Ferrant Receives Top MATA Award At State Banquet
Frederick County teacher James Ferrant, veteran vocational agriculture instructor and FFA adviser, won the Outstanding Agriculture Teacher award at the Maryland Agriculture Teachers Association banquet during a summer Garrett County conference. The event honored nearly 100 teachers with seminars, awards, and multiple honors for long service and program achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grantsville
Maryland Agriculture Teachers Association
Singapore
James Ferrant
Future Farmers of America
Frederick County
Ferrant
Maryland Council of Cooperatives
Garrett County
Robert Keenan
Landsdowne
John Gray
Southern State Cooperative
National Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
Steen Westerberg
Hereford
Tammy Michaels
Queen Anne’s
Middletown
Keith Staley
Tonjin Wilson
Catoctin
Miss Michaels
Edward Mayne
Frederick
Ray Smith
Montgomery Village
Doug Bloodsworth
Somerset
Vernon Marshall
Walkersville
Ken Simpler
Kent County
Dale White
South Hagerstown
William Cones
Allegany Community College
Elmer Cooper
Teresa Rice
Brunswick
Mark Stull
Simpler
Staley
Hal Spielman
Andrew Myers
Jim Lloyd
Karen Arrington
Regina Smith
Tom Hawthorne
Donald Cook
Naomi Knight
Lynn Beachum
Susan Gesling Summers
Linganore High School
Maryland Agriculture Teachers’ Association
Richard Dudderar
Farm curbs not all good says USDA
A USDA ERS study analyzes mandatory production controls and their mixed effects on farm income, costs, and prices. It notes potential higher food costs and reduced demand abroad, with various MPCP versions discussed but no specific bill endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department’s
Economic Research Service
Capitol Hill
Williamses win top conservation award in Maryland
Howard Williams and Christina Williams of a 700 acre Boyds farm received the National Endowment for Soil and Water Conservation Award at the Maryland Association of Conservation Districts meeting in Ocean City. W. Lee McFarlane praised farmers who integrate no-till contour strips rotations waterways diversions and pest management to protect resources amid urban pressure and low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Howard Williams
Christina
National Endowment For Soil and Water Conservation
Boyds
W. Lee McFarlane
Maryland Association of Conservation Districts
Ocean City
McFarlane
Maryland
Congress
Williams
Farm Bureau urges IPM and recordkeeping to boost farm income
The American Farm Bureau Federation lists 50 actions to raise net farm income. Key steps include adopting integrated pest management to cut costs and liabilities, joining IPM groups with field scouts, and keeping detailed records of water, pesticide, and fertilizer use to reduce liability risk. Risk management, crop insurance, and hedging help stabilize income, while biotech leadership is urged to compete globally. Tax changes, transport deregulation, 1985 farm bill provisions, and a secondary mortgage market within Farm Credit are also recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farm Bureau Federation
IPM
Maryland Farm Bureau
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Harry Bell
United States
Bell
Frederick County 4-H Exchange Delegation Visits Wisconsin
Frederick County 4-H youths and chaperones traveled by van to Wisconsin for an exchange program with Washington County. The journey began 18 months earlier with preparations and fundraising led by Claiborne and Viola Noffsinger. They will return on Aug. 8 after experiences in Ohio and Wisconsin, including a cheese factory and historical sites, with plans for a Wisconsin visit in 1988 and ongoing long distance correspondence and fundraising for future hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Wis
Frederick County
Claiborne
Viola Noffsinger
Lola
Leana
Frederick
Ohio
Wisconsin
Frederick County Exchangees
Washington, D.C
Inner Harbor
Beth Miduja
Gary Davis
Troy Eyler
Jason
Nathan Flock
Bobby Fogle
Shawn Kelly
Chris Kennedy
Harriett Eyler
Melissa
Warren Burger
Chestnut blight experts to meet at Accokeek Maryland
Chestnut blight specialists gather in two Maryland groves to study a weakened fungus that may allow American chestnuts to recover. Researchers note cankers heal and plan conference to decide future research paths amid unresolved questions about virus involvement and spray potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accokeek, Md
United States
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Prince George’s County
David Percy
National Colonial Farm
Percy
William McDonald
West Virginia University
Morgantown
McDonald
Accokeek
Ag Calendar listings for Frederick area agriculture events
The revised Ag Calendar lists 1987 farming group activities in Maryland. Entries include 4-H and Future Farmers of America events in Carroll and Washington counties, Grange meetings at Walkersville and Ballenger, Holstein shows, county fairs, soil conservation picnics, tractor operator contests, and state fairs from August through November with exact dates and venues in Westminster Hagerstown Walkersville Frederick Timonium Keedysville Gaithersburg and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Carroll County
Future Farmers of America
Agricultural Center
Westminster
Washington County
Hagerstown
Glade Valley Grange
Walkersville
Commission On Agriculture Education
Walkersville High School
Beall Sons Farm
Frederick County
Frederick Fairgrounds
Howard County Fairgrounds
Sam
Howard County
West Friendship
Catoctin
Ballenger
Gaithersburg
Thurmont
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Maryland
Maryland State Fairgrounds
Timonium
Western Maryland
Keedysville
Carroll Manor Grange
Glade Valley Grange Meeting
Clear Spring
Clear Spring High School
Ballenger Grange
Feagaville
Emmitsburg
Catoctin High School
Turmont
Brunswick
Brunswick High School
Poolesville
Middletown-Braddock
Middletown
Frederick Farm
Rose Hill Manor
Carroll Manor
Linganore-New Market
Linganore High School
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Lewistown
Grange Hall
Maryland State Beekeepers Association
Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
Also Mentioned on This Page
USDA
Janet Marie Stiles
W. Lawson King
Betty Jean Jacobs
Billy King
Mr. King
Amy Leber
Maryland 4-H Club Foundation
Farm Bureau
Berky Brashear
Lynette Ediger
Niki Eyler
Beth Midula
Rebecca Burger
Jason Flock
Melissa Burger
Sheryl Davis
Chestnut Tree Territory
Dennis Fulbright
Michigan State University
Ballenger Community Hall
Maryland Draft Horse and Mule Association
Walkersville Community Hall
Apm
Glade Valley
Damascus
Damascus High School
Tlimonium
Thurmont Grange Meeting
Grange Mall
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