing Infrastructure Training
    • Virginia 2023 Cattlemen's Boot Camp

August 3, 2023

  • Virginia Tech Webinars
    • Soil Health and Organic Productionwith Mark Schonbeck
    • Biological Nutrient Management and Soil Health with Mark Schonbeck
  • Penn State: Ag Progress Days
  • Women in Ag - Wednesday Webinars: Smart Actions for Mental Health
  • Pasture Management Seminar
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Invasive Species Affecting Virginia - Spotted Lanternfly and Asian Longhorn Tick
  • 2023 UMES Ag Showcase with Atlantic Tractor
  • Wednesday Water Webinars -Pond Management Basics
  • Pasture Walk at Leaning Pine Farm
  • Extending The Sheep & Goat Grazing SeasonVirtual Pasture Walk
  • Record Keeping for Regenerative Farming
  • 2023 4R Symposium
  • County Calls for Installment Purchase Program Applications

July 7, 2023

  • Pasture Walk - WMREC
  • 2023 Tick Education / Pasture Walk Series
  • Wednesday Webinars:Alternate Fertility Sourcesfor Forage Systems
  • Nutrient Management Plan Writing Summit
  • Wednesday Water Webinar:Drinking Water Treatment
  • Future HarvestRegenerative Grazing, Silvopastureand More at Porch View Farm
  • USDA FSA Information Session
  • Future Harvest Meet-Up at Milkhouse Brewery
  • Estate Planning and Land Transition
  • Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance
  • Maryland Commodity Classic 2023
  • Office of Economic Development Celebrates10 Years of Homegrown Frederick
  • Innovative Agriculture ProjectsSupported by County Grants

June 8, 2023

  • Frederick County's 275th Anniversary Jubilee Schedule of Events
  • Wednesday Webinars:Creating a Farm Lease Agreement
  • Soil Health To Go!With Bay JournalEditor-At-Large, Karl Blankenship
  • Penn State Extension Webinar:Large-Scale Solar fromthe Developer Perspective
  • Frederick County Farm BureauFarm Safety Camp
  • Cultivating Conservation Workshop Webinar
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:What We Need to Know AboutPFAS – the Forever Chemicals
  • Pasture Walk: Clear Springs Creamery
  • Maryland Commodity Classic 2023
  • Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance
  • Marylanders Online Call Center
  • We're Hiring

May 5, 2023

  • Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
  • Women in Agriculture Wednesday Webinars:Farm Well and Septic Care
  • Maryland Department of Agriculture:2023 Deer Summit
  • Financial Assistance Programs forPrivate Wells and Septic Systems
  • Small Grains Field Day
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council:Summer Pasture Walk at Burnley Farm
  • Pasture Walk at Goose Hill Farm
  • County Calls for ApplicationsforCritical Farms Program

April 7, 2023

  • We're Hiring
  • Hoof Health Workshop for Dairy
  • Sustainable Food Lecture Series
  • Agritourism: How to Fully Utilize Your Land & Resources
  • Women in Ag Wednesday Webinars
  • Soil Health To Go!
  • Eat, Drink & be Maryland
  • Wednesday Water Webinars
  • Wildlife Wednesday
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
  • 2023 Basic Grazing School
  • Introduction to Permaculture and Site Design Workshop
  • Pasture Walk at University of Maryland Dairy
  • So You Want to Own Rural Land in Maryland
  • Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology Summer 2023 Communications Internship

March2, 2023

  • Wednesday WebinarsSmartphone Studio
  • USDA Information Session Zoom Event
  • QuickBooks for Farmers, Part1Zoom Event
  • Wednesday Water WebinarBasic Tips for Managing Ponds
  • Farm Wells and Drinking Water Quality
  • Diversify Your Cover CropsOn-Farm Series
  • Landowner OrientedAgricultural Law Webinars
  • Application Period Opens forMDAgricultural Land PreservationFoundation Program

February 2, 2023

  • Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course
  • Maryland Sheep Breeders Association 2023 Sheep Shearing School
  • Power Couples Retreat
  • Private Applicator Pesticide TrainingCarroll County
  • Central Maryland Commercial ApplicatorRecertification Course
  • Digging Deeper into Soil Health:Presented by Catoctin and FrederickSCD's &The Frederick Co. FB
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension: Changes to Livestock Antibiotic Regulations in 2023
  • Annual Implementation Reports (AIR) Help Day
  • Nutrient Management PlanUpdate Sessions for 2023
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Upgrading Your Septic System to Best Available Technology
  • Wildlife Wednesday:Agronomic Considerations for PlantingWildlife Food Plots in Maryland: Dove & Deer
  • 22nd Women In AgricultureRegional Conference
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore:Agribusiness Tax Management Workshop
  • Central Maryland Agronomy Update
  • Annie's Project Course
  • Poultry Legal Issues:Suspicious Vehicles and Drones
  • Wednesday Webinars: Smartphone Studio

January 5, 2023

  • 2023 Pennsylvania Farm Show
  • Delaware Ag Week 2023
  • Wednesday Webinars: Benchmarking for Success of the Cow-Calf Herd
  • Future Harvest Conference
  • Wednesday Water Webinar: Smart Use of Deicing Salts
  • VA Cooperative Extension:
    • Recordkeeping on your Computer or Smartphone
    • How to Write a Business Plan for Lenders
  • 2023 Central Maryland Forage Conference
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council: 2023 Winter Forage Conference Series
  • Landowner OrientedAgricultural Law Workshop
  • Youth Mental Health First Aid
  • Private Applicator RecertificationCarroll County
  • Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course
  • Maryland Sheep Breeders Association 2023 Sheep Shearing School
  • Digging Deeper into Soil Health
  • Central Maryland Agronomy Update

December 1, 2022

  • Private Applicator Pesticide Recertification- Frederick County Office
  • Private Applicator Pesticide Recertification- Carroll County Office
  • Nutrient Management VoucherTraining & Recertification-Frederick County Office
  • 2023 Custom Rate Survey
  • We're Hiring: Agricultural Technician Lead
  • Cattle Health Management - CALVING
  • Ag Law Education InitiativeUpcoming Events & Programs
  • Maryland Beef Webinar Series:Wintering Bulls & Cows
  • Wednesday Water Webinar:Winter Care for a Septic System
  • Wednesday Webinar:Understanding Property Purchase Agreements
  • Application Period for 2022 Creek ReLeaf Program Will Close on December 15, 2022
  • Future Harvest Annual Conference
  • Holiday Wishes
  • A Guide to Custom Operators

November 3, 2022

  • Fall Training & Recertification Classes
  • We're Hiring for the Frederick Office Central Cluster Area Extension Director
  • 2023 Custom Rate Survey Open
  • Adult Mental Health First Aid:Virtual Applied Skills Workshop
  • Maryland Beef Webinar Series:Benchmarking for Success
  • Wednesday Webinar:Keeping Your Fields Fine and Dandy-lion Free
  • Private Applicator Pesticide Trainingand Testing- Washington County
  • Pasture Walk at UMD Beef Demonstration Site
  • Cattle Health Management - Calving

September 30, 2022

  • Fall Training & Recertification Classes
  • We're Hiring for the Frederick Office4-H Youth Development Agent
  • Pasture Walk at Fiddlers Folly Farm
  • Maryland Advanced Grazing Workshopwith Ranching for Profit
  • Agricultural and EnvironmentalLaw Conference

September 1, 2022

  • Pesticide and Nutrient Voucher Training & Recertification
  • Potomac Edison Agricultural Energy Efficient Incentive Program
  • WMREC Sprayer and Pesticide ApplicationTwilight Meeting
  • Effective Pesticide Application Twilight - WyeREC
  • Online Course: The Woods in Your Backyard
  • Let's Talk About Climate Change: Motivate Everyone You Know to Be Part of the Solution
  • Solar Workshops
  • Wednesday Webinar: Decision Making Resources and Tools for Cover Cropping and Other Best Management Practices
  • Wednesday Webinar: Farming Time Management
  • Maryland’s 2022 Pesticide ContainerRecycling Program
  • Woodland & Wildlife Wednesdays
  • Pasture Walk at Kefauver Farms
  • Pasture Walk at Fiddlers Folly Farm
  • Maryland Grazing School
  • We're Hiring - Business Services Specialist

July 28, 2022

July 28, 2022

  • ALEI August Webinar Series
  • ANMP Summer Series Part 2:Optimizing Fertilizer Use andPhosphorus Mining
  • Solar on the Farm
  • Virtual Forum: We Need an Epidemic of Climate Action
  • Wednesday Webinar: Farm Stress Management and Resiliency
  • The Maryland State Fair
  • WMREC Sprayer and Pesticide Application Twilight Meeting
  • Maryland's 2022 Pesticide Container Recycling Program

June 30, 2022

  • Tractor College: Maryland Soybean Board and Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board
  • Farming Practices Request
  • Upcoming Webinars

March 9, 2022

  • Maryland Beef Webinars
  • Avian Influenza
  • MDA Farming for Healthy Soil Program
  • 2022 Novel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop
  • Free Therapy Services for Farm Families
  • Applications Open forAgriculture Innovation Grant Program
  • County Calls for Applications for Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Program
  • Questions During the Growing Season?
  • FCMG Plant Sale

January 28, 2022

  • Ag Agent Position
  • USDA Confirms Additional Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
  • Central MD Agronomy Update Meeting
  • Well Water Quality Survey and Project
  • AIR Help Day
  • Nutrient Management Farmer Training and Certification
  • Annie's Project
  • Solar Development Leasing: University of MarylandFocus Group Interest & Availability
  • Solar Workshops
  • Upcoming Ag Programs

Small Farms

May 10, 2024

  • 2024 Strawberry Twilight Tour
  • 2024 Basic Grazing School
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Financial Assistance forSeptic Systems and Wells
  • VT/Virginia Soil Health Alliance:Agroforestry Field Day
  • Small Farm Orientation
  • Maryland Grain Producers:Small Grain Field Days
  • Boots to Business Emerging Farmer
  • Rodale Institute: Prepare for Battle!How to Establish aFull Spectrum Organic IPM Program
  • Eat, Drink & be Maryland
  • 4-H 40th Annual Golf Tournament
  • Land Use Considerations in the Mid-Atlanticwith a focus on Solar Development

April 8, 2024

  • Soil Health to Go!
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Microplastics – Concerns and What CanWe Do About Them
  • Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition:Adams County Soil Quality Meeting
  • Labor Webinars Planned forAgricultural Employers
  • Hemp Dos And Don’ts
  • 2024 Shooting Clays Fundraiser
  • High Tunnel Workshop at Clagett Farm
  • Pasture Walk at Hidden Waters Farm
  • Small Farm Orientation
  • Small Ruminants:To Cull Or Not To Cull?
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council:Cover Crop Grazing Workshop withDr. Allen Williams and Mark Bodkin
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • IPM Review for Ag Service Providers
  • Mountains-to-Bay Grazing AllianceField Day: Dr. Allen Williams
  • Cover Crop Field Day
  • Grazing Field Day

March 8, 2024

  • Agriculture Innovation Grant Program
  • Cultivating Knowledge Together:Maryland's Peer-PoweredLand Use Workshop
  • 2024 Webinars:Farm Well Drinking Water Quality
  • Free At-Home Drinking Water Testing
  • Soil Health To Go!With One Acre Farm
  • Unlocking The Potential Of Biochar:Impacts On Soil Health And Productivity
  • Transition to Organic: Seeding Sustainabilityin Maryland Agriculture
  • Delmarva and the Ground for Change
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension: Small Farm Orientation
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Answering Your QuestionsAbout Septic Systems
  • Organic Vegetable Production:Cover Crops And No-Till Techniques
  • County Calls for Applications forMaryland Agricultural LandPreservation Foundation Program
  • Strategies to Extend the Grazing Season

February 1, 2024

  • Welcome Sabrina Summers
  • We're Hiring
  • Revive Compost
  • Carroll County Private PesticideApplicator Recertification
  • 2024 Maryland AgriculturalPesticide Conference
  • DelMarVa Soil Summit
  • UME & Maryland Horse Board:FARMING & FINANCES:Agricultural Accounting Seminar
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension:USDA Information Session
  • Grain Marketing Meetings
  • Managing Human Risk in the Farm andBusiness Conference
  • 2024 Webinars: Miscanthus as anAlternative Crop in the Mid-Atlantic
  • 2024 Western MarylandRegional Fruit Meeting
  • 23rd Women in AgricultureRegional Conference
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension:Small Farm Orientation
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension: Record Keeping on Your Computer Or Smartphone
  • 2024 Central Maryland Agronomy Update
  • Cottage Foods Business Workshop:Basics, Next Steps & Beyond
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension:Diversifying Streams of RevenueOn Your Farm
  • Workforce Development &Extension Internships
  • Maryland Climate-Smart Agriculture Project:Have Your Say….

January 12, 2024

  • University of MarylandNutrient Management Plan Reminders
  • Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course now open!
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension:Small Farm Orientation
  • Basic Tips to Maintain a Septic System
  • Future Harvest 2024 Annual Conference:Nourish and Flourish
  • 2024 Central Maryland Forage Conference
  • Bi-weekly (every other) Grain Marketing Meetings: Frederick and Carroll Counties
  • Pennsylvania No Till Alliance:Winter Meeting - East
  • 2024 Manure Management Workshop
  • 2024 Central Maryland Vegetable Growers Meeting
  • Central Maryland Agronomy Update Meeting

December 1, 2023

  • Stock up for Spring with Revive Compost™ and Double-ground Mulch from Frederick County
  • 2023 Nutrient Management Voucher Training and Recertification
  • Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Rodale Webinar: Impact of traditional and regenerative tillage on soil health and nutrient quality of organic broccoli
  • 2023 Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training
  • 2023 Mountains-to-Bay Grazing Alliance Grazing Conference

October 27, 2023

  • New Updates to theNutrient Management Program
  • Upcoming Trainings - Pesticide and Nutrient Management Voucher
  • Penn State Extension
    • Fencepost Fundamentals: Cover Crop Termination
    • Fencepost Fundamentals: Crops and Nitrogen Management
  • Future Harvest:Nice Farms Creamery Field Day
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore:20th Annual Small Farm Conference
  • 2023 Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Backyard Farming Zoom Sessions:Small Ruminant 911s
  • Wednesday Webinars: Getting More ResultsFrom Conservation Practices
  • Pasture Walk at Sasscer Farms
  • Mid-Atlantic Crop Management School
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:What New Homeowners Need to KnowAbout a Septic System
  • Agricultural and EnvironmentalLaw Conference
  • Virginia Tech: Organic Farming: Tillage, Chemical Abstinence and Soil Resource Protection

October 2, 2023

  • We're Hiring:Nutrient Management AdvisorFrederick County - Position #128841
  • Upcoming Trainings (Pesticide & Nutrient Voucher)
  • 2023 Women in Agriculture Fall Tour
  • PA Soil Health CoalitionFencepost Fundamentals:Choosing a Cover Crop
  • PASA: Organic, ROC, OPT - what do these certifications and labels mean for dairy graziers and how are they accessed?
  • Penn State/Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition: Cover Crop Interseeding Field Day
  • VT/Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
    • Virginia 2023 Cattlemen's Boot Camp
    • Ranching for Profit Workshop
  • Future Harvest:Member Meet-up at Farmacy Brewery
  • Wednesday Webinars: Estate Planning
  • Ranching for Profit Workshop
  • Future Harvest: Beginner Farmer Training Program Applications are now available
  • Winter Care for your Well and Septic System
  • Pasture Walk at Ambling Brook Farm
  • Train-the-trainer:Integrated Pest Management forUrban and Small Farms Series
  • AGNR Cornerstone Event:Advancing Agricultural Production Systems
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore:20th Annual Small Farm Conference
  • 2023 Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day
  • Wednesday Webinars:Getting More Results fromConservation Practices

September 6, 2023

  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Future Harvest: Beginner Farmer Training Program Applications are now available
  • Future Harvest: CSA Farming Field Day at Potomac Vegetable Farms
  • Wednesday Webinar: Agricultural Taxes
  • Beginning Care Farmer Virtual Series
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension:Small Farm Orientation
  • Wednesday Water Webinar: Upgrading to anAdvanced Treatment Septic System
  • Maryland Grazing School 2023
  • Pumpkin Twilight Tour
  • Nutrient Management Training Course: Farmer Training & Certification (FTC) Online: For Agronomic Crop and Animal Operations
  • Pasture Walk at Aerie Farm East
  • Produce Safety Field Day at Terp Farm
  • Penn State/Pennsylvania Soil Health Coalition: Cover Crop Interseeding Field Day
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council:
    • 2023 Stockmanship/Grazing Infrastructure Training
    • Virginia 2023 Cattlemen's Boot Camp

August 3, 2023

  • Virginia Tech Webinars
    • Soil Health and Organic Productionwith Mark Schonbeck
    • Biological Nutrient Management and Soil Health with Mark Schonbeck
  • Penn State: Ag Progress Days
  • Women in Ag - Wednesday Webinars: Smart Actions for Mental Health
  • Horticultural Twilight Meeting/Seminar
  • Pasture Management Seminar
  • Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting
  • Invasive Species Affecting Virginia - Spotted Lanternfly and Asian Longhorn Tick
  • 2023 UMES Ag Showcase with Atlantic Tractor
  • Wednesday Water Webinars -Pond Management Basics
  • Pasture Walk at Leaning Pine Farm
  • Extending The Sheep & Goat Grazing SeasonVirtual Pasture Walk
  • Record Keeping for Regenerative Farming
  • 2023 4R Symposium
  • County Calls for Installment Purchase Program Applications

July 7, 2023

  • Pasture Walk - WMREC
  • Flower Production Field Day At Winding Root Farm
  • 2023 Tick Education / Pasture Walk Series
  • Wednesday Webinars:Alternate Fertility Sourcesfor Forage Systems
  • Maryland State Horticultural SocietySummer Tour
  • Nutrient Management Plan Writing Summit
  • Small Farm Orientation
  • Wednesday Water Webinar:Drinking Water Treatment
  • Future HarvestRegenerative Grazing, Silvopastureand More at Porch View Farm
  • USDA FSA Information Session
  • Beekeeping & Animal Husbandry
  • Future Harvest Meet-Up at Milkhouse Brewery
  • Estate Planning and Land Transition
  • Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance
  • Organic Market Development Grant Opportunity
  • Hand 'n Hand Livestock SolutionsOnline Courses: Proper Stockmanshipand/or Livestock Marketing
  • Beginner Farmer Training Program
  • Office of Economic Development Celebrates10 Years of Homegrown Frederick
  • Innovative Agriculture ProjectsSupported by County Grants

June 8, 2023

  • Frederick County's 275th Anniversary Jubilee Schedule of Events
  • Wednesday Webinars:Creating a Farm Lease Agreement
  • Soil Health To Go!With Bay JournalEditor-At-Large, Karl Blankenship
  • Penn State Extension Webinar:Large-Scale Solar fromthe Developer Perspective
  • Frederick County Farm BureauFarm Safety Camp
  • Cultivating Conservation Workshop Webinar
  • Virtual Small Farm Orientation
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:What We Need to Know AboutPFAS – the Forever Chemicals
  • Pasture Walk: Clear Springs Creamery
  • Hand 'n Hand Livestock Solutions Proper Livestock Marketing
  • Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance
  • Beginner Farmer Training Program
  • Marylanders Online Call Center
  • We're Hiring

May 5, 2023

  • Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
  • Women in Agriculture Wednesday Webinars:Farm Well and Septic Care
  • Maryland Department of Agriculture:2023 Deer Summit
  • 2023 Strawberry Twilight Tour
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension: Small Farm Orientation
  • Financial Assistance Programs forPrivate Wells and Septic Systems
  • Small Grains Field Day
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council:Summer Pasture Walk at Burnley Farm
  • Pasture Walk at Goose Hill Farm
  • County Calls for ApplicationsforCritical Farms Program

April 7, 2023

  • We're Hiring
  • Hoof Health Workshop for Dairy
  • Sustainable Food Lecture Series
  • Agritourism: How to Fully Utilize Your Land & Resources
  • Women in Ag Wednesday Webinars
  • Soil Health To Go!
  • Eat, Drink & be Maryland
  • Small Farm Orientation
  • Making Dollars and Sense Out of Backyard Poultry
  • Wednesday Water Webinars
  • Wildlife Wednesday
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
  • 2023 Basic Grazing School
  • Introduction to Permaculture and Site Design Workshop
  • Pasture Walk at University of Maryland Dairy
  • So You Want to Own Rural Land in Maryland
  • Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology Summer 2023 Communications Internship

March2, 2023

  • Pruning to Restore Orchards
  • Wednesday WebinarsSmartphone Studio
  • Soil Amendment Workshop
  • USDA Information Session Zoom Event
  • QuickBooks for Farmers, Part1Zoom Event
  • Wednesday Water WebinarBasic Tips for Managing Ponds
  • Farm Wells and Drinking Water Quality
  • Diversify Your Cover CropsOn-Farm Series
  • Planting a Food Forest
  • Landowner OrientedAgricultural Law Webinars
  • Application Period Opens forMDAgricultural Land PreservationFoundation Program

February 2, 2023

  • Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course
  • Backyard Farming: Flock Fridays
  • Maryland Sheep Breeders Association 2023 Sheep Shearing School
  • Power Couples Retreat
  • Private Applicator Pesticide TrainingCarroll County
  • Central Maryland Commercial ApplicatorRecertification Course
  • Vegetable Growers Meetings
  • Digging Deeper into Soil Health:Presented by Catoctin and FrederickSCD's &The Frederick Co. FB
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension: Changes to Livestock Antibiotic Regulations in 2023
  • Produce Safety Rule Grower Training
  • Annual Implementation Reports (AIR) Help Day
  • Nutrient Management PlanUpdate Sessions for 2023
  • Wednesday Water Webinars:Upgrading Your Septic System to Best Available Technology
  • Wildlife Wednesday:Agronomic Considerations for PlantingWildlife Food Plots in Maryland: Dove & Deer
  • 22nd Women In AgricultureRegional Conference
  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore:Agribusiness Tax Management Workshop
  • Central Maryland Agronomy Update
  • Annie's Project Course
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension: Let's Get Ready For Your 2023 Farmer's Market Display
  • Poultry Legal Issues:Suspicious Vehicles and Drones
  • Wednesday Webinars: Smartphone Studio
  • Soil Amendments Workshop

January 5, 2023

  • 2023 Pennsylvania Farm Show
  • Delaware Ag Week 2023
  • Wednesday Webinars: Benchmarking for Success of the Cow-Calf Herd
  • Soil Health To Go! With Moon Valley Farm: Webinar Series
  • Future Harvest Conference
  • Virginia Cooperative Extension: Small Farm Orientation Webinar
  • Wednesday Water Webinar: Smart Use of Deicing Salts
  • VA Cooperative Extension:
    • Recordkeeping on your Computer or Smartphone
    • How to Write a Business Plan for Lenders
  • 2023 Central Maryland Forage Conference
  • Produce Safety Rule Grower Training
  • Virginia Forage and Grassland Council: 2023 Winter Forage Conference Series
  • Landowner OrientedAgricultural Law Workshop
  • Youth Mental Health First Aid
  • Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention
  • Private Applicator RecertificationCarroll County
  • Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course
  • Maryland Sheep Breeders Association 2023 Sheep Shearing School
  • Digging Deeper into Soil Health
  • Virtual Cottage Food Workshop
  • Central Maryland Agronomy Update

December 1, 2022

  • Private Applicator Pesticide Recertification- Frederick County Office
  • Private Applicator Pesticide Recertification- Carroll County Office
  • Nutrient Management VoucherTraining & Recertification-Frederick County Office
  • 2023 Custom Rate Survey
  • We're Hiring: Agricultural Technician Lead
  • Cattle Health Management - CALVING
  • 1st AnnualMaryland Mushroom Growers Symposium
  • Ag Law Education InitiativeUpcoming Events & Programs
  • Indigenous Farmer Caucus
  • Maryland Beef Webinar Series:Wintering Bulls & Cows
  • Wednesday Water Webinar:Winter Care for a Septic System
  • Wednesday Webinar:Understanding Property Purchase Agreements
  • Application Period for 2022 Creek ReLeaf Program Will Close on December 15, 2022
  • Future Harvest Annual Conference
  • Holiday Wishes
  • A Guide to Custom Operators

November 3, 2022

  • Fall Training & Recertification Classes
  • We're Hiring for the Frederick Office Central Cluster Area Extension Director
  • 2023 Custom Rate Survey Open
  • Adult Mental Health First Aid:Virtual Applied Skills Workshop
  • Urban Farmer Field School
  • Black Farmer Caucus
  • Maryland Beef Webinar Series:Benchmarking for Success
  • Wednesday Webinar:Keeping Your Fields Fine and Dandy-lion Free
  • Taking Cover Crops to theNext Level Field Day
  • Private Applicator Pesticide Trainingand Testing- Washington County
  • Pasture Walk at UMD Beef Demonstration Site
  • Cattle Health Management - Calving

September 30, 2022

  • Fall Training & Recertification Classes
  • We're Hiring for the Frederick Office4-H Youth Development Agent
  • MD 4-H Foundation's 38th Annual Golf Tournament
  • Open House: Institute of Applied Agriculture
  • Maryland Beef Webinar Series: UtilizingCrop Residue as a Forage Source
  • Wednesday Webinar: Agriculture Leases
  • Pasture Walk at Fiddlers Folly Farm
  • Cover Crop Planning forSmall-to-Mid Scale Diversified Farms
  • Wednesday Water Webinar:Things New Homeowners Need to KnowAbout Their Septic System
  • Stakeholder MeetingsValue Added Center
  • Maryland Advanced Grazing Workshopwith Ranching for Profit
  • Wednesday Webinar: Regulatory Decision Trees for Value-Added Foods
  • Agricultural and EnvironmentalLaw Conference

September 1, 2022

  • Pesticide and Nutrient Voucher Training & Recertification
  • Potomac Edison Agricultural Energy Efficient Incentive Program
  • WMREC Sprayer and Pesticide ApplicationTwilight Meeting
  • Effective Pesticide Application Twilight - WyeREC
  • Future Harvest CASA and Fox Haven Farm: Herb Farm Best Practices
  • Online Course: The Woods in Your Backyard
  • Let's Talk About Climate Change: Motivate Everyone You Know to Be Part of the Solution
  • Garden Smarter Hugelkultur For Run Off Management and Soil Enhancement
  • Adventures in Medium-Scale Food Scraps Composting: EcoCity Farms
  • Solar Workshops
  • Maryland Beef Webinar Series: Spring Stocker Cattle Recap: Successes and Lessons Learned
  • Adventures in Medium-Scale Food Scraps Composting: EcoCity Farms
  • Wednesday Webinar: Decision Making Resources and Tools for Cover Cropping and Other Best Management Practices
  • Wednesday Webinar: Farming Time Management
  • Maryland’s 2022 Pesticide ContainerRecycling Program
  • Woodland & Wildlife Wednesdays
  • Pasture Walk at Kefauver Farms
  • Pasture Walk at Fiddlers Folly Farm
  • Poultry Farm Management forNew & Existing Growers
  • Special Commercial Cut Flower GrowersField Day
  • Nursery/Greenhouse/Controlled Environment Nutrient Management Plan Development
  • Maryland Grazing School
  • We're Hiring - Business Services Specialist

July 28, 2022

  • ALEI August Webinar Series
  • Maryland State Horticultural Society Summer Tour, hosted at Rock Hill Orchard & Woodbourne Creamery
  • ANMP Summer Series Part 2:Optimizing Fertilizer Use andPhosphorus Mining
  • Field Crops Research Twilight Barbecue and Ice Cream Social
  • Maryland Beef Webinar Series:Pasture Management: Stockpiling Tips
  • New MDA Animal Diagnostic Laband Education Tour
  • Solar on the Farm
  • Virtual Forum: We Need an Epidemic of Climate Action
  • Wednesday Webinar: Farm Stress Management and Resiliency
  • Pasture Walk at Sines Family Farm
  • Future Harvest CASA Public Field DayHeld at Good Dog Farm
  • Future Harvest CASA: 2023 Beginner Farmer Training Program Applications Open
  • Virginia Tech Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center 2022 Field Day
  • The Maryland State Fair
  • WMREC Sprayer and Pesticide Application Twilight Meeting
  • Maryland's 2022 Pesticide Container Recycling Program

June 30, 2022

  • Cover Your Bases - Plant Cover Crops
  • Tractor College: Maryland Soybean Board and Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board
  • Farming Practices Request
  • Upcoming Webinars & Field Days

June 6, 2022

  • Aerial Application of Cover Crop Seeds - Webinar
  • MDA 2022 Pesticide Container Recycling Collection Dates
  • UME Survey
  • Avian Influenza Confirmed in Black Vultures
  • Market Readiness: Insider Tips For Maintaining Produce Quality After Harvest
  • Department Offering One-Time Bonus Payment for Approved CLEAR30 Enrollment
  • Gardner Advances Plans forAgriculture Innovation Center - Frederick County Govt.
  • Upcoming Webinars and Events

March 9, 2022

  • Avian Influenza
  • MDA Farming for Healthy Soil Program
  • Maryland Produce Farm Survey
  • Backyard Farming Series - Flock Fridays
  • Free Therapy Services for Farm Families
  • County Executive Proposes Bills to StreamlineFarm Stand Process
  • Applications Open forAgriculture Innovation Grant Program
  • County Calls for Applications for Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Program
  • Questions During the Growing Season?
  • FCMG Plant Sale

January 28, 2022

  • Ag Agent Position
  • USDA Confirms Additional Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
  • Central MD Agronomy Update Meeting
  • Well Water Quality Survey and Project
  • Farm to School Program
  • AIR Help Day
  • Nutrient Management Farmer Training and Certification
  • Annie's Project
  • Solar Development Leasing: University of MarylandFocus Group Interest & Availability
  • Solar Workshops
  • Upcoming Ag Programs
Agriculture and Food Systems (2024)

FAQs

What are agriculture and food systems? ›

A definition used by the U.S. in its Global Food Security Strategy is “Agriculture and food systems are the intact or whole unit made up of interrelated components of people, behaviors, relationships, and material goods that interact in the production, processing, packaging, transporting, trade, marketing, consumption, ...

What is the relationship between agriculture and food? ›

Agriculture affects whether people have enough food to eat, whether it is of sufficient nutritional value, and whether it is safe, all of which affect human health.

What are agricultural systems? ›

An agricultural system, or agro-ecosystem, is a collection of components that has as its overall purpose the production of crops and raising livestock to produce food, fiber, and energy from the Earth's natural resources. Such systems may also cause undesired effects on the environment.

What are the 4 food systems? ›

Food systems exist at different scales: global, regional, national and local. Local food systems around the world are very diverse and location specific.

What is the study of food systems? ›

The term “food systems” refers to all the elements and activities related to producing and consuming food, and their effects, including economic, health, and environmental outcomes.

Why are food systems important? ›

They are important for two key reasons: What we eat – our diets – is one of the biggest drivers of health and well-being. This is especially the case for children. Good nutrition at every stage of a child's life is vital to ensure they grow, develop, and learn to reach their full potential.

What is the difference between food systems and agrifood systems? ›

Agrifood systems are broader than food systems, as these encompass the entire range of actors and their interlinked value-adding activities in the primary production of food and non-food agricultural products, as well as in food storage, aggregation, post-harvest handling, transportation, processing, distribution, ...

Why is agriculture important to food? ›

Agriculture also encompasses raising livestock; industrial forestry and fishing; and agricultural support services, such as agricultural equipment repair and trucking operations. Why is agriculture important? It helps sustain life by providing the food we need to survive.

What does the Food and Agriculture Organization focus on? ›

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.

What are the three main types of agriculture? ›

Here are examples of different types of agriculture:
  • Crop Farming: - Growing crops for food, fiber, or industrial purposes. ...
  • Livestock Farming: - Raising animals for meat, milk, wool, and other products. ...
  • Mixed Farming: - Combining crop cultivation and livestock rearing on the same farm.

What is agricultural systems management? ›

The agricultural systems management program prepares you to understand, design and operate the technological and physical systems used in modern agriculture, including energy and power systems, water management tools, mechanical and electrical systems, robotics and more.

What is meant by process in an agricultural system? ›

Processes are the work or activities that take place on a farm (milking, harvesting, planting). • Outputs are produce from the farm, the results of the processes that have taken place (milk, beef, barley). Seasonal Processes: Spring.

What are the 7 elements of food systems? ›

In order for a community food system to be sustainable and enhance the vitality of the community it needs to integrate the seven components of a food system. The components include growing food/producing, processing, preparing, eating, retailing, distributing and waste management.

What is the current food system? ›

The current food system is the product of a historic development pathway. Global food and agricultural production have increased significantly since the end of WWII spurred by a combination of population and economic growth along with technological and cultural shifts in production practices.

What are the 5 components of the food system? ›

There are two major ways to break food systems down into component parts. The first is to look at the five parts of the food cycle: production, processing, distribution, retail and consumption.

What are the 3 main systems of food production? ›

The three major systems include: crops only, livestock only, and an integrated crops and livestock system. Food production methods: Cultivating, crop production and management, harvesting, fermenting, baking, stewing, braising, grilling are all types of food production.

What is the Food and Agriculture Organization? ›

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations leading international efforts to defeat hunger. FAO's goal is to achieve food and security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food and lead active, healthy lives.

What is the concept of the food system? ›

The food system includes the related resources, the inputs, production, transport, processing and manufacturing industries, retailing, and consumption of food as well as its. impacts on environment, health, and society.

What are the examples of agriculture? ›

Types of Agricultural Production

Agriculture – cultivating soil, planting, raising and harvesting crops, rearing, feeding, and managing animals. Aquaculture – raising private aquatic animals (fish) Floriculture – growing flowering plants. Horticulture – growing fruits, vegetables, and plants.

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