Ruminant
Event: Fundamentals of Sheep Production
Date: March 29, 2025 | Saturday
Time: 10:00 am to 3:15 pm | Cost: Free, but registration is required
Location: Frederick Fairgrounds, 797 East Patrick Street, Building 7, Frederick, MD
Description: A free event for all ages of sheep producers sponsored by Frederick County and Maryland Sheep Breeders in partnership with the University of Maryland Extension. Attendees will spend the day learning the basics of raising sheep and networking with other producers. Lunch will be provided.
Registration: go.umd.edu/sheepbasics
Contact: Dr. Brittany Fletcher | bfletch1@umd.edu | 301-226-7576
Horses
Equine educational programs are offered throughout the year. They are primarily focused on pasture management and equine nutrition.
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: So You Want to Own Farmland in Maryland (Second of Two)
Date: February 26, 2025 | Wednesday
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Cost: Free
Location: Chesapeake College, 1000 College Cir, Wye Mills, Maryland 21679
Description: This program will cover those legal issues that Maryland landowners may face. A grant funds the program through the Northeast Risk Management Education Center.
The workshop will feature Paul Goeringer, a Principal 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. The workshops will also involve research related to solar development by Elizabeth Thilmany, a Faculty Specialist in AREC.
Lunch is provided with the workshop. This workshop will begin at 9 am with a check-in, and the workshop will run from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.
Registration: https://agrisk.umd.edu/events
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Land in Maryland: Basic Legal Issues for All Landowners (ONLINE COURSE FOR 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://go.umd.edu/3ZSkv4r.
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