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Updated: May 8, 2026

 Agronomy  |  Forage | Manure |  Ag Law 

Row Crop and Forage Production Meetings

Agronomy

Event: Maryland Crop Scouting School at WYE
Date: June 25, 2026  |  Thursday
Time: 9:00 am to 2:45 pm  |  Cost: $10
Location: Wye Research and Education Center, 124 Wye Narrows Drive, Queenstown, MD 21658
Description: Join us for a hands-on Crop Scouting School focused on building practical skills for identifying and managing pests, diseases, and crop issues in the field. Participants will learn how to scout effectively, recognize key problems, and make informed management decisions using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles. This program is designed for farmers, crop consultants, and ag service providers looking to improve their field diagnostics and decision-making. This event covers common pests in row crop and vegetable production systems.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maryland-crop-scouting-school-at-wye-tickets-1988090629591?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Event: Maryland Crop Scouting School at CMREC (Clarksville)
Date: September 24, 2026  |  Thursday
Time: 9:00 am to 2:45 pm  |  Cost: $10
Location: Central Maryland Research and Education Center, 4240 Folly Quarter Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042
Description: Join us for a hands-on Crop Scouting School focused on building practical skills for identifying and managing pests, diseases, and crop issues in the field. Participants will learn how to scout effectively, recognize key problems, and make informed management decisions using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles. This program is designed for farmers, crop consultants, and ag service providers looking to improve their field diagnostics and decision-making. This event covers common pests in row crop and vegetable production systems.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maryland-crop-scouting-school-at-wye-tickets-1988090629591?aff=oddtdtcreator

Forage

Event: Pasture Walk at Blue Moon Farm
Date: May 28, 2026  |  Thursday
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm  |  Cost: Free 
Location: Blue Moon Farm, 4430 Damascus Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20882
Summary: Join University of Maryland Extension for an educational pasture walk at Blue Moon Farm in Gaithersburg, MD (Montgomery County). Dave and Ellen Quirk have set up a small-scale rotational grazing system for their horses and are working on improving the soil health an fertility of their pastures with an on-farm composting system. Discussion will include practical pasture management for horses, soil health in pasture systems, and composting and spreading manure on pastures as a fertility source.

Sponsored by University of Maryland Extension and NE SARE

If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity please contact us at least 2 weeks prior to the event.

Registration: go.umd.edu/pwmay

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Event: Pasture Walk at University of Maryland WMREC
Date: June 23, 2026  |  Tuesday
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm  |  Cost: Free 
Location: Western Maryland Research and Education Center, 18330 Keedysville Road, Keedysville, MD. 21756
Summary: Join University of Maryland Extension for an educational pasture walk at the Western Maryland Research and Education Center in Keedysville, MD (Washington County). This pasture walk will feature a mixed-species grazing system with sheep and cattle utilizing both perennial and annual forages. Discussion will include setting up a grazing system, mixed-species grazing, parasite management, utilizing annual forages to extend the grazing season, pasture renovation, and what to do with failed seedings. Extension educators are also starting work on a soil amendment study looking at diferent sources of fertility (compost, litter, etc.) on a pasture-based system.

Sponsored by University of Maryland Extension and NE SARE

If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity please contact us at least 2 weeks prior to the event.

Registration: go.umd.edu/pwjune

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Event: Pasture Walk at Maryland Solar Grazing Solutions
Date: July 15, 2026  |  Tuesday
Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm  |  Cost: Free 
Location: Maryland Solar Grazing Solutions, Hagerstown, MD 21740 (address TBD)
Summary: Join University of Maryland Extension for an educational pasture walk with Maryland Solar Grazing Solutions in Hagerstown, MD (Washington County).

This pasture walk will feature a unique opportunity to tour an active solar site where sheep are being grazed for vegetation management. Business owners Sara and Joseph Kidd specialize in grazing Katahdin sheep on solar arrays and raise and sell lambs for market. They will share their story and discuss the pros and cons of grazing sheep under solar panels.

Sponsored by University of Maryland Extension

If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity please contact us at least 2 weeks prior to the event.

Registration: go.umd.edu/pwjuly
 

Ag Law

Hiring and Retaining Farm Employees – What you Need to Know and Do

Are you trying to find, hire and keep great employees? Is it a bit confusing and time consuming? Do you know where to start and who to involve? Are you worried about the legal considerations when having non-family members employed? This course will help you sort through all these questions and concerns. Navigating this process doesn’t have to be difficult as this course will share with you. Through the four modules of this course, you’ll get important information and resources you can adapt for your own operation. For more information go to https://agrisk.umd.edu/grant-proposals/hiring-and-retaining-farm-employees

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Land in Maryland: Basic Legal Issues for All 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://extension.umd.edu/resource/so-you-want-own-rural-land-maryland-basic-legal-issues-all-landowners-online-course/

Farm Stress Management

Farm Stress Management Course 
This online self-paced training is designed for Agriculture Service Providers to equip them with the skills and knowledge to support farms and farm families in times of distress. The training was developed by the University of Maryland Extension Farm Stress Management Team. The goals include: identify signs of distress, develop skills to communicate with those experiencing stress, and provide resources both locally and nationally. Financial and regulatory topics will also be discussed as they are often contributors to stress on the farm. To access the course visit our online portal at https://umeagfs.teachable.com/p/farm-stress-management.

For more information on the Farm Stress Management program visit go.umd.edu/farmfamily. The program is open to all and is funded through a grant with the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under sub award number ENE20-160-34268.

Archives (Recordings)

Agronomy

Queen Anne's County Agronomy Meeting
Date: Feb. 27, 2026 | Friday

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

Queen Anne's County Agronomy Meeting
Date: Feb. 28, 2025  | 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.

  • Controlling Slugs
    Video Length: 36:57  |  Speaker: Dr. Kelly Hamby, Assoc. Professor & Extension Specialist, Dept. of Entomology, University of Maryland
  • FRST Ferilizer Recommendation Support Tool
    Video Length: 42:01  |  Speaker: Dr. Josh McGrath, Ag Research Exec., Consultant, Former Extension Soil Specialist
  • Ag Law Update
    Video Length: 34:15  |  Speaker: Paul Goeringer, Principal Faculty & Extension Specialist, Dept. of Agriculture & Resource Economics, University of Maryland
  • Nitrogen in Row Crops
    Video Length: 37:56  |  Speaker: Dr. Gurpal Toor, Professor & Extension Specialist, Dept, of Environmental Science & Technology, University of Maryland
  • MDA Pesticide Update
    Video Length: 31:24  |  Speaker: David Parks, Agriculture Inspector, Advanced Pesticide Regulation, Maryland Department of Agriculture
  • Herbicide & Weed Research Update
    Video Length: 39:53  |  Speaker: Dr. Kurt Vollmer, Extension Specialist, Weed Management, University of Maryland, Wye Research and Education Center
  • Crop Budgeting Tool
    Video Length: 11:37  |  Speaker: Shannon Dill, Principal Agent, Agriculture and Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension

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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