Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-Noon, Sabine Harvey, Horticulture Program Assistant & Master Gardener can help you with home horticulture problems & questions. Call 410-778-1661 or stop in and talk to Sabine. Bring plant samples with you for cultivar & disease identification.
The following are upcoming agriculture events and meetings for July 2014. Some events for August are listed below as well.
July 2014:
July 18 is cow appreciation day!
01 – Grain Marketing Meeting, 6:30 a.m., Sudlersville Methodist Church Hall, 103 N. Church St., Sudlersville, MD. $10 breakfast.
05 – Kent Ag Center clean-up, 9:00 a.m. to Noon. Come one, come all!
08 – Mid-Season Aronia Twilight Tour, 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., Wye Research & Ed Center, 124 Wye Narrows Drive, Queenstown, MD. Call Andrew Ristvey, 410-827-8056, email [email protected]
08 – Fruit “Drying Workshop, 8:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m., WVU Jefferson County Extension, 1948 Wiltshire Rd., Kearneysville, WV 25430. Pre-registration required: $15 includes lunch & class materials. Contact April Blaker 304-728-7413 Ext. 0 or [email protected] by 7/3/14.
09 – Kent Ag Center clean-up, 5:00 p.m. Come one, come all!
09 – A workshop entitled, “Explore Exporting: Opportunities in Canada for U.S. Horticultural Products” 8:30 a.m. to noon at MDA headquarters in Annapolis. Although there is no fee to attend, advanced registration is required. For more information, contact Theresa Brophy at MDA at 410-841-5781 or Kristin Core at SUSTA at 504-568-5986.
09-12 – Talbot County Fair, Easton, MD. Call 410-822-1244 for more information.
10 – Expand Into International Markets: Exporting Food and Agricultural Products,” will be held July 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at MDA. There is no fee to attend, but advanced registration is required. For more information, contact Theresa Brophy at MDA at 410-841-5781 or Kristin Core at SUSTA at 504-568-5986.
12 – Kent Ag Center clean-up, 9:00 a.m. to Noon. Come one, come all!
14 – Eastern Shore Holstein Show, 10:30 a.m., Queen Anne’s County 4-H Park, Centreville, MD. Contact: Freddie Schrader, 290 Grove Neck Rd. Earleville, MD 21919, 410-441-0559, [email protected]
15 – Grain Marketing Meeting, 6:30 a.m., Sudlersville Methodist Church Hall, 103 N. Church St., Sudlersville, MD. $10 breakfast.
17-19 – KENT COUNTY FAIR, Rt. 21, (Tolchester), Chestertown MD . Call 410-778-1661 for more information or visit www.kentcountyfair.org
18-26 – Cecil County Fair, Fair Hill Fairgrounds, Elkton, MD. Call 410-996-5280 for more information or visit www.cecilcountyfair.org
29 – Grain Marketing Meeting, 6:30 a.m., Sudlersville Methodist Church Hall, 103 N. Church St., Sudlersville, MD. $10 breakfast.
31 – MD State Fair entry deadline.
August 2014:
01 – Pastured Poultry Conference For Extension Professionals, 9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m., Delaware State University, Ag Annex, Room 111, Center for Small Flock Research and Innovation, Dover, Delaware.
06 – Mid-Atlantic Precision Ag Equipment Day, Wye Research & Ed Center, 124 Narrows Dr., Queenstown, MD.
11-16 – Queen Anne’s County Fair, Queen Anne’s Co. 4-H Park, Centreville, MD. Call 410-758-0166 for more info.
26 – Grain Marketing Meeting, 6:30 a.m., Sudlersville Methodist Church Hall, 103 N. Church St., Sudlersville, MD. $10 breakfast.
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