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Record Diesel Prices Hitting Eastern Shore Farmers Hard
Somerset County, Md. — Increased diesel prices are having an impact on famers across the Eastern Shore, as operational costs unexpectedly jumped over the past several months with multiple international conflicts straining global supply. Diesel prices reached a historical high in Salisbury on Sept. 21, a whopping $6.50 a...
rhodeislandcurrent.com
US Wind pulls out of wind turbine manufacturing at Sparrows Point, Maryland
US Wind, the company behind a proposed offshore wind development off the coast of Ocean City, no longer plans to develop components for wind turbines at Baltimore County’s Sparrows Point — at least not for now. The Baltimore-based company turned over its lease at the Tradepoint Atlantic site...
americanfarm.com
Mid-Atlantic Crop Management School set for Nov. 17-19
OCEAN CITY, Md. — The 2026 Mid-Atlantic Crop Management School is scheduled for Nov. 17-19 at the Princess Royale Oceanfront Resort. This 2 1/2-day intensive training is hosted annually by University of Maryland and University of Delaware. The school is designed for professionals interested in crop management issues, including agronomists, crop consultants, extension educators, farmers, pesticide dealers and soil conservationists.
WBOC
Cape Gazette
State lauds affordable housing benefit of project near Milton
While a state agency enthusiastically backed a proposed 1,387-unit residential development north of Milton, saying it would help fill a need for affordable housing, neighbors raised concerns about traffic and other issues. The Coastal Passage project was reviewed Sept. 30, at a state Preliminary Land Use Service meeting in Dover.
WBOC
Eastern Shore Natural Gas seeks federal approval for $75M Delmarva pipeline expansion
DELMARVA - Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company is seeking federal approval for a roughly $75 million project aimed at expanding natural gas capacity across the Delmarva Peninsula. The company filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Sept. 24 for its Delmar Regional Enhancement Project. According to the...
Bay Journal
Maryland soybean plant seeks to increase discharges, despite forever chemcials
Maryland’s environmental regulator is poised to allow a soybean processor on the Eastern Shore to discharge up to five times more polluted water into the headwaters of a Chesapeake Bay tributary. The pending action comes as the owner of the Salisbury soybean plant, agribusiness giant Perdue Farms, continues to...
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WBOC
EXCLUSIVE: Salisbury residents seek to add firefighting foam companies to Perdue PFAS lawsuit
SALISBURY, Md. - The Salisbury neighbors suing Perdue Farms over alleged “forever chemical” contamination in private drinking water wells are seeking to expand their lawsuit to include several firefighting technology companies previously identified by Perdue as potential contributors to the contamination. In a consent motion filed Sept. 30...
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There’s More Than One Way to Crack an Egg by Keith Watts
Two Spy pieces this week had me thinking about chickens, eggs, and how quickly we shrink complicated questions onto a bumper sticker. And you thought I’d ask which came first. Jim Bruce’s recent letter frames the County Council race as development versus preservation. Meanwhile, yonder in Oxford, the Planning...