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NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT SUMMIT SET FOR JULY 17
MDA Secretary Kevin Atticks will host a Nutrient Management Summit on July 17 from 9:30 am - 1 pm at Anne Arundel Community College to outline changes to the nutrient management plan-writing program. Coffee and refreshments will be served at 9:30 am, and a light lunch will be provided.
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LAST CALL FOR COVER CROPS!
Sign-up for MDA's 2023-2024 Cover Crop
Program ends July 17. Don't miss this opportunity to apply for attractive grants to plant fall cover crops to improve your soil and protect the Chesapeake Bay. This year marks a return to in-person registration at soil conservation district offices. Please get in touch with your local soil conservation district by July 17 to apply for our Cover Crop and Cover Crop Plus+ grants.
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Maryland Farm and Harvest host Joe Ligo shows how watering troughs can help protect cattle and keep streams from getting messy. Please contact your local soil conservation district if this practice is a good fit for your operation!
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MDA INVESTS $650,000 IN INNOVATIVE SOIL HEALTH/AGROFORESTRY PRACTICES
Sixteen projects will receive grant funding totaling $650,000 through MDA's new Healthy Soils Competitive Fund. This unique program provides financial assistance to qualifying farms—large and small—and organizations that adopt innovative conservation practices that benefit climate, soil, and water.
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ATTENTION NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS LICENSE HOLDERS:
If you would like your business listed in MDA's Directory of For Hire Nutrient Management Consultants, please download and complete this request form so that we have the most up-to-date consultant information on our website.
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MARYLAND PERMANENTY PRESERVES THIRTY-EIGHT WORKING FARMS
The Board of Public Works approved 38 new Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation easements during its June 21 meeting. The easements permanently preserve 4,097 acres of prime farmland in Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, for an investment of more than $19 million.
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AND THE WINNER IS...
A team of high school students from Harford County has won the 2023 Maryland Envirothon competition. The team from North Harford High School beat out teams from 13 counties with a winning score of 450 points out of 500 points. Teams from Allegany County (448 points) and Calvert County (441) placed second and third.
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THIS JUST IN —
Michael Calkins has been named Assistant Secretary of the Office of Plant Industries and Pest Management. Michael has served as a Stormwater Management Specialist and Conservation Planner with the Howard County Soil Conservation District for the past 15 years. Congratulations, Michael! Read more.
SO LONG AND BEST WISHES —
The Conservation Grants Program bids farewell to Saiping Tso. During her eight years with MDA, Saiping managed the Manure Transport Program and, more recently, the Ecosystems Incentive Program. Her last day was June 16. Good luck, Saiping!
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, Maryland Public Television, MDA, Shutterstock, and the Maryland Envirothon.
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