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Maryland Poultry Educational Programs. Jennifer Timmons Extension Specialist - Poultry Jenny Rhodes Extension Educator, Ag & Natural Resources Richard Nottingham Extension Educator, Ag & Natural Resources. University of Maryland Extension. Meetings/Workshops. Quarterly
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Maryland Poultry Educational Programs Jennifer Timmons Extension Specialist - Poultry Jenny Rhodes Extension Educator, Ag & Natural Resources Richard Nottingham Extension Educator, Ag & Natural Resources University of Maryland Extension
Meetings/Workshops Quarterly North Area (Queen Anne’s Co.) South Area (Somerset County) University of Maryland Extension
Meeting Topics • Energy Efficiency • Manure Building Fire Prevention • Nutrient Management • Litter Management • Regulations – CAFO • Disease Prevention • Ventilation • Disaster Preparedness • Etc. University of Maryland Extension
New Grower Training • Requirement for New Growers to meet • EPA CAFO New Source Performance Standards • 8 Hour Training • UME wrote curriculum • Collaborators • MDA, NRCS, DPI, MDE University of Maryland Extension
Fact Sheets • FS 849 Common “Energy Hogs” of a Poultry House • FS 820 Preventing Fires in Manure Storage Structure • FS 921 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Guidelines University of Maryland Extension
Bulletin • Broiler Production Management for Potential and Existing Growers University of Maryland Extension
Maryland Poultry Websitewww.mdchick.umd.edu University of Maryland Extension
Questions • Jenny Rhodes, jrhodes@umd.edu, • 410-758-0166 • Jennifer Timmons, mdchick@umd.edu, 410-742-1178 • Richard Nottingham, jnotting@umd.edu, 410-651-1350 University of Maryland Extension