2012 Class Graduates!

2012 was the third year for Maryland and Delaware, statewide programs.

This year there were eight sites conducting Annie’s Project and had 100 farm-

women enrolled.

Sites Included:

Cecil County Main Library, Elkton, MD

Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD

Carroll Community College, Westminster, MD

HEAT Center, Aberdeen MD

Prince George’s Co. Extension, Clinton MD

University of DE Research & Education Center, Georgetown DE

Washington County Extension Office, Boonsboro, MD

Wor-Wic Community College, Salisbury MD

Funding for Annie’s Project this year was provided by the Northeast Center

for Risk Management Education, the USDA National Institute for Food and

Agriculture, USDA Risk Management Agency, University of Maryland Ex-

tension and University of Delaware Cooperative Extension.

Spring 2012

Volume 2, Issue 1

Inside this issue:

2012 Annie’s

Class

2

Computer

Corner

3

National

Women in Ag

Conference

4

Up-coming

Events

5

Annie’s Project Newsletter is a quarterly update on all areas of

farming, families and women involved in agriculture.

We hope you enjoy this newsletter and keep the network of women in

agriculture strong. Please send us updates on your farm, business and

anything you would like to share.

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Lower Shore

PG County

Cecil County

Carroll County

Washington County

Harford County

Chesapeake College Delaware

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Those of you FaceBookers — “Like US” Search for University of Maryland Extension and

choose to like the page. This page has all types of information about Extension and

Extension programming. The National Annie’s Project Team also has a Facebook. Get

connected with Annie’s project nationwide!

Check Out University of Maryland Extension and Annie’s Project on FaceBook

It’s officially tax time in the United States again. The IRS has reported that tax

scams arrived early this year. Tax scams come in many different forms. Some

scams are attempts to spoof the IRS to convince you to click malicious links or

attachments. Other scams offer tax preparation help in order to trick you into

turning over your personal information. Some scams even try to convince you that

you don’t have to pay taxes.

If you receive an email or a message on your social networking site that appears to be from the IRS, it is

probably a phishing scam. Read more about how the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by

email or any social media tools to request personal or financial information.

If you get an offer from someone that sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. For more infor-

mation, see the IRS article, Tax Scams – How to Recognize and Avoid Them.

Tax Scams - How to Report Them

Participating in an illegal scheme to avoid paying taxes can result in imprisonment and fines, as well as

the repayment of taxes owed with penalties and interest. If you become aware of any abusive tax scams,

please report them to the appropriate contact below.

Reporting Tax Scams http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=106788,00.html

Production Weblinks: Bookmark these are be ready for production season!

Pesticide Recommendations

Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations Maryland EB 236

http://extension.umd.edu/agriculture/mdvegetables/2011%20MD%20Recs.cfm

Also available in a new very interactive format at the Delaware Extension site at:

http://ag.udel.edu/extension/vegprogram/publications.htm#vegrecs

Commercial Field Crop Recommendations EB 237

http://extension.umd.edu/publications/EB237online/

Commercial Tree Fruit—

http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/456/456-419/456-419.html

Pesticide Labels

www.greenbook.net Pesticide Labels and Information

www.kellysolutions.com/md/ Pesticide Registration Database

Computer Corner

The Women in Agriculture Educators National Conference was held March 28-29, 2012 at The Peabody in

downtown Memphis, Tennessee.

This biennial conference featured 3 keynote presentations, over 40 hours of individual concurrent session

presentations, a networking reception which includes a poster session, and a post conference tour to discuss

Annie’s Project .

The Women in Agriculture Educators National Conference brings together private and public sector educa-

tors, crop insurance agents, lenders, and other agricultural professionals who are involved in outreach educa-

tion, to share ongoing and emerging successful risk management education efforts directed toward women

and their families who are involved in production agriculture. Conference participants learned about educa-

tional efforts which assist women producers to effectively manage financial, production, marketing, legal

and human resource risks associated with their agribusinesses.

Maryland attends National Women in Ag Conference

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Right: Jenny and Jessica re-

ceiving Annie’s awards

Right Below: The National

Annie’s project team from

many states

Below: Ruth Hambleton,

Founder of Annie’s Project

University of Maryland Annie’s Project leaders Jenny Rhodes and Jessica Renshaw were in attend-

ance. Jenny and Jessica learned about programs in other states as well as ANNIE’S PROJECT

PART II which focuses on farm transfer which we hope to offer in January of 2013.

Upcoming Events

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“It is the policy of the University of Maryland Extension, that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race,

color, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital or parental status, or disability.”

Check Local Listings

Check your local Extension Office for other programs.

Field days, tours, and fair season is upon us. Check out

your county at www.extension.umd.edu/local or

http://www.agnr.umd.edu/AGNRCalendar/

For more information on this newsletter or

to submit articles contact:

Shannon Dill 410-822-1244 sdill@umd.edu

Jenny Rhodes 410-758-0166 jrhodes@umd.edu

Digital Producers Toolbox Apr 20, 2012 Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD

May 10, 2012 Hagerstown Community College

11400 Robinwood Drive, Hagerstown, MD

May 15, 2012 Cecil College, Elkton Station Cam-

pus, Elkton Station Rm#303, 107 Railroad Avenue

Elkton, MD

Length: 8:30am-1:30pm

Learning Objective: This seminar will assist you in

capitalizing on the hardware and digital tools now

available through the internet.

Description: Three courses will be presented during

the seminar.

1. Digital Databases - Getting Your Business Listed:

How to enter business information in the 8-9 digital

databases, such as Google Maps and others.

2. Fingertip Marketing for Portable Devices and Apps:

Incorporating digital service and application into your

marketing plan.

3. Social and Professional Applications: An introduc-

tion to the basics of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn

for businesses. This seminar will explore basic funda-

mentals of popular social networking sites, examples

of use, and the potential benefits social media could

bring to your business and community.

Follow this link to register:

http://agnradmin.umd.edu/training/description.cfm?

ID=179

For detailed information regarding locations and cam-

pus directions, use this link - http://

www.agmarketing.umd.edu/Documents/

DigitalToolboxFlyer.pdf

May 9th

2012 WYE STRAWBERRY TWILIGHT 6:00-

8:00PM . Contact:Michael Newell, University of

Maryland. Wye Research and Education Center

Queenstown MD 21658. Ph. 410-827-7388

April 25, 2012

Poultry Processing and Marketing

Group Meeting - Looking to rein in pro-duction costs through group purchases

and services? Could you use an addition-al volume market for your sustainable

raised poultry? Then you need to attend an information and organizational meet-

ing of a new group forming in Central MD

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Farmer Tom's, 427 Cockeys Mill

Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136 Contact:

Susan Barnes 301-432-2767