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Date Press Releases
May 28 MEDIA RELEASE: Deadline for Maryland Department of Agriculture Cover Crop Termination Extended to June 5
May 28 MEDIA ADVISORY: Join Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Atticks and Maryland’s Best in Kicking Off the 2026 Ice Cream Trail!
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 13 NEWS RELEASE: Nicole Sherry Joins Maryland Department of Agriculture as Assistant Secretary of Plant Industries and Pest Management
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
April 22 PRESS RELEASE: Maryland’s Best Celebrates Native Plant Month
April 17 PRESS RELEASE: USDA Designates Nine Maryland Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Following Severe Drought
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