Agricultural Management Assistance
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) provides cost share assistance to agricultural producers to voluntarily address issues such as water management, water quality, and erosion control by incorporating conservation into their farming operations. Producers may construct or improve water management structures or irrigation structures; plant trees for windbreaks or to improve water quality; and mitigate risk through production diversification or resource conservation practices, including soil erosion control, integrated pest management, or transition to organic farming.
National AMA program information
AMA program manual
Contact
Eric Hines
Farm Bill Program Specialist (AMA, CSP02, CSP08, WHIP)
Phone: 410.848.6696 x113
Email: eric.hines@md.usda.gov
Tom Morgart
Assistant State Conservationist - Programs
Phone: 443.482.2913
Email: thomas.morgart@md.usda.gov
or your local service center