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BALTIMORE COUNTY OFFICE • 1114 Shawan Road, Suite 2, Cockeysville, MD 21030 • 410-771-1761 • FAX 410-785-5950
www.extension.umd.edu/baltimore-county
2013
Pasture Walk
In this Issue
Pasture Walk
University of Maryland
Extension Launches a
New Website
Crops Twilight Barbecue
& Ice Cream Social CMREC
Upper Marlboro Farm
Strawberry Virus Alert…
Soybeans & Corn in
Maryland
Strawberry Twilight
2013 Custom Rate
Survey Results Available
MARYLAND Pesticide
Sensitive Crops Locator Requirements for
Incorporation of Organic
Nutrients:
National Cantaloupe
Guidance
SARE’s New Collection of
How-To Resources “Raising Your Home
Chicken Flock”
Branching Out
Gardening questions? Pest
Problems? The Home and
Garden Information Center
can help!
Commercial Vegetable
Production
Recommendations
Maryland’s 2013
Pesticide Container
Recycling Program
Upcoming Program Dates
Agricultural Science Series
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The Extension office
in conjunction with the
Baltimore County Soil
Conservation District
will kick off national
dairy month with a
pasture walk at Bellevue
Farm, home of the Prigel
Family Creamery at
4852 Long Green Rd.
Glen Arm, MD 21057.
This informal hands-onpasture management
discussion will begin at
6:30 pm rain or shine.
The pasture walk is
open to anyone with
livestock and or questions
about establishing or
maintaining pastures.
In addition to seeing
and discussing pasture
May 2013
management and
rotational grazing for a
dairy herd of about 150
cows we will have an
opportunity to enjoy one
of summer’s best treats
with Prigel’ s homemade
ice cream.
If interested in attending
the pasture walk or for
more information please
contact the University of
Maryland Extension office
at 410-771-1771 or
Email Dave Martin at
dmarti@umd.edu .
Pasture walk schedule
June 4 (6:30 pm rain or shine)
Location: 4852 Long Green Road
Glen Arm MD 21057
Topics: Pasture management and rotational
grazing for a dairy herd
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University of Maryland Extension
launches a new website
www.extension.umd.edu/baltimore-county
This past April the
University of Maryland
Extension launched a
new website with the
same research based
information but with
added features like “ask
an expert”. This new
feature allows users to get
information from an expert
in our state within a few
days on many topics.
In addition, on the
front page of Baltimore
County’s site are
featured articles that
will be updated on
a regular basis. On
the right side of the
front page are the
latest news articles,
events for Agriculture,
4-H and Family and
Nutrition topics.
Educating People to Help Themselves
Local Governments • U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating
The University of Maryland is equal opportunity. The University’s policies, programs, and activities are in conformance with pertinent Federal and State laws and regulations on nondiscrimination regarding race, color,
religion, age, national origin, sex, and disability. Inquiries regarding compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973; and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990; or related legal requirements should be directed to the Director of Personnel/Human Relations, Office of the Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources,
Symons Hall, College Park, MD 20742
Information
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Crops Twilight Barbecue & Ice
Cream Social CMREC Upper
Marlboro Farm
August 8, 2013
You are invited to attend a Field Crops Research
Twilight, Barbecue and Ice Cream Social at the
Central Maryland Research & Education Center,
2005 Largo Rd., Upper Marlboro, MD on Thursday,
August 8, 2013 from 4:30 to 9 pm. A barbecue dinner
will be served at 4:30 pm followed by homemade ice
cream prior to the evening tour. University of Maryland
Extension Educators and Specialists will showcase
their field crop, vegetable and fruit research plots.
The twilight tour highlights will include:
Vegetable integrated pest management and reduced
risk control methods; Field crops research updates;
Meadow orchard concept and Fruit research update
for apples, peentos, blueberries and beach plums; and
a vineyard research update for wine grapes.
Barbecue Begins at 4:30
Ice Cream Served at 5:15
Crops Twilight at 6:00
Please arrive on-time as the tour will start
promptly at 6:00 pm. This event is free. However,
a reserved meal ticket is required. If you
need special assistance to participate, please
contact the Anne Arundel County Extension
office at 410-222-3906 by August 5, 2013.
For full meeting details, and registration information
contact any of the Southern Maryland Extension offices.
For more information contact David Myers at the Anne
Arundel County Extension office at 410-222-3906
Strawberry Virus Alert…
Two strawberry viruses, in combination, are causing
problems for Eastern strawberry growers. The
viruses (strawberry mottle virus, abbreviated SMoV;
and strawberry mild yellow edge virus, abbreviated
SMYEV) have now been discovered in Pennsylvania,
and growers are advised to check plants propagated
from runner tips obtained from Nova Scotia. For more
information go to…
www.extension.psu.edu/plants/tree-fruit/news/2013/
strawberry-virus-alert
Soybeans & Corn in Maryland
The Soybean Variety Test results have been posted
to the MD CROPS website:
http://mdcrops.umd.edu/Soybeans/2012_af32_final.pdf
Latest soybean and corn Trial Results available at:
http://mdcrops.umd.edu
www.mdcrops.umd.edu/corn/AgronomyFactsNo54_1
Strawberry Twilight
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
6 – 8 pm
Wye Research and Education Center
211 Farm Lane
Queenstown, MD
The 2013 Annual Strawberry Twilight Meeting
at the WREC in Queenstown, MD, will be held
Wednesday, May 29 from 6-8 pm, rain or shine.
University of Maryland and USDA specialists will
discuss current research, other small fruit growing
topics, and “program production” of small fruit.
We’ll have refreshments and pre-registration is not
necessary. If you need special assistance to attend
this program, please call Debby Dant at 410-8278056 x 115, no later than May 23, 2013.
For additional program information, contact
Michael Newell, Horticulture Crops Program
Manager, 410-827-7388 or mnewell@umd.edu
2013 Custom Rate Survey
Results Available
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information on custom work charges in
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decision making regarding purchasing
equipment. Custom rates in this publication
may not suit all custom operators and
those hiring custom work. It is important
that operators calculate their own custom costs. It is
also important that farmers create their own budgets
which include their variable costs and fixed costs and do
not rely only on custom rates to determine their cost of
production. FS 683 can be accessed online at:
www.extension.umd.edu/sites/default/files/images/
programs/grainmarketing/FACTSHEET.pdf Paper
copies can be picked up at any University of Maryland
Extension office.
www.extension.umd.edu/grainmarketing/custom-rates-0
MARYLAND Pesticide Sensitive
Crops Locator
The Maryland Pesticide Sensitive Crops Locator is an
online mapping application that provides the locations
of crops sensitive to pesticide damage in the state; these
crops include but are not limited to organic farms,
grapes, livestock, nurseries, beehives, vegetables etc.
The objective of the mapping application is to assist state
licensed pesticide applicators in identifying locations
where sensitive crops are grown in order to take extra
precautions for preventing the potential exposure of these
crops to spray drift. Pesticide applicators have access
to this map and other aerial photographs within the
application.
The Locator can be accessed through MDA website
(www.mda.maryland.gov) under “Hot Topics.”
Information
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National Cantaloupe Guidance
Branching Out
The American Vegetable Grower eNews highlighted
the recently published National Commodity-Specific
Food Safety Guidelines for Cantaloupes and Netted
Melons or also known as the National Cantaloupe
Guidance.
This 40-page document contains
the recommended GAPs and
GHPs developed by a committee
made up of large farmers,
marketing organizations, food
store chains, and university
personnel. Jeff Stoltzfus from
Lancaster Co. PA is the closest
member of the committee. Available
at the following link:
www.cantaloupeguidance. org/sites/default/
files/docs/032913%20Natl% 20Cantaloupe%20
Guidance%20V1.1.pdf
Branching Out, Maryland’s
Forest Stewardship Education
newsletter, is published four times
per year by University of Maryland
Extension. Branching Out provides
educational information, current
news and events and is intended
to reach anyone interested in forest
stewardship including landowners
and natural resource professionals.
We encourage you to share this free
newsletter with others and invite
them to subscribe and review past newsletters by
visiting the Branching Out Newsletter Page at:
www.naturalresources.umd.edu/Newsletter.html
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Vol. 21 No. 1 ~ Winter
2013
Wood Energy on the
tends to
renewable energy
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wind, and
renewables – solar,
focus on the “sexy”
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on how to
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Branching Out
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Gardening questions?
Pest Problems?
The Home and Garden Information
Center can help!
Consultants are available by phone
Monday – Friday, 8 am to 1 pm.
Call 1-800-342-2507 or 410-531-1757
or visit the HGIC website at
www.extension.umd.edu/hgic
SARE’s New Collection of How-To
Resources
With consumer interest in locally raised foods steadily
growing, vegetable farmers are discovering they can add
an important income stream through high tunnels—a
cost-effective means to extend production and sales into
the traditional off season. In-depth information about
high tunnels is available in Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education Program’s (SARE) new Season
Extension Topic Room, a one-stop collection of dozens
of guidebooks, curricula, webinars, bulletins, and
other how-to materials to help farmers, educators, and
researchers across the country implement effective
season extension strategies. Information products in
the Season Extension Topic Room derive from SAREfunded research and education projects, and are
organized according to key topic areas: Overview; Types
and Construction; Variety Trials and Selection; Fertility
Management; Pest Management; Water Management;
Energy; and Marketing and Economics. The Season
Extension Topic Room will be updated with new
resources as they become available. SARE is funded by
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA),
an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
Commercial Vegetable Production
Recommendations
The 2013 Commercial Vegetable Production
Recommendations (EB-236) book is available at
the Extension office. The cost is $12. This reference
provides valuable information about irrigation,
fertility, pest control and an extensive list of
informational websites.
University of Maryland
Extension
Information
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Maryland’s 2013
Pesticide Container Recycling Program
The Maryland
Department of Agriculture
(MDA) is offering the
empty plastic pesticide
container recycling
program in 2013.
Maryland’s pesticide
container recycling
program is a combined
effort of state, county,
and federal agencies and
private industry working
together to protect the
environment. Rinsing and
recycling empty pesticide
containers will help to
reduce the potential for
contamination of ground
water and the Chesapeake
Bay while saving valuable
landfill space.
A schedule of local
collection sites and
dates is highlighted
below. Other sites across
Maryland are available on
the MDA website. Triplerinsed (or equivalent),
clean, plastic, pesticide
containers will be collected
on the scheduled days
and times at these sites.
Containers acceptable for
recycling will be chipped
and transported by the
contractor, under contract
with the Ag Container
Recycling Council (ACRC),
for processing at an
approved recycling facility.
To ensure a successful
program, each individual
Maryland Department Of Agriculture’s
2013 Pesticide Container Recycling
Collection Dates
Central Maryland Locations
Baltimore/Harford County - White Hall
The Mill will only except containers from their current
customers, only.
LOCATION
The Mill of Black
Horse 4551
Norrisville Road
DATES
TIME
Call for
June 1 thru
hours at
September 30
410-692-2200
Harford County – Street
LOCATION
Scarboro Landfill,
3241 Scarboro
Road
DATES
TIME
June 7
9:00 - 3:00
July 5
9:00 - 3:00
August 2
9:00 - 3:00
September 6
9:00 - 3:00
Containers must be cleaned (triple-rinsed or
pressure-rinsed) according to label directions. Please
remember to remove lids and label booklets from the
containers prior to drop-off.
container will be
inspected by MDA
personnel and only
triple-rinsed (or
equivalent), clean,
pesticide containers
will be accepted. Any
container that is not
clean will be returned
to the owner, who
will be responsible for
disposing of the container
in a legal manner.
Additional information
on the rinsing of empty
pesticide containers
and recycling program
can be obtained from
the following MDA
publications: Rinsing
& Recycling Empty
Pesticide Containers, and
Pesticide Information
Sheet No.7 - Pesticide
Container Recycling
Program. For further
information, contact the
Maryland Department
of Agriculture, Pesticide
Regulation Section at
410-841-5710 or visit our
website at
www.mda.maryland.gov.
Inspection Checklist
 All containers must be made from high density
polyethylene (HDPE).
 Any size container will be accepted. All containers
over 30 gallons must be cut prior to recycling
(contact MDA for instructions).
 Pesticide containers must be properly rinsed
(pressure-rinsed or triple- rinsed).
 Caps and other non-HDPE parts, such as metal
handles and rubber linings, cannot be recycled.
 Stained containers are acceptable provided no
material can be smeared or removed when touched
by a rubber
 Please remove lids and label booklets prior to
recycling.
Information
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Requirements for Incorporation of Organic Nutrients:
Guidance on implementation of nutrient management regulatory requirements
April 8, 2013
This information is intended to clarify site conditions
that may exempt a producer from the requirement to
incorporate or inject organic nutrient sources within
48 hours. It also provides guidance as to the type of
documentation that will need to be kept as part of the
records for implementation of a nutrient management
plan when site conditions allow an exemption from this
requirement.
The following is a list of site conditions that exempt a
producer from the requirement to incorporate or inject
an organic nutrient source within 48 hours:
1. Livestock manure deposited
directly by animals
2. Permanent pastures
3. Land used for hay production
4. Fields which are defined as
being highly erodible land
(HEL) following USDA, NRCS
Field Office Technical Guide and
determination protocols. For
purposes of this exemption these
fields may be documented by a FSA
map or by a SCWQ plan map verified
with a SCD representative signature
(either must be included with NMP).
5. Fields in which current soil conservation & water
quality plan requirements prohibit or otherwise restrict
soil disturbance. Documentation of this prohibition
must be substantiated by a RUSLE calculation to
compare erosion factors with and without incorporation
or injection. In short, manure incorporation is
exempted only if a RUSLE calculation shows that soil
sediment delivery exceeds T, delivery in excess of T, will
the field then be exempt from incorporation/injection
requirements; iv. if the sediment delivery value does not
exceed T in even when the best technology available in
the market is used.
a. if incorporation/injection results in sediment
delivery in excess of T, then the field is exempt from
incorporation/injection requirements, specifically:
i. this comparison may first be run using
incorporation equipment the producer has on hand or
prefers to use;
ii. if the above comparison exceeds T, then the
comparison must be re-run using best available
technology or equipment that minimizes soil
disturbance such as vertical tillage or an injector
iii. only if the latter comparison results in sediment
delivery in excess of T, will the field then be exempt
from incorporation/injection requirements; iv. if the
sediment delivery value does not exceed T in the RUSLE
calculated using best available technology, then the
equipment must be ultimately used to incorporate any
applied organic nutrients in the specific fields on which
RUSLE was run.
b. the RUSLE calculation should be based on the year
of organic nutrient application for the crop that receives
the application;
c. the RUSLE calculation should be done on a field by
field basis;
d. only professionals recognized as trained and
qualified to run RUSLE including a NRCS employee,
MDA nutrient management certified consultant
including a farmer certified to
write nutrient management
plans, NRCS technical service
provider (TSP), or staff working
in soil conservation district may
prepare the RUSLE; and the
RUSLE calculated using best
available technology, then the
equipment must be ultimately
used to incorporate any applied
organic nutrients in the specific
fields on which RUSLE was run.
b. the RUSLE calculation
should be based on the year of organic nutrient
application for the crop that receives the application;
c. the RUSLE calculation should be done on a field by
field basis;
d. only professionals recognized as trained and
qualified to run RUSLE including a NRCS employee,
MDA nutrient management certified consultant
including a farmer certified to write nutrient
management plans, NRCS technical service provider
(TSP), or staff working in soil conservation district may
prepare the RUSLE; and
e. documentation must include operator, account ID
field name/number, T designation, sediment delivery
value with and without incorporation, and signature
(include nutrient management certification ID number
if applicable) of the RUSLE preparer.
6. Fields, other than HEL, which are restricted from
disturbance due to an USDA or other legally recognized
contract or requirement. Documentation should
include pertinent information copied from the contract
identifying the operator and delineating restrictions
which prohibit soil disturbance.
7. Land where nutrients are applied to a growing crop
through spray irrigation.
8. Small grains planted for harvest, either as grain
or silage, will be considered to be a standing crop,
and therefore exempt from incorporation of organic
nutrient sources during spring green up.
Fact Sheet
Maryland’s New Nutrient Management Regulations
What You Need to Know and Do to Comply
www.mda.maryland.gov 410-841-5959
Nutrient Management Program  50 Harry S. Truman Parkway  Annapolis, Maryland 21401
T
he Maryland Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) revised nutrient management regulations took effect
October 15, 2012 and are being implemented in stages over the next several years. Here are descriptions of
the new requirements along with corresponding deadlines.
Effective Immediately
Nutrient management plans that were developed before October 15, 2012 will need to be updated when
they expire or if there are changes to the operation that require modifications, whichever occurs first.
Plans revised or updated after October 15, 2012 must be developed and implemented in accordance with
the revised requirements outlined in Maryland’s Nutrient Management Manual.
Beginning Spring 2013
Manure, biosolids and other organic nutrient sources must be injected or incorporated into the soil
within 48 hours of application. There are exceptions for spray irrigation on a growing crop, permanent
pastures, hay production fields, and highly erodible fields. Information clarifying exceptions and
guidance can be found at www.mda.maryland.gov. Click on Nutrient Management under the Quick
Links menu.
Beginning Fall 2013
Fall application of nitrogen is prohibited on small grains if a fall nitrate test indicates levels greater than
10 parts per million (ppm) for wheat or 15 ppm for barley.
Cover crops must be planted when organic nutrient sources are applied in the fall.
Beginning January 1, 2014
Farmers are required to establish a 35 ft. setback for fertilizer applications adjacent to surface waters and
streams. The setback is reduced to 10 ft. when “directed” application methods are used such as directed
spray or injection, which reduce the potential for nutrient losses. No crop plants may be grown on the 10
ft. setback area with the exception of pasture and hay. Crop plants may be grown on the remaining 25 ft.
setback, but may not be fertilized unless a “directed” application method is used.
Livestock access to streams and certain surface waters is restricted by a minimum 10 ft. setback.
Fencing is not a necessarily requirement. The regulations allow soil conservation district staff to
evaluate each site to determine whether alternative BMPs such as watering facilities, stream crossings,
pasture management techniques or vegetative exclusion will work equally as well as fencing in
protecting water quality.
Beginning July 1, 2016
Nutrient applications are prohibited between November 1 and March 1 for Eastern Shore farmers and
between November 15 and March 1 for Western Shore farmers. This requirement applies to farmers
with 50 or more animal units (1 animal unit equals 1,000 pounds of live animal weight).
Beginning March 1, 2020
Farmers with fewer than 50 animal units are prohibited from applying nutrients between November 1
and March 1 on the Eastern Shore and between November 15 and March 1 on the Western Shore.
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Summary of Nutrient Application
Requirements Now in Effect
Chemical fertilizer may be applied from September 1-November 15 for a
growing crop, as long as University of Maryland recommendations are followed.
Organic nutrients (except poultry litter) may be applied from March 1November 15 for an existing crop, a fall planted crop, or a crop that is planted
the following spring, as long as University of Maryland recommendations are
followed.
Poultry litter may be applied in spring and fall for an existing crop or crops
planted for the upcoming season, if it is applied following University of Maryland
recommendations.
Organic nutrient sources must be injected or incorporated into the soil within
48 hours of application. Certain exceptions exist.
Winter application (November 16-March 1) of chemical fertilizer is prohibited.
Exceptions exist for green up of perennial forage crops and small grains as well
as greenhouse, cool season grass sod production, and vegetable and fruit
production, if applications are performed following University of Maryland
recommendations.
Use of potash and liming materials is not restricted in winter.
Manure deposited directly by livestock is not restricted at any time of year.
Winter application of organic nutrient sources is permitted on cropland—with
certain restrictions—until the 2016 deadline if:
—an operation has inadequate manure storage through March 1
—the manure/waste is non-stackable
—there is no other reasonable option to manage the manure
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University of Maryland Extension
Baltimore County Office
1114 Shawan Road, Suite 2
Cockeysville, MD 21030
Upcoming Program Dates
May 29Strawberry Twilight
at Wye Research and Education Center, 211
Farm Lane, Queenstown, MD at 6 – 8 pm
June 1MD 2013 Pesticide Container Recycling
thruProgram
Sept. 30At the Mill of Blackhorse call to find the times
410-329-6010.
June 4Pasture Walk
6:30 pm rain or shine at 4852 Long Green
Road, Glen Arm MD 21057
June 7MD 2013 Pesticide Container Recycling
July 5Program
Aug. 2 At the Scarboro Landfill, 3241 Scarboro Road Sept. 6 from 9 am – 3 pm
June 9 Agricultural Science Series
For youth interested in showing and fitting for
the 4-H fair from 1 pm – 5 pm at the Ag Center,
call to sign up at 410-771-1761.
Aug. 8Crops Twilight Barbecue & Ice Cream Social
CMREC Upper Marlboro Farm
at the Central Maryland Research & Education
Center, 2005 Largo Rd., Upper Marlboro, MD
from 4:30 to 9 pm.
Agricultural Science Series
The Baltimore County 4-H Program is committed
to educating 4-Hers and the general public about the
importance of Agriculture. We have created a series
of Ag and Animal Science based workshops and
opportunities for 4-H and non (future) 4-Hers.
We encourage you to participate in these
opportunities and spread the word. These
will be wonderful opportunities for 4-Hers
to add to their record books and animal
person of the year nomination forms!
We hope to see you there! To register
for a session, please call the 4-H office at
410-771-1761. Sessions will be held at the
Ag Center/4-H Office at 1114 Shawan Road,
Cockeysville, MD 21030.
Showing and Fitting Workshop
June 9, 2013 1 pm – 5 pm