by John Torres | May 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) has started conducting the 2021 Agricultural Employment Surveys (AES), beginning May 17th and continuing until early October. The results will provide an inside look at Maryland’s prevailing wages and employment practices for...
by John Torres | Apr 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Cost-Share Funding Now Available to Assist Farmers with Poultry Manure Storage New Incentive to Help Farmers Boost Soil HealthANNAPOLIS, MD (April 28, 2021) — The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) has announced new cost-share assistance for the installation of...
by John Torres | Apr 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Prioritizing cybersecurity on farms The following information is provided by Nationwide®, the #1 farm and ranch insurer in the U.S.*There’s a proverbial snake in the grass when it comes to the security of high-value farm-level data generated by today’s precision...
by John Torres | Apr 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
DAVIDSONVILLE, MD – On April 12, 2021, the Attorney General of Maryland formally filed an appeal to the March 11, 2021 Assateague Costal Trust v. The Maryland Department of the Environment ruling from the circuit court for Montgomery County. Maryland Farm Bureau, in...
by John Torres | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
On behalf of our more than 12,000 members, Maryland Farm Bureau thanks Governor Hogan and his administration—Speaker Adrienne Jones, Senate President Bill Ferguson and their leadership team—for prioritizing broadband infrastructure investment in this year’s budget...