Goat Tasting and Twilight Meeting at the Western Maryland Research and Education Center
Updated: April 2, 2025

Ruminant

Currently, there are no scheduled events. Please check back soon for updates.

Horses

Equine educational programs are offered throughout the year. They are primarily focused on pasture management and equine nutrition.

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Poultry

Poultry educational programs are offered throughout the year.

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Forage

Event: Spring Fencing Workshop
Date: March 11, 2025  | Tuesday
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm  |  Cost: Free, but registration is required
Location: Plow and Stars Farm, 14010 Montevideo Road Poolesville, MD 20837
Description: The Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance and University of Maryland Extension invite grazers, livestock owners, and associated industry personnel to attend an upcoming fencing workshop this spring! The fencing workshop will be held on March 11, 2025 at Plow and Stars Farm in Poolesville, MD from 9 AM to 12 PM. The workshop will cover the basics of fencing, including an overview of fencing types, perimeter vs. interior fencing options, energizer selection and grounding, insulator and post options, and fault finding. This event will take place outdoors, please dress accordingly for the weather. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate please contact us at least 2 weeks prior to the event.
Registration: https://go.umd.edu/fencing

Ag Law

Event: Remote Delivery PSA Produce Safety Rule (PSR) Grower Training
Dates: April 1-2, 2025 |  Tuesday & Wednesday
Time: 11:30 am to 4:45 p.m. each day  |  Cost: $35
Description: This is a virtual event Who Should Attend? Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and co-management of natural resources and food safety.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/remote-delivery-psa-produce-safety-rule-psr-grower-training-tickets-1040323554757?aff=erelpanelorg

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Hiring and Retaining Farm Employees – What you Need to Know and Do
Are you trying to find, hire and keep great employees? Is it a bit confusing and time consuming? Do you know where to start and who to involve? Are you worried about the legal considerations when having non-family members employed? This course will help you sort through all these questions and concerns. Navigating this process doesn’t have to be difficult as this course will share with you. Through the four modules of this course, you’ll get important information and resources you can adapt for your own operation. For more information go to https://agrisk.umd.edu/grant-proposals/hiring-and-retaining-farm-employees

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Land in Maryland: Basic Legal Issues for All Landowners
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC) has released a new online course for rural landowners in Maryland. The So You Want to Own Farmland in Maryland course is now available through the University of Maryland’s Enterprise Learning Management System – Canvas. The free program will cover those legal issues that Maryland landowners may face. A grant funds the program through the Northeast Risk Management
Education Center. The online course will feature Paul Goeringer, a Senior Faculty Specialist and Extension Specialist in agricultural law. He will address leasing, landowner liability issues, right-to-farm law, fencing laws, livestock liability, and estate planning. For more information or to register, go to https://extension.umd.edu/resource/so-you-want-own-rural-land-maryland-basic-legal-issues-all-landowners-online-course/

Recordings from past events

Virtual Forage Conference: Jan. 25 & 27, 2022
Description: The 2022 Maryland-Delaware Forage Conferences will be offered in virtually. The virtual sessions will follow the same format as last year and will take place over two partial days on January 25th and January 27th starting at 9 AM each morning. Certified crop advisor, nutrient management, and private pesticide applicator credits will be offered.

Recordings