MARBIDCO NEWS

2025

2024

  • Remsberg Photo of processed meat

    Maryland Livestock Processing Equipment Grant Program Opens December 2, 2024

  • cold storage

    Maryland Producer Cold Storage Grant Program Assists Farmers and Watermen with the Purchase of Needed Cold Storage Equipment

  • Wood Products Industry Equity Investment Grant Program (WPIEI) Assists Maryland Forestry Businesses to Increase Production and Develop New Markets

  • Display of freshly caught crabs on ice at a seafood market.

    Maryland Watermen’s Microloan Program Assists “Generational Watermen” with Purchase of Needed Equipment, Boats via Low-Interest Loans

  • A girl practices sheep care in a barn with two people, one standing and one kneeling, while holding and examining a sheep. The sheep has a harness and stands on a hay-covered floor. In the background, there is another sheep.

    MARBIDCO Announces Large Animal Veterinarian Assistance Loan Program to Attract, Retain Maryland Licensed Veterinary Professionals

  • Jars of homemade strawberry jam, wildflower honey, and other preserves on a table with a floral tablecloth.

    MARBIDCO Announces Support of MDA’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Grant Program to Help Applicants Meet a Federal Matching Funds Requirement

  • Anee Arundel County Economic Development

    Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation, MARBIDCO Award Total of $38,000 to Farm-Based Businesses

  • A bowl of vanilla ice cream with a spoon, held by a person's hand.

    Maryland Value-Added Producer Matching Grant Now Available from MARBIDCO

2023

  • Stacked firewood logs arranged vertically.

    Wood Products Industry Equity Investment Grant Program (WPIEI) Assists Maryland Forestry Businesses to Increase Production and Develop New Markets

  • A black calf standing in a grassy field near a wooden fence with rolling hills and scattered trees in the background.

    MARBIDCO Offers Livestock Processing Equipment Grant Program to Assist with the Expansion of Livestock Processing Capacity in Maryland

  • A worker with gloves handling oysters on a worktable, with a large pile of oysters to the left and a metal bucket nearby in a kitchen or processing area.

    MARBIDCO Offers a New Maryland Oyster Shucking House Loan Fund to Help Finance the Cost of Eligible Seafood Processing Projects

  • Multiple trays and containers filled with freshly caught fish on a dock or pier.

    USDA Awards MARBIDCO With Funding to Assist with the Expansion of Livestock Processing Capacity in Maryland

People walking and browsing booths at an indoor trade or exhibition show. There are colorful crates stacked on the right and banners and displays in the background.

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

50th Annual East Coast Commercial Fishermen's and Aquaculture Trade Expo - January 2025 - Ocean City, MD

UMES Small Farms Conference

A conference room filled with attendees seated at round tables covered with blue tablecloths, listening to a speaker at a podium with a sign that says 'Welcome Summit'. A large screen behind the speaker displays a presentation slide about farms in Maryland. The room has wood-paneled walls and modern lighting.
State of Maryland Agriculture event stage with a large screen displaying the event name, and a panel of speakers seated behind a long table decorated with flowers, with flags of Maryland and other states or organizations behind them.

Taste of Maryland, January 2025

Cultivate + Craft Value-Added Agricultural Summit - January 2025 - Silver Spring, MD

2025 Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference

November 10

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5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Graduate Hotel in Annapolis

October 24-25

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in Salisbury, MD.

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