nutrient management

Hands-on activities to enhance any certified farmer or certified nutrient management consultant’s skill set. “Grape and small fruit tissue sampling and interpretation” led by Dr. Joe Fiola “Estimating Hay and Pasture Forage Yields” led by Dr. Amanda Grev “Manure spreader calibrations” led by the...

Join to learn from the experts: “Agronomic and Financial Benefits of Manure Injection and Integrated Small Grains into a Dairy Rotation” with Dr. Heather Karsten and Dr. Virginia Ishler of Penn State Integrating small grains and manure injection into a dairy rotation, such as spring soil moisture...

Description: Nursery Operator Certification (FTC) for writing nursery nutrient management plans will be offered to growers who are interested in attaining Farmer Training Certification for writing nutrient management plans. This training program will assist you in writing a nutrient management plan...

Poultry Farm Management for New & Existing Growers The University of Maryland Extension has created a one-day workshop for new and existing poultry farmers on Delmarva focusing on poultry farm management. With today’s environment, it is important to learn about the many aspects of poultry farm...

This is the annual course to prepare participants to obtain a Maryland Nutrient Management Certification. Please check back for details and registration information as the dates approach.

Nutrient management on crop acres transitioning into organic production can be challenging, as it requires a more holistic understanding of nutrient flows and cycling on a farm compared to nutrient management on conventional crop production acres. Conventional nutrient management is relatively...

Poultry Farm Management for New & Existing Growers The University of Maryland Extension has created a one-day workshop for new and existing poultry farmers on Delmarva focusing on poultry farm management. With today’s environment, it is important to learn about the many aspects of poultry farm...

The Harford County Extension Office will offer one final nutrient management voucher training before the start of the 2019 field season on February 26 at the Extension Office located at 3525 Conowingo Rd., Street, MD 21154 (at the corner of Rt. 1 & 136 in Dublin) from 9-11 AM. This program will...

The climate in the Northeast U.S. has been changing. Winters have been getting warmer and heavy rainstorms are becoming much more common. See what these changes mean to agriculture in the Northeast. Many farmers are feeling that seasons have shifted, and weather station data shows this to be true...

An American Society of Agronomy webinar sponsored by Verdesian Life Sciences. Assuring adequate nitrogen (N) availability during key stages of plant growth is a major factor affecting yield and profitability of corn. Nitrogen uptake by modern corn hybrids follows a sigmoidal pattern over time with...