Upcoming Farm Bill Workshops Announced

USDA – Farm Service Agency University of Maryland’s Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC), University of Maryland Extension (UME), Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), and USDA – Risk Management Agency would like to announce a series of upcoming Farm Bill workshops across Maryland. These workshops will build upon the earlier ones held in August and familiarize participants with final rules, signup deadlines, and how to utilize decision tools to pick the program options that work best for a producer.

Workshops will be held on in:

• November 13 – Washington County UME office, Boonesboro MD (dairy and commodity emphasis);
• November 24 – Frederick County UME office, Frederick, MD (dairy and commodity emphasis);
• November 25 – Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD (commodity emphasis);
• December 4 – Baltimore County UME office, Cockeysville, MD (commodity emphasis); and
• Jan. 7 - Wor-Wic Community College (commodity emphasis).

Organizers are planning to also offer a workshop on the Lower Shore and in Southern Maryland in January and will announce those dates and locations once finalized.
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