The Agriculture and Food Systems Program has key programs providing assistance and support to the County's agricultural community.

Explore Montgomery County Programs

  • Close Encounters with Agriculture

    Close Encounters with Agriculture

    Annual award-winning agriculture, environment, and nutrition education program offered to Montgomery County fourth-grade students

  • Agricultural Nutrient Management Program

    Nutrient Management

    Plan writing assistance for farmers

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    Small Farm Workshops

    Beginning Small Farm Workshop services are offered annually, please contact mocoinfo@und.edu.

  • Case of Strawberries ready for market

    Commercial Horticulture

    UME provides educational programming and materials, applied research results, and consultations to assist arborists, landscapers, and nurseries 

  • Pesticide Safety

    Pesticide Safety & Training

    Agricultural assistance for producers and businesses with timely information regarding pesticide use 

  • Bruk Belayneh in strawberry patch with remote moisture sensing units and irrigation equipment.

    Farm and Agribusiness Management

    Non-formal educational programming and applied research conducted by the UME to help producers and agribusinesses improve their business management

  • Apple orchard

    Fruit and Vegetable Production

    Assistance to increase the productivity and profitability of farmers while protecting natural resources.

  • Bakyard Chickens

    Animal Science

    Applied research and research-based educational program to help growers and managers of beef and dairy cattle, goat, horse, poultry, sheep, and other animals 

  • Combine harvesting corn

    Row Crop and Forage Production

    Program offerings to increase productivity, profitability, and protect soil health, and water quality for row crop producers.

Explore Statewide Programs

State-wide The Agriculture & Food Systems Extension Educators work with farmers, landscapers, and Nurserymen by providing technical and educational information and resources. Agriculture programs focus on issues which include:

Year of the Woman Farmer

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