News Room

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

• Poultry Farmers Urged to Practice Enhanced Biosecurity
• Department Expands Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone
• Steve Connelly Named Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
• Maryland Farm & Harvest Visits Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties, Baltimore City During January 18 Episode

Meeting Notices

• Meeting Notice: Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Meeting Scheduled for Jan. 27
• Meeting Notice: Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board to Meet January 25 via Teleconference
• Meeting Notice: Soil Health Advisory Committee to Meet on January 24 via Teleconference
• Meeting Notice: Maryland Agricultural Commission Meeting Scheduled for January 12 via Teleconference

MDA Blog

• The 2021 Maryland’s Best Ice Cream Champion Trailblazer goes to…
• Maryland the Place to Be for Fall Agriculture
• Get to Know MDA’s 2020 Employee of the Year – Mary Darling
• States Call for Increased Investments in Chesapeake Bay Restoration

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