Animal Science Meetings

Setting Up a Farm Chart of Accounts
Date: July 9, 2024  | Tuesday
Time: 12 noon  | Cost: Free
Location: Online webinar (Zoom)
Description: A chart of accounts is the base to all financial recordkeeping. The chart of accounts is an organized classification of transactions within the business. It makes managing the finances easier to manage, categorize, and understand. This webinar will provide an introduction to setting up a farm chart of accounts. This webinar is sponsored by Women In Agriculture and are free and open to all.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-women-in-ag-webinars-tickets-770439012827

Horses

Equine educational programs are offered throughout the year. They are primarily focused on pasture management and equine nutrition.

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Poultry

Poultry educational programs are offered throughout the year.

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Forage

Event: Pasture Walk at New Roots Farm
Date: May 16, 2024  | Thursday
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: 4956 Muddy Creek Road West River, MD 20778  |  Cost: Free
Description: Join University of Maryland Extension, NRCS, and Sarah Campbell for an educational pasture walk at New Roots Farm in West River, MD (Anne Arundel county). New Roots Farm raises grass-finished beef, grass-fed lamb, pastured pork, and pastured poultry using rotational grazing practices and offers beef, chicken, lamb, and pork at their on-farm market store. Topics of discussion will include finishing cattle on grass, genetic selection for grass-finished livestock, and pastured pigs. Sponsored by University of Maryland Extension and NE SARE
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pasture-walk-at-new-roots-farm-tickets-872059261727?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Event: Equine Grazing School (2 part)
Cost: Earlybird $45.00; Regular $65.00
Registration: https://go.umd.edu/equinegrazing

Enrollment is limited to 30 people to keep the group small and allow for more interaction, networking, and hands-on opportunities. Lunch and morning refreshments will be provided for the in-person portion. Activities will take place both indoors and outdoors, so be sure to plan ahead and dress accordingly.

Part 1
Date: June 19, 2024  | Wednesday
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Online Zoom session (a zoom link will be sent to those who register)
Description: This online session will cover several foundational topics related to pasture management and rotational grazing to help set the stage for part 2.

Part 2
Date: June 22, 2024  |  Saturday
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Baltimore County Extension Office, Center for Maryland Agriculture & Farm Park, 1114 Shawan Road, Suite 2, Cockeysville, MD 21030
Description: Part 2 will include a combination of classroom and hands-on exercises to provide participants with opportunities to work with grazing tools and fencing materials and to implement some of the practices learned. Participants will also have an opportunity to talk with course instructors to begin developing a customized grazing plan for their farm.

If you have questions or need assistance please contact either your local county Extension office or the Western Maryland Research and Education Center at 301-432-2767. If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity please contact us at least two weeks prior to the event.

This event is brought to you by University of Maryland Extension, the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council, and the Maryland Horse Industry Board. Thank you to our event partners!

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Event: Pasture Walk at Plow and Stars Farm
Date: June 24, 2024  |  Monday
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: 14010 Montevideo Road, Poolesville, MD. 20837  |  Cost: Free
Description: Join University of Maryland Extension, NRCS, and Amanda Cather for an educational pasture walk at Plow and Stars Farm in Poolesville, MD (Montgomery county). Plow and Stars Farm raises grass-fed Katahdin lamb and poultry with a focus on diversified grazing and soil health practices. Topics of discussion will include raising grass-fed lamb, practices to build soil health, and parasite management on pasture. Sponsored by University of Maryland Extension and NE SARE
Registration: https://go.umd.edu/pw-june

Ag Law

Land in Maryland: Basic Legal Issues for All Landowners (ONLINE COURSE FOR LANDOWNERS)
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC) has released a new online course for rural landowners in Maryland. The So You Want to Own Farmland in Maryland course is now available through the University of Maryland’s Enterprise Learning Management System – Canvas. The free program will cover those legal issues that Maryland landowners may face. A grant funds the program through the Northeast Risk Management Education Center.

The online course will feature Paul Goeringer, a Senior Faculty Specialist and Extension Specialist in agricultural law. He will address leasing, landowner liability issues, right-to-farm law, fencing laws, livestock liability, and estate planning. For more information or to register, go to https://go.umd.edu/3ZSkv4r.