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Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting

New Extension Program: Frederick County Grain Marketing Meeting The University of Maryland Extension Frederick County will now host a bi-weeky (every-other) meeting to discuss current topics in commodity grain markets for producers looking to improve their grain marketing strategy and stay informed about current market conditions. The meeting is intended to be an open, informal discussion rather than a lecture or presentation. In this, any and all members of the agricultural community/those interested in learning more about commodity grain markets are invited to attend.

Currently, meetings will be held at the Cracker Barrel in Frederick located just off Rt. 85 at 7408 Shockley Drive, Frederick, MD 21704 on Friday mornings from 7:30 am – 8:30 am. The meetings will be held over a delicious breakfast, however attendees will be responsible for purchasing their own meals. The next meeting will be held on Friday, Jul 28, 2023. Meeting location and times may be subject to change to better suit the needs of the attending group and will be announced.

For additional clarity, the current meeting schedule for the next five meetings is as follows:

  1. July 28, 2023
  2. August 11, 2023
  3. August 25, 2023
  4. September 8, 2023
  5. September 22, 2023

Attendees or interested parties are encouraged to complete the online form at the Frederick County Extension, Agriculture and Food Systems webpage or at https://go.umd.edu/FrederickGrain. Completion of the form is not required for attendance, however those who complete the form and provide an email address will receive additional information and timely updates of grain marketing topics, news, and market conditions between meetings.

Depending on group interest, expert speakers may be invited to attend and offer additional perspectives on marketing or market conditions at future meetings. For more information, comments, or questions please contact Mark Townsend, Agriculture Agent Associate, at mtownsen@umd.edu or (301) 600-3578. The UME-Frederick Ag&FS team looks forward to your attendance!

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Grain Marketing Meeting

January 8, 2021

Virtual Winter Grain Marketing Update

Registration: https://go.umd.edu/grainmarketing2021

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 am Welcome— Shannon Dill, Extension Educator, Talbot County, University of Maryland Extension

8:15 am Agriculture Law and Crop Insurance Update–Paul Goeringer, University of Maryland Extension

8:40am Tax Update— Henry Leonard, Certified Public Accountant, BSC Group, LLC

9:10am Grain Marketing Outlook— Jay Pierce, Director of Risk Services, Nagel Farm Service

9:40am Basis Tables and Grain Marketing Resources–Dale Johnson, Farm Management Specialist, University of Maryland Extension

10:00am Announcements and Adjourn— Share link to resources and survey.

If you have any questions, please contact Shannon Dill at sdill@umd.edu.

Impacts Best Management Practices Have On Water Quality: People Land Water – Review Of A Six Year Study

University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory press release

The Horn Point Laboratory invites you to join a half-day technical meeting, open to the public. The meeting will review six years of data gathered to evaluate the impact of best management practices (BMPs) implemented by farmers to improve water quality. The meeting will be held on Friday August 9, 2019, from 1-5 p.m. in Public Hearing Room #110 of the Caroline County government offices in Denton, MD (403 S. 7th Street, Denton, MD 21629). Parking is available around the building.

The meeting agenda includes: information on impediments to BMP implementation; a farmer panel reflecting their perspective on BMPs and water quality; results of water quality monitoring on farms where BMPs are installed at intermediate streams draining several farms and at the watershed outlets.

The research project is called “People Land Water” to emphasize that people living and working on the land contribute to the quality of the water leaving the land. Horn Point Laboratory professor, Tom Fisher, and his research team lead this project. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation, the United States Dept. of Agriculture, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, and the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology. The goals of the research are: (1) to obtain the cooperation of farmers to add BMPs to four small watersheds with long-term monitoring, (2) to evaluate farmers’ attitudes towards BMPs and water quality, (3) to examine the economic efficiency of BMPs, and (4) to test the biogeochemical efficiency of BMPs to retain nitrogen, phosphorus, and soil on farms and out of groundwater and streams.

Jim Lewis, University of Maryland Agriculture Extension Agent, shared this comment about the long-term study;

“It increases the confidence of farmers like me that the water quality data being collected by Tom Fisher’s research team is accurate because it is right at the site of our farms on the Choptank River. This is the kind of work on best management practice that the farm community wants to collaborate on.”

This meeting is an important element of the overall research project. The team will provide attendees with information they have gathered on the people living and working on the land, and the water quality of these four heavily monitored agricultural watersheds. Project leader, Tom Fisher Professor at UMCES – HPL, “My great hope is that we can figure out which Best Management Practices at least make sense and figure out how to properly compensate farmers to implement the ones that work best.”

Please add this event to your calendar and join the discussion of this project and its results.

For more information, contact Anne (410-221-8238 or abgust@umces.edu).

Register to this FREE program via EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/water-quality-agriculture-in-the-choptank-watershed-tickets-63393297058. Space is limited to 110 people.

People Land Water Science Team: Tom Fisher, Rebecca Fox, Kalla Kvalnes, Anne Gustafson, Erika Koontz, Jim Lewis, Jon Winsten

Contact: Carin Starr, Community Relations Manager, (410) 221-8408; cstarr@umces.edu.

2019 Maryland Crop Production Meetings Announced

grain, vegetable, and fruitUniversity of Maryland Extension has announced dates for this year’s crop production meetings that will be conducted around the state between December and March. The most recent research, information and data will be shared at these meetings and will help make 2019 growing decisions for agricultural crops. The meetings are open to all interested in agronomy, forage, vegetables and fruit. Private pesticide applicator and nutrient management credits will be offered. Be sure to call your local Extension office for further details and to get registered. If you need special accommodations please call one week prior to the event.

Agronomy Meetings

Southern Maryland Crops Conference
November 27, 2018. 4:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Baden Fire Hall, Baden, Maryland.
Register by calling the Charles County UME Office at 301-934-5403.

Washington County Crops Conference
November 28, 2018.  9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Fairplay Firehall, 18002 Tilghmanton Rd, 21733 Fairplay, Maryland.
Register by calling the Washington County UME Office at 301-791-1304 or jsemler@umd.edu.

Northern Maryland Field Crops Day
December 6, 2018. 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Friendly Farms, Foreston Road in Upperco, Maryland.
Register by calling Baltimore County UME Office at 410-887-8090 or ecrowl@umd.edu.

Carroll County Mid-Winter Farm Meeting
January 17, 2019. 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Burns Hall, Carroll County Ag Center, Westminster, MD.
Register by calling the Carroll County UME Office at 410-386-2760.

Cecil County Winter Agronomy Meeting
January 23, 2019. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Calvert Grange, Rising Sun, Maryland.
Register by calling the Cecil County UME Office at 410-996-5280 or dbehnke@umd.edu.

Lower Shore Agronomy Day
January 30, 2019. 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Somerset Civic Center, Princess Anne, MD
Register at the Wicomico County UME Office at 410-749-6141.

Harford County Mid-Winter Agronomy Meeting
February 12, 2019. 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Deer Creek Overlook at Harford 4-H Camp
8 Cherry Hill Road, Street MD 21154
Register by calling the Harford County UME Office at 410-638-3255 or akness@umd.edu

Caroline County Agronomy Day
February 20, 2019. 4:30 p.m.
Caroline County 4-H Park
8230 Detour Rd, Denton, MD 21629
Register by calling the Caroline County UME Office at 410-479-4030.

Montgomery-Howard-Frederick Agronomy Day
February 27, 2019. 9:00 a.m. – 2:30p.m.
Urbana Fire Hall
3602 Urbana Pike, Frederick, MD 21704
Register by calling the Montgomery County UME Office at 301-590-2809.

Queen Anne’s Agronomy Day
March 1, 2019. 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Queen Anne’s County 4-H Park
101 Dulin Clark Road, Centreville, MD 21617
Register by calling the Queen Anne’s County UME Office at 410-758-0166.

Forage Meetings

Delmarva Hay and Pasture Conference
January 15, 2019. 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Delaware Ag Week. Harrington Delaware

Southern Maryland Forage Conference
January 16, 2019. 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Baden Fire Hall, Baden, Maryland.
Register by calling the St Mary’s UME Office at 301 475-4484.

Tri-State Hay and Pasture Conference
January 17, 2019. 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location TBA
Register by calling the Garrett County UME office at 301-334-6960.

Central Maryland Forage and Livestock Conference
January 18, 2019. 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m
Jefferson Ruritan Center, Jefferson, MD
Registration information will be forthcoming

Vegetable Meetings

Central Maryland Vegetable Growers Meeting
January 24, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Friendly Farms, Foreston Road in Upperco, Maryland
Register by calling UM Extension Baltimore County Office at 410-887-8090 or ecrowl@umd.edu

Eastern Shore Vegetable and Fruit Meeting
February 12, 2019
Eastern Shore Hospital Center, Cambridge MD
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eastern-shore-vegetable-growers-meeting-2018-tickets-38584279619 or by calling the Dorchester County UME office at 410-228-8800.

Southern Maryland Vegetable and Fruit Meeting
February 7, 2019
St. Mary’s County—Exact location TBD
Register by calling the St Mary’s UME Office at 301 475-4484

Fruit Meetings

Western Maryland Fruit Meeting
February 2019, date TBA. 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Western Maryland Research and Education Center, Keedysville MD
Register email sbarnes6@umd.edu or call 301 432-2767 ext.301.

Bay Area Fruit Meeting
February 2019, date TBA. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wye Research and Education Center, Queenstown MD
Register call phone: 410-827-8056

Contact the respective county Extension Offices for more details about any of the meetings.