RESEARCH &
EDUCATION
CENTERS (REC)
The Maryland Grain Page will provide Extension and Research activities for agronomic crops. Resources include agronomy news, agronomy meeting recordings and other production related information.
28577 Marys Court Suite 1
Easton, MD 21601
Contact: Shannon Dill
Phone: (410) 822-1244
Email: sdill@umd.edu
Grain is the number one commodity grown in Maryland with major importance to the economy and land use. It encompasses almost a million acres in production and provides an invaluable feed source to livestock and poultry.
Commodity | Planted Acres | Production | Value |
Corn | 440,000 | 62,320,000 bushels | $236,816,000 |
Soybeans | 520,000 | 20,600,000 bushels | $173,040,000 |
Barley | 50,000 | 2,415,000 bushels | $6,521,000 |
Wheat | 355,000 | 17,280,000 bushels | $77,760,000 |
*Survey data from QuickStats as of Mar/23/2016, USDA