Dorchester County Ag & Natural Resources

Highlights of Dorchester County Extension Agriculture Program

There are 114,800 total crop acres in Dorchester County including: soybeans, wheat, barley, corn, sorghum, fruit and vegetable crops, as well as the production of around 25,000,000 chickens from just over 100 poultry operators. There is some hog and beef production as well.

Extension serves to help farmers manage the vast array of production and marketing issues. Agent consults with university specialists on problems and issues that confront agriculture ranging from legislative to production issues and brings these specialists to the county when appropriate to share their knowledge and expertise.

Check out the website USDA for Kids. It is filled with great links about Agriculture, 4-H, and Family & Consumer Science just for kids.

Please call (410) 228-8800 if you have any questions.

Other links of interest:

• Small Grain VarietyTrials in Maryland
• Soybean Variety Trials in Maryland
• Corn Variety Trials in Maryland
• Home and Garden Information Center
• Grain Marketing Website
• National Sea Grant
• Farms.com
• Manufacturers Pesticide Labels
• Maryland Agriculture Web Links
• National Corn Growers Association
• USDA
• USDA's History Collection Ag Library
• Farm Bill Conference Summary
• U of M Commodity Marketing Homepage
• 2005 VA, WV & MD Spray Bulletin for Commercial Tree Fruit Growers
• Extension Publications Available  EB237 Pest Management Recommendations for Field Crops - listed under Crops & Pest Control.  Many other available.
• Insect and Disease Monitoring Program for Landscapes & Nurseries
• MD Grain Report
• Delaware Variety Trials
• Cantaloupe, Cucumber and Watermelon Production (PowerPoint)
• Grain & Forage Journal