University of Maryland

The Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test is sponsored by University of Maryland Extension and is conducted at the Western Maryland Research & Education Center in Keedysville, MD. While on test, the goats consume a pasture-only diet.

2011 Lambing & Kidding School

University of Maryland Extension holds a Biennial Lambing & Kidding School. The 2011 Lambing & Kidding School will be held Saturday, November 19 at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, Maryland.

Dr. Susan Kerr

Dr. Susan Kerr from Washington State University will be the featured speaker. In addition to being an extension educator, Dr. Kerr holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Cornell University.

The school should be of particular interest to people who have been raising sheep and/or goats for less than five years. There will be a separate educational tract for youth.

The University of Maryland School of Law's Environmental Lobbying Clinic

Why is the University of Maryland Environmental Law Clinic—an entity of the taxpayer funded University of Maryland School of Law—engaging in narrow political advocacy for environmental special interest groups?

Inquiring minds want to know.

According to a letter from the Maryland State Builders Association to University System of Maryland Chancellor, William Kirwan (see below) the Environmental Law Clinic is representing the various allied Maryland Riverkeepers in a petition to the EPA to withdraw the states delegated authority to administer the Clean Water Act’s pollution permitting program.