Animal Science Meetings

Ruminant

Event: Fundamentals of Sheep Production
Date: July 19, 2025  |  Saturday
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.   |  Cost: Free (registration is required)
Location: Charles Soil Conservation Office, 4200 Gardiner Road, Waldorf, MD. 20601
Description: A free event for sheep producers of all ages and experience levels.  Learn the basics of raising sheep, including health, nutrition, facilities, and fencing. Network with fellow producers and join breakout sessions for 4-Hers and adults after lunch.
Registration: https://go.umd.edu/sheepday
 

Aquaculture 

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Horses

Equine educational programs are offered throughout the year. They are primarily focused on pasture management and equine nutrition.

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Poultry

Poultry educational programs are offered throughout the year.

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Forage

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Ag Law

Hiring and Retaining Farm Employees – What you Need to Know and Do
Are you trying to find, hire and keep great employees? Is it a bit confusing and time consuming? Do you know where to start and who to involve? Are you worried about the legal considerations when having non-family members employed? This course will help you sort through all these questions and concerns. Navigating this process doesn’t have to be difficult as this course will share with you. Through the four modules of this course, you’ll get important information and resources you can adapt for your own operation. For more information go to https://agrisk.umd.edu/grant-proposals/hiring-and-retaining-farm-employees

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Land in Maryland: Basic Legal Issues for All Landowners
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC) has released a new online course for rural landowners in Maryland. The So You Want to Own Farmland in Maryland course is now available through the University of Maryland’s Enterprise Learning Management System – Canvas. The free program will cover those legal issues that Maryland landowners may face. A grant funds the program through the Northeast Risk Management
Education Center. The online course will feature Paul Goeringer, a Senior Faculty Specialist and Extension Specialist in agricultural law. He will address leasing, landowner liability issues, right-to-farm law, fencing laws, livestock liability, and estate planning. For more information or to register, go to https://extension.umd.edu/resource/so-you-want-own-rural-land-maryland-basic-legal-issues-all-landowners-online-course/