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Welcome to the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) online Newsroom. We are dedicated to communicating with industry and consumers. We encourage you to visit the Newsroom for all the latest information about MDA including news releases, news features, images, videos and more.

Press Releases

PUBLIC NOTICE: Maryland Department of Agriculture Monitoring Frost Damage and Caterpillar Outbreaks in Western Maryland Hardwood Trees
NEWS RELEASE: Maryland Department of Agriculture Announces $1.6 Million Postharvest Infrastructure Grant Program to Empower Rural Communities
NEWS RELEASE: Nicole Sherry Joins Maryland Department of Agriculture as Assistant Secretary of Plant Industries and Pest Management
PUBLIC NOTICE: Maryland Agencies to Treat Potomac River for Black Fly Control on May 1

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MDA Blog

Date	Press Releases
March 23	Maryland’s Best Seeks Ice Cream Locations for 2026 Ice Cream Trail
March 20	Maryland Department of Agriculture Celebrates Proclamations Honoring Maryland’s Farming Communities
March 19	MEDIA ADVISORY: Secretary Kevin Atticks to Kick-Off Chesapeake Oyster Week at Guinness Open Gate Brewery
March 19	NEWS RELEASE: Caroline County Control Area Released
March 17	NEWS RELEASE: Maryland’s Small Acreage Cover Crop Program Now Accepting Applications
March 17	NEWS RELEASE: Caroline County Control Area Released
March 12	NEWS RELEASE: Preliminary Testing Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Cecil County
March 10	NEWS RELEASE: Time to CHOW down and Celebrate-Chesapeake Oyster Week March 20-31
March 9	NEWS RELEASE: Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program Now Open
March 6	NEWS RELEASE: Department Issues Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) Quarantine in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington Counties, and Expands Quarantine for Spotted Lanternfly
March 5	Wicomico County Control Area Released
March 3	NEWS RELEASE: Maryland Celebrates Weights and Measures Week: We Measure What Matters
March 3	Cost-Share Grants for Spring Manure Transport and Injection Available
February 26	NEWS RELEASE: Preliminary Testing Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Caroline County
February 25	Preliminary Testing Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Caroline County

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