Maryland Department of Agriculture

Official Name of Board or Commission:
Maryland Agricultural Fair Board

Statutory Authority:
The Maryland Agricultural Fair Board was established as the State Fair Board in 1937 (Chapter 463, Acts of 1937). It received its present name in 1980 (Chapter 85, Acts of 1980).

Entity's Vision and Mission:
The Board fosters agriculture by promoting and assisting agricultural fairs and exhibits. It gives financial aid to qualifying organizations for premium awards to exhibitors of agricultural displays. Annually, the Board issues the Maryland Fair & Show Schedule.

County fairs in Maryland are held in the months of July, August, September, and October. Each year, the Maryland State Fair is held at Timonium in Baltimore County and runs eleven days ending on Labor Day.

The Board's nine members are appointed by the Governor with the advice of the Secretary of Agriculture to five-year terms (Code Agriculture Article, secs. 10-301 through 10-303).

Entity's members:

Mr. Dale Hough, Chair 17383 Hardy Road Mt. Airy, MD 21771	Mr. Michael Whiteside P.O. Box 303 Queenstown, MD 21658
Mrs. Nancy Hendricks, Vice-Chair 8340 Palmer Road Middletown, MD 21769	Mrs. Elizabeth MacDonald 10020 Mila Street Denton, MD 21629
Mrs. Jo Ann Cashman 826 Springdale Road New Windsor, MD 21776	Mr. William Langlotz 1013 Maplehurst Lane Monkton, MD 21111
Mrs. Diane Geary 9900 Watkins Road Gaithersburg, MD 20882	Mr. Michael Mohler 11611 Lucknow Lane La Plata, MD 20646
Mr. Hal Spielman 114 East Main Street P.O.Box 371 Sharpsburg, MD 21782	Mr. Martin Hamilton Executive Secretary 16400 Frederick Road Woodbine, MD 21797-8516
Donna Hill Administrative Assistant 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway Annapolis, MD 21401 Phone: 410-841-5770 Fax: 410-841-5987	Mailing Address Maryland Agricultural Fair Board P.O. Box 517 Lisbon, MD 21765