By: Kyla Kaplan Michelle Cable is a life-long equestrian, who was able to combine her passion for horses and agriculture with her goal to have a career working on environment and land stewardship. Before becoming the Executive Director of Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF) in 2018, Cable worked as the Director of Protection for the Georgia Chapter of the Nature Conservancy and before that worked for the MD Rural Legacy Program at the Department […]
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James Fisher of Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. to Speak at ALEI Conference
By: Kyla Kaplan Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. (DPI) is a trade association representing the poultry community in Delaware, and the Eastern Shores of both Maryland and Virginia. However, DPI does a lot more than just represent the poultry operations in the region; DPI, with the help of James Fisher, also works to demystify how poultry is raised and processed. “Very few people in America are farmers and very few have done a deep dive into […]
FDA Issues Final Rule for Compliance Dates for Agricultural Water Under FSMA
On March 15, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued its final rule extending the compliance dates for the agricultural water requirements under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. Under the final rule, larger farms are now required to comply with the agricultural water requirements by January 26, 2022, while small farms have until January 26, 2023, and very small farms have until January 26, 2024. You can read the […]
UMES Hosts Event Teaching Attendees the Business and Legalities of Farming
By: Tanesha Hankerson and Kimberly Johnson The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) will host a business and legal workshop for farmers on Saturday, March 23, at the Prince George’s County Soil Conservation District in Upper Marlboro, MD. Nicole Cook, the ALEI Legal Specialist at UMES will discuss how to maintain a successful operation while still complying with natural resource protection laws. “The workshop is a one-stop-shop opportunity for farmers to get a lot of […]
ALEI, UMD, and MDA Collaborate on Produce Safety Rule Trainings for Maryland Produce Growers
By: Kimberly Johnson This February, the Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI) is working with University of Maryland (UMD) and the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) to provide two Produce Safety Rule (PSR) Growers Trainings. The first training will be held in Leonardtown, Maryland on Feb 11 and the second will be held in Frederick, MD on Feb 20. The PSR is one of seven rules established by the Food Safety Modernization Act, a 2011 federal […]
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