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Baltimore County Agriculture Advisory Board Meeting

Meeting Goals

  1. Welcome Guests
  2. Receiving updates through the industry reports and committee
  3. Discuss Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project

 

Meeting Agenda

Welcome - Willie White, Chair

 

Introduction of Guests

  • Dave Copenhaver, Boards and Commissions Specialist
  • Baltimore Co. Economic & Workforce Development
  • Madeleine Ring, Farm Manager
  • Baltimore Co. Recreation and Parks – Ag. Center
  • Riley Layman, Executive Director
  • Baltimore County Land Trust Coalition, Inc.

 

Industry Reports

  • Agriculture Education - George Mayo
  • Agribusiness - Alice Chalmers
  • Agritourism - Renee Wilson
  • Agriculture Service - John Eaton 
  • Dairy - Kelly Mays
  • Direct Farm Market - Les Richardson
  • Equine - Willie White Justin Harrison Travis Radebaugh Mandy Castillo Karl Mech
  • On Farm Alcohol Production
  • Field Crops Food Processing/Value Added Products
  • Forestry
  • Livestock - Dean Bryant
  • Nursery, Greenhouse Grower - Alan Jones
  • Nursery, Retail Garden - Diane Knighton
  • Center Certified Organic - Helen Norman
  • Poultry - Lynne Ferguson
  • Urban Farmer - Farmer Chippy
  • Vegetable/Fruit - Bryan Alexander
  • Veterinary Dr. John Brooks
  • Viticulture - Phineas Deford
  • At-large - Kevin Ford
  • Baltimore County Agriculture Land Preservation Advisory Board - Rick Bernstein
  • Baltimore County Soil Conservation District, Board of Supervisors - Mike McGinnis
  • Baltimore County Farm Bureau - Jonathan Albright
  • Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society - Andy Cashman
  • Baltimore County Department of Planning - Megan Benjamin
  • Baltimore County Department of Permits, Approvals, and Inspections - Peter Gutwald
  • Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability -Brady Locher
  • USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service - Eric Hines 
  • Baltimore County Soil Conservation District, District Manager -  Jim Ensor
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County Extension - Erika Crowl

 

Office of Agriculture Updates - Jessica Armacost

 

Committee Reports

  • Agriculture Education & Workforce Development
  • Marketing and Tourism - Karma Francis
  • Regulation and Policy - Jonathan Albright

 

Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project - Willie White

 

Closing Remarks and Adjournment

  • Willie White, Chairman Agriculture Advisory Board
  • Mandy Castillo, Vice Chairman Agriculture Advisory Board

 

Quarterly Board Meeting Dates

  • November 7, 2024
  • January 8, 2025
  • April 9, 2025
  • July 2, 2025

 

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Date/Time

Friday, September 13, 2024, 8 to 11 a.m.

Details

Office of Agriculture

1114 Shawan Road
Suite 123
Cockeysville, Maryland 21030

Hours

Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(Appointments required.)

Email

officeofagriculture@baltimorecountymd.gov

Phone

410-887-6470
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