1. University of Maryland Extension Maryland Poultry Educational Programs Jennifer Timmons Extension Specialist - Poultry Jenny Rhodes Extension Educator, Ag & Natural Resources Richard Nottingham Extension Educator, Ag & Natural Resources

2. University of Maryland Extension Meetings/Workshops Quarterly North Area (Queen Anne’s Co.) South Area (Somerset County)

3. University of Maryland Extension Meeting Topics  Energy Efficiency  Manure Building Fire Prevention  Nutrient Management  Litter Management  Regulations – CAFO  Disease Prevention  Ventilation  Disaster Preparedness  Etc.

4. University of Maryland Extension New Grower Training Requirement for New Growers to meet EPA CAFO New Source Performance Standards 8 Hour Training UME wrote curriculum Collaborators MDA, NRCS, DPI, MDE

5. University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheets  FS 849 Common “Energy Hogs” of a Poultry House  FS 820 Preventing Fires in Manure Storage Structure  FS 921 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Guidelines

9. University of Maryland Extension Bulletin  Broiler Production Management for Potential and Existing Growers

10. University of Maryland Extension Maryland Poultry Website www.mdchick.umd.edu

11. University of Maryland Extension Questions  Jenny Rhodes, jrhodes@umd.edu,jrhodes@umd.edu 410-758-0166  Jennifer Timmons, mdchick@umd.edu, 410-742-1178mdchick@umd.edu  Richard Nottingham, jnotting@umd.edu, 410-651-1350 jnotting@umd.edu