Agriculture and natural resources are essential to Maryland’s economy.  While Worcester County is the only Atlantic coastal county in Maryland, it covers approximately 303,920 acres of beautiful, vibrant land. Seventy one percent (71.8%) of the land is currently zoned for agriculture, encompassing 99,304 acres of farmland with the average farm size of 266 acres, currently homing 374 farm businesses

While history has shown that tobacco was the main crop produced in the county in earlier days, times have changed and turned towards grain crops and livestock grazing. Today, Worcester County ranks #2 in the state for broiler production while grain crops continue to be a mainstay

County Commissioners approved an Agritourism bill in 2022, which simply adds Worcester County to the list of jurisdictions in which farm structures used for agritourism activities would be exempt from certain requirements generally applied to a commercial building. This allows family farms to diversify and pull in additional revenue to keep their farms evolving, allowing locals and tourists more options to explore and experience all that our area has to provide