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 […]
By Jess Feldman This winter, the Agriculture Education Initiative (ALEI) will host a series of workshops throughout the state to better inform Maryland landowners and farmers about incorporating conservation practices into their farm rental arrangements. ALEI’s Managing Director at the Francis King Carey School of Law, Sarah Everhart, was recently featured on the From Cloud to Cab podcast, to discuss the Agricultural Conservation Leasing Guide and the upcoming leasing workshops in December and January. The […]
By Jess Feldman Five professionals in the fields of agricultural and natural resource policy discussed job opportunities after graduation with students at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resource’s (AGNR) career panel on September 24, 2018. The event was coordinated by Christina Farmer, Program Director within AGNR’s career services center. “This year I decided to focus on agriculture related careers in law and policy, to increase student’s exposure to industries they may have not considered,” […]
By Jess Feldman and Kimberly Johnson Lindsay Thompson will be featured on the Chlorpyrifos and the Legal Landscape of Pesticide Regulation panel at this year’s Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference. The conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Annapolis, Maryland, on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. You can register through this link. Thompson will join Joshua Segal from the Office of the Maryland Attorney General and Dave Myers from the University of Maryland […]
By: Kimberly Johnson and Suzanne Street Fresh outlooks, practical solutions and up-to-the-minute information about fermentation, soil, beekeeping, vermicomposting, small scale mushroom production and more are what’s in store for the 15th Annual Small Farm Conference to be held in the Student Services Center on the UMES campus. On-site registration begins at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, November 2, online registration is available here. UMES Extension Legal Specialist Nicole Cook will lead the session Business and Legal Considerations […]
