This winter, the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC) is partnering with the Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI), the University of Maryland Extension, the Maryland Department of Agriculture, and Nationwide Insurance to host a series of one-day farm succession workshops around Maryland. As of 2017, the average age of principal farm operators in Maryland is 59, according to the …

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This winter, the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC) is partnering with the Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI), the University of Maryland Extension, the Maryland Department of Agriculture, and Nationwide Insurance to host a series of one-day farm succession workshops around Maryland. As of 2017, the average age of principal farm operators in Maryland is 59, according to the …

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Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford and Governor Larry Hogan would like to personally invite you and your family to the Inauguration festivities at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. There will be entertainment beginning at 9:30 AM, with the Inauguration Ceremony beginning at 12:00 PM. This event is free, open to the public, and …

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The first Doe Harvest Challenge will be held January 4-6th 2019. This Challenge has been initiated by farmers and landowners in Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester Counties. The whitetail deer herd continues to thrive throughout Maryland and especially on the lower Eastern Shore. Our area has many public lands that are not easily accessible to hunters …

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Beginner class: 9am-noon Advanced class: 1-4pm   Register Online: computerclassforfarmbusiness.eventbrite.com 

Beginner class: 9am-noon Advanced class: 1-4pm   Register Online: computerclassforfarmbusiness.eventbrite.com 

Register at: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07efpwlf8a89b73b19&llr=ne7awrmab

For more information, email sdill@umd.edu or call (410) 822-1244   Chesapeake College Higher Education Center Room 110. 8am breakfast and presentations