Statewide Extension programs in agricultural marketing are being created and implemented at the Western Maryland Research & Education Center by Ginger S. Myers, Regional Extension Marketing Specialist. Ginger holds a B.S. from Penn State University, additional certifications in agricultural economic development, and serves on a wide variety of committees and organizations including: the Maryland State Agriculture Commission, Maryland’s Agricultural Marketing Professionals, and is an officer with Future Harvest- a Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture. While relatively new to Maryland Cooperative, Ginger has over 25 years of experience in agri-business and small farm production. She has worked as an agricultural marketing specialist in Maryland since 1999.