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200 Chesapeake Blvd, Suite 1500
Elkton, MD 21921
410-996-5280
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AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES
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HORTICULTURE & GARDENING
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FOOD, NUTRITION & WELLNESS
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Maryland Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed)
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Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program
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Family & Consumer Sciences Program
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Agriculture/Natural Resources |
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Cecil Soil Conservation District Scholarships |
Once again Cecil Soil Conservation District is pleased to announce that scholarships will be offered. Please click the link below for the application packets. Deadline is April 28, 2023. |
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Cecil County Extension has an
Agriculture Facebook page.
Cecil County Extension Agriculture
Please like, follow, and share.
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The University of Maryland Extension's Agricultural Nutrient Management Program (NMP), which is a component of the University of Maryland's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, focuses on balancing nutrient applications with crop requirements to optimize crop production while reducing pollution to the Chesapeake Bay. |
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The University of Maryland Extension Nutrient Management Program assists farmers with the Water Quality Act created to protect the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by applying fertilizers, animal manure, and other nutrient sources in an effective and environmentally sound manner.
Farmers are required to have an up-to-date nutrient management plan written by a licensed planner. There are private consultants available to write plans for a fee, or free plans can be generated through the University of Maryland Extension. Contact your Extension office for more information on getting a nutrient management plan written.
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Farmer Annual Implementation Reports (AIRs)
Due March 1
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) reminds farmers that the deadline to submit Annual Implementation Reports (AIRs) outlining nutrient applications made in calendar year 2022 is March 1, 2023. For those who want to save time and paper, an electronic reporting option is available through Maryland OneStop.
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Water & Chesapeake Bay
Watershed Protection and Restoration Program
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Improving water quality through stormwater management and watershed restoration techniques, the Sea Grant Watershed Protection and Restoration Program works with local and state governments, watershed organizations, and community groups in Maryland to build partnerships, identify funding sources, and advise/assist in the planning, implementation and monitoring of restoration projects. |
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Cecil County Master Gardeners
2023 Event Calendar
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Upcoming events, workshops, activities, videos, photos and advice on gardening are posted on our Facebook page, YouTube channel and website.
Follow us on Facebook to get the latest information.
Learn how to become a Master Gardener Volunteer.
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Have a plant or pest question?
University of Maryland Extension’s experts have answers!
Questions are answered by Home and Garden Information Center’s Certified Professional Horticulturists.
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Cecil's Got Talent
March 10, 2023
7 PM
Walls Activity Hall
Cecil County Fairgrounds
Cecil 4-Hers, 4-H alumni and 4-H volunteers who want to show off their talents in the performance arts project area including vocals, instrumental music, dance, drama (comedy, skit/acting) or any act like magic, juggling and cheering are encourage to participate in Cecil’s Got Talent.
This is Cecil 4-Her Angela Edelson’s continuation of her 2022 Diamond Clover project, so let’s support her project by participating as we know we have many talented 4-Hers!
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Cecil 4-H Achievement Night
March 11, 2023
Walls Activity Hall
Cecil County Fairgrounds
Social: 4 PM
Pizza Party: 6 PM
Dance 6-8 PM
Cecil 4-Hers and their families are invited to the annual Cecil 4-H Achievement Night. We are also doing a community service project and collecting non-perishable food items, hygiene, and sanitation items for the Cecil County Help Center.
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Cecil 4-H Winterfest
March 12, 2023
1-4 PM
Walls Activity Building
Cecil County Fairgrounds
We will offer a clover track for enrolled youth ages 5-7 and animal science, engineering, environmental science and home arts tracks for enrolled 4-H members ages 8-18.
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Cecil 4-H Demonstration & Communications Day
March 19, 2023
1 PM
Calvert Grange Hall
Rising Sun, MD
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Get to Know Cecil 4-H
March 29, 2023
7 PM
via Zoom
This program is designed to help new or prospective members understand more about the 4-H youth development program in Cecil County. Participants will learn about the many opportunities 4-H offers from aerospace to dogs to horses to photography and every project in between.
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Project and Program Opportunities Introductions
Come learn about various project and program opportunities that Cecil County 4-H has to offer.
Environmental Science & Horticulture Project & Program
March, 25, 3 PM
Calvert Grange, Rising Sun
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Check out our calendar
for future events
and activities.
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Food, Nutrition & Wellness |
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
(SNAP-Ed)
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Maryland Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed) offers nutrition education programs to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households and those eligible for SNAP. SNAP-Ed programs are provided at no cost to support the work of community agencies serving SNAP-eligible individuals and families, such as local food banks, schools, out-of-school sites, farmers markets, community centers, and food assistance sites. |
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Like our Facebook page and check out all of the great resources, which include healthy recipes, physical activity ideas, and gardening tips. |
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Family & Consumer Sciences |
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Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) programs "strengthens families, farms, communities and the economy by focusing on the human dimensions of food and agriculture. Family and Consumer Sciences includes all topics of considerable importance for maintaining a healthy lifestyle in today’s society. |
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A Space to Take a Breath & a Step Towards Wellness
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Life is stressful and all you want is a break.
So, take a breath…
Come visit our blog every Thursday for our latest post and to give yourself a little breathing room.
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Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) |
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The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) helps young families and youth with limited resources—those most at risk to suffer from hunger, food insecurity and the inability to connect with available support systems. |
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To learn more about this program or to sign up a group of five or more, contact Tammy Pryor, EFNEP educator at tpryor@umd.edu or call (410)-996-8136.
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Cecil County Extension Office
Faculty and Staff
Paul R. Rickert, MS, MCJ, EdD
Area Extension Director - Upper Shore Cluster
410-996-5280
Micki Preston
Administrative Assistant
410-996-8130
Donna Witkowski
Administrative Assistant
410-996-8131
April Barczewski
4-H Youth Development
410-996-8134
Taylor Knight
4-H Youth Development
410-996-8137
Doris Behnke
Agriculture & Natural Resources, Master Gardener Coordinator
410-996-8135
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Sam Covington
Nutrient Management Program
410-996-8138
Eric Buehl
Regional Watershed Restoration Specialist
410-827-8056 x176
Beverly Jackey
Family & Consumer Sciences
410-996-8133
Vacancy
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
(SNAP-Ed)
443-518-9572
Amelia Gerres
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
(SNAP-Ed)
410-996-8139
Tammy Pryor
Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program
410-996-8136
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