Category: Extension News Releases

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (April 12, 2021)—University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension is offering a free webinar series aimed at helping local growers hone skills necessary to successfully cultivate fruit in the Mid-Atlantic. When he talks about the once thriving fruit industry on the Eastern Shore and the prospect of rejuvenating it, Dr. Naveen Kumar Dixit becomes animated.  The…Read more Spring and early summer webinar series geared to fruit growers and enthusiasts

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(April 6, 2021)—Fruit growers, property owners and gardening enthusiasts can benefit from a free University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension webinar April 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Assistant professor, Extension specialist and horticulturist Naveen Kumar Dixit will share his expertise on pruning apple, pear and peach trees.  Registrations will be accepted through April…Read more Learn about pruning fruit trees in free UMES Extension webinar

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (March 10, 2021)-University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension is offering the second installment of a free, two-part webinar series on “Elderberry Growing and Marketing” on March 25, from noon-1 p.m.  Henriette den Ouden (pictured below), a specialty herbs consultant with UMES Extension’s Small Farm Program, will present information on how to market the plant along with…Read more UMES Extension offers free webinar on growing elderberry

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 7, 2020)-University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension will host its second annual Industrial Hemp Conference November 5 in a virtual format due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.   Experts from universities and agencies across the country aim to educate growers and stakeholders about the status of the industry and the outlook for…Read more Virtual Industrial Hemp Conference slated for Nov. 5 at UMES

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (October 5, 2020)-Registration is now open for MyFaRM, a new University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension initiative to deliver risk management education free to area farmers.  Mastering Farm Risk Management, for which MyFaRM stands, also includes incentives for a select group of participants to receive free admission to future events hosted by UMES’ Small Farm…Read more Area farmers can receive free opportunities through new MyFaRM initiative

PRINCESS ANNE-MD- (October 2, 2020)-COVID-19 will not prevent University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension from holding its 17th annual Small Farm Conference November 6-7.  Registration is now open for the event that will take place this year in a hybrid format to ensure the safety of participants. “During these challenging times, farmers need our support more than ever….Read more Registration is now open for UMES Small Farm Conference

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – May 15, 2020 – Growing herbs at home is the focus for the next University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension webinar. Scheduled for Thursday, May 28, at 10 a.m., the free webinar will offer up-to-the-minute techniques for growing herbs for a variety of reasons. “I am excited to be able to…Read more UMES Extension offers growing herbs at home webinar

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (December 5, 2019)- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension is hosting a free Cover Crop Workshop Tuesday, December 10 featuring Steve Groff, a cover crop coach. The 3-6 p.m. workshop will be held in UMES’ Richard A. Henson Center, room 1116.  Groff will describe the process of “treating your cover crops…Read more Cover Crop Workshop Features Steve Groff

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 2019)-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, along with another HBCU and a tribal college, were designated as Centers of Community Prosperity by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on October 22.  The program is designed to increase the capacity of rural and underserved communities across the country. The Centers will host Community Prosperity…Read more USDA Names UMES a Center for Community Prosperity

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (October 25, 2019) – Mike Beatty, director of the USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement in Washington, D.C., will give the keynote address Saturday, November 2, during a luncheon program as part of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Small Farm Conference.  The conference is in its 16th year. Beatty guides…Read more Speaker Announced for UMES Small Farm Conference