Join us on October 5th, 2024 for a family fun day at at the farm to see agriculture education in action! Events are geared for children and include tractor races, milking contest, feed bag toss, compost chaos, egg operation, and more! This family event is free to attend and is located at the Frederick County Farm Museum Fall Fest at Rose Hill Manor Park in Frederick, MD. We hope to see you there!

You're invited to the annual College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Welcome Back Bash on Thursday, September 19th from 4-6 pm in the ANSC Courtyard.

Join your fellow AGNR Terps at this celebration and connect with student organizations, AGNR academic departments, faculty, staff, and administrators for FREE FOOD, FUN, PRIZES, GIVEAWAYS, and so much more. 

All AGNR students are welcome to join us and strongly encouraged to show your AGNR Spirit by wearing the color of your department listed below: 

• AREC - Orange
• ANSC - Red
• ENSP - Purple
• ENST - Blue
• IAA - White/Gray
• NFSC - Yellow
• PSLA - Green
• Vet Med - Black

All others, come in your favorite UMD gear! 

Bring your student ID and be sure to check in at our welcome table to be eligible for raffle prizes. 

This year, Maryland Student ASLA is joining Park(ing) Day, an international event promoting parking reform. Our theme, Native Plants, features the Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) to showcase using Local Blooms to create Urban Rooms. Stop by for cookies, dried Rudbeckia, and other goodies!

Park(ing) Day is an annual global event that transforms parking spaces into public parks and social spaces. The event takes place on the third Friday of September and is a way to advocate for safer, greener, and more equitable streets.

Maryland nutrient applicators are required under the 1998 Water Quality Act to follow guidelines on fertilizer and manure applications. Farmers applying nutrients (synthetic or organic) to 10 or more acres of land are required to have a current Nutrient Management Voucher. Vouchers are obtained by attending an approved 2-hour training course once every three years. All other certified farmers and consultants in need of continuing education credits are encouraged to attend.

Frederick, Howard, and Montgomery Counties hold Nutrient Management Training and Recertification each year in the Fall. This year it will be a cluster event held at the Frederick Extension Office.

Frederick, Howard, and Montgomery Counties hold Maryland Private Pesticide Applicators initial certification training and exams each year in the Fall. This year the training will be held at the Frederick Extension Office.

The training covers the basics of pesticide use, handling, and safety in preparation for the Maryland Private Pesticide Applicator's Exam, held the following week. This training is optional for those seeking a Private Pesticide License, though it is highly advised to those unfamiliar with pesticide use and safety-seeking certification.

*Please note, the optional training is Nov 7th and the Exam is Nov 14th.*

Private Applicators are required to have a recertification training session during the last year of their current three-year certification period. Recertification training provides applicators with new information on pest control, health and environmental safety, pest management technology, and changes in pesticide laws and regulations to help the applicator continue to use pesticides safely and effectively. The training must consist of a minimum of 4 credits which is the equivalent of two hours of pest or pesticide-related topics as determined by MDA and UME.

Weeds, diseases, and insects are often a major concern for growers in Maryland. Integrated pest management (IPM) programs incorporate multiple pest management strategies into their production practices. This workshop will present information on common crop insect pest identification and biology, monitoring and thresholds, preventive and nonchemical pest control methods, and chemical controls.

Workshops will be repeated in two locations:

On September 30, 2024, in Queenstown, MD.

On October 1, 2024, at the University of Maryland Extension Montgomery County Office (18410 Muncaster Rd, Derwood, MD 20855)

Each workshop will be from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with lunch included.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Emily Zobel at ezobel@umd.edu or 410-228-8800 by September 11, 2024.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under subaward number SNE22-005-MD and NIFA award 2021-70006-35384. Empowering small-scaled, limited-resource and other farmers with IPM knowledge.

The Fall 2024 Agriculture Industry Meetup connects students with organizations looking to hire for full-time and part-time jobs and internships in the agriculture industry including those in animal sciences and food within agriculture. Join UCC@AGNR on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm in the University Career Center & The President's Promise to expand your career horizons!

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