Understanding the Diverse Legal Needs of the Maryland Agricultural Community
Paul Goeringer, Wanding Zhang, Lori Lynch, Stephan Tubene, and William Pons ( August, 2014 )
Summary
Agriculture’s total impact on the Maryland economy was $8.25 billion in 2010, accounting for over 22,000 jobs. According to the 2012 Census of Agriculture, Maryland had over 12,000 agricultural operations producing a diverse range of agricultural commodities: poultry, dairy, grain, equine, nursery, greenhouse products to name just a few. This article highlights results from a University of Maryland’s Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI) needs assessment in 2013. The assessment provided the legal community a deeper understanding of the legal needs of the state’s agricultural producers. The assessment consisted of 23 structured interviews and a survey of University of Maryland Extension (UME) agricultural faculty.
Details
| Publisher | University of Maryland |
| Publication Date | August, 2014 |
| Publication Views | 850 |
| Material Type | Written Material |