We provide leadership and support to agriculture and the citizens of Talbot County by conducting regulatory, service, and educational activities that assure consumer confidence, protect the environment, and promote agriculture.
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The Talbot Soil Conservation District has been assisting farmers, landowners and others in solving natural resources problems since 1958. The District takes its role in conserving natural resources very seriously. With over 600 miles of shoreline on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, we know that what we do on the land has an immediate and significant effect on the water quality of the Bay. This commitment to conservation is shared by our farmers and landowners who have year after year demonstrated outstanding stewardship in their willingness to apply high level of Best Management Practice implementation. 

The District also plays a role in the prevention of erosion and sediment delivery for construction development activity. The District reviews the erosion and sediment control plans required by state law for these activities to ensure that they are complete and adequate. 

The District is unique among agencies in that it is a unit of government in itself. The District is governed by a board of appointed supervisors who set local priorities and policies. In its operation, the District works with its cooperators on a voluntary basis to solve natural resource problems and to apply conservation on the land. The District is staffed with Federal (USDA/NRCS), State (MDA/Office of Resource Conservation) and District (grant) employees. 

Learn about the District’s history

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Contact Information
Telephone: (410) 822-1577 ext. 3
Fax: (855) 432-9023
Address: 28577 Marys Court Ste 3, Easton, MD 21601

Public Information Act
Co. Gov. Unit: Talbot Soil Conservation District
PIA Rep.: Shawn D. Smith, District Manager
Mailing Address: 28577 Marys Ct, Ste 3, Easton, MD 21601
Phone: 410-822-1577 x 3
Email & Internet Address: shawn.smith@maryland.gov www.talbotscd.com

NASS 2022 Ag Statistics

Crop Acres Total Acres Number of Farms Avg. Farm Size in Acres Broilers Cattle and Calves
78,560 96,228 357 270 1,179,400 982

Source: 2022 National Agricultural Statistics Service

Formation of the Soil Conservation Districts

The Talbot Soil Conservation District was organized in 1958, under provisions of the Maryland Soil Conservation Districts Law as a political subdivision of the State.

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