Farmers/Producers

Pasture and Soil Health Panel
Pasture management overview
Strategies to build soil health
lunch included
Free Registration
Speakers: Dr. Amanda Grev, Darlene Goehringer, Webb Dulin Jr.

This year’s program features presentations covering nutrient management updates, precision planting, irrigation strategies, and other key agronomic topics relevant to Maryland producers.

Topics include:
Scouting/Field Assessment Technology
Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
Pest Management
Animal Waste Technology
Irrigation & Drainage
Livestock Management

This 2-hour course is for farmers needing continuing education credits to renew their Maryland private applicator license. This class is in-person at the Harford County Extension office and is free to attend.

Individual tickets to the event are $10.

Sponsorship for the event is $150 and includes 2 tickets to the event. If you would like, you may bring a door prize with your name on it. We will recognize you in the program.

The morning of the breakfast, we will be accepting monetary donations for the Maryland Food Bank - Eastern Shore.

Notice of Filming and Photography - When you attend this event, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By attending this event, you consent to such recording media and its release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction.

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.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Caroline Welch at University of Maryland Extension - Queen Anne's County at 410-758-0166 or cwelch13@umd.edu by October 31, 2025.

If you need both nutrient voucher and pesticide credits, come for the full 3 hours (6:00-9:00pm). If you only need nutrient voucher credits, come at 6:00pm and leave at 8:00pm. If you only need private pesticide applicator recertification credits, come at 7:00pm and leave at 9:00pm.

Session 2 topic discussion includes the MDA’s Leaders in Environmentally Engaged Farming (LEEF), Maryland Department of Natural Resources leasing programs, and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
Date: November 19, 2025
Time: 4pm to 5:30pm EST
Location: Zoom or at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School
Reception with refreshments to follow
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