About Us
The Office of Agriculture (OAG) promotes agriculture as a viable component of the County’s economic sector, through:
- Providing regulatory, marketing, and technical assistance to the County’s farmers
- Serving as a liaison between the agricultural community and County government
- Preserving farmland as a resource for future agricultural food & fiber production
- Supporting agricultural education and outreach
The OAG collaborates with other agricultural agency partners located at the one-stop Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood, including:
- University of Maryland-Extension (UME)
- Montgomery Soil Conservation District (MSCD)
- Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Learn more about the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve and everything it brings to the County.
Partner Agencies
Montgomery County Office of Agriculture partners with the following departments, agencies and nonprofit organizations.
Trifold brochure listing partner agencies (Printer Friendly PDF)
Government
- Montgomery Soil Conservation District
- Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS)
- Office of the County Attorney
- University of Maryland Extension in Montgomery County
- The Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission
- Maryland Department of Agriculture
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Farm Service Agency
- Natural Resource Conservation Service