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Updated: March 28, 2023
Urban Agriculture Grower Meetings
A list of meetings for Urban Agriculture growers.
Updated: March 23, 2023
Fruit and Vegetable Grower Meetings
A list of meetings for fruit and vegetable growers.
Updated: March 10, 2023
Western Maryland Regional Fruit Meeting
Presentations from the Western Maryland Regional Fruit Meeting
Updated: March 9, 2023
Women In Agriculture Webinar Series on Risk Management: Production
This webpage is the production archives of the Women In Agriculture webinars.
Updated: March 3, 2023
Introduction
This introduction is part of the online publication "From Surviving to Thriving: Strategies for Urban Farm Sucess. It’s been raining for weeks, the weeds are strangling your crops, it seems like there are fewer customers at the farmers market every week, your landlord just called to say your rent is going up, your summer helpers decided they would rather work indoors, and on top of it all that unrealistic Extension Agent keeps bugging you to write a business plan.
Updated: February 8, 2023
Vegetable and Fruit News-Winter 2023
Vegetable and Fruit News, Volume 14, Issue 1 (Winter 2023). Topics in this issue are
Updated: December 14, 2022
Ethylene and the Regulation of Fruit Ripening
What is Ethylene? Fruit ripening is the set of processes that occur from the later stages of growth and development until the fruit is ready to be consumed. Fruit ripening results in changes in fruit quality characteristics. The firmness of the fruit flesh typically softens, the sugar content rises, and acid levels are reduced. Aroma volatiles are released, and the true flavor of the fruit develops. The color of fruit typically darkens, the skin and flesh soften, and the green background color fades.
Updated: September 20, 2022
Precautions Fruit and Vegetable Growers Should Take During a Boil Water Advisory
Early this month, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works issued a Required Boil Water Advisory for parts of Baltimore City and a Precautionary Boil Water Advisory for a larger portion of the city and part of Baltimore County due to E. coli being identified in municipal water in parts of the city. While the Department of Public Works (DPW) has received the all-clear from the Maryland Department of Environment to lift the boil water advisory, below are some tips for farmers in the event a similar event happens in the future.
Updated: September 20, 2022
IPM Vegetable and Fruit Scouting Tips
IpM Scouting Tips posted in the Fruit and Vegetable News.
Updated: August 10, 2022
Roots in Research - Yield of 2020 - CMREC - Upper Marlboro
Take a look at the research happening here at the Central Maryland Research and Education Center in Upper Marlboro (CMREC-UM). Even though we are one of the smallest Research and Education Centers (RECs) in the State, our scope of research is quite vast. Here at CMREC-UM you will find research on agronomy, cover crops, forestry, horticulture, irrigation, livestock, water quality and more.
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