From fields to oyster beds: Emmy-winning show highlights Eastern Shore farming

With just seven employees they produce billions of oyster larvae which they put back into the Chesapeake Bay. Once a specific oyster is triggered, they use its reproduction, spreading it to other oysters.

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You’ll also see key organizations like Chesapeake Conservancy, museums, and oyster restoration groups featured.

Maryland Senator Urges Oyster Purchases

One Maryland state senator is pushing for more people to buy oysters this winter season with two goals in mind, the first being to help out watermen like the ones who visit the Cambridge Harbor, and the other being to help the health of the Chesapeake Bay.

Horse owner takes steps to prevent virus

“Horses whose owners were located in 31 states and Canada were exposed to the virus during rodeo events in Oklahoma and Texas earlier in November,” according to a statement released by Shannon Powers, spokesperson for the state Department of Agriculture.

Balancing the scales: Hope for reducing nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay

Maryland Department of Agriculture, said about 60% goes to mushroom farms in Pennsylvania, 10% to other states and the rest to crop lands in the state which can use it.

Governor Moore and Chesapeake Bay Program Executive Council Approve Revised Agreement to Protect Jobs, the Environment, and Coastal Communities

“The revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement will make our rivers and streams cleaner. It will bolster Maryland’s seafood, tourism, and recreational businesses.

Meet the beetle brigade saving East Coast evergreens

The size of a sesame seed, Laricobius nigrinus, with its exploitable taste for an invasive sap-sucker, has become a star of the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Forest Pest Management Program.

Maryland Ag Leaders Prepare for Tough Budget

The Ag Department is preparing for next year’s budget talks by developing the best justifications it can for its programs and proposed funding levels, Ag Secretary Kevin Atticks said.

Maryland’s new EV charging port fees spark concern among advocates

The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Weights and Measurements Department is tasked with regulating EV chargers. The department doesn’t receive state funding and instead relies on fees to cover inspection costs.

State judge criticizes Carroll officials’ stance on solar farms

Maryland’s Public Service Commission is set to permit to a Taneytown solar farm.