May marked one of the rainiest months on record in Maryland, including a 15-day period where there was at least a drizzle a day. While rain is critical for agriculture, frequent periods of rain have made it difficult for some ...

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DENVER — Amid ominous warnings about threats to pollinators and the food crops they make possible, garden-care giant Ortho said Tuesday it will stop using a class of chemicals widely believed to harm the most important pollinators of all: bees. Bees ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Agriculture Department says the heightened risk of bird flu makes it a bad idea to buy baby chickens and ducks as Eastertime gifts for children. The agency said in a statement Tuesday that handling live poultry ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The U.S. Agriculture Department says the number of farms in Maryland continues to shrink. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service in Annapolis says in a statement that the number of farms in Maryland in 2015 is estimated at ...

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Potatoes that won’t bruise and apples that won’t brown are a step closer to grocery store aisles. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the genetically engineered foods, saying they are “as safe and nutritious as their conventional counterparts.” ...

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The governor vowed that his plan would reduce phosphorous levels in the Chesapeake Bay while protecting farmers and the poultry industry on the Eastern Shore.

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“Feeding operations have to follow the law,” Frosh said. But without the cooperation of the two other states on the DelMarVa peninsula, Maryland farmers can “move the farm five miles away” to a different state.

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Gov.-elect Larry Hogan is vowing to fight fertilizer regulations that critics say would hurt farmers.

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Environmental regulations and land use restrictions top the list of legal concerns for the state’s agricultural community, according to a recent study conducted by a trio of University of Maryland schools.

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(AP) In a ruling Monday, the World Trade Organization rejected U.S. rules requiring labels on packaged steaks, ribs and other cuts of meat identifying where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered. The WTO said the requirements put Canadian and ...

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