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UPDATE: AVIAN INFLUENZA MDA is working with state, regional and federal partners in response to multiple cases of High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) on farms in Maryland and Delaware. Get the latest information and updates on our website.
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Sound pasture management provides health benefits for both your horses and local waterways. Learn how this Anne Arundel County barn manager uses rotational grazing to improve pasture grasses and save on feed costs.
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PASTURE MANAGEMENT FIELD DAY The Baltimore County Ag Center will host a Pasture Management Field Day on Thursday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m. Experts from UME Extension will be on hand to discuss seasonal grazing strategies, ways to manage winter damage, and the best time to apply lime and fertilizer to improve pasture health. Call 410-887-8090 for more info.
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MORE BUFFERS, PLEASE! Now in its second year, MDA's Conservation Buffer Initiative remains popular with farmers who want to plant streamside buffers on their farms to improve local water quality. During the 2022 registration window, 48 farmers applied for incentive payments to install 78 streamside buffer projects. MDA is ranking the projects and will send out its first round of agreements later this month.
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FIRST ROUND OF ENVIROTHON COMPETITIONS UNDERWAY Maryland’s brightest high school students are heading for the hills, streams, and woodlands of Maryland’s countryside to compete in the first round of qualifying heats leading up to the Maryland Envirothon in June and the National Competition later this summer.
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YOU'RE INVITED... Check out UME's Women in Agriculture webinars. Diverse topics ranging from insecticides to drinking water safety and cover cropping will be covered in upcoming sessions. These webinars are free and open to all. They are offered on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month.
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FAREWELL —
Best wishes to Roger Kitzmiller, Resource Conservation District Supervisor for the Garrett SCD, who retired March 31.
So long and good luck to MDA's Caleb Snyder, who accepted a job in private industry.
NEW HIRES —
James Andrew Wells has joined the Dorchester SCD as a soil conservation planner.
William Hammond has joined the Anne Arundel SCD as a technician-in-training.
WANT TO WORK FOR MDA? —
Check out the latest job openings throughout the department on our website.
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For additional information on MDA conservation programs, please contact your local soil conservation district.
Photo credits: Edwin Remsberg, MDA and Shutterstock.
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