{"id":1929,"date":"2010-07-14T12:27:56","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T12:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2012-10-10T12:30:28","modified_gmt":"2012-10-10T12:30:28","slug":"agricultural-media-advisory-july-2010-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2010\/07\/14\/agricultural-media-advisory-july-2010-2\/","title":{"rendered":"AGRICULTURAL MEDIA ADVISORY – JULY 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Monthly Update on Agricultural Issues and Events Taking Place Throughout Maryland<\/em> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

SSCC Meeting Set For July 27<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Soil Conservation Committee will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, July 27, at 3 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, Solomons, Maryland.\u00a0 The meeting is open to the public and will focus on soil conservation and water quality program implementation and policy development. It is being held in conjunction with the summer meeting of the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts.\u00a0 Established in 1938, the State Soil Conservation Committee coordinates the activities of Maryland\u2019s 24 soil conservation districts, while advising the Secretary of Agriculture on matters relating to soil and water conservation.\u00a0 For more information, contact Louise Lawrence, executive secretary, 410-841-5863.
\nNutrient Management Certification Exam Scheduled for August 6 The Maryland Nutrient Management Certification Exam will be offered Friday, August 6, at locations in Annapolis, McHenry and Salisbury, Maryland.\u00a0 Individuals who want to become certified to write nutrient management plans for farmers should attend.\u00a0 The cost is $50; however, government employees and farmers who have previously taken the exam are exempt from the exam fee.\u00a0 To register, call the Maryland Department of Agriculture at 410-841-5959 or click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nutrient Management Workshop Scheduled for September 9<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Maryland Department of Agriculture\u2019s Nutrient Management Program will offer a one-day training course titled Practical Experience in Nutrient Management Thursday, September 9, from 9 a.m. \u2013 2:30 p.m. at the Western Maryland Research & Education Center in Keedysville.\u00a0 Topics include the Web Soil Survey, perennial fruit planning, calibrating manure spreaders, the corn stalk nitrate test, the corn silage yield check, Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans, water quality assessment tools and nutrient trading.\u00a0 The $22 registration fee covers learning materials and lunch. Participants receive six credit hours toward the Maryland Nutrient Management Program\u2019s continuing education requirement.\u00a0 To register, call the Nutrient Management Program at 410-841-5959 or click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ag Education Golf Outing and Fundraiser Set for September 15 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation and the Maryland Greenhouse Growers Association will sponsor their annual Agricultural Education & Scholarship Golf Fundraiser on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at the Oakmont Green Golf Club in Hampstead.\u00a0 Tee time is noon.\u00a0 The registration fee is $100 per person.\u00a0 Corporate\/team sponsorships are also available.\u00a0 Proceeds support the education and outreach programs of the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation and the Maryland Greenhouse Grower\u2019s Association.\u00a0 For a registration form or more information, call 410-939-9030 or
\ncwilliams@maefonline.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Maryland Agricultural Awareness Alliance, a coalition of federal, state and local agricultural agencies and commodity groups dedicated to educating Marylanders on agricultural issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Monthly Update on Agricultural Issues and Events Taking Place Throughout Maryland SSCC Meeting Set For July 27 The State Soil Conservation Committee will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, July 27, at 3 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, Solomons, Maryland.\u00a0 The meeting is open to the public and will focus on soil conservation and  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1929"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1930,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929\/revisions\/1930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}