Crops, Farm Animals & Nursery

Whether you’re a farmer, greenhouse grower, horse breeder, or just someone with an interest in Maryland agriculture, you’ve come to the right place. The University of Maryland Cooperative Extension has educational programs, applied research projects, and lots of information just for you. Check out the links below to learn more.

Maryland Grapes & Fruit Research and Extension Page
Statewide Extension and research programs in viticulture (grape growing), enology (winemaking), and tree and small fruits are being created and implemented at the Western Maryland Research & Education Center (WMREC) by Dr. Joseph A. Fiola, Viticulture and Small Fruit Specialist.
Crops
Genetically Engineered Crops
Maryland Vegetables
Vegetable Disease Forecasting
This site provides watermelon and muskmelon foliar disease forecasting for Delaware and Maryland through the Melcast forecasting program. Melcast for watermelon has been validated in more then 12 trials in Maryland and Delaware over six years. Current forecasts are generated during the watermelon and muskmelon growing season in 5 locations that represent the commercial production in Maryland and Delaware. Additional resources on vegetables diseases are available.
Maryland Vegetable Growers
Integrated Pest Management
Environmentaly friendly programs to reduce the use of pesticide while maintaining crop yields and productivity.
Commodity Marketing
This site is useful to both students, grain producers and those involved in the business of commodity marketing and risk management. The website includes historical prices, upcoming workshops and helpful grain marketing links.
Maryland Forages Program
Contains UM publications dealing with how to evaluate hay quality, anti-quality components of forages which can cause animal disorders, establishment, management and harvest of hay crops and pasture, hay marketing, and links to other forage websites.
Cropping Systems Research and Extension Page
This web page is a source of information regarding variety performance for corn, soybean and small grain crops for Maryland. In addition, the site has links to information about production practices for these crops.
Viticulture and Fruit
Included on this web page are: links to Extension offices, articles written by Dr. Fiola, associations, calendar of events, and newsletters all related to the fruit industry and fruit growing.
Maryland Weed Science
Upcoming information about current weed science research programs and field tour results, in addition to information on how to obtain results books. Peruse the "Maryland Weed Reporter" for timely information new products and product changes.
Will Corn Get Us Off the Hook?
Frequently asked questions about ethanol produced from corn.
Livestock & Animals
Maryland Poultry
Maryland Small Ruminant Page
This web site provides information to sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in sheep and goat production. The site consists of original documents and images as well as a comprehensive list of links pertaining to small ruminants.
Dairy-L Email Community
Dairy-L is a 'virtual community' of dairy production professionals. The pioneering community on the Internet, Dairy-L continues to be the premiere information sharing community in agriculture, with over 3,000 subscribers from over 50 countries.
SheepGoatMarketing.info
The Northeast Sheep and Goat Marketing Program is intended to build regional capacity to supply the growing consumer demand for high quality sheep and goat meat. The web site provides information about the ethnic/religious markets for lamb and goat.
Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conference
The program is focused on poultry, dairy, and equine nutrition. Regulatory issues and future opportunities are discussed.
Poultry Behavior and Welfare Program
This site provides various links regarding poultry behavior issues and welfare program.
Nursery
NurseryWeb
NurseryWeb is an Information Portal for the Nursery and Greenhouse Industries in Maryland, with links to Water and Nutrient Management, IPMNET and Tospovirus, and Research, Extension and Teaching programs in these areas at the University of Maryland.
Nutrient Management
Ag Nutrient Management
Nutrient Management for Maryland: Professional Edition
The latest information about the NuManMD software and any updates or software patches may be found here. Announcements and instructions will be posted in this main text frame, while links to updates or patches will be posted in the frame to the left.
Agricultural Nutrient Management Program
The program provides nutrient planning services to Maryland farmers via a network of advisors located in all county Extension offices and provides continuing education and technical support to certified consultants via state and regional specialists.
Maryland Nutrient Resources Network
These pages are provided to help farmers, scientists, teachers, students, policy makers and other citizens understand methods of improving animal production systems to reduce nutrient losses to water and air resources.
Farming Resources
Small Farm Institute
At the Small Farm Institute, we develop sustainable agricultural technologies and offer research, educational, and outreach programs in all areas of agriculture including specialty/ethnic crops, intensive hydroponic production, farm management and marketing.
Center for Agro Security and Emergency Management
CAEM is a collaborative effort between AGNR and the MDA to coordinate communication and education efforts for the agricultural community to insure the agricultural and food security of the state and the nation.
Maryland Sustainable Agriculture
Maryland's Agricultural Leadership Development Program
Small Farm Success Project
The Small Farm Success web site has resources especially for small farmers. It features farmers' web sites, an online classified ad system, and profiles of successful small farmers.
MarylandAgriculture.info
If it's related to Maryland agriculture, you can find it here!
General Resources
Crops, Farm Animals & Nursery Publications

For more information, contact Bob Tjaden

Last updated: 03/7/2008

PestNet Report #10
Maryland Field Observations - posted Jun 18, 2008

GAPs Training Helps Maryland Farmers Produce Safe Fruits & Vegetables
Learn about a training program offered by the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension to help farmers produce wholesome, disease-free fruits and vegetables. - posted Jun 13, 2008

Safety Just One Reason to Buy Maryland Tomatoes (UPDATED)
The current tomato-linked Salmonella outbreak gives new relevance to this question: Are you eating a third-hand tomato? - posted Jun 12, 2008

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