The 16th Annual Agricultural Outlook and Policy Conference was held on Dec. 16th, 2014 at the Double Tree Hotel in Annapolis, MD. Experts provided insight on conservation practices, water quality issues, energy policies, the continuing farm bill discussion, a state policy update, and commodity market outlooks.
Commodity Price Prospects for 2015
Kevin McNew, President, GeoGrain and Adjunct Professor, AREC, University of Maryland
Water Quality Trading(link is external)
Susan Payne, Maryland Dept of Agriculture
Maryland’s New Certainty Program(link is external)
Colin Jones, Maryland Dept of Agriculture
Agricultural BMPs and Cost-Sharing(link is external)
Patrick Fleming and David Newburn, AREC, University of Maryland
2014-15 Maryland Legislative Update
Colby Ferguson, MD Farm Bureau
Farm Bill Update(link is external)
Howard Leathers, AREC, University of Maryland
Conservation Compliance
Jon Hall, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
State Energy Programs for Maryland Agriculture(link is external)
Dean Fisher, Maryland Energy Administration
Federal Energy Policies for Maryland Agriculture(link is external)
Sebastien Houde, AREC, University of Maryland