Young Farmers Advisory Board Fact Sheet
Official Name of Board or Commission:Young Farmers Advisory Board
Statutory Authority
Agriculture Article, § 2-1001 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland
Entity’s Vision and Mission:
Mission Statement:
The Maryland Young Farmers Advisory Board serves to promote Agriculture as a positive contributor to Maryland’s economy, environment, and scenic landscape; and to make recommendations related to economic development and policy issues that will assist young and beginning farmers, and other related businesses in creating and continuing profitable Agriculture throughout the State.
Primary Function
1) Identify and address issues relating to young and beginning farmers in the state ad make recommendations to the Maryland Agriculture Commission, and
2) Communicate to the general public, the Federal government, the State government, and Maryland Agriculture Commission the importance of young and beginning farmers to agriculture in the State.
Entity's members:
| NAME
| GROUP REPRESENTED |
| J.D. Rinehart (Chair) |
Apples, Washington County |
| Sherry A. Patterson (vice chair) |
Washington County |
| Teri Batchelor |
Dept. of Natural Resources Forestry |
| Michael Edward "Eddie" Boyle, Jr. |
Grain, Talbot County |
| Michael Calkins |
Maryland Department of Agriculture |
| Herman Hill |
Kent County |
| Trey Hill |
Grain, Kent County |
| Brian Johnson |
Somerset County |
| Stacy Kubofcik |
Dept. of Business and Economic Development |
| Jim McWilliams |
Nursery, Baltimore County |
Primary Contact for the Public:
Jennifer Jumalon, Maryland Department of Agriculture
410.841.5881
Identified spokesperson for media or public speaking engagements:
J.D. Rinehart, Chair
Entity's Meeting Schedule:
Quarterly
Revised 10/31/11
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