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Welcome to the Maryland Risk Management Education Blog, provided by the University of Maryland Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. This blog provides readers with information on risk management issues important to Maryland agriculture, upcoming events, and new materials that may interest readers.


Update on USDA’s Heirs’ Property Relending Program


Another Class Action Filed Claiming Companies Have Miscategorized Contract Growers


Update On USDA’s Debt Relief Plan For Black And Socially Disadvantaged Farmers


NASS Releases Delaware and Maryland Statewide Cash Rental Rate Averages for 2022


Supreme Court of Iowa Reverses Course on Right-to-Farm Rulings


ALEI Business Structures Webinar Series Continues Thru August


Maryland’s New Partition of Property Act: How It Restores Hope For Heirs’ Property Owners


New Online Training Available to Assist Growers Better Understand Risk Management Tools


Broiler Grower Settlement Forms Arriving to Mid-Atlantic Growers: Background on the Class Action


OSHA Inspections Of Farms To Include Heat Preparedness


What is Ancillary Probate?


ALEI August Webinar Series - Legal Considerations for Choosing Your Farm Business Structure


$200 Million From USDA To Help Small Specialty Crop Growers With Food Safety Requirements


Interpreting Conservation Easements and When New Structures are Allowed


Minimum Wage Rates for Youth Workers


USDA Seeks Comments On Rule To Make Poultry Growing Contracts And Tournaments More Transparent


Recent Wind Farm Decision Highlights Difference in State Processes


Grant for Ag Lease Builder Website From The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment


UME Hosting Farm Stress Management Workshop for Agriculture Service Providers in Bowie

