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Cattle standing outside in the snow.
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Cost
$ Early Bird: $30; Early Bird & MDFC Membership: $50; Regular Admission: $40; Regular Admission & MDFC Membership: $60; Conferenece Sponsorship: $100.00
Location
Grantsville Volunteer Fire
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Contact
Phone: 301-334-6960

2025 Tri-State/Western Maryland Forage Conference

Wednesday, Jan 22
Registration
Cost
$ Early Bird: $30; Early Bird & MDFC Membership: $50; Regular Admission: $40; Regular Admission & MDFC Membership: $60; Conferenece Sponsorship: $100.00
Location
Grantsville Volunteer Fire
About the Organizer
Contact
Phone: 301-334-6960

University of Maryland Extension, the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council, Penn State Extension, and the Pennsylvania Forage and Grasslands Council invite forage producers, grazers, livestock owners, and associated industry personnel to attend the upcoming Tri-State Forage Conference in Grantsville, MD on January 22, 2025.

Topics for the conference will include:

  • Mineral Nutrition and Practical Feeding Considerations
  • Matching Mineral Nutrition to Livestock Needs
  • Integrating Annual Forages as a Drought Management Strategy
  • and more!

Morning refreshments will be available, and lunch is included in the price of the ticket. Doors will open at 8:30 am, and the meeting will start at 9 am.

Participants will be able to earn nutrient management certification credits and private and commercial pesticide applicator credits (amounts will be updated once credits are approved).

Registration is required to attend. Early bird pricing is available through January 13th. Attendees also have the option to renew or become a member of the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council with the purchase of a ticket to the forage conference (and receive a $5 discount off the cost of membership!). Payment is accepted by credit card or check payable to the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. If you have questions or need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact us at 301-334-6960.

Cattle standing outside in the snow.
Registration
Register Now
Cost
$ Early Bird: $30; Early Bird & MDFC Membership: $50; Regular Admission: $40; Regular Admission & MDFC Membership: $60; Conferenece Sponsorship: $100.00
Location
Mt. Airy Fire Company Activities Grounds
About the Organizer
Contact
Phone: 301-600-3576

2025 Central Maryland Forage Conference

  • Thursday, January 23 - Thursday, January 23
Registration
Cost
$ Early Bird: $30; Early Bird & MDFC Membership: $50; Regular Admission: $40; Regular Admission & MDFC Membership: $60; Conferenece Sponsorship: $100.00
Location
Mt. Airy Fire Company Activities Grounds
About the Organizer
Contact
Phone: 301-600-3576

University of Maryland Extension and the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council invite forage producers, grazers, livestock owners, and associated industry personnel to attend the upcoming Central Maryland Forage Conference in Mt. Airy, MD on January 23, 2025.

Topics for the conference will include:

  • Mineral Nutrition and Practical Feeding Considerations
  • Matching Mineral Nutrition to Livestock Needs
  • Integrating Annual Forages as a Drought Management Strategy
  • and more!

Morning refreshments will be available, and lunch is included in the price of the ticket. Doors will open at 8:30 am, and the meeting will start at 9 am.

Participants will be able to earn nutrient management certification credits and private and commercial pesticide applicator credits (amounts will be updated once credits are approved).

Registration is required to attend. Early bird pricing is available through January 14th. Attendees also have the option to renew or become a member of the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council with the purchase of a ticket to the forage conference (and receive a $5 discount off the cost of membership!). Payment is accepted by credit card or check payable to the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. If you have questions or need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact us at 301-600-3576.

Cattle is standing outside in the snow.
Registration
Register Now
Cost
$ Early Bird: $25; Early Bird & MDFC Membership: $45; Regular Admission: $30; Regular Admission & MDFC Membership: $50; Conferenece Sponsorship: $100.00
Location
Calvert County Fair
About the Organizer
Contact
Phone: 301-475-4484

2025 Southern Maryland Forage Conference

  • Tuesday, January 21 - Tuesday, January 21
Registration
Cost
$ Early Bird: $25; Early Bird & MDFC Membership: $45; Regular Admission: $30; Regular Admission & MDFC Membership: $50; Conferenece Sponsorship: $100.00
Location
Calvert County Fair
About the Organizer
Contact
Phone: 301-475-4484

University of Maryland Extension and the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council invite forage producers, grazers, livestock owners, and associated industry personnel to attend the upcoming Southern Maryland Forage Conference in Prince Frederick, MD on January 21, 2025.

Topics for the conference will include:

  • Mineral Nutrition and Practical Feeding Considerations
  • Matching Mineral Nutrition to Livestock Needs
  • Integrating Annual Forages as a Drought Management Strategy
  • Reestablishing Forages after Drought-BMP's for Success
  • Digging a Little Deeper-Understanding Soil Fertility Recs for Forages
  • Pests and Diseases in Forage Crops-What to Watch For

Morning refreshments will be available, and lunch is included in the price of the ticket. Doors will open at 8:30 am, and the meeting will start at 9 am.

Participants will be able to earn nutrient management certification credits and private and commercial pesticide applicator credits (amounts will be updated once credits are approved).

Registration is required to attend. Early bird pricing is available through January 12th. Attendees also have the option to renew or become a member of the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council with the purchase of a ticket to the forage conference (and receive a $5 discount off the cost of membership!). Payment is accepted by credit card or check payable to the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. If you have questions or need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact us at 301-475-4484.

Harford County Mid-Winter Meeting
Registration

RSVP by calling (410) 638-3255 or e-mail akness@umd.edu. Checks can be made out to "HCEAC" and mailed to 3525 Conowingo Rd., Suite 600, Street, MD 21154

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Cost
$ $12 if you register by January 31. $20 thereafter.
Location
6 Cherry Hill Rd,Street,MD,US,21154

Harford County Mid-Winter Agronomy Meeting

  • Tuesday, February 11 - Tuesday, February 11
Registration

RSVP by calling (410) 638-3255 or e-mail akness@umd.edu. Checks can be made out to "HCEAC" and mailed to 3525 Conowingo Rd., Suite 600, Street, MD 21154

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Cost
$ $12 if you register by January 31. $20 thereafter.
Location
6 Cherry Hill Rd,Street,MD,US,21154

Grain farmers and ag professionals are encouraged to join University of Maryland Extension for this educational program focusing on production agronomy. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. and the program starts at 9:30 a.m. Guest speakers include regional experts and University of Maryland faculty covering topics such as: Ag law and regulatory update; PFAS in farmland; Weed management updates; Tar spot update and pest management strategies; Regional ag agency and agribusiness updates; and MDA pesticide and nutrient management update

Several people gather around a table with seedling plants.
Cost
$ $15 plus eventbrite fees
About the Organizer
Contact
University of Maryland Extension, Agriculture and Food Systems Program
Phone: 301-226-7415

Urban Farmer Winter Meeting

  • Sunday, March 23 - Sunday, March 23
Cost
$ $15 plus eventbrite fees
About the Organizer
Contact
University of Maryland Extension, Agriculture and Food Systems Program
Phone: 301-226-7415

You're invited to the 8th Annual Urban Farmer Winter Meeting, organized by UMD Extension.
Attend this annual professional development event to be updated on the latest local issues and research results.

This year we will meet at Allen AME Church, in Baltimore, MD. A big thank you to them for allowing us to meet in their space this year.

Draft agenda:
- Panel on land access
- Allen AME's experiences with community development through gardening
- Updates from new Urban Agriculture Extension Specialists
- Preliminary results of rainwater harvesting and treatment research
- Dinner and networking
More to be announced soon!

Registration and attendance options
In person attendance is capped at 60. This event will also be broadcast online. In the event of inclement weather, we will move the event fully online.

Registration is $15, plus eventbrite fees. This registration fee enables us to pay for dinner for in-person attendees and for the broadcast equipment to enable online attendance.

If this cost is a financial barrier to your participation, please fill out this scholarship application: https://ume.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5BwkBtD8wSdTNdQ

Lower Shore Agronomy Day Wednesday January 22, 2025, 8:45-2:45 Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, 500 Glen Ave, Salisbury MD
Registration

Register online: https://go.umd.edu/2025agday

or call the Somerset County Extension Office at 410-651-1350

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.

Cost
Free Event
About the Organizer

University of Maryland Extension 

Contact
Phone: 410-651-1350

Lower Shore Agronomy Day 2025

  • Wednesday, January 22 - Wednesday, January 22
Cost
Free Event
About the Organizer

University of Maryland Extension 

Contact
Phone: 410-651-1350

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

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Cost
$ $60
Location
6615 Reisterstown Road, Suite 201,Baltimore,MD,US,21215
About the Organizer

University of Maryland Extension

Contact
Andrea Franchini
Phone: 3012267416

Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course 2025

  • Thursday, February 13 - Thursday, April 17
Cost
$ $60
Location
6615 Reisterstown Road, Suite 201,Baltimore,MD,US,21215
About the Organizer

University of Maryland Extension

Contact
Andrea Franchini
Phone: 3012267416

This course is designed for people in Maryland who are considering or in the beginning stages of starting a farm as a business.
A 10 week online course covering the foundational topics an aspiring farmer in Maryland should know.
Classes will meet on Thursday evenings, from 7 to 8:30 pm, from February 13 through April 17, 2025 online.
Course registration is $60 plus eventbrite fees of $5.87. Two people from the same family/couple may attend the course under one registration. If the registration fee is is a financial barrier, please fill out the scholarship application available through the registration link.

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Registration

Register for course using the Eventbrite link. Course registration is $60 plus Eventbrite fees of $5.87. Two people from the same family/couple may attend the course under one registration.

If the registration fee is is a financial barrier, please fill out this scholarship application available through registration.

Register Now
Cost
$ $60
Venue
Location
6615 Reisterstown Road, Suite 201,Baltimore,MD,US,21215
About the Organizer

University of Maryland Extension

Contact
Andrea Franchini
Phone: 3012267416

Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Course 2025

  • Thursday, February 13 - Thursday, April 17
Registration

Register for course using the Eventbrite link. Course registration is $60 plus Eventbrite fees of $5.87. Two people from the same family/couple may attend the course under one registration.

If the registration fee is is a financial barrier, please fill out this scholarship application available through registration.

Register Now
Cost
$ $60
Venue
Location
6615 Reisterstown Road, Suite 201,Baltimore,MD,US,21215
About the Organizer

University of Maryland Extension

Contact
Andrea Franchini
Phone: 3012267416

Welcome to the Maryland Beginning Farmer Success Online Course.

The course starts February 13, 2025 and ends April 17, 2025.

Each week there will be some required material, and some optional electives. Required material will be on core topics necessary for all kinds of aspiring farmers to have some knowledge about. Electives will offer you the opportunity to explore your unique interests and dig into more advanced material.

To incentivize completing the course,
students who complete the week's required material by noon on Thursday will be entered into a drawing to be mailed a book on a farming related topic.
Students who complete all the required material by 5 pm EST April 24, 2025 will get a certificate of completion.
Each Thursday night, from 7 to 8:30 pm, we will have a live class. All classes will be held online via the software Zoom.

A raised bed with small plants and drip irrigation hoses.
Cost
Free Event
Location
3811 Park Heights Ave,Baltimore,MD,US,21215

Rainwater harvesting and treatment field day

  • Friday, November 15 - Friday, November 15
Cost
Free Event
Location
3811 Park Heights Ave,Baltimore,MD,US,21215

At this field day you will get to see a rainwater harvesting system built onto a high tunnel (hoop house), which uses gutters, IBC totes, and rain barrels to collect and store rainwater. A drip irrigation system then waters crops in the high tunnel with the collected rainwater. The system also tests two different water treatment technologies to reduce the risk of human pathogens affecting the crops being irrigated with the rainwater.

This demonstration and research project is funded by USDA-NIFA and has been implemented by a multi-organization team led by Dr. Rachel Rosenberg Goldstein's Water Quality, Outreach, and Wellness Lab: https://sph.umd.edu/research-impact/laboratories-projects-and-programs/…

Volunteer and Teen Forum beach with 4-H clover in the water
Registration

Please register on 4-H Online, look for your family profile and select events. Select the Volunteer and Teen Forum for 2024 and start the registration process. You will need to upload a completed health form, insurance card and photo. You will need to register at the Carousel Hotel in Ocean City separately ask for the 4-H discounted rate. 

Forum attendees are responsible to arrange their own lodging. This registration does not include hotel reservations or other lodging arrangements.  

Participants are encouraged to stay at the Forum host hotel, but are free to make any lodging arrangements they choose. Information about the host hotel and how to receive the Forum reservation is provided below.

Teen Participant, Adult Volunteer, Teen Presenter, Adult Presenter, Cloverbud, Junior Youth, Intermediate Youth

Register Now
Cost
$ $65 per person (one day no food) and higher depending on how long you stay
Location
Carousel Oceanfront Hotel
About the Organizer

4-H is the largest youth development program in the nation, with just over 6 million youth participating annually—over 69,000 youth contacts here in Maryland. We are committed to growing an inclusive program where youth have opportunities to engage in STEM, Civic Engagement, Healthy Living, and Agriculture through clubs, afterschool, camps, and more! All youth ages 5-18 are invited to join the fun. Want to learn more?

Check out the 'Get Involved' section to learn about a program near you.

Contact
Maryland 4-H
Phone: (470) 629-1390

2024 Volunteer and Teen Forum

  • Saturday, November 23 - Sunday, November 24
Registration

Please register on 4-H Online, look for your family profile and select events. Select the Volunteer and Teen Forum for 2024 and start the registration process. You will need to upload a completed health form, insurance card and photo. You will need to register at the Carousel Hotel in Ocean City separately ask for the 4-H discounted rate. 

Forum attendees are responsible to arrange their own lodging. This registration does not include hotel reservations or other lodging arrangements.  

Participants are encouraged to stay at the Forum host hotel, but are free to make any lodging arrangements they choose. Information about the host hotel and how to receive the Forum reservation is provided below.

Teen Participant, Adult Volunteer, Teen Presenter, Adult Presenter, Cloverbud, Junior Youth, Intermediate Youth

Register Now
Cost
$ $65 per person (one day no food) and higher depending on how long you stay
Location
Carousel Oceanfront Hotel
About the Organizer

4-H is the largest youth development program in the nation, with just over 6 million youth participating annually—over 69,000 youth contacts here in Maryland. We are committed to growing an inclusive program where youth have opportunities to engage in STEM, Civic Engagement, Healthy Living, and Agriculture through clubs, afterschool, camps, and more! All youth ages 5-18 are invited to join the fun. Want to learn more?

Check out the 'Get Involved' section to learn about a program near you.

Contact
Maryland 4-H
Phone: (470) 629-1390

Join us for the 2024 Maryland 4-H Volunteer and Teen Forum in Ocean City, MD! 

This event is open to all 4-H volunteers, teen youth, and 4-H faculty/staff members. The Forum provides time to network and connect with others from around the state and learn more about the 4-H program's wonders. It is an excellent opportunity for 4-H teens and adults to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful leaders in their local 4-H programs and Grow and Grow. 

The Forum can also be a fun 4-H Family Getaway to Ocean City! It offers something for the whole family, from fun drop-in activities to free time on the beach or boardwalk to workshops for adults and Teens and classes for younger 4-Hers and Cloverbuds where they can learn and have fun while their parents attend activities for adults. 

The Forum provides professional development workshops, connection sessions during the day on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and fun, hands-on drop-in activities on Saturday evenings. Professional development workshops are designed for adults and teens aged 13 and older. Youth classes will also be offered on Saturdays to engage and educate.

Completed registration is due by November 21, 2024.
Hurry while space lasts.

If you require accommodation, please check that box when registering and indicate the reasonable accommodation. 

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