Maryland Department of Agriculture

If you’re planning on adding fertilizer to your lawn in Maryland, think again.From November 16th through March 1st a 2013 law says people cannot apply…

Cover crops hit a record high of 478-thosuand acres.That’s up from 2012 when there were 430-thousand acres.The Maryland Department of Agriculture says…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Maryland Department of Agriculture is going after mosquitoes.The department says it will be spraying on Wednesday in wetlands…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Maryland Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for a competitive grant program to fund projects that solely…

The latest proposal by the Maryland Department of Agriculture regulating phosphorous levels has been scrapped before it voted on the new rules.The…

Maryland Department of Agriculture pulls emergency fertilizer regulations. However, there are expectations that the new rule will be phased in overtime.…

July is National Ice Cream Month.And the state of Maryland has created an ice cream trail that leads to eight dairy farms that make their own…

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) - Maryland agriculture officials are encouraging farmers to buy crop insurance. Steve Connelly, an Agriculture Department marketing…

The intense heat has local farmers worried about their corn crops.Richard Nottingham, a University of Maryland Extension agent in Somerset County, told…