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MDA Public Briefings
P. 1
Acidic Foods Workshop
P. 1
Lima Bean Field Day
P. 1
Upcoming Events
P. 2
Farm Estate Planning
P. 3
Ag Leasing Workshop
P. 4
Food For Profit
P. 4
Wood Energy Conf.
P. 5
Greenhouse Prod. Conf.
P. 5
MD Pub. Broadcasting
P. 5
Farmers Protect Bay
P. 6
Teejet SpraySelect
P. 6
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Tri-County Newsletter—Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne’s Counties
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MDA Schedules Public Briefings on the Revised
Phosphorus Management Tool Regulations
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) will host a series of
public briefings across the state for farmers, those with environmental
interests, local governments and other stakeholders, on the
Phosphorus Management Tool revised regulations.
During these briefings, MDA will explain the Phosphorus Management
Tool Regulations and the process by which they were developed and
revised. MDA will also outline resources available to farmers to help
them manage the impact of the regulations as well as answer any
questions or address any concerns farmers may have. The briefings
aim to inform farmers of the new proposal prior to the 30-day public
comment period, which begins with publication in the Maryland
Register anticipated for Oct. 18, 2013.
MDA will hold three public briefings as follows:
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. The Walkersville Volunteer
Fire Company,79 West Frederick Street, Walkersville, MD 21793
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Wicomico Youth & Civic Center,
Flanders Meeting Rooms, 500 Glen Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21804
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Talbot County Community Center,
10028 Ocean Gateway, Easton, MD 21601
If you are not able to attend the meeting, please send written
comments. For more information contact Jenny Rhodes, UME Queen
Anne’s County, Centreville, MD, 410-758-0166.
Ag Marketing Alert! Acidified Foods
Training Workshop: November 22, 2013
Ag Marketing Alert!
The University of Maryland, Department of Nutrition and Food
Science will be offering an Acidified Foods Training Workshop on
Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway (Room 114), Annapolis, MD
21401.
The “Understanding Acidified Foods Workshop” is designed to
teach the basics of food safety requirements and regulation in the
manufacture of acidified foods in Maryland. Whether you have a
business that you wish to expand, or you are just in the planning
stages, the Acidified Foods Workshop will be helpful to you. If you
have any questions or need more information, please contact Mary
Pandian, 301-405-4521 or mpandian@umd.edu. Registration
closes on November 12, 2013. Call Extension office for
brochure and registration form.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
OCTOBER 2013
Oct. 1, 2013
Grain Marketing, 6:30 a.m., Sudlersville Methodist Church Hall,
103 N. Church Street, Sudlersville, MD. $10 breakfast buffet.
NOVEMBER 2013
Nov. 6, 2013
Estate Planning Workshop
Chesapeake College, Wye Mills. Details enclosed.
Oct. 2, 2013
Nov. 12, 2013
Pole Lima Bean Field Day, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Council Farm,
98 Sharon Hill Rd., Dover, DE. To register and for info call 302-857- DPI Annual Member Meeting, Salisbury, Maryland
6366 or imayes@desu.edu
Nov. 7, 2013
Greenhouse Production Conference
Oct. 7-9, 2013
8:00 a.m.—4:30 p.m., Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD. See
National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing, and Live
details in this newsletter.
Production, Ocean City, MD. Visit: www.dpichicken.org
Oct. 8, 2013
Bermudagrass for High Animal Use Areas Training, 9:00 a.m.—
4:00 p.m. (light rain or shine, lunch on your own), Howard County Fairgrounds. Course provides 4.5 CEU’s for Certified Conservation Planners.
RSVP by 9/27 to 301-504-8743; rjay.ugiansky@md.usda.gov
Oct. 8, 2013
Revised Phosphorus Management Tool Regulations public
briefing, 6-8 p.m., Wicomico Youth & Civic Ctr. 500 Glen Avenue,
Salisbury, MD. Call MDA Nutrient Management Program, 410-841-5959.
Oct. 9, 2013
Queen Anne’s Co. Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
7:00 p.m., St. Luke’s Church Hall, Church Hill, MD
Oct. 10, 2013
Kent County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Kent
County Public Works Complex, 709 Morgnec Rd., Chestertown.
Oct. 11, 2013
Food For Profit, Harford Co. Extension Office, Forest Hill, MD.
Call 410-638-3255. Details enclosed.
Oct. 15, 2013
Grain Marketing, 6:30 a.m., Sudlersville Methodist Church Hall,
103 N. Church Street, Sudlersville, MD. $10 breakfast buffet.
Oct. 15, 2013
Revised Phosphorus Management Tool Regulations public
briefing, 6-8 p.m., Talbot Co. Community Ctr., 10028 Ocean Gateway,
Easton, MD. Contact: MDA Nutrient Management Program, 410-841-5959.
Oct. 16, 2013
2013 Rural Action Assembly Pre-Conference Forestry Field
Tour, 11:45 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Tour bus meets at Courtyard Marriott Hotel,
Aberdeen, MD. Contact Robert Bernhard: rmc.mda@maryland.gov
Oct. 17, 2013
Poultry Growers Meeting, UME, 11:30 a.m., Tilghman Terrace, Centreville, MD. Get chicks off to good start; get houses ready for winter. Call
Shelia Shorter by 10/16 to register: 410-758-0166; sshorter@umd.edu
www.extension.umd.edu/poultry
Nov. 8, 2013
Poultry Farm Management For New & Existing Growers, 8 a.m.3:30 p.m., 1-day workshop. Call Shelia Oscar by 11/4 to register: 410-7421178 or socar@umd.edu Fee: $30 (continental breakfast, lunch, materials)
For more info contact: Jenny Rhodes, 410-758-0166, jrhodes@umd.edu
www.extension.umd.edu/poultry
Nov. 8 & 9, 2013
2013 Small Farm Conference, Richard A Henson Center, UMES, Princess Anne, MD. Venue for farmers, landowners, Ag supporters will network
to promote profitability and sustainability. Register and updates:
www.ulmes.edu/1890-mce Contact: kjparmar@umes.edu
Nov. 12, 2013
Grain Marketing, 6:30 a.m., Sudlersville Methodist Church Hall,
103 N. Church Street, Sudlersville, MD. $10 breakfast buffet.
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Nov. 13, 2013
Private Pesticide Applicators Review, 5:00-6:30 p.m., Cecil Co.
Extension Office, 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Ste. #1500, Elkton, MD. Call 410996-5280 to register. Stop by the office to pick up your FREE study
materials. If you have not read through the manual, you will not be ready for
this review or the test; you MUST read every chapter and take the end of
the chapter tests to prepare yourself to pass the test.
Nov. 14, 2013
Ag Leasing Workshop in Cecil County. Details enclosed.
Nov. 15, 2013
Harvest Breakfast, 7:00 a.m., Queen Anne’s County 4-H Park,
Centreville, MD.
Nov. 19, 2013
Food For Profit, Chesapeake College, Wye Mills. Details enclosed.
Nov. 22, 2013
Acidified Foods Training Workshop, MDA, Annapolis, MD. Contact Mary Pandian, 301-405-4521. Register by 11/12/13. Details enclosed.
Nov. 26 2013
Grain Marketing, 6:30 a.m., Sudlersville Methodist Church Hall,
103 N. Church Street, Sudlersville, MD. $10 breakfast buffet.
Oct. 19, 2013
Nov. 26, 2013
Bermudagrass for High Animal Use Areas Training
Private Pesticide Applicators Exam, 6:00—9:00 p.m., Cecil Co.
9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. (light rain or shine, lunch on your own) University of Extension Office, 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Ste. #1500, Elkton, MD.
MD Eastern Shore. Course provides 4.5 CEU’s for Certified Conservation
Call 410-996-5280 to register.
Planners. RSVP by 9/27 to 301-504-8743; rjay.ugiansky@md.usda.gov
Oct. 24, 2013
Food For Profit, Cecil Co. Administration Bldg., Elkton, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
DECEMBER 2013
Registration is required! Call UME Cecil Co.,410-996-5280 or email Patty
Brown at pcbrown@umd.edu by October 21, 2013.
Dec. 3, 2013
Ag Leasing Workshop, Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD.
See information in this issue!
Oct. 29, 2013
Grain Marketing, 6:30 a.m., Sudlersville Methodist Church Hall,
103 N. Church Street, Sudlersville, MD. $10 breakfast buffet.
Dec. 4, 2013
Ag Outlook & Policy Conference
Loews Hotel, Annapolis, MD. Details in upcoming Agline issues.
Oct. 30, 2013
MD Wood Energy Conference, 8:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m., Sheraton
Annapolis Hotel, Annapolis. $45. Details enclosed.
Dec. 16, 2013
Private Pesticide Applicators Recertification, 4:00—6:00 p.m.,
Kent Co. Extension Office, 709 Morgnec Rd., Chestertown, MD.
Pre-register by calling 410-778-1661.
Oct. 30, 2013
National FFA Convention, Louisville, KY
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Farm Estate Planning Workshop
You’ve worked hard to build your assets—your farm, home, personal property—and to
provide a level of financial security for your loved ones. Doesn’t it make sense to work just as
hard to protect them in the event something should happen to you?
Come, learn how to start that all important line of communication, with resources that will
help you along the way. This workshop will include an in-depth discussion on “best practices” to preserve your life's holdings, ensure their efficient transfer to your beneficiaries and
meet family objectives. Attendees will learn: Wills, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney - What
They Do and Don’t Do; when to update; how to protect your assets from death taxes and
nursing home care costs and your options for paying for home care and assisted living care.
Keeping the Peace: Ideas for reducing conflict among family members; stretch IRA-reducing
tax liability over multiple generations; special issues unique to farmland and farming businesses; what you can start doing now to prepare for the possibility of your death or disability. Speakers include University of Maryland Extension Specialists, a Chartered Retirement
Planning Counselor and a lawyer that specializes in farm estate planning.
The workshops are targeted to farmers and owners of farm and other rural land. Individuals
involved in farm estate planning, other businesses serving farmers, and state and local
governments would also find this workshop helpful.
Call Jenny at 410-758-0166 or email jrhodes@umd.edu for more information
Cost: $10 per person and includes continental breakfast, lunch and materials
Date: Wednesday, November 6th
8:30 a.m. Registration
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. – Program
Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD
Higher Education Center Room 110
To register go to: http://farmestateplanningworkshop.eventbrite.com/
Picture taken by: Rachel Melvin
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Ag Leasing Workshop
Farm lease agreements are an important and common topic among farmers
and landowners. As Maryland urbanizes, farmland becomes more competitive
and land transfers to the next generation there is an increasing need for
resources and materials regarding written lease agreements and Maryland’s
real property law.
This workshop will provide considerations for written leases, agriculture law
information, property rights and sample leasing documents.
Registration fee $10 per person. This fee includes the workshop materials, continental
breakfast and lunch.
November 14: Cecil County Extension Office, Elkton, MD, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Registration
is required! Please register with the University of Maryland Extension Cecil County office at
410-996-5280 or email Patty Brown at pcbrown@umd.edu by October 21, 2013.
December 3: Chesapeake College, Higher Education Center, Room 110, Wye Mills, MD
8:30 a.m. – Registration
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Registration is due Nov 8th for the Cecil County workshop and November 28th for the Chesapeake College workshop and can be done online at www.agleasingworkshop.eventbrite.com
Food For Profit
Whether it’s making gourmet jams or jellies, baking bread and cakes, catering festive events
or creating and packaging special dinners for one, food related businesses are becoming increasingly popular as a way to earn a living (or to add to your income). The cook’s creative
flair, combined with business practicality will succeed even in tough economic times, if the enterprise is given the appropriate research and planning before its launch.
University of Maryland Extension’s Food for Profit workshop takes you step by step through
the information necessary to start and run a small food product business. Although appropriate for any food business owners who want to develop their venture proactively, the workshop
is especially directed to individuals who will be making and packing their products for resale.
Food for Profit is a very practical session, providing information that you will be able to use
immediately to ensure that your business starts out and grows in a way that matches your
vision and goals. Guiding food entrepreneurs through the initial steps to start a business, this
workshop combines educational presentations, guest speakers and a highly interactive
learning environment to address: getting started, regulations, developing a plan, food
safety, packaging and financing.
Sessions are being held around the state. The tuition cost of $40 per person includes all
materials and lunch. Pre-registration is required one week prior to the event, and may be
accomplished on-line at www.foodforprofit.eventbrite.com, or by calling the host extension office. This program is open to anyone interested in food enterprises.
Fall Sessions:
October 11
October 24
November 19
- Harford County Extension Office, Forest Hill, MD
- Cecil County Administration Building, Elkton, MD, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD
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2013 Maryland Wood Energy Conference
The Maryland Wood Energy Coalition's 2013 conference will be held October 30th at the
Sheraton Annapolis Hotel, 173 Jennifer Road, Annapolis, MD. The coalition is composed of
agencies, organizations, businesses and others committed to advancing the responsible use of
Maryland’s vast supply of woody biomass for clean, affordable energy production.
This year’s conference will build on the momentum of last year’s successes. This includes new
regulations that makes using wood as fuel in boilers to heat commercial and institutional buildings legal, paving
the way for the growth of the wood energy industry. Examples of real-life projects, applications, and opportunities are provided. This event will address new incentives that will establish Maryland as a leader in wood heat
policy and address new federal legislation that would provide tax incentives similar to those for solar, wind, and
geothermal. Speakers will address new advances in residential wood heat, improvements in the wood stove
grant program, how to broaden the coalition of stakeholders, and how to initiate on-the-ground projects that will
grow the wood energy industry. The event will obtain feedback from government officials, interest groups, and
other stakeholders on how to overcome remaining barriers and move forward the adoption of wood energy for
residential and commercial/institutional applications. This is a unique opportunity – don’t miss out!
Thanks to the support of the forum’s sponsors, the registration cost is $45 per participant. Registration includes
a great program, continental breakfast, lunch, and meeting materials. In addition, the event is approved for 4.5
CFE Category 1 Continuing Education Credits by the Society of American Foresters.
See more at: http://www.extension.umd.edu/news/events/wed-2013-10-30-0830-maryland-wood-energy-coalitionconference#sthash.EDlfMo0c.dpuf
Register now! Registration closes October 18th. http://www.extension.umd.edu/sites/default/files/_docs/
programs/woodland-steward/Agenda%20and%20Registration%20Form%20for%202013%20Wood%20Energy%
20Conference.pdf
Sponsorship Prospectus: http://www.extension.umd.edu/sites/default/files/_docs/programs/woodlandsteward/2013_Annapolis_sponsorship.pdf
Contact: Nancy Nunn, nnunn@umd.edu 410-827-6202, Ext. 128.
A Greenhouse Production Conference
A Greenhouse Production Conference has been scheduled for anyone interested in starting a
greenhouse to experienced greenhouse operators. The conference is sponsored by the University
of Maryland Extension and Maryland Greenhouse Growers Association.
The workshop will be held on Thursday November 7th from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm at Chesapeake College Higher
Education Center EC110. Topics will include: Business Strategies, Calibrating Your Fertilizer Injector, Greenhouse Diseases, Biological and Chemical Control Aphids and Thrips, Fertility, Combo Baskets, Vegetable
Transplants, Organic Transplants and other new crops.
These sessions will be taught by University specialists, educators, scouts and experts from the field. Maryland
Pesticide and Nutrient Management Credits will be available at this conference.
Registration fee $25 per person. This fee includes the workshop materials, continental breakfast and lunch. For
more information or to register contact the Talbot County Extension Office at 410-822-1244 or sdill@umd.edu.
Registration is due by November 1st and can be done online at www.greenhouseconference.eventbrite.com
The conference is open to anyone. If you have any special needs for the conference please contact Shannon Dill,
UME Talbot Co., sdill@umd.edu, 410-822-1244
Agriculture in Maryland ~ Maryland Public Broadcasting
Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 7:00 p.m. On MPT
Maryland Public Television and the Maryland Department of Agriculture is hosting a series of programs about agriculture in Maryland that will premier on Maryland Public Television (HD) on Tuesday, November 19 at 7:00 p.m. All
13 segments of the series will air on Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. and then be repeated on MPT2 as follows:
Thursdays, 11:30 p.m.
Sundays, 6:00 a.m.
Fridays, 6:00 p.m.
The program will run for thirteen weeks, rest for thirteen weeks, repeat for thirteen weeks, rest for thirteen weeks and
then possibly have a premiere for season 2 in November 2014. The Maryland Farm Bureau has posted a 3-minute promotion for the series on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mxM_tCuFtw&feature=youtu.be
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Permit No. 46
Chestertown, MD 21620
University of Maryland Extension
Queen Anne’s County
505 Railroad Ave., Suite 4
Centreville, MD 21617
410-758-0166
University of Maryland Extension programs are open to any person and will not discriminate against any anyone because of race, age,
sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, or
political affiliation, or gender identity and expression.
Contact your local UME Agriculture Educator:
Cecil County ~ Doris Behnke at 410-996-5280 or dbehnke@umd.edu
Queen Anne’s County ~ Jennifer Rhodes at 410-758-0166 or jrhodes@umd.edu
Kent County ~ It is with regret that I must inform you that Jay Douthit is no longer with the Kent County Extension Office.
I want to assure you that we will be hiring a new Agriculture Educator. If you have Ag questions or Ag concerns, please do not hesitate to call our office. If we
cannot provide you with the answer, then we will call on either Jenny Rhodes, the Queen Anne’s County Agriculture Educator or Jim Lewis, the Caroline County
Agriculture Educator for assistance. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me in the Kent office:410.778.1661 or email: valenta@umd.edu. Thank you.
Aly Valentine, Area Extension Director.
Maryland Farmers Protect the Bay Every Day
BUMPER STICKER CONTEST
Every day Maryland farmers manage their land to limit nutrient and sediment runoff, produce food and
fiber, help sustain rural economies and contribute to the food security of our nation. Farmers plant
stream buffers, restore wetlands, properly manage manure, and implement conservation practices to reduce pollution to streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay to improve water quality today and for the
future.
To acknowledge this significant contribution to a healthy Chesapeake Bay, the Maryland Grain Producers
Association (MGPA) is conducting a contest to design a “Maryland Farmers Protect the Bay Every Day”
bumper sticker. Winning designs will be produced and made available at no cost to auto owners. Grand
prize $300. For more information go to http://www.marylandgrain.com/Contest.htm
Teejet SpraySelect
TeeJet SpraySelect is an app for both Android and Apple mobile devices. It allows you
to choose the right spray nozzle(s) for a specific site; especially useful if the product label requires you to use a specific droplet size. Enter speed, spacing, target rate, and
droplet size category — and the app will give you a list of tip recommendations to meet
those specifications.
In the interest of conserving our environmental resources, we would like to send our monthly newsletter via email. If you are able to receive our email
electronically, please contact your county office and share your email address. Thank you for helping to preserve our environment.