March 19, 2026

📝Due March 27! The Maryland Farm Bureau Scholarship is live!  The Maryland Farm Bureau is awarding five $2,000 scholarships for the 2026-2027 academic year. Applicants must be current high school seniors with plans to start college in Fall 2026 or may be current full-time college students at any accredited community college or four-year institution.

Applicants or their parents/guardians must be members, in good standing, of the Maryland Farm Bureau to be eligible to apply. Three scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing academic degrees in food, agriculture and/or natural resources disciplines, and two scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing degrees in other academic disciplines. Applications are due March 27, 2026 by 4 PM. Any questions about the scholarship should be directed to Katie Walker at kwalker@marylandfb.org.

Apply for the Maryland Farm Bureau Scholarship

📝Due May 15! The Baltimore County Farm Bureau Scholarship Applications Open . The BCFB may offer one $2,500 scholarship annually. Applicants must be at least high school seniors starting college in the fall of 2026 or full-time college students at any community college or four-year institution. Applicants or their parents/guardians MUST be members of Baltimore County Farm Bureau. Applications are due May 15, 2026 by 4 PM

Apply for the Baltimore County Farm Bureau Scholarship

📝Due May 31! The Maryland Nursery, Landscape, and Greenhouse Association Ornamental Horticulture Scholarship Application Open In keeping with its mission to promote and provide for the future success of Maryland's ornamental horticulture industry, the Maryland Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse Association shall sponsor academic scholarships to students pursuing an education in the field of landscape/ornamental horticulture. Currently, the MNLGA offers three scholarships for $10,000 each to students with status of Junior, Senior, or Grad Student, enrolled in a horticulture or landscape architecture degree program. Applications are due May 31, 2026 by 4 PM. 

Apply for the MNLGA Ornamental Horticulture Scholarship

New! Maryland Farm Bureau is Hiring! MFB is looking for an Operations Coordinator to drive member engagement, support agricultural advocacy, and strengthen their presence at the county and state levels. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has a passion for Maryland Agriculture and who wants to become more involved with farming community in Maryland. Learn more about this job opening by clicking here, and consider sharing with your friends who may be interested.

Maryland Farm Bureau Has a New Website Address! Be sure to check out the MDFB's new website: http://www.marylandfb.org/ 

Maryland Farm Bureau Demands Dismissal of MPRP Project: Legal Filing Highlights Project’s Failed Timeline On November 3rd, the MDFB in partnership with the Baltimore, Carroll, and Frederick County Farm Bureaus, announced that it has filed a crucial motion with the Public Service Commission of Maryland (PSC) demanding the outright dismissal of the proposed Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) transmission line application by PSEG. The filing argues that the PSEG’s own admission that it cannot meet the project’s critical June 2027 deadline is sufficient reason to immediately halt the case, saving Maryland taxpayers and hundreds of farmers from months of needless legal and financial burdens. Read the full press release.

New! BCFB Ambassador's Visit to Annapolis On March 5th, Scarlett Heffner, BCFB Ambassador and Young Farmers Chair, took the initiative to join Delegate Nino Mangione in Annapolis so she could learn more about how state government works and how policies impact our local community. Thank you for being our BCFB Ambassador, Scarlett! (see above photo)

New! FFA Leadership Development Event Recap A special shout-out to the students from the Hereford High Agriculture & FFA and  Hereford Middle FFA & Agriculture Program (for the first time in nearly 9 years), who competed in the FFA Leadership Development Event this past weekend! (see below photo)

Regional Leadership Development Events (Public Speaking) & Ag Mechanics Results: 

Congratulations to all the outstanding students who represented our program at the Regional Leadership Development Events!

Creed Speaking
🥇 Gold – Julie Lang

Prepared Speaking
🥇 Gold – Annalise DeCamp, Ava Keefer, Emily Michael
🥈 Silver – Cheyenne Troyer, McKenzie Whipperman

Extemporaneous Speaking
🥇 Gold – Alex Frank, Melaina Grothe
🥈 Silver – Brody Sheridan, Ashlynn Martin, Miles Wagner

Employment Skills
🥇 Gold – Brooke Leaf, Kendall Rosier
Ag Mechanics

🏅 5th Place Overall | 3rd Place A Team
Gold-placing individuals and the Ag Mechanics Team will advance to the State Competition—best of luck!

Hereford Middle FFA & Agriculture Program: 
🥈 Silver – Grayson, Annabelle, Mia, Savannah
🥇 Gold – Maddie, Gretchen, Heidi, Garrett

Congratulations to everyone, the BCFB is so proud of you!

New! The Maryland 4-H Sporting Clays Fundraiser On Saturday, April 11, the MD 4-H Shooting Sports and MD 4-H's Foundation will hold a Sporting Clays Fundraiser at Schrader's Outdoors in Henderson, MD. Join for a fun day on the course while supporting Maryland 4-H youth! Register or Sponsor today!

Hereford Middle School Ag Career Fair BCFB's Ag Ambassador, Scarlett Heffner, brought to our attention that on Tuesday, June 9th, Hereford MS will host their first Ag Fair, and they are looking for presenters! They are looking to share all aspects of agriculture including students interested in sharing their animal projects. If you know anyone who works in agriculture and would be willing to present to Hereford MS students, please encourage them to reach out to Mr. Friend at afriend@bcps.org.