Senate panel backs aid to cut farm chemicals
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill section proposing 40 million dollars a year for a low input sustainable agriculture program and 10 million annually for training 5 500 extension agents in non chemical farming methods. It authorizes a groundwater office to study chemical damage to drinking water, 400 million for climate impact research, and a 50 50 matching grant plan to boost collaboration among researchers firms and governments. The draft aims to expand organic farming practices and partnerships while awaiting full Congressional approval.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
USDA
Catoctin FFA Land Judging Team Heads to Oklahoma City
The Catoctin Future Farmers of America Land Judging Team will compete in the National Land and Homesite Evaluation Judging Contest in Oklahoma City from May 13. Team members Vivian Stottlemyer George Bollinger Bob Morgan and Chad Umbel are coached by Tonjin Mayne. The group, after winning the state contest last October, will face more than 400 contestants with strong Western contenders and 29 nations represented in past events. Donations come from the Maryland State Fair Board Thurmont Cooperative local districts and the FFA alumni, with Robert Valentine and Madeline Valentine chaperoning.
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Catoctin
Future Farmers of America
Oklahoma City
Okla
Chad Umbel
Bob Morgan
George Bollinger
Vivian Stottlemyer
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Mayne
Miss Stottlemyer
Mr. Bollinger
Oklahoma
WKY
Catoctin Ffa
Maryland State Fair Board
Thurmont Cooperative
Frederick
Crop rotation expands flexibility for farms nationwide
A USDA report cited in Farmline finds most U S cropland already uses crop rotation. The study by Stan Daberkow and Mohinder Gill notes 80 percent of land in major field crops in 1988 engaged in five to ten three-year rotation patterns, with state variations.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farmline Magazine
USDA
Stan Daberkow
Mohinder Gill
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival at Howard County Fairgrounds
The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival runs Saturday and Sunday May 5 and 6 at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship. Activities include sheep to shawl contests, sheepdog and shearing demonstrations, four lamb cooking demos with samples, wool spinning, fashion shows, breed shows, and a grand cook-off. Over 200 craft booths, free admission, judged shows by Larry Morzinski and David Clouser, with lamb sales and wild variety of lamb dishes available.
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Maryland
Howard County Fairgrounds
West Friendship
Larry Morzinski
Hardwick
Minn
David Clouser
Polk
Ohio
Mary Streaker
Circle Road
Towson
Ducklings hatch in Walkersville classroom project
In Walkersville Elementary School fifth grade, teacher John Zuke leads a duckling and jungle fowl egg hatch project funded by Richard Hahn of Catoctin Mountain Zoo. Two duck eggs hatched, one required help, and the class built an incubator with math. Three named ducklings Shadow Zeus Short Stuff will return to the zoo.
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John Zuke
Walkersville
Richard Hahn
Catcetin Mountain Zoo
Thurmont
Mr. Zuke
Todd Lyon
Jennifer
Catoctin Mountain Zoo
Todd Lynn, Jr
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House Agriculture Committees
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Brian Harbaugh
Marylandeep &Wool
Mike
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