Berran Rogers Jr. has spent the past 12 years with the UMES Extension Program as coordinator of its Small Farm Program. In this capacity, he provides leadership in developing and implementing educational and outreach programs focused on small farm planning, management and marketing on the Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland. Rogers lends his expertise to programs addressing…Read more Faculty Spotlight on Berran Rogers
Spring Recruitment and Hiring Event Slated for March 31
PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (March 6, 2020) – A spring recruitment and hiring event is in store for University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Delaware State University students. Scheduled for Tuesday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., students are invited to attend the USDA Farm Production and Conservation Agencies Recruitment Event in the UMES…Read more Spring Recruitment and Hiring Event Slated for March 31
UMES receives USDA funding to embark on new research and extension project
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
Zoumenou recognized among EFNEP peers.
PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (Janurary 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.
Integrated parasite management workshop planned.
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 university…Read more Integrated parasite management workshop planned.
Kenney defends master’s thesis.
Annette Kenney, a candidate for a master’s degree in Food and Agriculture Sciences with a concentration in plant and soil science, defended her thesis entitled, “Assessing Escherichia coli Survival in Manure-Amended Certified Organic Soils Cultivated with Tomatoes, Radish, and Spinach on the Eastern Shore of Maryland,” December 13. Kenney is a native of the Eastern Shore of…Read more Kenney defends master’s thesis.
Cook moderates urban agriculture panel.
For the first time since it began in 2015, the Agriculture Law Education Initiative’s annual Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference featured a panel discussing the challenges for Maryland’s urban farmers. It was also the first time that law students presented on a panel at the conference. Nicole Cook, Environmental and Agricultural Faculty Legal Specialist for…Read more Cook moderates urban agriculture panel.
UMES is Partner on USDA-NIFA Grants
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
Cover Crop Workshop Features Steve Groff
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
IR-4 Project designates UMES as its Northeast Region Center
PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(May 11, 2020)- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has joined the National IR-4 Project network of participating institutions. UMES was selected to provide coordination of the Northeast Region of the IR-4 Project over the next five years. IR-4 is a USDA-funded national research program that facilitates the registration of safe and effective…Read more IR-4 Project designates UMES as its Northeast Region Center
