A service of Salisbury University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Conference Promoting MD Agriculture in Stevensville

Don Rush

STEVENSVILLE, Md. (AP) - A Maryland state agency is promoting fresh ideas in agriculture during a one-day conference in Stevensville.

Thursday's Grow Maryland Summit is sponsored by the Rural Maryland Council, a state rural development agency.

The meeting is about value-added agriculture. That's an umbrella term covering on-farm production of everything from wine to wood chips. It includes meat and vegetable production, cheesemaking, agri-tourism and horse-riding stables.

The event includes a session on politics led by Kevin Atticks, executive director of the trade groups for Maryland wineries, brewers and distillers. Atticks also teaches communication at Loyola University of Maryland, and heads a Baltimore-based lobbying firm called Grow & Fortify.  

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.