It's that time of year! Producers in MD have begun harvesting barley! The head of grain is typically used for animal feed and beer! While the stalk of barley can be used as animal bedding or for the production of mushrooms. #MDGrain #Barley #Harvest21

The 93rd Maryland FFA Convention will be online in 11 days! Mark your calendar and be sure to tune in from the comfort of your home or combine. Be sure to follow us on Instagram for some fun facts and giveaway items! #MDGrain #BeMDFFA #StateConvention MD FFA Association

Do you have unwanted or unusable pesticides on your farm? Safely dispose them with the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s 2021 Disposal Program! Learn more here - bit.ly/3wwPIvf #MDGrain #Pesticides #Disposal

Are you attending?! The 2021 Maryland Commodity Classic is taking place on July 22nd! Learn more and register online here - marylandgrain.org/events/ #MDGrain #CommodityClassic #Register

Field of Dreams! On August 12th the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees will be playing amongst the fields of Iowa Corn in Dyersville. Become a member of our Association by July 8th to be entered to win two tickets to the game! #MDGrain #FieldsOfDream #MemberMonday

It's convention week! Since we cannot be there in person, take advantage of this online opportunity to get some goodies! Be sure to tune in to tonight's session on MD FFA Association Facebook page. #MDGrain #BEMDFFA #StateConvention

As harvest of winter wheat and barley is making great progress at 80% and 85% respectively, corn is reaching the silking stage! Corn in Maryland is currently 12% fair, 56% good, and 27% excellent. #MDGrain #CornProgress #Silking

Looking forward to seeing all of our colleagues in-person at this week's 2021 Summer Meetings! #cornfam

Calvert county grain farmer, Charlie Cox, enjoys being a member of the Maryland Grain Producers for the networking opportunities it offers! To become a member today, go to marylandgrain.org/member/ #MDGrain #MemberMonday #MemberBenefits

Day 1 of our Summer Meeting is in the books! We've had a lot of great presentations from National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center & Waterways Council, just to name a few. It's been great learning about potential new corn technologies & infrastructure updates that would benefit the corn industry.

Future pretzels! National Agricultural Statistics Service is projecting a record Maryland winter wheat harvest, 75 bushels per acre, 12 million bushels, up 10% from 2020.

The 2021 Maryland Commodity Classic will take place next week! We are excited to see everyone in-person. Learn more about this years event on our website! #MDGrain #MDCommodityClassic #July22nd

September is National Poultry Month! In 2019, the Delmarva Chicken Association industry produced 609 million 🐓 through 1,325 farm families. The companies on the peninsula purchased 89 million bushels of 🌽 and 427,000 bushels of wheat for feed. This industry is our #1 customer! #MDGrain

Hey! VA Grain Producers and Ohio Corn & Wheat How are your cover crops looking?

Today and tomorrow board members gather to hear our 2022 grant proposals! Currently featuring U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action #MDGrain #USFRA #CheckoffDollarsAtWork

Are you looking for poultry litter or a hauler? The Delmarva Chicken Association has an app for that! Search "littr." in the app store to download. Farmers with poultry litter to sell, farmers looking to buy poultry litter, and haulers can list their services. #MDGrain #DCA #LittrApp

Don't miss the University of Maryland's Agronomy Days! Various different credits will be available. Visit the link below for more information and to register! extension.umd.edu/news-events/ne… #MDGrain #UMDAgronomyDays

Staff members are kicking off meetings before Classic begins! The team enjoys meeting and interacting with producers and staff from across the nation. #MDGrain #CommodityClassic #NCGA

#WorkingTogetherWorks “Do you want the simple answer? It just does. It’s all about teamwork,” said National Corn (NCGA) President Chris Edgington when discussing how we elevate and amplify the efforts of all commodity groups. #Classic22 Commodity Classic

MGPUB has funded a new platform – medius – to allow producers to maximize their checkoff dollars by having the ability to analyze variety trial data for corn, wheat, and barley across time and space with their own customized criteria. #MDGrain #MediusAg #UseableData