ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s 2017-18 Cover Crop signup will run from June 21 to July 17 at soil conservation district offices statewide. This popular program provides grants to help farmers offset seed, labor, and equipment costs to plant cover crops on their fields this fall. Cover crops help control soil erosion, reduce nutrient runoff, improve soil Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s 2016-2017 Cover Crop Sign-Up will take place June 24 through July 15 at soil conservation district offices statewide. This popular program provides grants to help farmers offset seed, labor and equipment costs to plant cover crops on their fields this fall to control soil erosion, reduce nutrient runoff and protect water quality Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Maryland farmers planted a record-setting 492,244 acres of cover crops on their fields last fall as part of the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s 2015-2016 Cover Crop Program, breaking the previous record of 475,560 acres planted last year. Cover crops are widely recognized as one of the most cost-effective and environmentally sustainable ways Read the Rest…
TIMONIUM, MD – Yesterday, during the Governor’s Agriculture Day lunch at the 134th Maryland State Fair, Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder announced record cover crop program enrollment by Maryland farmers as he applauded the agriculture community for their extraordinary stewardship efforts. For the 2015/2016 Cover Crop Program, 1,835 Maryland farmers requested funding to Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Maryland Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance today announced that Maryland farmers participating in the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) 2014-2015 Cover Crop Program planted a record 478,000 acres of cover crops on their fields last fall to control soil erosion, reduce nutrient runoff and protect water quality in streams, rivers, and the Chesapeake Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Today, during the Governor’s Agriculture and Volunteer Day lunch at the 133rd Maryland State Fair, Governor Martin O’Malley, joined by Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown, Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance, agricultural and volunteerism leaders, announced record cover crop program enrollment by Maryland farmers, as they applauded the agriculture community for Read the Rest…
SPARKS, MD (August 30, 2012) – Today, surrounded by fields of corn and soybeans, Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown joined Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance, agricultural leaders, local farmers, and elected officials to announce record cover crop acreage by Maryland farmers. “We are working with Maryland’s farmers to protect family farms and agriculture Read the Rest…
Governor Martin O’Malley will announce record cover crop program enrollment for the coming season. Cover crops are important to the health of the Chesapeake Bay and the productivity of Maryland’s farmland. Small grains, such as wheat, rye or barley, planted as cover crops in the fall, take up unused nutrients, control soil erosion, and protect Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD (June 4, 2012) – Following up on the restoration goals outlined in Maryland’s Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay, Governor Martin O’Malley has allocated approximately $18 million for the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) 2012-2013 Cover Crop Program. This popular program provides grants to farmers who plant cover Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD (Feb. 21, 2012) – Governor Martin O’Malley today announces that Maryland farmers participating in the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Cover Crop Program planted a record 429,818 acres of cover crops on their farms this past fall to control soil erosion, reduce nutrient runoff and protect water quality in streams, rivers, and the Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD (February 3, 2012) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) today announced temporary changes related to spring fertilizer application provisions in the 2011/2012 Winter Cover Crop Program. Due to the unusually warm winter weather, farmers planting small grain crops, such as wheat and barley, for harvest in the Commodity Cover Crop portion of Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD (Jan. 31, 2011) – Governor Martin O’Malley today announces that Maryland farmers participating in the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Cover Crop Program planted a record 398,679 acres of cover crops on their farms last fall to control soil erosion, reduce nutrient runoff and protect water quality in streams, rivers, and the Chesapeake Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD (Nov. 17, 2011) – Governor Martin O’Malley received approval from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack for Maryland’s request for a disaster designation for widespread crop losses due to extreme weather conditions this year, which included excessive heat, drought, and damage resulting from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. “Because farmers Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD (November 3, 2011) Due to a late harvest and heavy fall rains resulting in saturated soil conditions, the Maryland Department of Agriculture has extended the November 5 planting deadline for farmers who have signed up to plant cover crops this fall with the Maryland Agricultural Water Quality Cost-Share (MACS) Program. Farmers now have Read the Rest…
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