2025 Poultry Grower Expo
- Somerset County Agricultural & Civic Center
- 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Same as above
Same as above
June 10: Health Insurance Management, build up your skills to better understand, manage, resolve, and avoid health cost conflicts.
June 17: MIND Diet, nutrition for better brain health
June 24: Emotional Grief, managing grief and loss through narrative
July 1: Kitchen Eye Spy, learn best practices to save food and maintain your health
Note: One Zoom link will cover all four sessions.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact the educator, Dr. Henley, on or before May 8th, 2025, at shenley@umd.edu
Free outdoor event with lunch provided.
Cover crops and integrated pest management (IPM).
Conservation programs related to IPM.
Speakers present : slugs and cover crops, pathology and cover crops, and equipment and cover crops.
For questions or to request special accommodations email Sarah Hirsh at shirsh@umd.edu. Please request special accommodations
at least two weeks prior to event.
University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, gender
identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion,
protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class.
In field assessments of soil structure, compaction, color and smell. Core principles of composting, Systems of varying scales, Hands on demo, 3 Nutrient Management Credits
10-11:30-soild Health- Dr. Hirsh University of MD Extension and Lisa Garfield from Future Harvest will be speaking on soil health, soil health practices and in field examples, How do we measure soil health, Maryland Soil Health card demo.
11:30-1:00pm-Compost Systems and Application Thomas Fazio (compost Manager Eco City Farms) will be speaking on core principals of composting, systems of varying scales and hands on demonstrations.
Salisbury, MD – The Eastern Shore Pest Management Conference will take place on February 11, 2025, at the Wicomico Civic Center, located at 500 Glen Ave, Salisbury, MD. This premier event brings together industry professionals for a day of insightful presentations and networking, focusing on the latest trends and techniques in pest management.
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:00 AM | Check In | |
| 8:00 - 8:50 AM | Aquatic Weed Control | Kelly Billing, Water Becomes a Garden |
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM | What’s Going on with the Leaves? | Dave Clement, UME |
| 10:00 - 10:50 AM | Right of Way Weed Control | Dwayne Joseph, UME |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM | Elements of a Compliant Inspection (PFA) | Sara Butcher, MDA |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 1:50 PM | Stinging Bugs & Ouchy Plants | Emily Zobel & Ginny Rosenkranz, UME |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM | How Effective are Organic Fertilizers and Composts in Delivering Nutrients to Turf (PFA) | Andrew Ristvey |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | MDA Pesticide Update |
Billy Carman, MDA |
This conference is an excellent opportunity for attendees to gain valuable continuing education credits in various categories
Reserve your spot today by following this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-eastern-shore-pest-management-conference-tickets-1091167825339
Join us for a day of learning, networking, and advancing your knowledge in pest management.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact Ginny Rosenkranz on or before (2 weeks prior to event; may adjust depending on accommodation) at (301) 226-7715 or rosnkrnz@umd.edu
The workshop will feature Paul Goeringer, a Principal Faculty Specialist and Extension Specialist in agricultural law. He will address leasing, landowner liability issues, right-to-farm law, fencing laws, livestock liability, and estate planning. The workshops will also involve research related to solar development by Elizabeth Thilmany, a Faculty Specialist in AREC.
UME will host town hall meetings across the state to gather feedback and input from community residents and stakeholders. This is a unique opportunity for community members to help shape UME’s strategic focus and influence future programming and outreach efforts. These town hall meetings offer a forum for community members to share insights on local needs, discuss pressing opportunities, ask questions, and provide valuable feedback on UME’s future direction. The perspectives and ideas shared during this event will be instrumental as UME develops a plan that responds to the challenges and priorities identified by Maryland communities.
The 2025 Agronomy Meeting will take place at 4:00 pm on February 20, 2025, at the Caroline County 4-H & Youth Park, located at 8230 Detour Rd., Denton, Md. 21629.
Learning sessions in weed control, grain production, cover cropping, drone spraying and carbon in Maryland soils.
MD and DE continuing education credits in nutrient management, private and commercial pesticide applicator and CCA.
Free event! Light Breakfast starting at 8:00am and a hot lunch.
For questions or to request special accommodations email Sarah Hirsh at shirsh@umd.edu by Jan 8, 2025