OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND — An overwhelming number of dead horseshoe crabs appeared in the residential canals at 94th Street in Ocean City in 2021. Since then, marine researchers at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore have been trying to figure out why the mortality event occurred. “We believe the crabs may be looking for a…Read more UMES bolsters efforts to safeguard horseshoe crabs in Ocean City
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
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
When the nation achieves pilot-ready fusion technology anticipated within the next decade, it will be with the input of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Physics professor Kausik Das was invited by the White House for a meeting June 6 among the nation’s leaders in fusion energy from government, industry and academia. The event, hosted…Read more UMES physics professor attends White House summit on fusion technology
FarmBots are the latest in innovative agriculture, especially in urban farming where arable land is limited and space is at a premium. The trending term refers to farming with the precision and assistance of robotic agriculture for planting, watering and management of weeds. The emerging technology has the potential as an energy-smart and sustainable way…Read more Can robotic agriculture answer urban food security concerns?
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
PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(May 22, 2024) —“I’m on a boat off Deal Island evaluating a site for my master’s degree research,” Glen Collins Jr. warned of spotty cellphone reception. The day in late May was the first 80-degree day that month. Less than a week prior, he walked across the stage to accept a hard-earned bachelor’s…Read more UMES graduate to research fish habitats in Chesapeake Bay through NOAA center
PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (May 21, 2024) — Agricultural researchers at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore were recently awarded $2.7 million over three years to fund four climate-smart projects and a pet food safety study. The awards were among 68 capacity building grants funded as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s $30.8 million investment…Read more Climate-smart projects at UMES receive $2.7M in USDA funding
PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (May 20, 2024) — Farmers and owners of forested land on the Eastern Shore are increasingly witnessing effects attributed to climate change. Across the country, climate-related disasters contributed to $146 billion per year over the past three years, according to a NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information report as of May 8….Read more Climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices is focus of workshop
Common poultry diseases on the Eastern Shore, including avian influenza, is the topic of a May 9 seminar that is free and open to the public at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. A veterinary medical officer with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Dr. Jonica Thompson, is the speaker…Read more USDA veterinarian discusses poultry diseases at UMES seminar
