Maryland Board VA exams set for May in Annapolis
The Maryland Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners will administer a state board examination at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 26, at the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis. Applications and a $75 fee must be received no later than April 26. For information contact the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners at the Maryland Department of Agriculture, 50 Harry S Truman Parkway, Annapolis 21401, (410) 841-5862.
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Maryland Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Harry
Maryland hosts Kyrgyz agribusiness visitors for training
The Maryland Department of Agriculture and Maryland International Center will host 20 agribusiness participants from Kyrgyzstan for a four week program June 17 to 20. Hosts needed to show farm life and operations. For details call Steve Connelly at 410 841 5830. The Atlantic Dairy Cooperative Waynesboro District 10 meets April 7 at Chestnut Logs Restaurant to elect officers and delegates and receive a cooperative update.
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Maryland Department of Agriculture
Maryland International Center
Kyrghystan
Soviet Union
Maryland
Steve Connelly
Waynesboro
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative
District 10
Chestnut Logs
Young cooperators compete in Maryland Virginia event
Four Maryland and Virginia dairy couples joined the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association Young Cooperator Program in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Participants were Terry and Cynthia Trout Frederick James and Terrie Stup Walkersville Rodney and Melanie Stambaugh New Windsor and Matthew and Tammy DeBaugh Boonsboro. Winners were David and Terella Rice Williamsburg Pennsylvania.
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Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association
Lancaster, Pa
Terry
Cynthia Trout
Frederick
James
Terrie Stup
Walkersville
Rodney
Melanie Stambaugh
New Windsor
Matthew
Tammy DeBaugh
Boonsboro
David and
Terella Rice
Williamsburg
Grange Offers Scholarships for Deaf Students in Maryland
The Maryland State Grange offers annual scholarships to deaf or hearing impaired students preparing to work with the hearing impaired. Applicants must be Maryland residents, graduates, or college students with a deadline of April 15. Information to contact Michael Guessford at 1043 Corbett Street, Hagerstown, 21740, 797-2135.
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Maryland State Grange
Maryland
Maryland College
Michael Guessford
Corbett Street
Hagerstown
Mount Airy SS to Meet Southern States Cooperative
Mount Airy cooperative will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday April 7 at the Mount Airy Firemans Activities Building. Board nominees are Cletus Barnes Jr and Daniel Easterday. The farm home advisory committee slate includes Shirley Burdette Carol Knill and Pat Walker. Discussions cover supply and marketing operations local operating statements and services.
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Mount Airy Cooperative
Mount Airy Fireman's
Cletus Barnes Jr
Daniel Easterday
Farm Home Advisory Committee
Shirley Burdette
Carol Knill
Pat Walker
Frederick dairy princess pageant seeks contestants May showdown
The Frederick County Dairy Princess Committee seeks contestants for its annual pageant at 7 30 pm Friday May 6 at the Jefferson Community Center. New rules open a separate path for dairy maids ages 13 to 16 to represent the county dairy industry. Applicants must meet dairy related criteria and age requirements with a March deadline of April 23 for applications to Mary Louise Wilcom at 24028 Green Valley Road Ijamsville 21754 call 662 7086.
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Frederick County
Dairy Princess Committee
Jefferson Community Center
Mary Louise Wilcom
Green Valley Road
Ijamsville
Freestate Domestic
Frederick County Sheepbreeders
Broad Run Road
Jefferson
University of Maryland College of Agriculture
Maryland State Fairgrounds
Timonium
Team Penning
John and Karen Williams
Union Bridge
Wam
Mount Airy Saddle Pass
Mount Airy Carnival Grounds
Chevy Chase
Maryland Dairy Princess Committee
Dane Colisium
Madison
Wis
Frederick Fairgrounds
Maryland
Club
Horn Point
Dorchester County
Howard County
Howard County Fairgrounds
Ballenger Grange
Community Hall
Frederick County Farm Bureau
New Midway
Frederick County Farm Bureau Board
Portland
Maine
West Friendship
Maryland Junior Angus Association
Walkersville Fire Hall
ASCS
Walker Named to NASDA Trade Committee for 1995 Farm Bill
Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Robert Walker was named to head NASDA's Trade Committee. The group will draft proposals for the 1995 Farm Bill, aiming to boost international agricultural trade, and will also focus on dairy and commodity programs, natural resources, pesticides, research, marketing, rural development and finance.
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Maryland
Robert Walker
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
NASDA
U.S. Congress
U.S
AQHA Award For Vicki Bazan In Frederick
Vicki Bazan of Frederick recently earned an award for logging five hours in the American Quarter Horse Association riding program. Participants log hours riding or driving registered American Quarter Horses and need not own a horse. At 400 hours a $25 gift certificate from Drysdales Western Store in Tulsa is awarded. For more information, call 806 376 4811.
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Vicki Bazan
Frederick
American Quarter Horse Association
Drysdales Western Store
Tulsa
Oklo
Call
Dealership Honors Dinsmores With Sales Award
Charlotte and Robert Dinsmore owners of Ceresville Ford New Holland were honored with a sales achievement award from zone manager Jim Rashford. The award named the business among three in Central Maryland and Pennsylvania and was presented during the Dinsmores annual customer appreciation day.
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Charlotte
Robert Dinsmore
Ceresville Ford-New Holland
Jim Rashford
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Dinsmore
Agriculture Calendar Highlights Mounting Local Farming Events
The 1994 Ag Calendar lists weekly farm group activities in Frederick County from April 5 to April 30. It covers banquets, club meetings, open houses, shows, sales, conferences, and a deadline for submissions to the Frederick News-Post Agriculture Editor. Participants include Holstein, sheepbreeders, 4-H, dairy, horse shows, farm bureaus, and breed associations with venues in Frederick, Jefferson, Timonium, Madison, and surrounding areas.
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Frederick
Expansion strategies for dairy farms conference summary
Stan Fultz reports from Sayre Pennsylvania on a two day extension conference for dairy farmers and professionals focusing on expansion planning. Speakers stress treating farming as a business and crafting a detailed plan addressing financing construction and environmental impact with a clear long term destination. The University of Maryland Cooperative Extension will offer classes on business plans starting in fall with contact at 694-1594.
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Sayre
New York
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Iowa
Upper Midwest
Peter Leavitt
Weather Services Corp
Bedford
Mass
Reducing runoff and backyard actions for cleaner waterways
The piece urges all residents to cut river pollution by addressing agricultural and urban runoff. It highlights farm and developer duties, oily waste disposal, proper engine maintenance, and careful use of lawn chemicals. Homeowners are advised to soil test, raise mower height, plant trees, and follow guidelines to protect water quality. For more information, call 695-2803.
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Washington
Frederick County
Long range forecasts questioned as forecasts miss often
Weather experts rail against long range predictions noting droughts and cool summers in past decades. The National Weather Service now issues 30 and 90 day outlooks based on patterns and ocean temperatures, with limited proven skill and probabilistic forecasts rather than certainty.
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National Weather Service
the Weather Service
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Frederick/Catoctin
Leavitt
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