Paid

Attendance at this program will fulfill the requirements for Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification and Nutrient Management Voucher Training.

The school offers a 2 ½-day in person format with a variety of breakout sessions. Individuals needing training in soil and water, nutrient management, crop management, and pest management can create their own schedule by choosing from 5 program options offered each hour. Emphasis is placed on new and advanced information with group discussion and interaction encouraged.

Join us for the 35th Annual Queen Anne's County Harvest Breakfast!

Place: Chesapeake College - Caroline Center (1000 College Circle, Wye Mills, MD 21679)
Time: Doors open at 7:30 AM, Breakfast begins at 8:00 AM
Cost: $10.00
Registration: https://2024QACHarvestBreakfast.eventbrite.com 

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact Caroline Welch on or before November 1, 2024, at (410) 758-0166 or cwelch13@umd.edu

Create your own beautiful and natural succulent trimmed pumpkin for Fall!  Registration is limited - so register early!!

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Central Maryland Research and Education Center, 4240 Folly Quarter Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042 (Directions: Participants will meet in the new teaching and research building at 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042. After turning from Folly Quarter Road make the first left and continue around the building to park.)
Cost: $30 for the day, paid by September 27, 2024 via check to the Maryland Department of Agriculture, covers materials and a box lunch.
Description: Hands-on activities to enhance any certified farmer or certified nutrient management consultant’s skill set. This year’s session will focus on topics most relevant to diverse agricultural operations. Topics to be covered include: Dr. Amanda Grev: "Pasture and Hay Management,” UMD Ag Nutrient Management Program: “Corn yield checks,” MDA Q&A during lunch, and UMD Ag Nutrient Management Program: “Manure Spreader Calibration.” CEUs: 4 hours of credit toward consultants’ or operators’ continuing education
requirement will be earned from full participation in this event.
Who should attend: Certified nutrient management consultants/operators and any individual interested in learning hands-on aspects of nutrient management are encouraged to attend.
For more information: Email Kayla Griffith at kmgriffi@umd.edu
Register online:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhB5JENEREw3k7e-AypjnyFpI9WKaW5T_EELxuuYbLnXPCbQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0 (Payment link, agenda, and directions will be sent to registrants)

There is plenty of time for questions, sharing, reacting, and connecting with your presenters and fellow participants. It's a relaxed, fun and dynamic way to learn, grow and meet other women in agriculture.

MidShore Maryland

6 sessions, 6:00pm-9:00pm

Wednesdays, February 19, 2025 - March 26, 2025

Location: QAC Extension Office

505 Railroad Avenue, Suite 4 Centreville, MD 21617

Virtual Option

6 sessions, 6:30pm-8:30pm

Wednesdays, February 19, 2025 - March 26, 2025

Location: Zoom

*reading and project assignments outside of class time about 1 hour per week

For more information call Shannon Dill at 410-822-1244 (sdill@umd.edu) or Jenny Rhodes at 410-758-0166 (jrhodes@umd.edu) or visit the website at www.extension.umd.edu/annies-project. 

Annie’s Project is approved for FSA Borrower Training which includes an additional workbook requirement.  Please contact Shannon Dill at 410-822-1244 for more information.

You are cordially invited to join us to celebrate 24 years of the MidAtlantic Women in Agriculture Conference. The conference goals are to provide women involved in agriculture an opportunity to come together to learn about current issues and topics so they can make informed decisions concerning their agribusinesses and family lives.

Sponsorship opportunities available at: https://2025wiasponsor.eventbrite.com

Due to the impending weather forecast for February 11 and 12, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this year’s conference. With reports of snow and ice impacting travel, our top priority is ensuring everyone's safety.

We are now planning to reschedule the conference for Wednesday, March 5. We will keep you registered for the conference. If you have registered and are unavailable, please check your email respond by February 21st by filling out the form in your email(you must complete the form to get reimbursed if you do not complete the form, we will consider you still registered for the conference and see you on March 5). Additionally, there are still spaces to register, so feel free to share with family, friends, and colleagues.

Thank you for your support and flexibility. As we all know, with farming and Mother Nature, sometimes you have to roll with it!

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 reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact Univeristy of Maryland Extension - Talbot County at 410-822-1244 by January 29, 2025.

This year the annual Talbot Corn Club and Soybean Improvement Program Banquet will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The banquet will begin at 6:00 pm with a social and dinner at 6:30 pm at the VFW Post 5118, 355 Glebe Road, Easton.

Join us in celebrating the 2024 Harvest, awards for contestants and recognitions for sponsors will be given out during the evening. The program includes a keynote speaker, weather report and crop summary report.

Thank you for being a part of this important Talbot County tradition. We look forward to seeing you at the banquet!

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 reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact Univeristy of Maryland Extension - Talbot County at 410-822-1244 by December 23, 2024.

Event: How to Write a Nutrient Management Plan for Certified Consultants
Dates: September 27th and October 4th, 2024*  (*Please note: October 4th is an optional, but recommended, plan writing day.)
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Wye Research and Education Center, 124 Wye Narrows Drive, Queenstown, MD 21658
Description: This course will introduce the Maryland nutrient management planning process from beginning to end. Participants will apply that information to a real plan, written in it’s entirety, on the (optional) second day utilizing NuMan Pro 5.3 software. Newly (less than one year since certification) certified nutrient management consultants will receive 6 continuing education credits.
Who should attend: All are welcome; however, priority is given to certified consultants who intend on writing Maryland nutrient management plans.
NuMan Pro 5.3 will be utilized during this course. Participants may bring their own laptops, however, NuMan Pro 5.3 is not compatable with Mac or Chromebooks. It is not required to purchase NuMan prior to the course, however, purchase instructions will be emailed a week prior for those interested in purchasing a copy.
Cost: $30 paid as a non-refundable check covers a USB drive with course materials and lunch on days 1 and 2, due to MDA by September 23rd, 2024. Payment and lunch signup information will be sent to registrants along with separate payment information for NuMan Pro Software, which has a $75 cost.
Registration: Register at http://go.umd.edu/HTWNMPFall24 by September 20, 2024. Seating is limited. Further directions including payment specifics, will be sent via email on September 13, 2024.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Kayla Griffith, kmgriffi@umd.edu or (301) 226-7439. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, please contact Kayla Griffith on or before September 13, 2024.
Online version: Will be offered at a future TBD date if there is sufficient interest. Notify Kayla Griffith at kmgriffi@umd.edu if you are interested in signing up for an online course.

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.

Dining with Diabetes is a national program designed for adults with type 2 diabetes. The program teaches skills needed to identify and understand important information about managing this disease.  Dining with Diabetes complements and does not replace other diabetes education and management programs. It includes a series of four weekly, 2 hour sessions, and a three month follow up session.