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Check out UMES Extension Beekeeper Stephen Goewey on @wboc : ow.ly/NcAu50YyKEs

We want to know how you are dealing with extreme weather. Join the CARE Project and UMES Extension for a listening session, 9-11 a.m., April 2 and 21, at the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching Farm in Princess Anne. Register at ow.ly/Q7YT50YvZLv @umesnews @virginia_tech

Planning, planting and product-making—UMES Extension's three-part Herb Garden series will teach you everything you need to know! The first of the three workshops is April 11. Learn more and secure your spot today: ow.ly/6WUW50YtAlT

UMES Extension’s Apiary program can help bring more pollinators and insect-eaters to your backyard or farm this season! 🐝🐦Join us Saturday, March 28, or a workshop on how to build your own birdhouse or bee box: wwwcp.umes.edu/sans/connectio…

The UMES Extension Small Farm Program invites YOU to submit your proposal to speak at our 23rd annual Small Farm Conference, Oct. 23-24, 2026, on the UMES campus in Princess Anne. Submit your proposal today at forms.office.com/r/ERLLJLgjYi @umesnews #smallfarmers #familyfarms

Today, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and brilliance of women everywhere, and there is certainly no shortage of brilliant women at #UMES Extension. Here’s to breaking barriers and shaping a brighter future together! 🌍 #IWD2026 #CelebrateWomen @umesnews

Could alley cropping improve profit margins at your farm? Find out at a workshop hosted by UMES Extension on Friday, March 27! Learn more and secure your (free) spot at ow.ly/82X950YofC4 @umesnews

As Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) cases continues to pop up in Maryland, poultry growers can protect their flock by implementing certain biosecurity practices on their farm today. Check out our guide: ow.ly/MZcs50YnbVS @umesnews @usda_nifa #birdflu

Researchers at #UMES Extension are conducting a @USDA_NIFA funded study to understand how changing weather patterns affect your farm and daily life. You can help by completing this survey by April 1: qtrial2019q4az1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0I… @umesnews

Growing Herbs for Profit is a three-part workshop series that focuses on all phases of growing, preparing, harvesting and processing herbs that are commercially valuable and grow well in the #Chesapeake Bay region. Classes begin March 2; sign up today: ow.ly/CCyf50Ycq9k

From youth STEM education to helping small farmers become more prosperous, the women of UMES Extension are on the ground every day sharing their scientific knowledge to help make our neighborhoods a better place to live. #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience @umesnews

Learn all about growing and processing elderberries at a workshop Feb. 28, hosted by #UMES Extension herb specialist Henriette den Ouden: ow.ly/OGFu50YacHC

So, you want to be a beekeeper? 🐝 Join UMES Extension for an introductory beekeeping workshop on Saturday, Feb. 21: wwwcp.umes.edu/extension/cale…

Check out the latest issue of Ingenuity Magazine to see how #UMES is spreading nutrition education to help reduce chronic diseases and boost food security in Maryland: ow.ly/3NJw50Y1Zc6 @umesnews @umessans

Small- to mid-sized farms are steadily joining the value-added agriculture movement, and #UMES Extension activities help farmers get on board. Here are 3 ways UMES Extension teaches value addition to family farms: ow.ly/4f6o50Y09il @umesnews

Today, we honor the indomitable of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Our offices are closed in his remembrance. #MLKDay2026

Join us on Saturday, Jan. 31, for the Lower Shore 4-H Winterfare on the UMES campus! In partnership with @UMDextension our #4H Extension team is offering a full day of science projects, fiber art, scrapbooking and more for ages 8-18: wwwcp.umes.edu/extension/cale…

Happy New Year to our extended UMES family and community! Let's resolve to collaborate and care for one another in the coming year.

Happy holidays to our extended UMES family and community!

A $20K gift from @WelburnManagement, a family-owned McDonald’s franchise, will be used in partnership with UMES Extension to establish a farm incubator training program on the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. Learn more at ow.ly/pbPZ50XLaFT