Listing of links for dairy goat related information.
website:   http://members.tripod.com/~duhgoatman/dgi.htm

Our company is designed to service our local farmers, as well as a myriad of landscapers and designers who utilize our blends of fertilizers, seeds, and general expertise in their daily business. We work with customers in Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Howard and Washington counties, as well as neighboring Virginia, West Virginia and occasionally Pennsylvania.
website:   http://www.eddiemerceragri-services.com/home.html
email:      info@eddiemerceragri-services.com
phone:     301-663-4678 & 1-800-732-1545

address:

6900 Linganore Road, P.O. Box 666  Frederick, MD 21701

Provides information on the Equine Studies program at the University of Maryland including academic programs, extension and outreach, faculty and staff, equine facilities, extracurricular activities, scholarship information, gift opportunities, and frequently asked questions.
website:   http://www.equinestudies.umd.edu
email:      ao38@umail.umd.edu
phone:     301-405-8337

address:

1121 Animal Science Center  College Park, MD 20742

The Environmental Finance Center (EFC) located at the National Center for Smart Growth, announces the launch of a new agriculture products exchange website located at http://www.agtrader.org/. The first of its kind in Maryland, agtrader.org is a free exchange for farmers and others to buy, sell, and trade manure, compost, hay, fodder crops, fruits and vegetables, organics, equipment, livestock, and much more.
website:   http://www.agtrader.org/index.php?
email:      jthrowe@umd.edu
phone:     301-405-5036

FFA is a dynamic youth organization that is a part of agricultural education programs at middle and high schools. Today, student members are engaged in a wide range of curriculum and FFA activities, leading to over 300 career opportunities in agriculture.
website:   http://www.mdffa.org/default.php
email:      cbishop@msde.state.md.us
phone:     

address:

200 West Baltimore Street  Baltimore, MD Baltimore

Maryland's natural resources include forests, wildlife, and the related waters. The majority of these resources are owned by private landowners. Management of these resources requires research-based information. This web site provides resources from the University of Maryland Extension that can be used by Maryland citizens to make informed decisions.The audiences that can benefit include: forest and farm landowners; natural resource professionals; educators; local and state decision-makers; environmentally-concerned citizens.
website:   http://www.naturalresources.umd.edu
email:      egreen13@umd.edu
phone:     301-432-2767

address:

18330 Keedysville Road  Keedysville, MD 21756-1104

The Sheep and Goat Marketing Program is intended to build capacity to supply the growing consumer demand for high quality sheep and goat meat. It was originally called The "Northeast" Sheep and Goat Marketing Program and had this goal in mind for the Northeastern states. Due to it's success and the importance of the goal, we are now expanding the program geographically. The program had developed from a grant received by Cornell University from the USDA to improve sheep and goat marketing infrastructure in the Northeast. Funds for the grant were made available to the industry as a result of the successful petition by the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) et al to slow the flow of imported sheep products into the United States. Funds from the resulting short term tariff imposition on imported sheep meats are being recycled into the industry to improve its competitive position.
website:   http://www.sheepgoatmarketing.info
email:      sschoen@umd.edu
phone:     (301)432-2767 x-343

address:

18330 Keedysville Road  Keedysville, MD 21756-1104

This web-site is a valuable resource for farmers in Maryland as well other states in the Mid-Atlantic Region. It includes business management fact sheets, farmer profiles, FREE classified ads, local weather, information bulletins and upcoming events. The coalition of members include University of Maryland Extension, Future Harvest/CASA, Accokeek Foundation, Wallace Center for Agricultural and Environmental Policy at Winrock International, USDA Beltsville Agriculture Research Center, Farm to City, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, and Penn State Cooperative Extension.
website:   http://www.smallfarmsuccess.info/
email:      dmj@umd.edu
phone:     (301) 432-2767 x325

address:

18330 Keedysville Road  Keedysville, MD 21756

University of Maryland Extension (UME) is a statewide, informal education system within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. UME educational programs and problem-solving assistance are available to citizens and are based on the research and experience of land grant universities such as the University of Maryland, College Park. In Maryland, UME employs approximately 200 faculty and approximately 200 support staff and contractual employees located at the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 23 counties, Baltimore City, and four research and education centers. Many UME faculty members located on the College Park campus have joint appointments with research and academic programs. These joint appointments promote the exchange of knowledge among the college's three units.
website:   http://www.extension.umd.edu

University of Maryland Extension (UME) is a statewide, informal education system within the college of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. This link shows a clickable, color-coded map of all of the Extension locations by county.
website:   http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/offices.cfm

The Agricultural Marketing Office is responsible for developing, marketing, and managing economic development strategies and implementing marketing programs to attract, retain, preserve and grow agricultural enterprises and related industries in Washington County. Please contact Leslie Hendrickson-Hart to help grow your agriculture business.
website:   http://www.washco-agmarket.net/
email:      lhendrickson@washco-md.net
phone:     301-432-4782

address:

7303-7313 Sharpsburg Pike  Boonsboro, MD 21713-2431