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Newsroom

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: Box Tree Moth Quarantine Expanded to Harford County
PUBLIC NOTICE: Unscheduled Mosquito Control Activity to Occur in Baltimore County and Prince George’s County on September 20
PUBLIC NOTICE: Unscheduled Mosquito Control Activity in Prince George’s County Planned for September 17
PUBLIC NOTICE: Unscheduled Mosquito Control Activity in Prince George’s County Planned for September 16

Meeting Notices

MDA Blog

Date	Press Releases
May 27	NEWS RELEASE: 2026 Maryland Horse Career Program Kicks Off June 1
May 21	NEWS RELEASE: Maryland’s Best Kicks-Off the 2026 Ice Cream Trail with New Locations!
May 20	NEWS RELEASE: Maryland Chefs Encouraged to Submit Recipes for Governor Moore’s ‘Buy Local’ Cookout
May 18	PUBLIC NOTICE: Maryland Department of Agriculture Monitoring Frost Damage and Caterpillar Outbreaks in Western Maryland Hardwood Trees
May 15	NEWS RELEASE: Maryland Department of Agriculture Announces $1.6 Million Postharvest Infrastructure Grant Program to Empower Rural Communities
May 14	State Soil Conservation Committee Meeting Notice
May 13	NEWS RELEASE: Nicole Sherry Joins Maryland Department of Agriculture as Assistant Secretary of Plant Industries and Pest Management
May 12	Maryland Horse Industry Board Meeting Notice
May 12	Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) Board of Trustees Meeting Notice
May 12	Veterinary Technician Committee Meeting Notice
May 11	PUBLIC NOTICE: Maryland Agencies to Treat Potomac River for Black Fly Control on May 1
May 7	PRESS RELEASE: Maryland Permanently Preserves Five Working Farms
May 4	PRESS RELEASE: Celebrate the Annual Preakness Stakes With the Maryland Horse Farm Tour
April 27	PRESS RELEASE: Governor Moore Secures the Future of Maryland’s Horse Industry Board Through 2036
April 22	STATEMENT: Maryland Department of Agriculture Statement on the Impact of Late Spring Frost on Crops

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