ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture, which is responsible for enforcing the Maryland Pesticide Applicator’s Law, has released the results of a statewide pesticide use survey – the first such report since 2011. The report covers usage in 2014 but was conducted in 2015 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), which is responsible for enforcing the Maryland Pesticide Applicator’s Law, today announced that the deadline to completed the 2014 Pesticide Usage Survey has been extended to August 15. MDA encourages everyone who receives a survey in the mail to complete and return the form. The report is Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD – As trees and plants green up and soil temperatures rise across the state, farm operations of all sizes and types are getting into full swing of planting season. Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) Secretary Joe Bartenfelder is encouraging anyone who will be applying herbicide products during this busy season to be mindful of Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Secretary of Agriculture Joe Bartenfelder is warning Maryland residents with small children to be aware of the danger posed by many common household chemicals and to make sure they are kept safely away from children and pets. Although drugs, caustic chemicals such as drain cleaner, and poisons such as insect sprays are Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), which is responsible for enforcing the Maryland Pesticide Applicator’s Law, today announced that the 2014 Pesticide Usage Survey is officially underway. MDA encourages everyone who receives a survey in the mail to complete and return the form. The report is being conducted by the U.S. Department of Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) Pesticide Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday, July 23, from 10:00 a.m. to noon at MDA Headquarters, 50 Harry S Truman Parkway, Annapolis. The agenda includes an update on the Lyme disease tick study by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and pesticide regulatory update by Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Secretary of Agriculture Buddy Hance is warning Maryland residents with small children to be aware of the danger posed by many common household chemicals and to make sure they are kept safely away from children and pets. Although drugs, caustic chemicals such as drain cleaner, and poisons such as insect sprays are Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 30, 2013) – The Maryland Pesticide Reporting and Information Workgroup will hold its second meeting on Monday, August 12 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Environmental Matters Committee Room in the House Office Building in Annapolis. The agenda will focus on pesticide data needs. The primary charge of the work Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD – The members of the Maryland Pesticide Reporting and Information Work Group, which was created during the 2013 legislative session and will be staffed by the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), have been announced. The work group will hold its first meeting from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, July 9, in the Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 26, 2013) – Secretary of Agriculture Buddy Hance is warning Maryland residents with small children to be aware of the danger posed by many common household chemicals and to make sure they are kept safely away from children and pets. Although drugs, caustic chemicals such as drain cleaner, and poisons such as Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD (Jan. 25, 2013) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) has proposed new regulations that require pest control companies using dogs to detect the presence of pests, including bed bugs, to be appropriately trained and certified. Public comments on the proposed regulations, which were printed in today’s Maryland Register, are being accepted through Read the Rest…
ANNAPOLIS, MD (June 22, 2011) – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) today alerts consumers that spraying the brown marmorated stink bug with chemical pesticides and insecticides will likely do more harm than good. “Brown marmorated stink (BMSM) bugs are an agricultural menace that has devastated crops and livelihoods. While they are a homeowner nuisance Read the Rest…
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