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MARBIDCO News Clips

MARBIDCO NEWS

2025

  • A brown and white cow grazing on a grassy field with trees in the background.

    Maryland Livestock Processing Equipment Grant Program Now Open

    Program Focuses on expanding capacity of large animal and blue catfish processing facilities

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  • Construction site with a yellow backhoe loader digging into a large pile of dirt in a rural area with trees in the background.

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

    One Grant Award of up to $125,000 available

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  • Two people standing outside in front of a sign that reads Stauffer's Butcher Barn. They are holding a large check for $250,000 made out to Stauffer's Butcher Barn, LLC. The man is wearing a black shirt and the woman is wearing a black shirt. On either side of them are large promotional banners, one for SMADC supporting farms and the other for MARBIDCO providing financial assistance for agriculture, forestry, seafood, and aquaculture.

    Stauffer’s Butcher Barn Receives Loan and Grant to Increase Livestock Processing in Southern Maryland

    Stauffer’s Butcher Barn in St. Mary’s County has been awarded the first-ever package of funding through the Southern Maryland Livestock Processing Revolving Loan Fund, a joint initiative between the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission and MARBIDCO.

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  • Basket filled with green leafy vegetables and red bell pepper, surrounded by grapes, apples, orange, bananas, lemons, garlic, onion, broccoli, corn, and other fresh produce.

    MARBIDCO Matters Quarterly Newsletter

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  • A refrigerator filled with various blocks of soap stacked on multiple shelves.

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

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  • A sheep standing in a field of yellow flowers with green grass and trees in the background.

    MARBIDCO Matters Quarterly Newsletter

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  • Ice Cream Trails Maryland

    Maryland Value-Added Producer Matching Grants Now Available from MARBDICO

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  • Rawlings Turkey Farm

    Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation, MARBIDCO Award More than $50,500 to Farm-Based Businesses

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  • Moon Valley Farm

    Certified Local Farm and Fish Food Aggregation Grant Fund Programs Opens January 21, 2025

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2024

  • Remsberg Photo of processed meat

    Maryland Livestock Processing Equipment Grant Program Opens December 2, 2024

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  • cold storage

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

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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Anee Arundel County Economic Development

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

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  • 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

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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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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