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Agronomy

Event: Drones in Agriculture
Date: August 1, 2024  |  Thursday
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  |  Cost: $10.00
Location: Wye Research & Education Center,124 Wye Narrows Dr., Queenstown, MD. 21658
Description: Learn about the use of drones in agronomic production systems and what you will need to legally operate. Farmers, Ag service providers, or anyone interested in the technology is encouraged to attend.
For more information and to register:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdhM_Fw2WoojPJdQ46CXzeqNNnKuwTEL-lNO4Z7OgOP6lpyg/viewform

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Event: Drones in Agriculture
Date: August 2, 2024  |  Friday
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  |  Cost: $10.00
Location: Upper Marlboro Research & Education Center, 2005 Largo Rd., Upper Marlboro, MD. 20774
Description: Learn about the use of drones in agronomic production systems and what you will need to legally operate. Farmers, Ag service providers, or anyone interested in the technology is encouraged to attend.
For more information and to register:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdhM_Fw2WoojPJdQ46CXzeqNNnKuwTEL-lNO4Z7OgOP6lpyg/viewform

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Event: Crops Twilight Barbecue & Ice Cream Social CMREC Upper Marlboro Farm
Date: August 7, 2024  | Wednesday
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  | Cost: Free, However, a reserved meal ticket is
required.
Location: Central Maryland Research & Education Center, 2005 Largo Road, Upper Marlboro, MD
Description: A barbecue dinner will be served at 4:00 pm followed by homemade ice cream prior to the evening tour. University of Maryland Extension Educators and Specialists will showcase their field crop, vegetable and fruit research plots.
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbL8WpoqxHmjnTQsU73BbagfiAJgi1-Xb_Pqwy-SGK0W4OEg/viewform

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Event: How to Interpret a Soil Test Report
Date: October 8, 2024  | Tuesday
Time: 12:00 noon | Cost: Free
Location: Online webinar (Zoom)
Description: pH, organic matter, CEC, ppm, FIV, base saturation, oh my! This presentation will cover the basics of a soil test report and how to make management decisions based on your test results.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-women-in-ag-webinars-tickets-770439012827

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Event: Advanced Cover Cropping
Date: November 12, 2024  | Tuesday
Time: 12:00 noon | Cost: Free
Location: Online webinar (Zoom)
Description: We will present a cover crop planning protocol and tools for getting more agronomic and financial benefits from cover cropping. We will evaluate successful cover crop systems used in various farming enterprises and scales.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-women-in-ag-webinars-tickets-770439012827

Forage

Event: Pasture Walk at Western Maryland Research and Education Center
Date: July 23, 2024  | Tuesday
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: 18330 Keedysville Rd., Keedysville, MD 21756  |  Cost: Free
Description: Join University of Maryland Extension and NRCS for an educational pasture walk at the University of Maryland Western Maryland Research and Education Center in Keedysville, MD (Washington county).

Extension educators are working on an ongoing mixed-species grazing management study utilizing annual forages as a means to extend the grazing season and will discuss grazing and parasite management, mixed-species grazing, and strategies for working annual forages into a pasture system. A variety of warm-season annual mixtures have been established at the reserach station, discussion will also include options for annual mixtures and pros/cons for a variety of annual forage species and mixtures.

Registration: https://go.umd.edu/pw-July

Ag Law

Land in Maryland: Basic Legal Issues for All Landowners (ONLINE COURSE FOR 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://go.umd.edu/3ZSkv4r.

Archives (Recordings)

Agronomy

Queen Anne's County Agronomy Day
Mar. 1, 2024  |  Friday

If you missed the Queen Anne's Agonomy Day event, don't worry! You can now watch the uploaded videos on YouTube to gain access to valuable insights and crucial information that were shared during the meeting.

Virtual Winter Agronomy Meeting
Date: December 1, 2020 | Length: 4:24:27
Topics discussed:

  • Herbicide and Weed Update
    Kurt Vollmer, Weed Management Specialist, Agriculture & Food Systems University of Maryland Extension
  • Evaluating Post Herbicide Tank Mixes in Soybean Traits
    Ben Beale, Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems University of Maryland Extension
  • Grain Insect Pests
    Alan Leslie, Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • MDA Pesticide Update
    Kelly Love,  Agricultural Inspector, Pesticide Regulation, Maryland Department of Agriculture
  • Updating Critical Nutrient Levels for Corn Tissue Tests
    Nicole Fiorellino, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Agronomy, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland Extension
  • Cover Crop Mixes
    Sarah Hirsh, Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • Soybean Population Research Updates
    Alan Leslie, Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • MDA Nutrient Management Update
    Weylin Anderson,  Nutrient Management Specialist, Maryland Department of Agriculture

Northern Maryland Field Crops Day
Date: December 3, 2020 | Length: 4:09:39
Topics discussed:

  • Soybean Population Research Update
    Bryan Butler, Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • Pesticide Legal Update
    Paul Goeringer,  Senior Faculty Legal Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Maryland Extension
  • Weed Management Update
    Kurt Vollmer, Weed Management Specialist, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • MDA Pesticide Update
    Kelly Love,  Agricultural Inspector, Pesticide Regulation, Maryland Department of Agriculture
  • Precision Management in an Imprecise World
    Josh McGrath, Extension Associate Professor, Agricultural Soil ManagementDepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, University of Kentucky
  • Cover Crops & Soil Carbon
    Ray Weil, Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Technology University of Maryland College Park
  • MDA Nutrient Management Update
    Weylin Anderson,  Nutrient Management SpecialistMaryland Department of Agriculture

Virtual Winter Agronomy Meeting
Date: January 21, 2021 

The recordings for this meeting was broken up into four sections

View Recording 1    View Recording 2   View Recording 3     View Recording 4

Agenda

8:00 a.m. Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments in Maryland Grain Crops
Aditi Dubey, Ph.D. Student, EntomologyUniversity of Maryland College Park
8:30 a.m. Weed Management Update
Kurt Vollmer, Weed Management Specialist, Agriculture & Food SystemsUniversity of Maryland Extension
9:00 a.m. Pesticide Litigation Update
Paul Goeringer, Senior Faculty Legal SpecialistAgricultural & Resource Economics, University of Maryland Extension
9:30 a.m. MDA Pesticide Update
David Parks, Agricultural Inspector, Pesticide RegulationMaryland Department of Agriculture
10:00 a.m. Sponsor Highlights
10:15 a.m. Cover Crop Mixes
Sarah Hirsh, Agent, Agriculture & Food SystemsUniversity of Maryland Extension
10:45 a.m. Fertility Considerations for Giant Miscanthus Production
Brian Kalmbach, Faculty Specialist, Agricultural Nutrient Management Program, University of Maryland College Park
11:15 a.m. Nutrient Availability Macro to Micro
Jarrod Miller,  Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in AgronomyDepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware
11:45 a.m. Updating Critical Nutrient Levels for Corn Tissue Tests
Nicole Fiorellino, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, AgronomyPlant Science & Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland Extension
12:15 p.m. Adjourn
Complete recertification forms and program evaluations

Virtual Winter Agronomy Meeting
Date: February 17, 2021 | Length: 4:00:28
Topics discussed:

  • Herbicide and Weed Update
    Kurt Vollmer, Weed Management Specialist, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • Bt Traits in Corn
    Alan Leslie, Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • Weed Management for Pastures
    Jeff Semler, Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • MDA Pesticide Update
    Jeff Semler, Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • Interpreting a Soil Test
    Andy Kness, Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • Fertility Management for Forages
    Amanda Grev, Agent, Forage Specialist, Western Maryland Research and Education Center, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • Cover Crop Mixes
    Sarah Hirsh, Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • Increasing the Protein Content of Soft Red Winter Wheat
    Nicole Fiorellino, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Agronomy, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland Extension

Virtual Winter Agronomy Meeting
Date: February 26, 2021 | Length: 4:25
Topics discussed:

  • Herbicide and Weed Update
    Kurt Vollmer, Weed Management Specialist, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • Pesticide Litigation Update
    Paul Goeringer, Senior Faculty Legal Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Maryland Extension
  • Disease Management for Corn on Corn Rotations
    Andy Kness, Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension
  • MDA Pesticide Update
    David Parks, Agricultural Inspector, Pesticide Regulation, Maryland Department of Agriculture
  • Nitrogen Management with Cover Crops
    Steven Mirsky, Research Ecologist, Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA
  • Precision Management in an Imprecise World
    Josh McGrath, Extension Associate Professor, Agricultural Soil Management, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, University of Kentucky
  • Updating Critical Nutrient Levels for Tissue Tests
    Nicole Fiorellino, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Agronomy, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland Extension
  • MDA Nutrient Management Update
    Howard Callahan, Nutrient Management Specialist, Maryland Department of Agriculture

Forage

Virtual Forage Conference
Date: January 25 & 27 , 2022  |  Tuesday & Thursday
Time:  9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  |  Location:  Online
Contact: Amanda Grev |  Region: Statewide
Description: The 2022 Maryland-Delaware Forage Conferences will again be offered virtually. The virtual sessions will follow the same format as last year and will take place over two partial days on January 25th and January 27th starting at 9 AM each morning. Certified crop advisor, nutrient management, and private pesticide applicator credits will be offered. Topics will include livestock selection for grazing systems, working with your processor, direct marketing, round bale silage management, sorghum as a forage crop, and bale grazing.

Recordings on YouTube

Grain Marketing

Grain Marketing Session
Date: January 8, 2021  | Friday
Time:  8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.  |  Location: Virtual
Contact: Shannon Dill

Description: This meeting will be virtual including speakers on various topics in grain marketing.  Topics include local and national grain outlook for:

  • tax considerations,
  • crop insurance and agricultural law.

Agenda

8:00 a.m. Welcome
Shannon Dill, Extension Educator,
TalbotCounty, University of Maryland Extension		  
8:15 a.m. Agriculture Law and Crop Insurance Update
Paul Goeringer, Senior Faculty Legal Specialist
Agricultural & Resources Economics, University of Maryland Extension		 View Recording
8:40 a.m. Tax Update
Henry Leonard,
Certified Public Accountant, BSC Group, LLC		 View Recording
9:10 a.m. Grain Marketing Outlook
Jay Pierce,
Director of Risk Services, NagelFarm Service		 View Recording
9:40 a.m. Basis Tables and Grain Marketing Resources
Dale Johnson,
Farm Management Specialist, University of Maryland Extension		 View Recording
10:00 a.m. Announcements and Adjourn
Share a link to resources and survey.		  

 

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