For some, it’s hearing bees buzz in the calming key of C while walking among the hives or being lulled to sleep in a loft above an apiary. For others, it’s collecting eggs from a chicken coop and picking veggies fresh from the garden to make a meal after a day on the farm, brushing…Read more Farm experience sows fresh tourism opportunities
UMES conference sprouts fresh, prosperous paths for small farmers
Want to learn how to grow the elusive pawpaw, learn about beekeeping or transition to agritourism? Trending topics in agriculture like these and more will be featured at the 21st annual UMES Small Farm Conference. The event takes place at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s main campus with one- or two-day options from Nov….Read more UMES conference sprouts fresh, prosperous paths for small farmers
UMES to help coastal communities face climate challenges
UMES Extension will serve the Delmarva Peninsula as a partner in a project to help rural coastal communities be more resilient to climate change. The Climate-Ready Coasts initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce and NOAA is a $1.97 million investment in high-impact projects that create climate and coastal hazard solutions. Beginning October 1,…Read more UMES to help coastal communities face climate challenges
UMES 4-H STEM hosts youth broiler chicken summer project
A UMES Extension 4-H STEM summer project helped a group of youth experience what raising chickens, a major economic driver on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and the Delmarva Peninsula, is all about. It was an early and odd sort of trunk-or-treat, as Dr. Jennifer Timmons, sat on the back of her car’s hatchback on…Read more UMES 4-H STEM hosts youth broiler chicken summer project
Visiting high schoolers get glimpse of STEM studies
UMES hosted a group of 15 freshman and sophomore high school students in late July for a weeklong exploration of opportunities at the Historically Black College and University. The residential experience was part of the Educational Solutions Charter School’s (Columbus, Ohio) College and Career Readiness Summer Program. The visiting teens chose from three educational tracks…Read more Visiting high schoolers get glimpse of STEM studies
UMES event features environmentally friendly agricultural practices, equipment
Impending foul weather from Tropical Storm Debby held off in Princess Anne for the fourth annual UMES Ag Showcase. It was a hot and humid, but informative, day for about 175 attendees. “I am not sure who spoke with Mother Nature, but they should get a round of applause. We want to thank UMES and…Read more UMES event features environmentally friendly agricultural practices, equipment
UMES Ag Showcase offers MDA training credits
The annual installment of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Ag Showcase will take place Aug. 7 at its Research, Extension and Teaching Farm. Held in partnership with Atlantic Tractor LLC and Simplot Grower Solutions, the free event features corn field trials, interactive demonstrations on the latest in smart-farm technology and equipment, and UMES agricultural…Read more UMES Ag Showcase offers MDA training credits
Picnic tent to booming farm market
UMES Extension tour takes visitors inside agribusiness success “Sweat equity,” Kelly Jackson (at left) told visitors, was what took her family’s agribusiness from a picnic tent at the end of the lane for selling sweet corn to a booming farm market, helping to shape Dorchester County’s agritourism regulations. The group was part of UMES Extension’s…Read more Picnic tent to booming farm market
UMES Traveling Agritourism Workshop
For Blades Orchard, reinvention is key to success After 14 years of operating as a u-pick, the owner-operators of Blades Orchard in Federalsburg, Maryland, shifted their agribusiness model. They now offer their fruit and value-added products at farmers markets, a CSA and pre-order online sales for pick up at the farm by appointment. Why? Steve…Read more UMES Traveling Agritourism Workshop
UMES and partners offer free Ag Showcase August 7
Agricultural producers from farms of all sizes can get the latest information geared toward increasing their bottom lines at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Ag Showcase Aug. 7. The free event is sponsored by UMES Extension in partnership with Atlantic Tractor LLC and Simplot Grower Solutions. The focus of this year’s showcase is…Read more UMES and partners offer free Ag Showcase August 7
