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DAIRY INFORMATION

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POULTRY INFORMATION https://extension.umd.edu/poultry

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Newsletter—Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne’s Counties

Cost of production is very important when making decisions related to your farm enterprise and grain marketing. New for 2019 Palmer amaranth control in corn and soybeans. Enterprise budgets provide valuable information regarding individual enterprises on the farm. This tool enables the farm manager to make decisions regarding enterprises and plan for the coming production year. The enterprise budget uses farm revenue, variable cost, fixed cost and net income to provide a clear picture of the financial health of each farm enterprise. The 2019 Maryland enterprise budgets were developed using average yields and estimated in-put cost based upon producer and farm supplier data. The figures presented are averages and vary greatly from one farm to the other. It is therefore crucial to input actual farm data when completing enterprise budgets for your farm. How to Use Enterprise Budgets: The enterprise budgets below can be used as a baseline for your operation. Make changes to these budgets to include your production techniques, inputs and overall management. These budgets are also available electronically in an Excel worksheet or PDF at www.extension.umd.edu/grainmarketing. Use this document to make changes for your oper-ation and to find a lower cost of production. If you have problems downloading any of these budgets contact your local Extension office for copies.

Crop Budgets 2019

New Custom Rate Charges for 2019

A mail survey was conducted in the fall of 2018 to determine custom works charges in Mary-

land. Rates were collected from 48 custom operators and farmers, and summarized for the

state. Participants indicated the rates they charge for various field operations. The charges

reported in this publication may serve as a guide in determining an acceptable rate for a par-

ticular job where little other information is available. The charges can also be compared with

costs and returns and may be used as a basis for working out more equitable charges for both

the custom operator and customer. These are available online at www.extension.umd.edu/

grainmarketing or contact your local Extension Office.

The accuracy of this survey depends on the number of realistic responses. If you would like to be added to the custom applicator list for future surveys list send your name and mailing

address to sdill@umd.edu c/o MD Custom Rates.

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APRIL 2019 02 - Timely Ag Issues/Grain Marketing, 7:30 a.m., QA Ex-

tension Office, Centreville, MD, coffee, donuts. 09 - Pest Management Presentation, 6:30 p.m., Chesapeake

City, MD. For information, call the Cecil County Extension

Office, 410-996-5280. 09 - Maryland Food for Profit Workshop, 9:00 a.m.-4:30

p.m., Upper Marlboro, MD. Details P7 09-10 - Third Annual Agriculture Awareness Day for Queen

Anne’s County 7th graders. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!

For information contact the QAC Extension Office, 410-758-

0166. 10 - WIA Wednesday Webinar— Estate and Transition

Planning Success. For information and to register visit

http://www.extension.umd.edu/womeninag/webinars. 13 - Gourd Birdhouses Workshop, 9:00 a.m.-noon, Elkton,

MD. For information, call the Cecil County Extension Office,

410-996-5280. 15 - TAX DAY 16 - DPI Booster Banquet, Salisbury, MD. Call

302-856-9037 for tickets. 17 - Rotem Controller Control & Management Workshop,

Pocomoke City, MD. To register visit https://

www.eventbrite.com/e/rotem-controller-workshop-tickets-

57991116992. For information contact Jenny Rhodes, 410-310-

0103, jrhodes@umd.edu.

18 - Rotem Controller Workshop, Frankford, DE. To regis-

ter visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rotem-controller-

workshop-additional-location-added-tickets-58647031851?

aff=ebdssbdestsearch. For information contact Sheila Oscar,

410-742-1178, soscar@umd.edu. 21 - Easter 22 - Earth Day 23 - Sowing the Seeds of Social Media Success-Strategic

Marketing Planning, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Chesapeake Col-

lege, Wye Mills, MD. Details P7 24 - WIA Wednesday Webinar— Predator Control for Your

Small Flock. For information and to register visit http://

www.extension.umd.edu/womeninag/webinars. 25 - Poultry Farm Management for New & Existing Grow-

ers, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Snow Hill, MD. For information and

to register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poultry-farm-

management-for-new-existing-growers-tickets-57194226471. 26 - Arbor Day 27 - Fair Weather Farm Earth Day, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.,

Elkton, MD. For information, call the Cecil County Extension

Office, 410-996-5280. 29 - Produce Safety Alliance Produce Safety Rule Growing

Training, 8:00 a.m., Annapolis, MD. For information,

Deanna Baldwin, deanna.baldwin@maryland.gov, 410-841-

5769 or Sarah Everhart, severhart@law.umaryland.edu.

MAY 2019

02 - Equine Nutrient Management Conservation Practices,

9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., MDA, Annapolis, MD. For information

contact MDA, 410-841-5959 and to register visit registra-tionequinetraining_may2019.pdf. 03-05 - St. Mary Anne’s Garden Market, North East, MD. 05 - Cinco De Mayo 07- Timely Ag Issues/Grain Marketing, 7:30 a.m., QA Ex-

tension Office, Centreville, MD, coffee, donuts. 07 - Plant Swap, 6:30 p.m., Cecilton Library, Cecilton, MD,

& Rising Sun Library, Rising Sun, MD. 08 - WIA Wednesday Webinar— Keep it Legal!: Legal

Considerations for Marketing Your Farm Social Media.

For information and to register visit http://

www.extension.umd.edu/womeninag/webinars. 11 - Eastern Shore Spring Show, Queen Anne’s County 4-H

Park, Centreville, MD. For information contact Chris Johnston

410-758-0166, cjohnstn@umd.edu. You can also visit https://

extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/ESSS%

20-%20Show%20Book%202019.pdf. 12 - Mother’s Day 17 - Hydrangeas Presentation, 5:30 p.m., Nor th East Li-

brary, North East, MD. 18 - Armed Forces Day 18 - Bees 102 Presentation, 10:00 a.m., Fair Weather Farm,

Elkton, MD. 22 - WIA Wednesday Webinar— Thought Leadership and

Branding on Social Media. For information and to register

visit http://www.extension.umd.edu/womeninag/webinars. 27 - Memorial Day

JUNE 2019

01-02 - Cecil County Breeder’s Fair, Cecil County Fair -

grounds, MD. For information visit https://extension.umd.edu/

cecil-county/4-h-youth/fairs-and-shows. 04 - Timely Ag Issues/Grain Marketing, 7:30 a.m., QA Ex-

tension Office, Centreville, MD, coffee, donuts. 06 - D-Day 75th Anniversary 12 - Designing to Support Wildlife Presentation, 6:00 p.m.,

Elkton Library, Elkton, MD. For information call 410-996-

5280. 12 - WIA Wednesday Webinar— Emotional Well-Being:

Warning Signs and Resources. For information and to reg-

ister visit http://www.extension.umd.edu/womeninag/webinars. 14 - Flag Day http://www.usflag.org/history/flagday.html 16 - Father’s Day 21 - Summer Begins 26 - WIA Wednesday Webinar— Putting All Your Eggs in a

Basket. For information and to register visit http://

www.extension.umd.edu/womeninag/webinars.

CALENDAR

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The Maryland Agronomy News Blog is maintained by Andrew Kness, Agriculture Educator,

University of Maryland Harford County Extension Office.

PARAQUAT CERTIFIED APPLICATOR TRAINING

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A new certified applicator training module for paraquat dichloride (also known as paraquat) is now availa-ble. The training was developed by paraquat manufacturers as part of EPA’s 2016 risk mitigation require-ments and approved by EPA. Paraquat is one of the most widely used herbicides in the U.S. for the control of weeds in many agricultural and non-agricultural settings and is also used as a defoliant on crops such as cotton prior to har-vest. Paraquat is a restricted use pesticide for use only by a certified applicator. The restriction applies to mixing, loading, and applying paraquat, as well as other pesticide handling activities. Since 2000, 17 deaths have been caused by accidental ingestion of paraquat. Many of these deaths resulted from people illegally transferring the pesticide to beverage containers and the victim later mistaking it for a drink. A single sip can be fatal. In addition to the deaths by accidental ingestion, since 2000, three more deaths and many severe injuries have been caused by the pesticide getting onto the skin or into the eyes of those working with it. To help prevent these tragedies, certified applicators must now take paraquat-specific training before use, to emphasize that the chemical must not be transferred to or stored in improper containers. The training also covers paraquat toxicity, new label requirements and restrictions, consequences of misuse, and other important information. The requirement for training is only one of several actions EPA has taken to prevent poisonings, including making label changes, restricting the use of all paraquat products to certified applicators only, and requiring closed-system packaging for all non-bulk (less than 120 gallon) end use product containers of paraquat.

View the paraquat:

Training module and list of FAQs,

Summary of mitigation measures, and

Mitigation decision and other supporting documents at www.regulations.gov under docket # EPA-HQ-

OPP-2011-0855.

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C O U R T O F A P P E A L S A G R E E S U S D A D I D N O T H A V E T H E D I S C R E T I O N T O I M P L E M E N T

N E W P R O G R A M B E N E F I T I N G F A R M E R S

March 19, 2019 / Paul Goeringer

The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. Many are paying attention to the implementation of the new Farm Bill, looking at how changes to existing and new programs will operate. One issue that may come up after passing the 2018 Farm Bill is how quickly USDA must implement program changes or new programs. In Ausmus v. Perdue, a group of Colorado wheat farmers recently had a lower court decision upheld. The farmers had requested a new crop insurance product authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill before USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) im-plemented a product for wheat. The lower court ruled and the court of appeals agreed that although it might conflict with the agency’s other duties under federal law, RMA had to allow producers to use the program after the effective date of the 2014 Farm Bill and not when RMA implemented the regulations.

Background In 2015, Colorado wheat farmers provided their crop insurance agents with written requests electing to exclude all eligible crop years in calculating their actual production histories (APH). Crop insurance agents reached out to RMA seeking guidance on how to proceed with this request. RMA responded with guidance that RMA authorized APH Yield Exclusion for the 2015 crop year for most crops, but not winter wheat. Based on this guidance, the crop insurance agents denied the requests for APH Yield Exclusion on winter wheat in 2015. The Colorado wheat farmers appealed to the National Appeals Division (NAD). On appeal, the NAD hearing officer determined that NAD did not have jurisdiction (aka the ability) to hear the appeal. The wheat farmers then requested a review by the NAD Director who reversed the hearing officer, finding NAD did have jurisdiction but also that RMA had dis-

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cretion on the appropriate time to imple-ment Yield Exclusion for winter wheat. The wheat farmers appealed this decision. The lower court found that even if it caused issues, RMA had to make APH Yield Exclusion available to farmers upon the passage of the 2014 Farm Bill click here for more information on this ruling (insert link). The federal government appealed this deci-sion. APH Yield Exclusion Before we discuss the court of appeals’ ruling, let's review the spe-cifics of APH Yield Exclusion, which allows producers to exclude spe-cific yields from eligible years from their actual production histories (APH). This exclusion can affect producers’ APHs and crop insurance premiums. To learn more about APH Yield Exclusion, see here (http://go.umd.edu/YEAPH). Court of Appeals Decision The court of appeals agreed with the lower court that the 2014 Farm Bill was clear that APH Yield Exclusion was available to pro-ducers immediately. The statutory language contained mandatory language requiring RMA to apply the APH Yield Exclusion auto-matically upon a producer’s request. The court of appeals disagreed with RMA that the statute’s language created an ambiguity allowing RMA time to implement the new provisions. To the court, the Farm Bill’s language stated the new proisions “shall apply whenever the [FCIC] uses the actual production records of the producer to establish the producer’s actual production history for an agricultural commodity for any of the 2001 and subsequent crop years.” (7 U.S.C. § 1508(4)(A)). In prior decisions, the court had found the language shall apply to be mandatory and not creating ambiguity. The court of appeals also recognized the difficulties this ruling could meant for RMA or another federal agency, but the court would not take those difficulties into account to change the meaning of the language Congress used. To provide a different out-come, Congress would need to allow the agency more time to implement the new program. The court of appeals affirmed the lower court’s decision. Why Care? We are seeing implementation of a new farm bill creating programs USDA will need to imple-ment. This decision highlights the fact that although many of those new programs may become available on the effective date of the new farm bill, USDA may not have to imple-ment these new programs before finalizing requirements under existing federal laws. References Ausmus v. Perdue, 289 F.Supp.3d 1227 (D. Colo. 2018).

Ausmus v. Perdue, 908 F.3d 1248 (10th Cir. 2018).

The Maryland Risk Management Blog, is provided by the Maryland Crop Insurance Project and the University of Mary-land's Agriculture Law Education Initiative. This

blog provides readers with information on legal and risk management issues important to Maryland agriculture, upcoming events, and new materials that may interest

readers. To subscribe to the blog, visit http://www.aglaw.umd.edu/. If you have issues or thoughts on topics Ashley, Sarah, Wele, and Paul should address, click here to

send them.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (check-in 8:30 a.m.)

COST: $65.00 (Includes lunch and resource packet)

REGISTRATION Deadline—Tuesday, April 16, 2019

CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE

1000 College Circle, Room HEC 110, Wye Mills, MD 21679

The marketing world is rapidly changing and so are the tools for interacting with your target market. Internet and social media channels abound. Interactive marketing opportunities such as web-sites, blogs, e-mail campaigns, podcasts, e-commerce, and videos are taking the marketing world by storm. But with the time de-mands of running a successful business, how do you determine which of these tools match your marketing goals and your technical abilities?

This seminar seeks to offer training for those ready to expand their already existing Internet marketing plans to the next level. Seminar topics will include:

Learn to define business vision and goals, brand voice and how to align them with social media marketing activities,

Gain insight into the operation and application of major social networking platforms,

Learn to create a marketing action plans based on desired out-comes and how to integrate social media into the mix.

Stay out of trouble by learning the legal parameters concerning postings, dealing with negative feedback, posting pictures, and online offerings.

Hear from a panel of successful social media farm marketers. To pay by check go to https://extension.umd.edu/sites/

extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/programs/agmarketing/

April_23_2019_SocialMedia_Mail-in_RegistrationForm.pdf

Mail-in registration must be received by TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019.

Mail your check payable to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND along with

registration form to:

University of Maryland, c/o Susan Barnes

18330 Keedysville Road, Keedysville, Maryland 21756-1104

To pay by credit card go to https://socialmedia-

wyemills.eventbrite.com. *There is an additional processing fee

from Eventbrite to pay by credit card.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: For program information or if you re-

quire special assistance to participate in this program please con-

tact Ginger Myers at (301) 432-2767 x338 or

email gsmyers@umd.edu.

MARYLAND FOOD

FOR PROFIT

WORKSHOP

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Prince George’s Soil Conservation District

5301 Marlboro Race Track Road,

Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

Food for Profit is a one-day workshop designed to help you work through the maze of local and state regulations, food safety issues, and business management concepts that all must be considered in setting up a commercial food busi-ness. Food for Profit will take you step-by-step through the entre-preneurial process. It will provide you with the information and skills to assess if your idea will be something that will sell at a profit. Conducting a feasibility study (to see if yours is a good business idea), performing marketing research, and beginning to draft a business plan are a few of the con-crete tools taught by certified instructors and business ex-perts. By attending this class, you can learn how to evaluate the opportunities on paper before you look for funding or take action (saving money and time). REGISTRATION Deadline - Monday, April 1, 2019)

COST - $55.00 (includes all materials and lunch) To pay by credit card https://ffp-apr9.eventbrite.com/ To register by check go to: Click here... Mail in registration must be postmarked on or before Mon-

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OF MARYLAND along with registration form to:

University of Maryland

c/o Susan Barnes

18330 Keedysville Road

Keedysville, Maryland 21756-1104

301-432-2767 X301

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For program information or if you require special as-sistance to participate in this program please contact Ginger Myers at (301) 432-2767 x338 or email gsmyers@umd.edu.

The University of Maryland, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources programs are open to all and will not discriminate against anyone because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, or national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political affiliation, or gender identity and expression. The Uni-versity of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Equal Access Programs. La Universidad de Maryland es una institución con Igualdad de Oportunidades de Empleo y con Igualdad de Acceso a Programas.

Contact your local UME Agriculture Educator:

Cecil County ~ Doris Behnke at 410-996-5280 or dbehnke@umd.edu

Kent County ~ Nate Richards at 410-778-1661 or nrichard@umd.edu

Queen Anne’s County ~ Jennifer Rhodes at 410-758-0166 or jrhodes@umd.edu

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