U Maryland faculty clash over new agriculture institute plan
At College Park faculty mobilize against Chancellor Langenberg's proposal to merge the Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service into a Maryland Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The move threatens salaries, funding, and control of research priorities for about 110 faculty and up to 25 million dollars in resources.
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College Park
University of Maryland College Park
State University System
Donald N. Langenberg
Agricultural Experiment Station
Cooperative Extension Service
Maryland Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Raymond J. Miller
Experiment Station
Extension Service
Miller
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival at Howard County Fairgrounds
The 18th annual Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival runs May 4 5 at the Howard County Fairgrounds. It features 250 craft booths sheep shows shawl contest lamb tastings and demonstrations with hundreds of breeders and events including a queen contest and a dinner reservations required for some activities. Proceeds support youth programs and touring craftsmen with hours 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. For details call the Howard County Tourism Council or Mary Streaker.
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Maryland
Howard County Fairgrounds
Margaret Stull
Farmers of America
Bill Kinghorn
Clark Newhouse
Nancy Norris
Larry Morzinski
Cindy Lowther
Lee Anderson
Howard County Tourism Council
Mary Streaker
Montgomery County farmers face run off tax and road rules
Montgomery County farmers voice concern as staff study contemplates a water run off excise tax and a rustic road classification. Aimed at funding a federal Clean Water Act program, the water tax could reach about nine dollars per acre, with credits possible for soil conservation. Rural road changes add further burden, though a task force was formed two years ago to protect rural routes.
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Montgomery County
Warman
Small scale farming gains traction in Montgomery County farms
Margaret Coleman, chair of the Agriculture Promotion and Marketing Council, farms 30 acres on Pleasant Springs Farm and advocates small scale operations as the future. Tim Warman notes a shift away from dairy, with horticulture now the county’s largest sector, supplying local markets and contributing about 130 million to annual business, while overall farmland supports 160 million in economic activity. The county’s task force outlines rural and rustic road definitions to protect agricultural land as road and bridge policy moves forward.
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Tim Warman
Montgomery County Office of Economic Development
BOYDS
Margaret Coleman
Barnesville Road
Montgomery County
Warman
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U of Md
Susan G. Summer
Susan G. Summers
News-Post Agriculture
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Washington Area
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Germantown
Jon Gerson
Office of Economic Development
Kelly Hzhn
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