{"id":29548,"date":"2026-01-23T10:44:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=29548"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:44:58","slug":"department-encourages-farmers-to-file-their-annual-implementation-reports-airs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2026\/01\/23\/department-encourages-farmers-to-file-their-annual-implementation-reports-airs\/","title":{"rendered":"Department encourages farmers to file their Annual Implementation Reports (AIRs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/AIR-Reports-Due-March-1st.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27048\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2023\/01\/17\/mda-reminds-farmers-annual-implementation-reports-due-march-1\/attachment\/air-reports-due-march-1st\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/AIR-Reports-Due-March-1st.jpg?fit=940%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"940,788\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AIR Reports Due March 1st\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/AIR-Reports-Due-March-1st.jpg?fit=760%2C637&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/AIR-Reports-Due-March-1st.jpg?resize=300%2C251\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/AIR-Reports-Due-March-1st.jpg?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/AIR-Reports-Due-March-1st.jpg?resize=768%2C644&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/AIR-Reports-Due-March-1st.jpg?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Department encourages farmers to file their Annual Implementation Reports (AIRs)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><em>Electronic reporting is now available through Maryland OneStop<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>ANNAPOLIS, MD (January 23, 2025)<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0The <strong>Maryland Department of Agriculture<\/strong> reminds farmers that the deadline to submit Annual Implementation Reports (AIRs) outlining nutrient applications made in calendar year 2025 is March 1, 2026. Electronic reporting is available through <span style=\"color: #236fa1\"><a style=\"color: #236fa1\" href=\"https:\/\/onestop.md.gov\/forms\/nutrient-management-annual-implementation-report-air-69656e3747051901811d2676\">Maryland OneStop<\/a><\/span> for those who want to save time and reduce errors. Farmers new to this electronic reporting option will need to register for an account. Returning farmers should log in to their existing accounts to use the e-file option.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Approximately 5,500 Maryland farmers are regulated by the department\u2019s Nutrient Management Program. These farmers are required to follow nutrient management plans when fertilizing crops and managing animal manure and submit annual reports summarizing nutrient applications for the previous year. Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) operating under a permit from the Maryland Department of the Environment submit one combined Reporting Form and a manure analysis to Maryland\u2019s Nutrient Management Program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Farmers have found that electronic filing is the fastest and most convenient way to submit their AIRs due to its convenience, accuracy, and speed. Users are guided through the application process and receive a delivery confirmation when the report is submitted and status updates as data is verified.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">A mail-in option remains available this year for farmers who want to continue to use paper reports. Paper forms will be mailed to all regulated farmers by the end of January and are available for download on the department\u2019s <span style=\"color: #236fa1\"><a style=\"color: #236fa1\" href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/resource_conservation\/Pages\/air.aspx\">website<\/a><\/span>. For more information, farmers should contact their <span style=\"color: #236fa1\"><a style=\"color: #236fa1\" href=\"https:\/\/mda.maryland.gov\/resource_conservation\/counties\/Nutrient%20Management%20Regional%20Offices.pdf\">regional nutrient management office<\/a><\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department encourages farmers to file their Annual Implementation Reports (AIRs) Electronic reporting is now available through Maryland OneStop ANNAPOLIS, MD (January 23, 2025) \u2013\u00a0The Maryland Department of Agriculture reminds farmers that the deadline to submit Annual Implementation Reports (AIRs) outlining nutrient applications made in calendar year 2025 is March 1, 2026. Electronic reporting is available<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2026\/01\/23\/department-encourages-farmers-to-file-their-annual-implementation-reports-airs\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":251,"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":[403,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mda-newsroom","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\/29548","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\/251"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29548"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29549,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29548\/revisions\/29549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}