Meeting Notice: Urban Nutrient Management Regulatory Review Committee to Meet Oct. 3 and 19

The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Urban Nutrient Management Regulatory Review Committee will meet on Wednesday, October 3, 10:00 a.m. until noon at MDA headquarters (50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 20639). A follow up meeting is scheduled for Friday, October 19, 10:00 a.m. until noon also at MDA in Annapolis.

The committee includes 15 representatives from the lawn care industry, fertilizer industry, golf course superintendents, University experts, environmentalists, and MDA personnel. The group will assist in developing regulations authorized by the Fertilizer Use Act of 2011.  For more details about the law, visit: www.mda.maryland.gov/fertilizer/.

For additional information, contact Judy McGowan at (410) 841-5955.