Robert Neustadt, a resident of Linthicum in Anne Arundel County, has been named series producer for the new Maryland Public Television weekly series Maryland Farm & Harvest. Season one of the program makes its debut on MPT on Tuesday, November 19 at 7 p.m.
MPT’s Maryland Farm & Harvest puts a human face on Maryland agriculture, telling the stories of the people who grow food and fiber. From locations statewide, the series chronicles the successes of and the challenges to the state’s No. 1 industry. In his production team position, Mr. Neustadt will be responsible for developing ideas and locations for stories about farmers and farming from across Maryland for inclusion in each 30-minute episode of the series
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The new series will air each Tuesday on MPT-HD and then will be rebroadcast on Thursdays at 11 p.m. and Sundays at 6 a.m. Each show will also re-air on the secondary channel MPT2 on Fridays at 6 p.m.
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The Maryland Department of Agriculture is MPT’s co-production partner for Maryland Farm & Harvest. Major funding is provided by the Maryland Grain Producers.
Additional funding is provided by the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation; the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation; Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit; the Maryland Soybean Board; Maryland’s Best; the Maryland Farm Bureau; the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Other support comes from the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts; the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation; the Maryland Nursery & Landscape Association; the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association; the Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.; the Maryland Grape Growers Association; Harford County, Maryland; and the Mar-Del Watermelon Association.
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Launched in 1969 and headquartered in Owings Mills, MD, Maryland Public Television is a nonprofit, state-licensed public television network and member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). MPT’s six transmitters cover Maryland plus portions of contiguous states and the District of Columbia. Frequent winner of regional Emmy® awards, MPT creates local, regional, and national television shows. Beyond broadcast, MPT’s commitment to professional educators, parents, caregivers, and learners of all ages is manifest in its year-round instructional events and super-website Thinkport which garners in excess of 1.4 million visits annually.
