Frederick County Extension Ag

We are hiring an Agriculture and Food Systems Educator (Ag Agent)! Visit our website to apply. Best consideration date is September 11, 2025.

The Educator will provide coordination and programmatic support for agronomy and horticultural crops, livestock, small farm and alternative agriculture, marketing and farm business development in Frederick County and in collaboration with Extension faculty in the Central Cluster.

Extension Educator, Agriculture and Food Systems Job Description Summary Organization's Summary Statement: Home Office Location: UME Frederick County Office, 330 Montevue Lane, Frederick, MD 21702 Position Summary/Purpose of Position: This position is located in the University of Maryland Extension office in Frederick County, Maryland. The positio...

University of Maryland and U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers are working on a nasal spray to protect cattle against avian influenza!

Nasal Spray Could Protect Cattle from Bird Flu The University of Maryland and researchers from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (USD-ARS) have received $648,881.00 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop a nasal vaccine to protect dairy cattle from bird flu. That could prevent the disease from infecting dair...

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The 2025 Central Maryland Forage Conference will be held on Thursday, Jan 23 at the
Mt. Airy Fire Company Activities Grounds (1008 Twin Arch Rd, Mt Airy, MD 21771) beginning at 9:00 AM.

Topics for the conference will include:
📌Mineral Nutrition and Practical Feeding Considerations
📌Matching Mineral Nutrition to Livestock Needs
📌Integrating Annual Forages as a Drought Management Strategy
and more!

Morning refreshments will be available, and lunch is included in the price of the ticket. Doors will open at 8:30 am, and the meeting will start at 9 am.

Participants will be able to earn Maryland nutrient management certification credits and private and commercial pesticide applicator credits (amounts will be updated once credits are approved).

Registration is required to attend.
❗Early bird pricing ends tonight, January 14th! ❗
Attendees also have the option to renew or become a member of the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council with the purchase of a ticket to the forage conference (and receive a $5 discount off the cost of membership!). Payment is accepted by credit card or check payable to the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council.

Register online at https://go.umd.edu/2025CMDFC

The Central Maryland Agriculture and Food Systems team will host the 2024 Manure Management Workshop on January 24th, 2024 at the New Midway Volunteer Fire Company Reception Hall. We're bringing in manure and nutrient management experts from across the country to discuss their novel research and practical findings to optimize the nutrient values of manures to our crops. Consider attending and register online at eventbrite.com (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-manure-management-workshop-tickets-774025159087)

The first article of our Grain Marketing series appeared in today’s Lancaster Farming. Give it a read and follow the series if you’d like to hone your grain marketing skills!

Understanding the Cost of Production Per Bushel in Grain Marketing Grain marketing experts detail how to create a price floor, aka production price per bushel.