Western Maryland REC

University of Maryland Western Maryland Research & Education Center 18330 Keedysville Road Keedysville, Maryland 21756-1104 Phone: 301.432.2767 Fax: 301.432.4089 From Interstate 70 near Hagerstown: Exit Interstate 70 at Exit 29 (Maryland Route 65), near Hagerstown. Proceed south for 7 miles on...

WMREC is home to the University of Maryland Extension - West Region Office led by Brad Paleg, Assistant Director of Operations. Mr. Paleg and his office staff provide support to faculty and staff in ten counties, three Research and Education Centers, and Baltimore City. University of Maryland...

Programs Faculty Research University of Maryland Extension Programs at WMREC Kids Growing With Grains Personnel Center Director Program Managers Faculty and Staff located at WMREC Researcher Resources WMREC Weather Current weather conditions and archived weather data for the University of Maryland...

Statewide Extension and research programs in enology, tree and small fruits, and viticulture (grapes) are being created and implemented at the Western Maryland Research & Education Center by Dr. Joseph A. Fiola , Viticulture and Small Fruit Specialist. Dr. Fiola holds a B.S. in Horticulture...

The Kids Growing with Grains program is supported through a grant by the Maryland Grain Producers and administered by faculty from University of Maryland Extension and Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station. Since 1994, the Kids Growing With Grains program has been held at the Western Maryland...

Extension e ducation in Farm Management is conducted by Dale Johnson , Farm Management Specialist. Dale holds a B.S. in Agribusiness Management from Utah State University and an M.S. in Agricultural Economics from Cornell. He has been with University of Maryland Extension since 1985. The objective...

Statewide Extension programs in agricultural marketing are being created and implemented at the Western Maryland Research & Education Center (WMREC) by Ginger S. Myers, Regional Extension Marketing Specialist. Ginger holds a B.S. from Penn State University, additional certifications in...

The Western Maryland Research and Education Center (WMREC) consists of a single 491 acre facility located in Washington County. Housed at this facility are faculty and staff of the University of Maryland Extension (UME) and Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) - both components of the...