AASCD Board Meeting
Board of Supervisor meetings are open to the public and occur on the third Wednesday of each month. The February 15th open meeting will start at 8:00 a.m. and will be held in the Anne Arundel Soil Conservation District office located at 2662 Riva Road, Annapolis, Maryland. The meeting will be in person with the option to virtually attend through Google Meet.
How to join using Google Meet will be forthcoming.
Anne Arundel County Agricultural & Woodland Preservation
The Anne Arundel County Agricultural & Woodland Preservation program signup deadline is November 1st.
Contact Barabra or Billy at 410-222-7317
To see the flyer, click Here
To see more information, go to:
Agricultural & Woodland Preservation Program Web Site
Resource Links and Deadlines
University of Maryland Extension
The University of Maryland Ag Announcements
Ag Announcement #5 May
The University of Maryland Ag News
Ag News Summer 2022
Woodland Stewardship Education
Branching Out Summer 2022
Soil Sampling of Optimizing Agricultural Production in Maryland
Fact Sheet 1184 November 2021
Precision Soil Sampling Helps Farmers Target Nutrient Application
Fact Sheet 1046 January 2017
Soil Fertility Management
SFM-4 Revised February 2021
Urban Agriculture Information
University of Maryland Extension Urban Agriculture Program
Urban Agriculture Newsletter
Urban Agriculture Guidebook
Nutrient Management Plans
For Nutrient Management Plan inquiries contact Catherine Anneliese Oberfield at catoberf@umd.edu or contact the Extension Office at 410-222-3906
For more information on Nutrient Management Plans go to:
Maryland Department of Agriculture Nutrient Management website
University of Maryland Agriculture Nutrient Management Program website
County buildings are open to the public, but we have placed our drop box in-between the front entrance outer and inner doors to avoid the need to sign in with the guard if you are just dropping off or picking up plans.
OUR MISSION
In agriculture, the District emphasizes the importance of soil conservation and water quality, striving to have voluntary soil and water conservation plans for all working farms. These plans help farmers optimize productivity while safeguarding their surroundings against the potential impact of poor land management. Farmers are advised in areas that include preventing fertilizers and pesticides from draining into nearby tributaries through the use of innovative methods like cover crops and shoreline buffers. The plans also aid farmers with issues related to conservation crop rotation and residue management.
In the area of urban development, the AASCD reviews all sediment and erosion control plans for pending construction projects in Anne Arundel County to ensure that developers take the necessary steps to manage runoff during construction to control soil erosion.