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Meeting Notices

August 21, 2025

Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Annapolis, MD – The Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners will meet on August 28th, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be virtual.  Agenda items include license applications and CE approvals, general board business, and reviewing general inquiries. For more information, please contact the Board’s Executive Director, Nathaniel Boan, at 410-841-5862. or [email protected].


August 13, 2025

Veterinary Technician Committee

 

Annapolis, MD – The SBVME – Veterinary Technician Committee will meet on August 14th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held Virtually.  Agenda items include license application reviews and a discussion of Veterinary Technician tasks. For more information please contact the Board’s Executive Director Nathaniel Boan at 410-841-5862. or [email protected].


Maryland Horse Industry Board Meeting

 

Timonium, MD – The Maryland Horse Industry Board will meet on Thursday, August 21st, 2025, at 11am at the Maryland State Fair in the Vista Room. Agenda items include overview of the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Maryland Horse Industry Board, Government Relations, horse industry updates, committee discussions, and license stable reports. We invite guests to
tour Horseland at the State Fair promptly after the Board Meeting. For more information, please contact the Horse Board’s Executive Director Anne Litz at [email protected] or 667-408-0407

 


August 10, 2025

Maryland Pork Meeting Notice

The election for delegate candidates representing pork producers in the 2026 National Pork Producers Delegate Body will take place at 5:30 PM on August 13, 2025. This event will be held alongside a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Maryland Pork Producers Association, located at 433 Kent Narrows Way N, Grasonville, MD. All Maryland pork producers are invited to attend.

Producers who are 18 years of age or older, residents of the state, and have paid all required assessments are eligible to be considered as delegate candidates and to participate in the election. Eligible producers are encouraged to bring a sales receipt that shows hogs were sold in their name with the checkoff deducted.

For more information, please contact the Maryland Pork Producers Association at 118 Dundee Avenue, Chester, MD, or call 443-262-8491.


August 6, 2025

FY26 Spay and Neuter Advisory Board Meeting Announcement

The Advisory Board of the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Spay and Neuter Grants Program will meet on Friday, August 22, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Agenda items include FY26 grant application discussions and funding recommendations. For more information, please contact the Program Coordinator, Jen Swanson, at 410-841-5766 or [email protected].


August 1, 2025

Maryland Agricultural Commission Committees will meet on August 13

ANNAPOLIS, MD– The Maryland Agricultural Commission Committees will meet according to the schedule below. All meetings will be hybrid, with an in-person component at 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis MD 21401. For online login information or further questions, please contact Harrison Palmer at harrisonb.palmer@maryland.gov.

August 13th, 2025

– Farm Profitability and Sustainability Committee 10:15 am – 11:15 am

– Farmer Focused Geospatial & Climate Tools Discussion 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

– Committee on Agricultural Literacy and Education (CALE), 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm

– Value Added Agriculture Committee 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

– Committee on Watershed Strategies 3:15 pm –4:15 pm


Governor’s Intergovernmental Commission on Agriculture (GICA) to Meet on August 7, 2025

ANNAPOLIS, MD– The Governor’s Intergovernmental Commission on Agriculture (GICA) will have a meeting on Thursday, August 7th at starting at 1pm the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401.  The meeting will be a hybrid meeting.

For more information and a link to join virtually, please contact Harrison Palmer, Executive Secretary, at [email protected].

Please note this meeting will be recorded.


July 17, 2025

Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Meeting Notice

Annapolis, MD – The Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners will meet on July 24th, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Maryland Department of Agriculture.  Agenda items include license application and CE approvals, general board business, and reviewing general inquiries. For more information please contact the Board’s Executive Director Nathaniel Boan at 410-841-5862. or [email protected].


July 11, 2025

Maryland Young Farmers Advisory Board Meeting Notice

The Maryland Young Farmers Advisory Board will be meeting on Wednesday, July 16th at 10:00 AM at the Maryland Department of Agriculture (50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401) to discuss the final results of the Statewide Young Farmer Survey and plan for transition to the Committee on Young Farmers of the Maryland Agricultural Commission. Please contact Harrison Palmer, Executive Secretary, for more information and call-in options ([email protected])


Governors Intergovernmental Commission on Agriculture Meeting Notice

The Governor’s Intergovernmental Commission on Agriculture Committees will be meeting in hybrid format on Thursday, July 17th at the following times:
Labor, Education & Development Subcommittee – 9:00 AM
Environment & Natural Resources Subcommittee – 11:00 AM
Agritourism & Value Added Agriculture Subcommittee – 2:00 pm
All meetings will have an in-person option hosted at MDA Headquarters, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis MD 21401. Please contact Harrison Palmer, Executive Secretary, for more information and call-in options ([email protected])


Pesticide Advisory Committee Meeting Notice

The Pesticide Advisory Committee Meeting will occur on July 23, 2025, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. This is a virtual meeting, and the call link is https://meet.google.com/urc-tjmb-ddq. The agenda can be found below:

 

AGENDA

10:00 – 10:15

Introductory Comments – Dr. Frederick Kutz, Chair

Roll Call – Committee Members

Approval of minutes (October 2024 and April 2025)

10:15 – 11:00

Non-chemical mosquito control methods; ie: ditching and;

MDA Mosquito Control Activities (Black Fly, Midge) – Scott Larzelere, Acting Program

Manager, MDA Mosquito Control

11:00 – 11:15

Pesticide Program Updates (2026 funding, personnel, disposal, recycling) – Rob Hofstetter

11:15-11:30

New Business

11:30

Public Comment

Adjourn

*This meeting will be recorded.

**Members of the public requesting to speak will have a maximum of 5 minutes.

Anyone wishing to submit documentation for member review may do so by email to

[email protected] Please include Pesticide Advisory Committee Documents in the subject

line.

 


Maryland Horse Industry Board Meeting Notice

Timonium, MD – The Maryland Horse Industry Board will meet on Thursday, August 21st, 2025, at 10 am at the Maryland State Fair in the Vista Room. Agenda items include an overview of the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Maryland Horse Industry Board, Government Relations, horse industry updates, committee discussions, and license stable reports. We invite guests to tour Horseland at the State Fair promptly after the Board Meeting. For more information, please contact the Horse Board’s Executive Director, Anne Litz, at [email protected] or 667-408-0407


June 30, 2025

Urban Agriculture Advisory Committee Meeting Notice

The Urban Agriculture Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Monday, June 30, at 11 AM. Here is the link to join the meeting: meet.google.com/gdo-zxhq-hgp


June 23, 2025

Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Meeting

Annapolis, MD – The Maryland State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners will meet on June 26th, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held virtually. Agenda items include license application and CE approvals. For more information, please contact the Board’s Executive Director Nathaniel Boan at 410-841-5862. or [email protected].


June 10, 2025

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) Board of Trustees Meeting Notice

The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) Board of Trustees will meet on June 24, 2025, at 9 a.m. Via Teleconference. Agenda items will include general board business. For online login information or further questions, please contact Michelle Cable at [email protected]


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