Dec 15, 2016
(VIENNA, MARYLAND) – Working for Toyota for eight years before coming home to farm has given William Layton a unique view on the need for volunteer leadership in the Ag Community. “A company like Toyota has a legal dept, a lobbying division, a research and...
Nov 21, 2016
SALISBURY, Md. (November 21, 2016) – Nothing defines Thanksgiving as much as the turkey and all the trimmings. So it’s natural to think of the farmers who raised the feast and be thankful for the fruits of their labor. Here are five reasons to be thankful for...
Oct 31, 2016
Jacob Taylor, a graduate student of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, recently completed Biotech University thanks to a scholarship from the Maryland Soybean Board. Taylor, of Elkridge, Md., completed the one-day course held at...
Oct 25, 2016
(SALISBURY, MARYLAND) – Travis Hutchison of Cordova, Md., has been elected chairman of the Maryland Soybean Board. Hutchison succeeds William Layton, who has retired from the statewide board after reaching the term limits. Brian Johnson of Westover was elected vice...
Oct 11, 2016
Salisbury, MD. (October 11, 2016) – Jason Spicer, a 39-year-old row crop farmer from Dorchester County, is the newest member of the Maryland Soybean Board. Spicer began his first three-year term on the board on Oct. 1, succeeding William Layton, who farms near Vienna....
Aug 31, 2016
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Aug. 31, 2016) – While there isn’t a consensus from consumers on the definition of sustainability when it comes to food and farming, the fact that it is an important topic to consumers means Maryland’s farmers should participate in the discussion. That...
