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Leafy green vegetables
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Cost
Free Event
Location
Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm
About the Organizer
Contact
Carol Allen
Phone: 240-994-5043

Good Agricultural Practices, Introduction to Produce Safety Training

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Cost
Free Event
Location
Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm
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Contact
Carol Allen
Phone: 240-994-5043

Attend this in-person event to receive certification for Good Agricultural Practices from the Maryland Department of Agriculture. All-day attendance is mandatory to earn the certificate.

Agenda:

Time  
8:00 a.m. Registration open
8:30 – 9:05 a.m. Introductions, expectations, Introduction: Writing a Food Safety Plan
9:05 – 9:55 a.m. What is hazard analysis? Workers: Health Hygiene, and Training (35 min talk + 10 min plan work and discussion)
9:55 – 10:05 a.m. Break
10:05 – 10:40 a.m. Wildlife (25 min talk + 10 min plan work and discussion)
10:40 – 11:45 a.m. Production Water (40 min talk + 15 min plan work and discussion)
11:45- Noon Questions?
Noon – 1:00 p.m. lunch break
1:00 pm – 1:50 p.m. Waste: Fertilizers/Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin (BSAAO’s) (40 min talk + 10 min plan work)
1:50 - 2:40 p.m. Good Handling Practices: Harvest and Postharvest, (35 min talk, 15 min plan work)
2:40 – 2:50 pm Break
2:50 – 3:30 pm Postharvest Water, (30 min talk, 10 min plan work),
3:30 – 4:00 pm Standard Operating Procedures (15 min talk, 15 min writing, 1 example report out)
4:00 pm What is next? GAP implementation, record keeping questions, the audit
4:30 pm Adjourn
Farmer doing paperwork
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Cost
Free Event
Location
Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm
About the Organizer
Contact
Carol Allen
Phone: 240-994-5043

Do Urban Farmers Need SOPs? How Do I Do That?

  • Thursday, April 25 - Thursday, April 25
Registration
Cost
Free Event
Location
Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm
About the Organizer
Contact
Carol Allen
Phone: 240-994-5043

How do you communicate to your workers, volunteers, and other visitors your policies and procedures that support produce safety? You give them a recipe! They are better known as a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Learn how to write an effective SOP and the best ways to communicate those ideas.

For more information contact Carol Allen, callen12@umd.edu, 240-994-5043

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29th Annual Procrastinator's Pesticide and Urban Nutrient Mgmt. Conference

  • Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, June 26
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Topics include exciting happenings in the insect and mite world, turf organic herbicide efficacy trial results, using the pest predictive calendar, disease updates, and equipment calibration. The full agenda will be available in late May.

Yes, this year is a true procrastinator's meeting. And yes, this will still count for Maryland pesticide credits!

Date: Fri, Jun 28 at 7:45 AM

Location: Agricultural History Farm Park • 18410 Muncaster Rd, Derwood MD 20855

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/29th-annual-procrastinators-pesticide-and-…

Anne Arundel County Extension 2024 Open House
Cost
Free Event
Location
97 Dairy Lane,Gambrills,MD,US,21054
About the Organizer
Contact
Christie Germuth
Phone: 301 226-7470

Anne Arundel County Extension 2024 Open House

  • Friday, August 23 - Friday, August 23
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Cost
Free Event
Location
97 Dairy Lane,Gambrills,MD,US,21054
About the Organizer
Contact
Christie Germuth
Phone: 301 226-7470

The Anne Arundel County Extension Office will be hosting their 2024 Open House on August 23, 2024. This is a free family event where you can meet the Extension Educators, tour the Demonstration Garden, visit the Urban Farm, and much more.

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Maryland Day

  • Saturday, April 27 - Saturday, April 27
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University of Maryland is the place to be for Maryland Day 2024! This will be the 99th annual Ag Day and this year we're excited for our very first AGNR Alumni Chill Zone in the Animal Science Courtyard!

Join us on Ag Day Avenue to visit the Campus Farm and take in a livestock show with our students. Drop by the Animal Science courtyard to see our college in full force with clubs, departments, and Extension programs. Grab a plant from the Institute of Applied Agriculture or from the Plant Science Building. McKeldin Mall will feature Maryland 4-H and there's an Extension catfish cooking demo at Hornbake Plaza.

Flyer For May 20 2024 - Poultry Farm Management
Cost
Free Event
Location
Snow Hill Lions Club,Snow Hill,MD,US,21863
About the Organizer
Contact
University of Maryland Extension
Phone: 410-742-1178

Poultry Farm Management for New, Existing, and Potential Growers

  • Monday, May 20 - Monday, May 20
Registration
Cost
Free Event
Location
Snow Hill Lions Club,Snow Hill,MD,US,21863
About the Organizer
Contact
University of Maryland Extension
Phone: 410-742-1178

The topics that will be addressed include: farm management, site management and maintenance, best management practices, mortality, manure handling, litter management, vegetative environmental buffers, financial/recordkeeping, nutrient management, inspections, and emergency preparedness. We will also share all the information in a memory stick to take back to the farm for future reference. Certificate of completion will be awarded to each participant.

When: Monday, May 20, 2024
Where: Snow Hill Lions Club, 5458 E. Market Street, Snow Hill, MD 21863
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Register: On or before May 16, 2024: https://Poultry-Management-5-20-24.eventbrite.com or call Sheila Oscar at 410-742-1178 or email soscar@umd.edu
Registration is $20 with lunch provided - payable by check or cash on the day of the workshop.

Maryland and Delaware Nutrient Management Credits will be available

This workshop is open to all. If you need special assistance, including dietary needs, please contact Sheila at soscar@umd.edu by Monday, May 6.

Field Crops Twilight Tour
Cost
Free Event
Location
2005 Largo Road,Upper Marlboro,MD,US,20774
About the Organizer
Contact
Dave Myers
Phone: 301 226-7470

2024 Field Crops Research Twilight, Barbecue & Ice Cream Social

  • Wednesday, August 07 - Wednesday, August 07
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Cost
Free Event
Location
2005 Largo Road,Upper Marlboro,MD,US,20774
About the Organizer
Contact
Dave Myers
Phone: 301 226-7470

You are invited to a Fields Crops Research Twilight, Barbecue and Ice Cream Social at the Central Maryland Research & Education Center, 2005 Largo Road, Upper Marlboro, Maryland on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 from 4:00 to 9:00 PM. A barbecue dinner will be served at 4:00 pm followed by homemade ice cream prior to the evening tour. University of Maryland Extension Educators and Specialists will showcase their field crop, vegetable and fruit research plots.

Cornerstone Awards
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Contact
Glenda Canales

State of the College and Cornerstone Awards Ceremony

  • Wednesday, May 08 - Wednesday, May 08
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Contact
Glenda Canales

AGNR faculty and staff are invited to the 2024 State of the College and Cornerstone Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 8 at 9:00am at the Riggs Alumni Center. The Cornerstone Awards serves to recognize an AGNR faculty or staff member or an external partner in actively promoting awareness of one of the Strategic Initiatives who demonstrates innovation, and provides a model for others in the college.

Flyer for the Insurance Grower Lunch Break - May 1, 2024
Cost
Free Event
Location
16483 County Seat Hwy.,Georgetown ,DE,US,19947
About the Organizer
Contact
UME, UDCE, DCA
Phone: 410-742-1178

INSURANCE - 'Seeding Success: Cultivating the Future of Farming through Dialogue!'

  • Wednesday, May 01 - Wednesday, May 01
Cost
Free Event
Location
16483 County Seat Hwy.,Georgetown ,DE,US,19947
About the Organizer
Contact
UME, UDCE, DCA
Phone: 410-742-1178

Presenter: Shane Kunkleman, Vice President Agribusiness
Location: University of Delaware - Carvel Research & Education Center Building
Room 3, 16483 County Seat Hwy., Georgetown, DE 19947
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Cost: Free and lunch will be provided if pre-registered
Register: https://tinyurl.com/GLBinsurance
**If you need special assistance, please let us know by April 20, 2024,
by emailing Sheila at soscar@umd.edu.

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