Upcoming Agricultural Events in Region

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 14

• Commercial Horticulture Pesticide Management Conference, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Wye Research and Education Center, Queenstown, Md.
• MDA Pesticide Container Recycling collection at Nicholson Transfer Facility on Earl Nicholson Rd. Chestertown, Md. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, JUNE 17-18

• Fundamentals of Nutrient Management, Maryland Department of Agriculture headquarters,  Annapolis, Md. Cll 1-800-492-5590.

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

• Hay & forage workshop, 6-8 p.m., Lower Eastern Shore Research and Education Center, 27664 Nanticoke Rd., Salisbury, Md. $5 per person 18 and older. To register for this program, or to get more information, call at 410-632-1972 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 21-22

• 64th Delmarva Chicken Festival, Byrd Park, Snow Hill, Md. Times: Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, JUNE 22

• Plant Clinic with Sabine Harvey, 8 a.m. to noon, Fountain Park, Chestertown, Md.
• Retail Farming for Success on the Delmarva at Greenbranch Farm, sponsored by Future Harvest - CASA, 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Greenbranch Farm 5075 Nutters Cross Road, Salisbury. Register online or by phone at www.futureharvestcasa.org  or 410-549-7878, $20 for Future Harvest CASA members $30 for nonmembers.

TUESDAY, JUNE 25

• Grain marketing meeting, 6:30 a.m., Sudlersville United Methodist Church, Sudlersville, Md.

THURSDAY, JUNE 27

• Weed Science Field Day. Morning session at Wye Research and Education Center, Queenstown, Md.; Afternoon session at USDA Hayden Farm, Beltsville Md. For more information, call 410-758-0166.

TUESDAY, JULY 9

• Grain marketing meeting, 6:30 a.m., Sudlersville United Methodist Church, Sudlersville, Md.

FRIDAY, JULY 12

• MDA Pesticide Container Recycling collection at Nicholson Transfer Facility on Earl Nicholson Rd. Chestertown, Md. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17

• Maryland Dairy Princess Pageant, 7:30 p.m., Francis Scott Key Holiday Inn, Frederick, Md. A reception precedes 30 minutes before the event. For more information on the program, call 301-349-0750.

THURSDAY, JULY 25

• Private Pesticide Applicator’s Exam, 9 a.m., at Queen Annes County Extension office, Centreville, Md. For more information, or to register, call 410-758-0166 to register.
• Commodity Classic: Maryland Grain Producers & Maryland Soybean Board, Queen Anne’s 4-H Park, Centreville. Business meeting at 1 p.m. followed by speakers and crab feast, pork & chicken barbecue.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 7

• 2013 Mid-Atlantic Precision Ag Equipment Day, 9 a.m.to 3:15 p.m., at Caroline County 4-H Park, Denton, Md.

FRIDAY, AUG. 9

• MDA Pesticide Container Recycling collection at Nicholson Transfer Facility on Earl Nicholson Rd. Chestertown, Md. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 13

• MDA Pesticide Container Recycling collection at Nicholson Transfer Facility on Earl Nicholson Rd. Chestertown, Md. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.