Event: UMES Extension's Annual Small Farm Conference
Date: November 1-2, 2024 | Friday & Saturday
Time:
- Friday: Check in 8 a.m. Program runs 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., with lunch included.
- Saturday: Check in is at 8 a.m. Full buffet breakfast and networking are from 8-9:30 a.m. Programing runs 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., with lunch included.
Location: 30665 Student Services Center Lane Princess Anne, MD 21853
Description: Learn tools and strategies to increase farm profitability and promote farm sustainability at UMES Extension’s Small Farm Conference 2024. This event equips farmers and landowners in Maryland and along the Delmarva Peninsula with tools and strategies to increase farm profitability and promote farm sustainability. The overall conference will consist of three tracks (non-traditional agriculture; business and marketing; and ag research and trending topics). Demonstrations and tours will round out the conference.
Cost: Pre-registration is required for each participant; no walk-ups will be accepted. This event is geared toward adults. Registration ends Oct. 23.
Full conference cost:
- $60 for early-bird (ends Sept. 22) per participant
- $80 for regular-price (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) per participant
Single day cost (Friday or Saturday):
- $30 for early-bird (ends Sept. 22) per participant
- $40 for regular-price (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) per participant
For more information or to register go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/small-farm-conference-2024-tickets-950081969747
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Event: Apple Workshop! Harvest and postharvest practices for improving apple fruit marketability: Fruit quality and safety
Date: November 4, 2024 | Monday
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Western Maryland Research and Education Center, 18330 Keedysville Road, Keedysville, MD 21756
Cost: $25 (which includes snacks, lunch, coffee, and networking)
Description: Learn about the latest technologies and strategies for improving apple fruit marketability while maintaining fruit quality and produce safety. Presentations, demonstrations, and discussions!
To register, go to https://go.umd.edu/AppleWorkshop (be sure to check in at the registration table beginning at 8:30 a.m.)
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Event: 2024 Annual Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference
Date: Nov. 12, 2024 | Tuesday
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 3:05 PM | Cost: Early $75 (on or before Oct. 22); Regular: $125
Location: Graduate by Hilton Annapolis, 126 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
Description: The annual Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference is a unique gathering of agricultural professionals, attorneys, educators, environmentalists, farmers, policymakers, and students to discuss the complex intersection of environmental regulation and agriculture in Maryland. ALEI prides itself on hosting an event that brings farming and conservation experts together in a forum that allows for an exchange of ideas and education for conference attendees on current legal topics of interest. Nutrient Management Education Credits will be available.
For more information: https://umaglaw.org/alei-ag-and-environmental-law-conference/2024-annual-agricultural-and-environmental-law-conference/
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Event: Central Maryland Vegetable Growers Meeting
Date: Jan. 22, 2025 | Wednesday
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Summit Manor at Hereford Fire Hall, 510 Monkton Rd. Monkton, MD 21111
For more information contact Erika Crowl
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Event: PSA Produce Safety Grower Training (In-person)
Date: Jan. 29, 2025 | Sunday
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $35
Location: Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD 20910
For more information: If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, contact Margaret Todd, motodd@law.umaryland.edu
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-person-psa-produce-safety-rule-psr-grower-training-silver-spring-md-tickets-1040309532817?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
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Event: Eastern Shore Vegetable Grower Meeting
Date: Feb. 5, 2025 | Wednesday
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: TBA
For more information contact Emily Zobel
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Event: Western Maryland Regional Fruit Meeting
Date: Feb. 13, 2025 | Thursday
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Western Maryland Research and Education Center, 18330 Keedysville Rd., Keedysville, MD 21756
For more information contact Joe Fiola or Susan Barnes
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Event: Bay Area Fruit School
Date: Feb. 19, 2025 | Wednesday
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: WYE, 124 Wye Narrows Drive Queenstown, MD 21658
For more information contact Chris Cochran at 410-827-7388 x181 or ccochra3@umd.edu
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Event: PSA Produce Safety Rule Grower Training (online)
Date: April 1-2, 2025 | Tuesday and Wednesday
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Cost: $35
Location: Online (via Zoom)
For more information: If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, contact Margaret Todd, motodd@law.umaryland.edu
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/remote-delivery-psa-produce-safety-rule-psr-grower-training-tickets-1040323554757?aff=erelexpmlt
Viticulture and Grape Growing Workshops
New Grape Grower Workshop
The New Grape Grower Workshop is held yearly during the month of March or April at the Maryland Wine Grape Industry Annual Meeting, sponsored by the Maryland Grape Growers Association and Maryland Wineries Association in cooperation with the University of Maryland Extension.
This course offers a broad overview of commercial vineyard development from pre-plant planning into the third year including economics and marketing information, variety, clone, and rootstock choices, site selection and preparation, pre-plant decisions, equipment, and supply requirements. We will also cover the basics of ordering, planting, and tending the vines through the third year of growth, as well as best practices for training, canopy management, and pest management.
The workshop is classroom format with a lot of time for Q&A.This seminar is a good overview of what is involved with getting a commercial vineyard started in the Mid-Atlantic.
Archives (Webinar Recordings)
Central Maryland Vegetable Growers Virtual Meeting
Date: January 28, 2020 | Length: 4:04:35
Virtual Winter Vegetable Grower Meeting
Date: December 2, 2020 | Length: 4:14:46
Topics discussed: Legalities of Direct Farm Marketing Specialty Crops, Sarah Everhart, Legal Specialist,
University of Maryland; Maryland Food Safety Program Update, Angela Ferelli, Agent Associate & Carol Allen, Agent Associate, University of Maryland; Vegetable Weed Control Update; Kurt Vollmer, Weed Science Specialist, University of Maryland Extension; MDA Pesticide Update, Maryland Department of Agriculture; Odd Insects and Diseases of Vegetables, Jerry Brust, Vegetable IPM Specialist, University of Maryland Extension; Managing Salinity and pH in High tunnels, Neith little, Urban Educator & Andrew Ristvey, Alternative Crops Specialist, University of Maryland Extension; Vegetable Trials Update, Gordon Johnson, Vegetable Specialist, University of Delaware Extension; and MDA Nutrient Management Update, Maryland Department of Agriculture
Virtual Winter Fruit Grower Meeting
Date: December 10, 2020 | Thursday
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Location: Virtual
Topics discussed: Spotted Wing Drosophila on Cranberries, Maggie Lewis, Entomology, Graduate Student University of Maryland; Insect Biological Control, Alan Leslie, Extension Educator University of Maryland Extension; Small Fruit Update, Ben Beale, Extension Educator University of Maryland Extension; MDA PAT Update, Maryland Department of Agriculture; Food Safety Update, Angela Ferelli, Agent Associate, Carol Allen, Agent Associate University of Maryland; Soil Health in High Tunnels, Neith little, Urban Educator, and Andrew Ristvey, Alternative Crops Specialist University of Maryland Extension; Fruit Tactics for the Coastal Plains, Dave Myers, Extension Educator University of Maryland Extension; and MDA Nutrient Management Update, Maryland department of Agriculture
Bay Area Virtual Fruit Meeting
Date: February 10, 2021 | Length: 4:23:36
Topics discussed: Legalities of Direct Farm Marketing Specialty Crops, Sarah Everhart, Legal Specialist,
University of Maryland; Insect Control Update, Kelly Hamby, Entomology Assistant Professor, University of Maryland; Fruit Weed Control Update, Kurt Vollmer, Weed Science Specialist, University of Maryland Extension; MDA PAT Update, Maryland Department of Agriculture; Apple Maturity and Harvest, Macarena Farcuh, Horticulture Assistant Professor, University of Maryland; Maryland Vineyard Industry Update, Joe Fiola, Viticulture & Small Fruit Specialist, University of Maryland Extension; Climate Change and the Orchard, Chris Walsh,, Horticulture Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland; MDA Nutrient Management Update, Maryland Department of Agriculture
Explore Meeting and Events
Agriculture Extension Winter Crop Production Meetings
Our local agricultural agents are getting ready and planning our Winter Production meetings later this summer. Get ready for an exciting lineup of events in the fall of 2024 and winter of 2025. Don't miss the opportunity to earn pesticide recertification and nutrient management credits at these meetings.