{"id":27689,"date":"2023-09-28T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=27689"},"modified":"2023-09-26T10:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T14:20:27","slug":"deadline-for-applications-for-governors-agriculture-hall-of-fame-approaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2023\/09\/28\/deadline-for-applications-for-governors-agriculture-hall-of-fame-approaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadline for Applications for Governor\u2019s Agriculture Hall of Fame Approaching\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nominate Exceptional Farm Families by October 20<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 28, 2023) <\/b>\u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture is now accepting nominations for the Governor\u2019s Agriculture Hall of Fame, which pays tribute to farmers and farm families who have dedicated their lives to the state\u2019s leading industry. Any family that derives its income principally from farming is eligible for the award.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMaryland agriculture cannot exist without the dedicated farm families that provide food and fiber for all,\u201d said Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks. \u201cPlease consider recognizing Maryland\u2019s dedicated and committed farm families by submitting a nomination for the Governor\u2019s Agriculture Hall of Fame.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Agriculture Hall of Fame was established in 1991 with the induction of Roland and Mildred <\/span>Darcey of Prince George\u2019s County; Y.D. and Lonnie Hance of Calvert County; and C. Rodman and Jean Myers of Frederick County. In total, the hall of fame now honors 55 farm families from 23 counties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Applicants must work with their county University of Maryland Extension office in preparing the application, which should include as much information about the family as possible. The application must also address agricultural leadership, community activities, and technological and management advancements \u2013for example, soil and water conservation, marketing initiatives, machinery innovations, safety strategies. Nominations must include signatures from their county Extension agent, county Farm Bureau president, and Soil Conservation District manager.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The selection committee includes the Dean of the University of Maryland\u2019s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the President of the Maryland Farm Bureau, and an unbiased panel from the Maryland agricultural community. Only one farm family per county may be considered. Those selected for induction will be honored during the \u201cTaste of Maryland Agriculture\u201d event on Feb. 1, 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s application is available for download at <\/span>mda.maryland.gov<\/span><\/a>. The deadline to apply is October 20.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, please contact Harrison Palmer at (410) 841-5882 or harrisonb.palmer@maryland.gov.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Follow Maryland Department of Agriculture on Twitter @MdAgDept<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nominate Exceptional Farm Families by October 20 ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 28, 2023) \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture is now accepting nominations for the Governor\u2019s Agriculture Hall of Fame, which pays tribute to farmers and farm families who have dedicated their lives to the state\u2019s leading industry. Any family that derives its income principally from  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":222,"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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27689","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\/27689","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\/222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27689"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27690,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27689\/revisions\/27690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}