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BMP’s used by Agriculture Producers
Jessica Flores UME Ag & Natural Resources Educator
November 16, 2015
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Landscape of Worcester County
• The county covers approximately 303,920 land acres.
• 71.8% of the land in Worcester County is currently zoned for agriculture.
• Approximately 374 farm businesses encompass 99,304 acres of farmland
• Average farm size of 266 acres
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Farming of Worcester County
IN MARYLAND:•# 2 county in broiler production ($13,248,055,000 annually) •# 4 county for ag production ($199,265,000 annually)•# 5 for corn production ($29,448,000 annually)
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Best Management Practices
• BMP’s
• Include many practices– Cover Crops - HU pads– Precision Agriculture - Fencing– Nutrient Management - Manure Storage– No-till– Buffer strips
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Maryland Cover Crop Program
The Cover Crop Program is administered by the Maryland Agricultural Water Quality Cost-Share
(MACS) Program and funded by the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund and the
Chesapeake Bay 2010 Trust Fund.
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• Planted after corn, soybeans, sorghum, tobacco or vegetables are harvested
• Barley, canola, rapeseed, kale, rye, ryegrass, spring oats, triticale, forage radish and wheat may be used
• Normally planted by beginning of November
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Winterkill Cover Crops• Winterkill low-residue cover crops are being
investigated for inclusion in no-till spring vegetable systems
• November 2013, Field Day at UMD CMREC in Clarksville highlighted research– Radish– Phacelia– Mixtures of species
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Forage Radishes
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Forage radish & wheat mixtures
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Precision Agriculture• Used to improve the agronomic, environmental and
economical management of crop production in accordance with in-field variability
• Based on – Precision soil sampling– Variable rate nutrient application– Recordkeeping/yield monitoring
• Ensure most efficient production is achieved
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• UME field day• Features technology and equipment focused
on precision ag• Field day that demonstrates equipment being
used.
Mid-Atlantic Precision Ag Day
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UVAs and Drones
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Buffer Strips
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High Use Pads – Chicken Houses
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Rotational Grazing
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Continuing Education
• MDA & College of AGNR co-sponsor many trainings and field days throughout the state– Nutrient Management – Pesticide Recertification– Agronomy Day– Field Days