Fall is officially here, meaning your local Ag Agents are preparing for the 2021-2022 Winter Production Meetings. In August, a survey was emailed and mailed to lists in Baltimore, Carroll, and Harford County farmers asking for opinions on how you would like the winter meetings delivered. Two questions were asked, “Assuming we can hold meetings in-person, without any COVID restrictions, would you prefer to meeting in-person or virtual?” and “If COVID restrictions are reinstated, such as masking, social distancing, and no food, would prefer to meet in-person (with restrictions) or virtual?” From the 260 responses, 73% indicated they would prefer in-person meetings if there are no COVID restrictions and there was a near 50/50 split of preferring an in-person or virtual meeting if there are restrictions. From this data we decided to go ahead with hosting many in-person meetings across Maryland as we did prior to COVID while adding virtual meetings as well. Please see the table for the meetings that are scheduled thus far. If for any reason we are unable to host meetings in-person due to COVID cases and/or more restrictions are set in place, we will host meetings virtually. More details are to come and information will be shared in next month’s newsletter.
| Date | Time | Meeting | Location details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2021 | 4 - 8:30 p.m. | Southern Maryland Agronomy Meeting | Brandywine, Md.; In-Person |
| Dec. 1, 2021 | 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Washington County Agronomy Day | Fairplay, Md.; In-Person |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Northern Maryland Field Crops Day | Upperco, Md.; In-Person |
| Jan.13, 2022 | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Carroll County Winter Farm Meeting | Westminster, Md.; In-Person |
| Jan. 18, 2022 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Cecil County Agronomy Meeting | Elkton. Md; In-Person |
| Jan. 18, 2022 | 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Southern Maryland Forage Conference | Location TBD; In-Person |
| Jan. 22, 2022 | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Urban Farmer Winter Meeting | Location TBD; In-Person |
| Jan. 24, 2022 | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Virtual Urban Farmer Winter Meeting | Online; Virtual attendance |
| Jan. 25 & 27, 2022 | 9 a.m. - noon | Virtual Forage Conference | Online; Virtual Attendance |
| Jan. 27, 2022 | 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Central Maryland Vegetable Growers Meeting | Upperco, Md.; In-Person |
| Feb. 3, 2022 | 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Virtual Statewide Agronomy Meeting | Online; Virtual Attendance |
| Feb. 8, 2022 | 4 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Virtual Statewide Vegetable Grower Meeting | Online; Virtual Attendance |
| Feb. 10, 2022 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Southern Maryland Vegetable & Fruit Meeting | Brandywine, Md.; In-Person |
| Feb. 10, 2022 | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Western Maryland Fruit Meeting | Keedysville, Md.; In-Person |
| Feb. 15, 2022 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Harford County Mid-Winter Agronomy Meeting | Street, Md.; In-Person |
| Feb. 16, 2022 | 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Eastern Shore Vegetable Growers Meeting | Location TBD; In-Person |
| Feb. 16, 2022 | 4:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. | Caroline County Agronomy Meeting | Denton, Md.; In-Person |
| Feb. 23, 2022 | 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Tri-County Agronomy Meeting | Frederick, Md.; In-Person |
| March 1, 2022 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Virtual Statewide Fruit Grower Meeting | Online; Virtual Attendance |
| March 4, 2022 | 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Queen Anne County Agronomy Meeting | Centreville, Md.; In-Person |
| March 30, 2022 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Lower Shore Agronomy Meeting | Princess Anne, Md.; In-Person |
For questions or further details, contact your local Extension office.