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Important Deadline Set for Maryland Conservation Programs

Visit your local USDA Service Center by March 20, 2020 to submit applications for EQIP, AMA, and RCPP projects.

In Maryland, NRCS is working directly with landowners and partners to explore the different ways farmers can build healthier soil on their land.
A Baltimore City High Tunnel Farm Brings Agriculture to its Urban Surroundings

In a seemingly typical urban neighborhood, The Greener Garden hides in the backyards of the urban homes in Baltimore City. High tunnels allowed Warren and Lavette Blue to grow their backyard garden to a year-round produce farm.

Lavette Blue discusses the high tunnels built on her Baltimore City farm, The Greener Garden.
Talbot County Waterman Succeeds at Oyster Restoration Projects
In Royal Oak, Md., Bobby Leonard stewards crops on the land and oysters in the water.
The next #OurFarmers Roadtrip stop is Royal Oak, Md., where Bobby Leonard stewards crops on the land and oysters in the water. He's one of many farmers who are doing their part to preserve the land that they use and love.
NRCS Works to Promote Soil Health Among Maryland Landowners

Lewis Smith, a fourth-generation farmer from Easton, Maryland, is working with NRCS to explore the benefits of healthy soil through a five-year cover-crop study on his 340-acre Beaver Dam Farm.

Maryland Natural Resources Conservation Service is working with landowners, like Lewis Smith from Easton, Maryland, to promote soil health.
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