Connections! is the monthly newsletter published by UMES Extension.
- Farm experience sows fresh tourism opportunitiesFor some, it’s hearing bees buzz in the calming key of C…Read more Farm experience sows fresh tourism opportunities
- UMES conference sprouts fresh, prosperous paths for small farmersWant to learn how to grow the elusive pawpaw, learn about beekeeping…Read more UMES conference sprouts fresh, prosperous paths for small farmers
- UMES to help coastal communities face climate challengesUMES Extension will serve the Delmarva Peninsula as a partner in a…Read more UMES to help coastal communities face climate challenges
- UMES 4-H STEM hosts youth broiler chicken summer projectA UMES Extension 4-H STEM summer project helped a group of youth…Read more UMES 4-H STEM hosts youth broiler chicken summer project
- Visiting high schoolers get glimpse of STEM studiesUMES hosted a group of 15 freshman and sophomore high school students…Read more Visiting high schoolers get glimpse of STEM studies
- UMES event features environmentally friendly agricultural practices, equipmentImpending foul weather from Tropical Storm Debby held off in Princess Anne…Read more UMES event features environmentally friendly agricultural practices, equipment
- Picnic tent to booming farm marketUMES Extension tour takes visitors inside agribusiness success “Sweat equity,” Kelly Jackson…Read more Picnic tent to booming farm market
- UMES Traveling Agritourism WorkshopFor Blades Orchard, reinvention is key to success After 14 years of…Read more UMES Traveling Agritourism Workshop
- UMES and partners offer free Ag Showcase August 7Agricultural producers from farms of all sizes can get the latest information…Read more UMES and partners offer free Ag Showcase August 7
- Traveling Agritourism Workshop offers lessons directly from farm proprietorsUMES Extension is offering an opportunity to learn about successes and challenges…Read more Traveling Agritourism Workshop offers lessons directly from farm proprietors
- Shore youth experience eclipse through UMES 4-H STEMPeople across the nation hunted for special viewing glasses, created pinhole projectors,…Read more Shore youth experience eclipse through UMES 4-H STEM
- Learn how to operate and maintain small engines and BCS machinesPlanting season has arrived on the Delmarva Peninsula for gardeners and small…Read more Learn how to operate and maintain small engines and BCS machines
- UMES Extension offers specialty crop workshopsA full-day Meet the Growers workshop Feb. 13 served as a one-stop…Read more UMES Extension offers specialty crop workshops
- UMES hosts inaugural Maryland Agritourism ConferenceWhether their agribusiness ventures are on-farm markets, U-picks, CSAs, creameries, farm breweries,…Read more UMES hosts inaugural Maryland Agritourism Conference
- UMES Small Farm Conference celebrates 20 years of helping farmersNearly 200 agricultural producers and stakeholders across the Mid-Atlantic descended on the…Read more UMES Small Farm Conference celebrates 20 years of helping farmers
- Film screening focuses on Delmarva farmers leading the way in environmentally friendly agricultural practicesUMES Extension is offering a free film screening of “Delmarva and the…Read more Film screening focuses on Delmarva farmers leading the way in environmentally friendly agricultural practices
- UMES educates community at Delmarva Chicken FestivalUMES Extension and SANS drew the attention of festivalgoers of all ages…Read more UMES educates community at Delmarva Chicken Festival
- UMES Extension Horticulture and Fruit Program hosting free fall webinars and workshopsUMES Extension’s Horticulture and Fruit Program is hosting a myriad of free…Read more UMES Extension Horticulture and Fruit Program hosting free fall webinars and workshops
- Free activities for youth at UMES Extension 4-H STEM FestivalRobotics, 3D printing, marine sciences, aeronautics, live reptiles and engineering — these…Read more Free activities for youth at UMES Extension 4-H STEM Festival
- UMES Small Farm Conference celebrates its 20th year Nov. 2-4Sharing strategies to increase farm profitability and promote sustainability has been at…Read more UMES Small Farm Conference celebrates its 20th year Nov. 2-4
- UMES shares know-how with farmers at annual Ag ShowcaseThe University of Maryland Eastern Shore in partnership with Atlantic Tractor LLC…Read more UMES shares know-how with farmers at annual Ag Showcase
- House Ag Committee Chairman Thompson and Congressman Harris hold listening session on Farm Bill at UMESA listening session was held on Friday, Aug. 11, at the University…Read more House Ag Committee Chairman Thompson and Congressman Harris hold listening session on Farm Bill at UMES
- Farm bus tour features sustainable farming operations in Va. and N.C.UMES Extension’s 2023 Small Farm Bus Tour will be heading south from…Read more Farm bus tour features sustainable farming operations in Va. and N.C.
- UMES Extension urban gardening project recognized as innovativeAn urban gardening project focusing on a group of minority farmers in…Read more UMES Extension urban gardening project recognized as innovative
- UMES Extension instructs military vets on how to cultivate fruitU.S. military veterans who are also beginning farmers benefited from a two-day…Read more UMES Extension instructs military vets on how to cultivate fruit
- 4-H STEM team is enriching area youth summer programsSummer means one thing to youth programs: camps! The UMES 4-H STEM…Read more 4-H STEM team is enriching area youth summer programs
- UMES Extension helps beginning farmer live his dreamUMES Extension has made an impact in beginning farmer Stephen Goewey’s life….Read more UMES Extension helps beginning farmer live his dream
- UMES and Atlantic Tractor partner for free Ag Showcase August 16Small- and large-scale farmers can learn the latest on farm equipment and…Read more UMES and Atlantic Tractor partner for free Ag Showcase August 16
- UMES Extension joins community in celebrating spring and fruits at Holi FestivalUMES Extension joined some 400 community members in celebrating diversity May 6…Read more UMES Extension joins community in celebrating spring and fruits at Holi Festival
- UMES Extension workshop on how to prepare for a GAP auditExperience firsthand how to prepare for a Good Agricultural Practices audit June…Read more UMES Extension workshop on how to prepare for a GAP audit
- 4-H STEM team educates youth on how to help protect the Chesapeake BayArea youth and their families learned about the health of the Chesapeake…Read more 4-H STEM team educates youth on how to help protect the Chesapeake Bay
- ALEI offers educational resources on how to transfer a shellfish aquaculture leaseEarly this month, the Agriculture Law Education Initiative made resources available on…Read more ALEI offers educational resources on how to transfer a shellfish aquaculture lease
- Small engine machine operation, maintenance and safety workshop set for June 14Planting season has arrived on Delmarva for gardeners and small farmers and…Read more Small engine machine operation, maintenance and safety workshop set for June 14
- Extension specialist visit state legislators to share impactUMES Extension specialists formed a delegation with colleagues from the University of…Read more Extension specialist visit state legislators to share impact
- Spring means lambing/kidding season for UMES Extension and SANS Pre-Vet ProgramWith the exception of pollen creating a yellow carpet on EVERYTHING on…Read more Spring means lambing/kidding season for UMES Extension and SANS Pre-Vet Program
- LESBA and UMES Extension partner for beekeeping short courseThe extended forecast was looking like rain for the weekend, but April…Read more LESBA and UMES Extension partner for beekeeping short course
- 4-H STEM educator awarded for work with student horticulturistsBrad Hartle, a UMES Extension 4-H STEM educator, was recognized April 13…Read more 4-H STEM educator awarded for work with student horticulturists
- UMES hosts celebrity chef for series of edible insect events April 3-6Edible insects will be served up April 3-6 during a series of…Read more UMES hosts celebrity chef for series of edible insect events April 3-6
- Shore native brings more than 20 years media experience to new postLaura Benedict Sileo recently joined the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as…Read more Shore native brings more than 20 years media experience to new post
- Learn and practice plant propagation and seed saving at UMES Extension workshopSmall farmers and gardeners can learn about and practice plant propagation and…Read more Learn and practice plant propagation and seed saving at UMES Extension workshop
- UMES Extension welcomes agribusiness and resource economist to teamDr. Nazia Arbab joined UMES Extension February 20 as an agribusiness and…Read more UMES Extension welcomes agribusiness and resource economist to team
- Agritourism and value-added agricultural marketing specialist joins UMES ExtensionDr. Prem Bhandari recently joined UMES Extension as an agritourism and value-added…Read more Agritourism and value-added agricultural marketing specialist joins UMES Extension
- Winter class on growing medicinal herbs for incomeIf you’re a budding herb grower and missed the September class, you’re…Read more Winter class on growing medicinal herbs for income
- ALEI and Maryland Sea Grant training the next generation of legal policy specialists on issues facing Maryland’s aquaculture system and impacts of climate changeJu-Ching Huang, a Doctor of Juridical Science candidate at Georgetown University Law…Read more ALEI and Maryland Sea Grant training the next generation of legal policy specialists on issues facing Maryland’s aquaculture system and impacts of climate change
- Clay brings 4-H experience and master’s in child development to UMES Extension postUMES Extension has a new face on the 4-H team! Ariel Clay…Read more Clay brings 4-H experience and master’s in child development to UMES Extension post
- Backyard trail workshop serves to complete first phase of Hattie’s TrailThe UMES community came together October 29 to lay the path for…Read more Backyard trail workshop serves to complete first phase of Hattie’s Trail
- UMES conference helps small farmers with strategies for successUMES Extension added another annual Small Farm Conference to the books November…Read more UMES conference helps small farmers with strategies for success
- UMES Extension plays part in initial stage of Buffalo Soldier educational siteUMES Extension will be an integral part of a local project to…Read more UMES Extension plays part in initial stage of Buffalo Soldier educational site
- Wicomico County horticulture students learn about healthful algae through projectSALISBURY, MD-(May 16, 2022)-Horticulture Production Management students in the A+ Garden Center…Read more Wicomico County horticulture students learn about healthful algae through project
- UMES 4-H educator recognized by communityFor those who know UMES Extension 4-H educator Diamond Nwaeze, an infectious…Read more UMES 4-H educator recognized by community
- UMES Extension Food Safety Worker Training Tipsby Dr. Melinda Schwarz Training RecordsNo matter what training methods you use,…Read more UMES Extension Food Safety Worker Training Tips
- UMES Extension offers free webinar series for herb growersGet ready for spring with a webinar series designed to train those…Read more UMES Extension offers free webinar series for herb growers
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected in the U.S.Biosecurity alert: Protect your flock! Word is (hopefully!) getting out that the…Read more Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected in the U.S.
- UMES Extension takes part in 2022 Delmarva Soil SummitUMES Small Farm Program Coordinator Berran Rogers was among a group of…Read more UMES Extension takes part in 2022 Delmarva Soil Summit
- Specialty crop growers can receive lab services to determine quality control though pilot programUMES Extension will be embarking on a pilot program that will offer…Read more Specialty crop growers can receive lab services to determine quality control though pilot program
- Aronia cultivation and research on the UMES Research and Education FarmUMES chemistry professor, Dr. Victoria Volkis, has conducted aronia research slightly over a…Read more Aronia cultivation and research on the UMES Research and Education Farm
- Growing elderberries on the UMES Research and Education FarmUMES Extension specialty herb consultant Henriette den Ouden is growing elderberries on…Read more Growing elderberries on the UMES Research and Education Farm
- UMES Extension Herb GardenUMES Extension Specialty Herbs Consultant Henriette den Ouden grows 18 different medicinal and culinary herbs…Read more UMES Extension Herb Garden
- UMES Extension is strengthening the community through crop diversificationUMES Extension is playing its part in improving food security and satisfying…Read more UMES Extension is strengthening the community through crop diversification
- New extension webinar series focuses on peer-to-peer learningMay saw the kick-off of the Horticulture and Fruit program’s new webinar series,…Read more New extension webinar series focuses on peer-to-peer learning
- 4-H STEM offers National Junior Master Gardener programLisa Murphy (pictured below, second from right) loves gardening and devotes her time…Read more 4-H STEM offers National Junior Master Gardener program
- UMES Extension observes National Herbs and Spices DayUMES Extension Specialty Herbs Consultant Henriette den Ouden’s five “Best Kitchen Herbs”…Read more UMES Extension observes National Herbs and Spices Day