7-31-12: Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast

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As the best-selling book tell us: everybody poops.  That includes chickens, cows, pigs, humans.  In Maryland, farmers have traditionally taken processed animal poop—or manure—and processed human poop—or biosolids—and used it as fertilizer for their fields. But new nutrient management regulations are chaning how and when this fertilizer can be applied to fields.  We hear from a representative of the Department of Agriculture and a Kent County farmer about the changing regulations.

University of Maryland Baltimore County president Freeman Hrabowski talks to Sheilah about the academic challenges African-American students face, and how his recent appointment as Chair of the President's Advisory Board on Educational Excellence for African-Americans will address those challenges. 

Baltimore hip-hop artist Rye Rye is a finalist in a contest to get on the cover of Rolling Stone's "Women Who Rock" issue. We'll ask the 21-year-old entertainer about her short but very successful career.