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Get Hooked! Seafood’s Role in a Healthy Diet [1]

Seafood provides essential nutrients that can help prevent disease and improve quality of life. The FDA and EPA advise eating eight to twelve ounces of seafood every week. However, national data indicates Americans are under consuming seafood products (only five ounces per week) and may be...

Maryland 4-H Volunteer Needs Assessment [3]

The Maryland 4-H Volunteer Needs Assessment is an IRB approved research study IRBNet Package # 1227441-1. It was created to identify the volunteer development needs of Certified UME 4-H Volunteers based on the domains and competencies of the Volunteer Research and Knowledge Competency Taxonomy...

Chesapeake Bay Blue Catfish: Invasive [5]

Blue Catfish is an invasive fish species in the Chesapeake Bay. Increasing commercial harvest and consumption is one way to reduce their numbers in our Bay. This fact sheet aims to enhance public awareness on this invasive species as a new commercial fishery resource and support this newly...

What is Chilling Injury in Peaches, What Causes it, and How Can You Manage it? [7]

Peaches have a short shelf life capacity, thus are susceptible to high spoilage. Therefore, peaches destined for the wholesale market need to be harvested mature but not fully ripe, and submitted to cold storage to delay the ripening process. Chilling injury (CI) is a physiological disorder...

Understanding Salmonella; Its Presence and Control in Live Poultry [9]

The purpose of this extension bulletin is to provide an understanding of what Salmonella is, how it is picked up by birds, and what control strategies can be implemented to reduce its survival and transmission in poultry flocks.

Con los edificios preparándose para reabrir, es hora de pensar en el agua estancada y los riesgos para la salud [11]

Los cierres de edificios durante una pandemia reducen el uso de agua, generando agua es-tancada dentro de las tuberías. Esta agua puede ser insegura para beber o para otros fines per-sonales o comerciales. Los CDC y la EPA recomiendan que los administradores y propietarios de edificios se informen...

Salinity Matters for High Tunnels and Growing Media: How to Interpret Salinity Test Results [13]

High tunnels or hoop houses are popular season-extension tools used by urban farmers, vegetable producers, and cut flower growers. One of the benefits of growing in a high tunnel is that it protects crops from excessive rain and keeps their leaves dry, which can reduce the spread of disease...

Care and Calibration of Injector Pumps [15]

This fact sheet was developed to familiarize you with the care and up-keep of fertilizer injector pumps or proportioners and to discuss several methods of calibrating these pumps for effective and efficient application of nutrients and other materials on your plants. Proper care and calibration...

No-till spring vegetables after forage radish cover crop [17]

A late August seeding of forage radish (Raphanus sativus L.) can eliminate the need for tillage before many early spring vegetable crops like spinach, beets, peas, onions, and even carrots under certain soil conditions in Maryland. In addition to reducing soil disturbance, not having to till prior...

Public Speaking - Making a Great Speech [19]

Public speaking is one of the top fears of adults within the U.S. It is also one of the best life skills youth can gain during their time in 4-H. Participating in the Maryland 4-H Public Speaking contest is a great way to practice this skill. This guidebook provides youth with an overview of the...

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[2] https://extension.umd.edu/print/17208
[3] https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/maryland-4-h-volunteer-needs-assessment
[4] https://extension.umd.edu/print/17207
[5] https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/chesapeake-bay-blue-catfish-invasive
[6] https://extension.umd.edu/print/17120
[7] https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/what-chilling-injury-peaches-what-causes-it-and-how-can-you-manage-it
[8] https://extension.umd.edu/print/17075
[9] https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/understanding-salmonella-its-presence-and-control-live-poultry
[10] https://extension.umd.edu/print/17060
[11] https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/con-los-edificios-prepar%C3%A1ndose-para-reabrir-es-hora-de-pensar-en-el-agua
[12] https://extension.umd.edu/print/17059
[13] https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/salinity-matters-high-tunnels-and-growing-media-how-interpret-salinity-test
[14] https://extension.umd.edu/print/17056
[15] https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/care-and-calibration-injector-pumps
[16] https://extension.umd.edu/print/17025
[17] https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/no-till-spring-vegetables-after-forage-radish-cover-crop
[18] https://extension.umd.edu/print/16980
[19] https://extension.umd.edu/learn/publications/public-speaking-making-great-speech
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