ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) recently honored 52 employees for their years of dedicated service to the state and its citizens. The service awards were given out during the Annual Employee Appreciation event on October 18. Of the 52 employees honored – nine have 30 or more years of service and […]

WALPOLE, N.H. — The Cheshire County Conservation District (CCCD) is thrilled to announce that the organization was awarded an urban agriculture conservation grant through a partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to boost technical capacity nationwide. The National Association of […]

DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. — Know a Maryland farmer or forestland owner who goes above and beyond in the care and management of natural resources? Nominate them for the 2022 Maryland Leopold Conservation Award.® Sand County Foundation and national sponsor American Farmland Trust present the Leopold Conservation Award to farmers, ranchers and forestland owners in 23 states for extraordinary achievement […]

TIMONIUM, Md. – The 2021 Maryland State Fair hit the jackpot earlier this week when it won nine awards at the International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) Grow Fair Strong Convention in San Antonio, Texas. The Maryland State Fair competed in Division 4 for fairs with attendance of 500,001 – 1 million. “Our Maryland […]

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. — The Maryland FFA Foundation is pleased to announce their annual recipients of the Gift of Blue Program.  This program provides membership jackets to 85 deserving FFA members representing 28 chapters throughout the state of Maryland. Over the past 6 years, the Maryland FFA Foundation has been able to sponsor 582 jackets, […]