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Mark Townsend

Agent Associate

Agent Associate

Frederick County 330 Montevue Lane Frederick, MD 21702

Expertise

  • Agronomy
  • Grain Marketing
  • Soil Health
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Regenerative Agriculture

Mark joined University of Maryland Extension in 2022 and is the Associate Agriculture Extension Educator for Frederick County. Mark is a Maryland native, and has worked across the state on a diverse array of agricultural operations including, organic vegetable, row-crop, multi-species livestock grazing and dairy operations.

Mark received his B.S. in Agriculture and Natural Resource Economics from UMD AGNR in 2020, earned a Graduate Certificate of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from UMD GEOG in 2023, and is currently enrolled in the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program at the University of Maryland Smith School of Business. 

Mark's Extension program at UME is focused on emparting a comprehensive view of farm management ranging from production practices and financial management to public perception to improve the economic, environmental and social sustainability of agriculture in Frederick County and across the State of Maryland.