92% of US corn is silking and in 64% good/excellent rating, more here.

82% of Hard Red Winter Wheat and 98% of Soft Red Winter Wheat has been harvested. Check out the full report here.

Corn No.2 bids are ten cents lower than last week while Wheat No.2 and Barley No.3 bids are sixteen cents lower than last week. Read the latest grain report, here.

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced that over 20 high-priority agricultural conservation practices are now eligible for cost-share funding of up to 100% through the Maryland Agricultural Water Quality Cost-Share (MACS) Program. Installation of these practices by farmers will help Maryland meet its 2025 Chesapeake Bay cleanup goals. Read more about the grants, here.

Maryland Farm Bureau hires American Farm Bureau legislative vetern Pat Wolff as their Senior Director of National Affairs. Wolff has extensive qualifications as she has previously lobbied for AFBF, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, and Ohio Farm Bureau. Read more about Wolff, here.

Bayer officials announced that they will be pulling all glyphosate products from the residential lawn and garden marketplace as early as January of 2023 due to ongoing civil litigation. Bayer will replace the product with those of “established, active ingredients”. Read more here.

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Marguerite Guare, marguerite.mdag@gmail.com, Administration

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After nine months of review, the Environment Protection Agency finalized the interim decision, effectively keeping the herbicide on the market. The EPA will allow aerial application on a broader range of crops, but required a 50-75 foot buffer near houses. Read more here.

While conducting their triticale trials, UME researchers found that adding nitrogen could be a potential new strategy in boosting forage protein. This strategy gives livestock producers an option to increase livestock protein for one-third of the cost of buying soybean meal. Read more here.

The USDA is investing nearly $1 million in funding for universities and non-profits to develop risk management training and tools aimed to assist underserved farmers and ranchers. Read more here.

The University of Maryland small grains webpage is up and running. The webpage will have the latest result of any small grain trials that have been conducted, resources, and previous trial results. Check out the small grains webpage, here.

The Maryland Department of Agriculture is accepting nominations of farmers and farm families for the Governor’s Agriculture Hall of Fame, which pays tribute to those who have dedicated their lives to the state’s leading industry. Nominations are due by Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. You can read more about the honor and how to apply, here.

Make sure you enter the National Corn Growers Association yield contest by August 18th! For those who have entered the contest, harvest forms must be submitted two weeks after harvest or by November 30th. Read more and find out how to apply, here.

The Mid-Atlantic Certified Crop Advisers are seeking nominations for their annual Excellence in Crop Advising Award. Nominate your CCA by September 15th. Learn more about the award here.

The Maryland Department of Agriculture is offering Commercial Pesticide Exams this year. View dates and locations here.

Apply by September 15th to properly dispose of any registered products that you can no longer use. Learn more about the program here.

The last day to recycle any pesticide containers for 2021 is below, more information can be found online here.

LEAD Maryland is currently accepting applications for the next class until October 1st. Application and more information can be found online here.

The 2022 National Commodity Classic is taking place March 8th-March 12th. The Commodity Classic will host a series of educational sessions and updates from various commodity associations. Learn more and see the schedule here.

Created By: Kara Hutchison | 2021 Student Intern | karah.mdag@gmail.com

Jennifer Gannon | 2021 Student Intern | jennifer.mdag@gmail.com

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