The chicken industry on the Delmarva Peninsula generates about 850,000 tons of poultry litter each year, frequently applied as fertilizer to area fields. The environmental concern is potentially high amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus in the litter can leach into the Chesapeake Bay watershed, leading to a nutrient-induced increase in phytoplankton (eutrophication) that can damage…Read more UMES research project aims to use chicken litter to boost biogas and help mitigate climate change
UMES vet school could be a first for Maryland and public HBCUs
PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(January 18, 2024)— A proposed School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore hopes to be the first of its kind in Maryland and among the nation’s public historically Black colleges and universities. The school received approval this week by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. The accreditation process is ongoing….Read more UMES vet school could be a first for Maryland and public HBCUs
UMES contributes to USDA IR-4 Project’s 60-year mission of helping specialty crop growers
The IR-4 Project is celebrating 60 years of assisting specialty crop producers and other stakeholders by facilitating the registration of safe and effective pesticides, biopesticides and other pest management technology. In doing so, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded national research program contributes nearly $9 billion to the nation’s annual gross domestic product. For nearly four…Read more UMES contributes to USDA IR-4 Project’s 60-year mission of helping specialty crop growers
