Extension

Come chat grain market outlook over coffee & donuts with us on August 4, 2026.

Coffee, donuts & other lite breakfast fare at 7:30 am, with talks starting at 8:00 am.

Speakers:

•     Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, UDel, will give a grain market outlook, and expectations for Augusts USDA WASDE
•     Dr Kofi Britwum, Assistant Professor of Farm Management and Agricultural Economics, UDel, will review elevator discounts.
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Cost is $10. If the registration cost is a barrier to your participation in this program, please contact Emily Zobel at (410)228-8800.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event please contact Emily Zobel at (410)228-8800 or ezobel@umd.edu, by July 24, 2026.

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.

Join us for an evening of delicious BBQ, sweet ice cream, and beautiful twilight views at Crops Twilight, BBQ & Ice Cream Social  at the Central Maryland Research and Education Center (CMREC), 2005 Largo Road, Upper Marlboro, Maryland on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, from 4:00 to 9 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.

Barbeque begins at 4:00 PM, Ice cream Served at 5:15 PM, Crops Twilight at 6:00 PM

Please arrive on time as the wagon tour will start promptly at 6:00 PM.

This event is free. However, a reserved meal ticket is required. If you need special assistance to participate, please contact the Anne Arundel County Extension office at 301-226-7470 by August 3rd.

Master Gardeners will be at the Mill at Kingstown with our Ask A Master Gardener Plant Clinic that will focus on Pollinators. Learn what pollinators need and how easily you can provide it. Some steps are as simple as leaving the leaves or switching out a patio lightbulb. To make that very switch, they will have an insect-friendly lightbulb to offer the first 20 visitors to their tent (one per household, thank you). Everyone can protect pollinators!

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this activity, please contact your local University of Maryland Extension Office, Rachel Rhodes (410) 758-0166 or rjrhodes@umd.edu

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.

You are invited to the Anne Arundel County Urban Farm Research Clinic (AAUFRC) Urban Farm Tour and Ice Cream Social at the Anne Arundel Extension Office located at 97 Dairy Lane, Gambrills, MD on Thursday, July 23, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:30pm.

Ice cream will be served at 5:00pm followed by a walking farm tour that begins at 6:00pm. This year the AAUFRC will highlight hops, wine grapes, apples, peaches, blackberries, sweet corn and flour corn varieties, pumpkins, gourds, high tunnel vegetables and herbs, cut flowers, market gardening, and bee keeping.

This event is free. If you need special assistance to participate, please contact the Anne Arundel County Extension office at 301-226-7470 by July 22nd.

Learn about the fundamentals of Integrated Pest Management: A sustainable approach to managing pests that combines biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks. From choosing ideal plants to common garden pests, the basics of IPM will be covered in this free, one-hour virtual class with Home Horticulture Educator Lexie Leeser. 

The Maryland Weed Management Tour showcases the latest results from University Weed Management trials in agronomic crops. Maryland and Delaware pesticide and CCA credits will be available. This event is free and open to the public. This event will be held rain or shine and lunch will be provided. 

The in-person meeting will be held at the University of Maryland Extension office in Derwood, MD. Topics include: UV light and predictive tool use for sustainable dollar spot management, invasive plant suppression, invasive insect pests, critical landscape diseases, controlled release fertilizers, and an update on Maryland Department of Agriculture's pesticide regulations.

You are invited to attend the 2026 Wye Blueberry and Blackberry Twilight Tour on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Join University of Maryland Extension educators and specialists at the Wye Research & Education Center to learn about current blueberry and blackberry research and production practices. Participants will have the opportunity to taste fruit from our cultivar trials and compare varieties that may be suitable for commercial production or home plantings.

Dr. Kelly Hamby will discuss insect pest management strategies, including spotted wing drosophila management, and Dr. Mengjun Hu will provide updates on disease prevention and management in blueberries and blackberries.

The berry tasting will begin at 5:00 p.m., followed by the tour and presentations from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Wye Research & Education Center is located at 124 Wye Narrows Drive, Queenstown, MD 21658.

This event is free, but registration is requested.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, don't hesitate to get in touch with Haley Sater at hsater@umd.edu or (301)226-7718 by June 11, 2026.

If you have questions about the program, please contact Haley Sater at hsater@umd.edu or (301)226-7718.

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.

Learn what’s in your water—and what you can do about it. Join University of Maryland experts for a free, engaging webinar (via Zoom) on drinking water quality, including how to test your water and understand your results. Connect with researchers and UMD Extension Agents, and share your experiences. All are welcome! Register here.

Join University of Maryland Extension for an educational pasture walk with Maryland Solar Grazing Solutions in Hagerstown, MD (Washington county).

This pasture walk will feature a unique opportunity to tour an active solar site where sheep are being grazed for vegetation management. Business owners Sara and Joseph Kidd specialize in grazing Katahdin sheep on solar arrays and raise and sell lambs for market. They will share their story and discuss the pros and cons of grazing sheep under solar panels.

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University of Maryland Extension 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 reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity please contact us at least 2 weeks prior to the event.