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PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (April 17, 2020) – In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension, like its university counterpart, is ramping up efforts to offer virtual instruction for its programs. UMES Extension is committed to continuing its mission of providing research-based solutions to the community.  The first virtual event…Read more Parasite management virtual workshop slated for April 30

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (April 15, 2020)- A University of Maryland Eastern Shore researcher has received a $474,500 grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA to increase the diversity of students from minorities underrepresented in Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human (FANH) sciences. Dr. Victoria Volkis, a chemistry professor at UMES, is…Read more Nearly Half a Million Dollar Grant Aims to Increase Diversity in FANH Sciences

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (April 7, 2020) – Dr. Jurgen Schwarz, chair of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Sciences and Dr. Sadanand Dhekney, associate professor of plant breeding and biotechnology, are recipients of a one-year, $50,000 Energy Innovation Seed Grant awarded by the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute. The institute, which is housed at the…Read more Researchers Win Energy Innovation Research Funding

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (February 25, 2020)-Helping Maryland’s small farmers growing fresh produce and raising animals with primarily local marketing channels keep food safe is the focus of a half million dollar research and extension project newly funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Organic Transition Program. Researchers at the University of Maryland…Read more UMES receives USDA funding to embark on new research and extension project

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(February 17, 2020)-“Be Smart, Drench Smart” is the theme of a small ruminant integrated parasite management workshop at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore sponsored by Future Harvest Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture and the UMES Extension program.  Originally slated for March 26, the event has been postponed until further notice due to…Read more Integrated parasite management workshop planned

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(February 12, 2020)-Zoe Johnson, a graduate student pursuing a doctorate in toxicology at UMES, was recently appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology subcommittee on Students, Postdoctoral Education, and Early Career Professionals.  “It’s an honor to be appointed and serve at the highest level of science and technology policy-making…Read more Johnson Appointed to White House Subcommittee

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (January 22, 2020)-Dr. Virginie Zoumenou, professor of dietetics and nutrition at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and its 1890 Nutrition and Health Programs director, will serve the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program in two leadership roles this year.  Her colleagues nominated her as…Read more Zoumenou recognized among EFNEP peers

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (January 8, 2020)-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is participating as a partner on two National Institute of Food and Agriculture-USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program grants, said Berran Rogers Jr., coordinator, Small Farm Program, UMES Cooperative Extension. The first is an award of $199,786 for the project, “Chesapeake Grows:  A…Read more UMES is Partner on USDA-NIFA Grants

RINCESS ANNE, MD – (December 20, 2017) – How do you go about developing a winter grazing system?  That will be the focus of a workshop, to be held January 25 and 27, 2018, at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES).  The theme is Year-Round Grazing – From Pasture Establishment to Grazing Management and…Read more Late January Year-round Grazing Workshop