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  • Start Farming

    … Section Author: Ben Beale , Extension Educator, University of Maryland Extension – St Mary’s As with any business, your … Farmers who want to purchase and apply Restricted Use Pesticides must first become certified as a private … best way to determine the appropriate insurance coverage. Commercial Property Insurance Commercial property insurance …

  • Vegetable and Fruit News-September 2023

    … Volume 14, Issue 7 Superficial Scald in Apples: Strategies and Solutions By Agustina Salas (Candidate for B.S. in … and on-farm home processors. It includes definitions of common terms as well as guidance and recommendations … include 6 lectures give on topics such as over of IPM, plant diseases, weed management, insect management, and

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  • Roots in Research CMREC - Beltsville Facility - Yield Year 2024

    … such as pests and pathogens associated with honey bees, loss of natural forage habitat due to large …

  • Understanding Agricultural Liability: General Liability Insurance (FS-2025-0764)

    … to avert injury” ( Wells v . Polland , 1998). The second type of visitor is a licensee . Maryland state law recognizes … ( Rivas v. Oxon Hill Joint Venture, 2000). The third type of visitor is an invitee . An invitee is someone invited … recreational purpose” (MD CODE ANN. NAT. RES. § 5-1101(f)). The duty of care that the policyholder owes to a …

  • Farm Data: Ownership and Protections (FS-1055)

    … national, and global issues. The concept of big data in agriculture refers to aggregated farm data gathered from … the rights and protections associated with farm data. State legislatures can help by clearly defining rules to … have the potential to assist in developing prescriptive planting programs, customized fertilizer and pesticide …

  • Clover Mites

    … The first pair of legs are much longer than the others and are held out in front. Clover mites are nuisance pests in … seem to develop the highest populations. Real nuisance problems can occur for several years but then usually taper … of Maryland. Rev. 2020 Related information Identifying Common Household Insect Pests … Clover Mites …

  • Potato Leaf Hoppers on Hops

    … a few farms have them, but they are becoming a bit more common in the last 10 years (Fig. 1). Visiting two farms … damage (Fig. 2) on some leaves (found some thrips too) and then marginal leaf scorch on others (Fig. 3). When … more of a consistent problem for you one suggestion is to plant red clover in drive rows as the potato leafhoppers …

  • Grass Seed

    … Updated: August 20, 2025 Recommended type of grass seed Turf-type tall fescue is the recommended grass species for Maryland. It does well in all parts of the state.  … Buy high-quality seed. Poor quality seed is low in viability and contains weed seeds or undesirable grass …

  • Understanding Agricultural Liability: Legal Risk Management Considerations (FS-995)

    … agricultural law, research in advance to identify lawyers and their expertise will allow you to focus quickly on the … rates, and rationales for applications; pictures showing pest issues before applications of herbicides or pesticides; … Agriculture, Land Use, and Natural Resources.” Finding Common Ground Series, Pennsylvania State University, 1997.   …