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Special Projects

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The Office of Resource Conservation has a number of special projects and activities of interest to farmers and the agricultural community. Information about some of these projects can be found on this page.

Project and Activity PDFs

  • Adapting Innovative Technologies to Eliminate Phosphorus From Dairy Effluent
  • Piloting Point Source to Non-Point Source Nutrient Trading in the Upper Chesapeake Bay
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Contact Information

Hans Schmidt
Assistant Secretary
Resource Conservation
Phone: 410-841-5865
Fax: 410-841-5736

Office Address:
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401​

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Maryland Department of Agriculture
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-5700 or Dial 7-1-1 for Maryland Relay
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