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Program Description

  Agricultural Services

The Office of Agriculture (OAG) supports and promotes Montgomery County's agricultural industry through a wide range of services. These include implementing agricultural policies and programs, providing financial and technical assistance to farmers, managing agricultural education initiatives, and supporting partner agencies with funding and staffing. OAG also serves as a liaison between the Executive Branch and the agricultural community through its work with the Agricultural Advisory Committee, Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board, and the Montgomery County Farm Bureau.

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Program Contacts

Contact Jacqueline Arnold of the Office of Agriculture at 301-590-2859 or Seamus McNamara of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2755 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY24Actual FY25Estimated FY26Target FY27Target FY28
Technical assistance contacts with farmers1,5341,8241,8241,8241,824
Acres of land under easements inspected by Agricultural Services5,3635,7965,8005,8005,800
Percent of easement acres under most restrictive easement disallowing development35%36%36%36%36%
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Program Budget Changes

FY27 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY26 Approved10451025.00
Increase Cost: Two and a Half Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts30890.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.492260.00
FY27 Recommended10974175.00