BREAKING NEWS

11/4/11 

 Congratulations to Jenny Rhodes of Deerfield Farm for receiving certification from the Maryland Farm Stewardship Certification and Assessment Program (FSCAP). FSCAP acknowledges farmers who show good stewardship of their natural resources, and encourages and rewards farmers for putting Best Management Practices on their land. Jenny is the 19th person in Maryland to be certified, and is the first poultry operation, the first in Queen Anne's County, and the first on the Eastern Shore! That is quite an accomplishment! Great work, Jenny!

Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts is looking for more farmers interested in being certified! If you are interested, or if you would like more information, please email Gerald Talbert, the FSCAP project leader, at geraldtalbert@verizon.net.

10/6/11

Queen Anne's Soil Conservation District Cooperator of the Year

Clyde Ellingsworth

Congratulations to Clyde Ellingsworth, our Cooperator of the Year!  Clyde has done an extraordinary job of working with the district to install numerous best management practices on his farm. He was recognized by NRCS, Maryland Department of Agriculture, and the QA Soil Conservation District at the Cooperator Dinner on October 6, 2011. 

2011-2012 Maryland Cover Crop Sign Up is right around the corner!  Sign up starts June 21, 2011 and ends July 15, 2011.  Please see the Maryland Cover Crop Program page or call the office at 410-758-3136 x3 for more details. 

Queen Anne's Soil Conservation District Cooperators of the Year

Andrew and Bradley McLean

Centreville MD - Queen Anne's Soil Conservation District Cooperators of the Year: (L to R) Andrew McLean, Bradley McLean, and Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Buddy Hance.  The McLean's were honored on September 16th, 2010 at the Jeff Davis American Legion Post #18 in Centreville.

With this award, the McLean's became second generation Cooperators of the Year.  Their grandfather, Walter Harkins, won the award in Harford County in 1988.  Since building poultry houses in 2006, Andrew and Bradley have installed several Best Management Practices to reduce nutrient runoff and soil erosion.  The practices include a Poultry Waste Storage Structure, Dead Bird Composting Facility, Windbreak/Shelterbelt, Heavy Use Area Protection, Poultry Litter Amendments, and Filter Strips.

"Each year the Queen Anne's Soil Conservation District honors a cooperator for their dedication as stewards of the land.  For all of their efforts to conserve our valuable natural resources, the Board of Supervisors would like to pay tribute to Andrew and Bradley McLean as Cooperators of the Year.  Thank you for all for joining us tonight and celebrate the McLean's dedication to the land we all hold dear.  With all of your devotion, we can continue to show the agricultural community's commitment to conserving our precious natural resources."  George O. Morris, District Chairman

 BREAKING NEWS

Sharon Calisto (L) receives the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts Outstanding Employee Award from MASCD President Cal Stuart (R)

Solomons Island MD - On July 27, 2010 Queen Anne's Soil Conservation Distict Soil Conservationist Sharon Calisto received the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts Outstanding Employee Award at the annual awards banquet and endowment auction.  Mrs. Calisto has been with QASCD for eight years as a soil con.

 Contact the Queen Anne's Soil Conservation District with any questions or for upcoming events information

Phone:  410-758-1671 x3

Fax:      410-758-3820