April 28, 2025 Selected Finalists to Prepare Dishes to Celebrate Buy Local Challenge Week ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 28, 2025) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture is seeking Maryland chefs and restaurants to submit original recipes using local Maryland …
April 18, 2025 The Maryland Young Farmers Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, April 30th, at 10:00 a.m. at the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401. Agenda items include addressing legislative changes & …
April 11, 2025 Celebrating the 150th Preakness with CHAMPIONS, CHARM and CHEERS! ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 11, 2025)– In honor of the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes, one of the most prestigious horse racing events in the world, the Maryland Department of …
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April 8, 2025 Program Highlights Retailers and Wholesalers Carrying Maryland Native Plants ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 8, 2025) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Maryland’s Best program, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, …
March 28, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 28, 2025)– Maryland Public Television’s (MPT) original series Maryland Farm & Harvest will showcase 4-H youths from Carroll, Harford, and Queen Anne’s counties as they compete at the Maryland State Fair in Baltimore …
March 27, 2025 HPAI SITUATION UPDATE: March 27, 2025 An additional backyard flock in Montgomery County, MD has tested presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza at the Salisbury Animal Health Laboratory, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory …
March 27, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 27, 2025) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture is reminding homeowners and lawn care professionals to follow Maryland’s Lawn Fertilizer Law when caring for lawns this spring. The law helps protect local streams, …
March 20, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 20, 2025)– Maryland Public Television’s (MPT) original series Maryland Farm & Harvest, currently in its 12th season, will feature farms and locations in Western Maryland, the Eastern Shore, and the National Capital …
March 19, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 19, 2025)— Governor Wes Moore has declared March 19 as Maryland Agriculture Trade Day, in recognition of the enormous contribution agriculture trade makes to the state’s economy, farmers, and communities. Maryland …
March 13, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 13, 2025) – Maryland Public Television’s (MPT) original series Maryland Farm & Harvest, currently in its 12th season, will feature farms and locations in Anne Arundel, Carroll, Charles, and Prince George’s counties …
Preliminary Testing Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Anne Arundel County Backyard Flock March 12, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 12, 2025)— State laboratory testing has detected a case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) in an Anne …
March 12, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 12, 2025) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program (MFARM). MFARM is a competitive grant aiming to help …
March 11, 2025 The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) Board of Trustees will hold a teleconference meeting on March 25, 2025 at 9 a.m. Agenda items will include general board business. For login information or further questions, …
March 10, 2025 A celebration of Maryland oysters featuring deals and discounts! ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 10, 2025) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Maryland’s Best program, in partnership with the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP), is announcing …
March 6, 2025 Applications Due by April 1, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 6, 2025) – Maryland’s Best, Maryland’s state-wide marketing program connecting consumers to producers, is seeking Maryland dairy farms with on-farm creameries producing ice cream to join …
March 4, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 4, 2025) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture is reminding rural residents that farmers have begun spreading manure, food processing residuals (FPRs), and other nutrient sources on their fields as they prepare for …
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March 3, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 3, 2025) – This March, Maryland’s Best – Maryland’s statewide marketing program connecting consumers to fresh Maryland products – is celebrating Maryland Wine Month by pairing locally-made wines with your favorite …
March 3, 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 3, 2025) – Maryland’s Best, a consumer-facing program at the Maryland Department of Agriculture, is excited to announce the first ever winner of the Maryland’s Best Chef Partner of the Year award. Jason Daniloski of …
