Publications

Authors: Ginger S. Myers

With just 2 percent of the American population actively engaged in producing food, CSA is a growing social and agricultural movement that offers a path to farm preservation, stability and profitability, at the same time it connects people with their food supply and builds community. CSA links the source of food (the farm and farmer) to the destination of the food (the consumer).

Authors: Ginger S. Myers

You need to formulate a business plan and consider how your business will be organized.

Authors: Lacie Ashby

Children, teens, and young adults learn their money management skills from a variety of sources, such as school, media, and peers. But parents have the greatest influence on their children’s financial decisions. In fact, 56 percent of young adults say they rely on their parents for financial guidance. Money management must be learned and practiced. It’s important for children to learn about the value of money before they actually have any. Start early in your child’s life to instill habits and build on them as your child grows and learns.

Authors: Bryan Butler - Lisa Bauer

This publication summarizes a project that took place in the Mid-Atlantic region, but high tunnels can be successfully used in a wide variety of climates and locations. They are especially profitable when located close to good markets, such as urban and peri-urban areas.

Authors: Robert Kratochvil - Patricia Steinhilber

Recent research has demonstrated that winter wheat and barley grain yields and economic return to fertilizer applications are not reliably improved by a fall nitrogen application when an adequate amount of nitrate already exists in the soil. Regulations effective October 2012 require that farmers who plant wheat and barley for grain production must test for soil nitrate concentration before they may apply nitrogen in fall.

Authors: Melissa Bollman - Robert L. Tjaden - John Ackerly

This directory was developed from a January 2013 survey of firewood dealers that serve Maryland residents. No claims are made regarding the service or products provided. To avoid the spread of pests, decrease the environmental impact, and save money on delivery, it is best to buy firewood locally. We hope you will find the list below helpful as you look for a trustworthy dealer in your area. Firewood must be sold by the cord or by fraction of the cord as regulated by the Maryland Department of Weights and Measures. Beware of scammers – a true cord is 4’ x 4’ x 8’ when stacked.

Authors: Amanda Ginter - Mili Duggal

Clickers are a relatively new technology, particularly within the realm of Cooperative Extension, community groups and university classrooms. Officially known as “audience response systems,” these handheld devices are linked to Turning Point software that allows an audience to “click” an answer to a particular question. All participants’ answers are displayed on the screen for everyone to view. Beyond the advantage of audience viewing and anonymous polling, this technique preserves the responses as research data for analysis with additional software.

Authors: Michael Elonge

This publication revisits traditional household budgeting discussions in economics textbooks during 1970 and 1980; notably, Paul Samuelson (1976) to derive a basic framework, a 3-step approach for community educators to teach limited income consumers how to budget their incomes. This basic framework construes budgeting in a narrow sense that enable limited income consumers to Estimate, Evaluate and Allocate income to goods and services with the intention to acquire savings.

Authors: Stanton Gill - Paula Shrewsbury

The black vine weevil is a widespread, entrenched pest in many nurseries in Maryland. Once it is introduced into a production nursery, BVW is extremely difficult to eliminate. While foliar damage caused by adult weevils is a cosmetic concern, larvae of the black vine weevil cause serious root injury and girdling of azaleas, rhododendrons, yews, and many conifers.

Authors: Derrick Bender - Jonathan S. Kays

Outdoor wood boilers, known technically as hydronic heaters, can be found across much of rural America. They are popular among the wood burning community because they provide a way to heat with wood while keeping dirt and ash out of the home. Although air quality problems can arise with outdoor wood boilers, most of these problems can be minimized or avoided if the best management practices outlined in this factsheet are followed. These practices will decrease the amount of firewood utilized thereby increasing the economic advantage of wood energy and minimizing its environmental impact.