Regional ag news and society notices from Maryland
Maryland Agricultural Commission to meet at 9 30 a m April 10 at the Department of Agriculture in Annapolis with waste management and legislative summary on the agenda. Dr Paul Routzahn Poffenberger, 83, formerly University of Maryland professor, dies in Silver Spring. survivors include wife Gladys and two daughters. Maryland dairy princess search underway for Howard to Southern Maryland counties. age 16 to 22 by end of 1996. Catoctin and Frederick Soil Conservation District boards schedule meetings in Frederick April 16 and 24. Maryland Percheron Association and Horse Force H host draft horse clinic April 21 in Westminster. Thurmont Junior Grangers meet April 17 and celebrate Grange 50th Sunday April 21. window display at library and pins worn at school. ExplorIng 1996 governor’s scholars program applications due May 1. Elizabeth Martin contact listed. Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation meets April 23 in Annapolis. New Market Grange to discuss agricultural legislative issues April 19. social hour hosted by John and Betty Thormpson.
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Maryland Agricultural Commission
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
Paul Routzahn Poffenberger
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of Maryland At College Park
Silver Spring
Beaver Creek
Poffenburger
Boonsboro High School
University of Maryland
American University
Gladys Leonard Poffenberger
Linda P
John Foreman
Durham
N.C
Gail
Rusty Yeiser
Arnold
Paul R. Poffenberger
College Park
Maryland Percheron Association
Horse Force +H
Carroll County Agricultural Center
Westminster
Thurmont
Grange
Thurmont Grange
Kelly
Elk River
Minn
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Oliver H. Kelly
Lu-Ann
Pam
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Elizabeth Martin
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board of Trustees
Annapoli
Agends
Stable Inspectors Meeting Set by Maryland Board of Inspection
The Maryland Board of Inspection of Horse Fading Stables will hold a meeting at the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis on Thursday, April 11, at am. The session will address inspection standards and compliance for local stables.
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Maryland Board of Inspection of
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
Agriculture calendar items note many meetings in April
April events include Glade Valley Grange at Glade United Church of Christ Walkeraville Randallstown MD Dairy Industry Exploratory Meeting April 9. New Market Grange April 10. Mount Airy Cooperative April 11. FFA Meats Career Development April 12. Holstein Show April 13 at Timonium. 4-H Public Speaking finalists named with Rebecca Dowley Laura Gibson Tamyra Robrecht Rachel Dyky and Amy Davidson among others. additional events April 14 16 18 19 across Carroll Frederick and Westminster for farm groups and youth activities.
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Glade Valley Grange
Glade
Maryland
Timonium
Frederick
Ballenger
FFA
University of Maryland, College Park
Maryland Hampshire Sheep Association
Carroll County Agriculture Center
Westminster
Carroll County Public Speaking Contest Junior Champions
Junior champions named from left Heather Withnell Rebecca Fouts Heather Slivecky Kim Bosley Sandy Bolm Katie Bassler Maryann Petkovsek and Whitney Dell for extemporaneous and prepared speeches radio addresses and prepared extemporaneous speeches Not pictured Danielle Hess
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Carroll County
Danielle Wilmsen
Sam Chamelin
Amanda Dell
Emily Hester
Sara Kopp
Ashley Szymanski
Blair Mersinger
Emily Chamelin
Heather Weisse
Gary Brauning
Heather Withnell
Rebecca Fouts
Heather Slivecky
Kim Bosley
Sandy Bolm
Katie Bassler
Maryann Petkovsek
Whitney Dell
Danielle Hess
Family farms not dying says Census data show strength
Washington AP reports Census figures from 1992 indicating that 86 percent of the nation’s 1.9 million farms were sole proprietorships and produced 54 percent of $163 billion in farm sales. Family corporations rose to 3.4 percent of farms, with 21.1 percent of sales, while nonfamily corporations held 0.4 percent of farms and 6 percent of sales.
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Washington
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Agriculture Department
USDA
Economic Research Service
Turkey
Dairy milking procedures to boost quality milk harvest
Dairy Spotlight outlines National Mastitis Council milking procedures. Maintain a clean, stress free parlor, clamp teats with predip, observe foremilk, dry thoroughly, attach milker after stimulation, align unit to avoid squawks, shut off vacuum before removal, and apply postdip to prevent mastitis while maintaining a steady harvest pace.
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National Mastitis Council
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Laura Gibson
Tamyra Robrecht
Rachel Dyky
Amy Davidson
Jessica Fritz
Amy Petkovsek
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