ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND — A Talbot County farm business and farms in Kent and Caroline counties would share $120,300 in state money to help pay for projects that cut soil and nutrient runoff, under a Maryland Department of Agriculture request on the Board of Public Works agenda for Oct. 29.
In Talbot, Made In The Shade, LLC would receive $26,500. Four grants in Kent County total $87,900, the largest $32,600 to Hen Island Properties, LLC. Three grants in Caroline County total $5,900.
Statewide, the department asks the board to approve 23 grants worth $441,200 under the Maryland Agricultural Cost-Share Program. The money comes from the state's 2026 capital budget for best management practices that "reduce soil and nutrient runoff from Maryland farms," according to the agenda.
The department says each project is eligible for cost-share funds and has been technically certified by the local soil conservation district office, and that each farmer has signed a cost-share agreement and accepted the grant conditions. The agenda does not describe the individual projects.
The board has not acted. Its Oct. 29 meeting is a Thursday.
Source: Maryland Board of Public Works
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