September 2024 | Volume 15, Issue 6
Inside this issue:
- New Ecological Mitigation Menus to Reduce Pesticide Runoff
- NASS Releases Delaware and Maryland Statewide Cash Rental Rate Averages for 2024
- Ear and Stalk Rots May be an Issue in Corn
- Sustainable Insect Pest Management Workshop
- Agriculture Technology Conference
- Tar Spot: First Reports
- 2024 Cover Crop Program Planting Information
- Heirs’ Property Information Session
- NE SARE Farmer Grants
Northeast SARE offers grants to farmers to explore new concepts in sustainable agriculture conducted through experiments, surveys, prototypes, on-farm demonstrations or other research and education techniques. Farmer Grant projects address issues that affect farming with long-term sustainability in mind. Learn more by visiting https://northeast.sare.org/grants/get-a-grant/farmer-grant-program/. Applications are due by November 12, 2024.
2024 Cultivation Innovation in Maryland's Agriculture & Technology
DATE: December 12, 2024
TIME: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm|
LOCATION: Crowne Plaza, Annapolis, 173 Jennifer Road, Annapolis, MD 21401
COST: $85 until November 27th | $120 after
(includes breakfast and lunch)
Join Marylanders Online and the University of Maryland Extension for a day filled with exploration into the technologies transforming the agriculture sector. Gain insights into upcoming innovations and their real-world applications in enhancing productivity and profitability.
Topics Include: The Future of Tech in the Ag Industry, Data Management & Analytics, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Water Management, Precision Farming, Yield Monitors, and Drones.
Register at https://go.umd.edu/cimat24registration
Heirs’ Property Information Session
UMES Extension will host an Heirs’ Property Information Session on September 25th. The event will be held from 8:00 a.m. - noon at the University of Maryland Extension’s Prince George’s County Extension Office located at 6707 Groveton Drive in Clinton, Maryland (Prince George’s County).
Heirs’ property is family-owned property inherited by multiple generations without the formal legal proceedings necessary to prove ownership. As a result, the heirs lack the clear title necessary to prove their ownership status. This means they may not be able to sell the property, use the property as collateral for financing, or receive USDA benefits for farming activities conducted on the property. It also means they may be at a greater risk of losing the property through a partition action or because they fail to pay their property taxes.
This session is one of several being presented across Maryland. The workshop will provide information about the impacts of heirs' property, how to prevent creating heirs' property, and how to resolve heirs' property in Maryland, including information about Maryland's Partition of Property Act.
The event is free, but registration is required. Register at https://forms.gle/neBhMUfJejYucU5M6.
Sustainable Insect Pest Management Workshop
This workshop will present information on common crop insect pest identification and biology, monitoring and thresholds, preventive and nonchemical pest control methods, and chemical controls.
Workshop Details
Each workshop will be from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with lunch included. The event is free, but space is limited.
- September 30, 2024 - Queenstown, MD
- October 1, 2024 - Derwood, MD
For more details and registration, visit https://go.umd.edu/IPMFall2024 or contact Emily Zobel at 301-228-8800
Download Agronomy News, September 2024, Vol. 15, Issue 6 (pdf)
Agronomy News is a statewide newsletter for farmers, consultants, researchers, and educators interested in grain and row crop forage production systems. This newsletter is published by the University of Maryland Extension, Agriculture & Food Systems Agronomy Team every month during the growing season and will include topics pertinent to agronomic crop production. The subscription is free.