Get ready for spring with a webinar series designed to train those serious about growing and processing specialty herbs with information needed to be successful. UMES Extension’s specialty herb consultant Henriette den Ouden has planned four online classes, March 2, 16, 30 and April 13, from 12-1 p.m., culminating with an in-person field day for…Read more UMES Extension offers free webinar series for herb growers
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected in the U.S.
Biosecurity alert: Protect your flock! Word is (hopefully!) getting out that the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in commercial poultry flocks in the U.S. for the first time since 2020 and on the Delmarva Peninsula since 2004. The latest updates bring USDA-APHIS confirmed cases to…Read more Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected in the U.S.
UMES Extension takes part in 2022 Delmarva Soil Summit
UMES Small Farm Program Coordinator Berran Rogers was among a group of 20 organizers representing agricultural organizations, soil conservation districts, university extension programs and Maryland and Delaware farmers of the 2022 Delmarva Soil Summit. The biennial event took place February 7-8 at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland. Themed “Groundwork for the…Read more UMES Extension takes part in 2022 Delmarva Soil Summit
Specialty crop growers can receive lab services to determine quality control though pilot program
UMES Extension will be embarking on a pilot program that will offer growers of specialty crops lab services to help ensure that their value-added products meet food safety benchmarks. A nearly $36,000 specialty crop block grant received by the Agricultural Law Education Initiative includes funds that will subsidize testing at the UMES Food Science Lab…Read more Specialty crop growers can receive lab services to determine quality control though pilot program
