VermonT Homemakers Meet Focused on Consumer Protection
The 24th annual Vermont Ex tension Homemakers Council Meeting draws 300 plus members to Redstone Campus June 21 and 22. Keynote Faith Prior discusses promises to keep sellers and buyers. Panelists from Vermont Legal Aid, Weights and Measures, and the Consumer Protection Bureau join moderator Robert L. Carlson.
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Burlington
Vermont Extension Homemakers Council
Doris Steele
University of Vermont
Vermont
Redstone
Faith Prior
Betsy Finney
Gerald A. Donovan
College of Agriculture
Extension Service
Richard Blum
Vermont Legal Aid
Trafford Brink
Department of Weights and Measures
William Gilbert
Consumer Protection Bureau
Robert L. Carlson
Chittenden County
Elizabeth Holbrook
Council First
Strawberry Festival Thursday Benefits 4 H Camp Ondawa
County notes announce a Thursday strawberry festival at the Whit mans home near North Bennington from 5 to 9 pm. Funds support 4 H Camp Ondawa with desserts like sundaes shakes and shortcake. Camp runs July 11 17 and 18 24 for ages 9 to 14 at 22 dollars per week.
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Ondawa
Bernard Whitman
Whitmans
North
Bennington
4-H
Burlington 4-H teen leaders conference kicks off
Nearly 200 teenagers from Vermont and areas will gather June 23 to 25 at Redstone Campus, University of Vermont, for the annual teen conference. They are junior 4-H leaders who teach younger members and assist adults with the program, upgrading their leadership skills.
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Burlington
Redstone
University of Vermont
Robert P. Davison
James Edgerton
Woodstock
Patrick Gymnasium
James Mereness
Associated Industries of
Vermont
Edward Koenemann
Nutritionist probes cud chewing mystery in cows
Vermonters study shows cud chewing links to rumination patterns and appetite, connecting forage fiber and particle size to milk production. Dr. James Welch and team used a jaw-movement detector to map day length feeding and nighttime rumination, highlighting rumination as a key for efficient Vermont forage use and milk yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Vermont
James Welch
University of Vermont
Agricultural Experiment Station
Welch
Horses Suffer in Hot Weather
Burlington experts warn horses struggle in heat with some tolerating better than others. Dr. James Wadsworth says gradual acclimation and slow cooling help. Overheating causes salt loss, cramps, jerky gait, sweating, and mild colic. rest, water, and added salt aid quick recovery. Even healthy horses can suffer heat exhaustion after several days of hard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
University of Vermont
James Wadsworth
Wadsworth
County Agent’s Report on Weeds and Gardens
A county agent reflects on gardening, weed control, and a saturated ground after drought years. He notes the value of timely weeding, jokes about local trees donations for a community project, and observes neighborhood characters who garden poorly or boast about theirs. The piece ends urging readers to weed promptly and recall past hardships.
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Pownal
Bennington
Rotary Club
Rotary
Lions Club
New
Elks Club
Union
Pleasant Street
National Grange backs China trade liberalization move
National Grange leader John W. Scott welcomed the President’s move to remove the need for Department of Commerce permission to export wheat flour and other grains to China, Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. He said listing food and farm products for export would open markets and could foster greater understanding between ideologies, acknowledging future export challenges.
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Washington, D.C
Department of Commerce
China
Europe
Soviet Union
U.S
National Grange
John W. Scott
Scott
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Richard Angney
Howard National Bank and Trust Co
Montpelier
Shirley Hamilton
Dairy Council of Vermont Inc
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Snow County
UVM
Eng
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Monument Plaza Shopping Ctr
Benn . VT
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