Maryland Wine Festival heads to Carroll County farms
The eighth Maryland Wine Festival runs Saturday September 19 from 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday September 20 from noon to 6 pm at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster. Ten Maryland wineries showcase offerings alongside wine tastings, seminars, crafts, live music, and a Governor’s Cup judging. Proceeds support health groups with a Saturday Bike Tour option and a judging event for amateur winemakers. Admission is $10 for adults with ID. kids free with paying adult. festival glass and taste tickets included.
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Maryland
Carroll County Farm Museum
Westminster
Association of Maryland Wineries
Maryland Grape Growers Association
Amercan Wine Society
Carrot County Farm Museum
Maryland Wineries
Basignani Winery
Butler
Berrywine
Linganore
Mount Airy
Boothy Vineyards
Hydes
Byrd Vineyard
Myersville
Catoctin
Brookeville
Elk Run Vineyards
Fiore Winery
Pylesville
Loew Vineyards
Woodhall Vineyards
Sparks
Them
Fairplay
American Lung Association of Maryland
Carroll County
Farm Museum
Gypsy moths cause statewide defoliation drop in 1992
Maryland Agriculture Department reports 34,704 acres defoliated statewide, the lowest since 1983, with Dorchester County alone accounting for 17,711 acres. Eastern Shore counties Queen Anne’s Talbot Dorchester dominate damage, while several counties record no defoliation. Experts cite natural enemies and weather as factors and urge homeowners to treat egg masses in spring 1993.
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Robert Tichenor
Department
Tichenor
Queen Anne's
Talbot
Carole
Dorchester
Tichnenor
Allegany
Frederick
Harford
Cecil
Dorchester County
Talbot County
Caroline County
Wicomico
Worcester
Somerset County
Anne Arundel
Charles
Kent
Prince George’s
Washington
Montgomery
Howard
Garrett
Carroll
Baltimore
Calvert
St. Mary's
Tomato deal with Pepsi lifts Punjab farmers rich
Rampura Phul in southern Punjab sees farmers cash in on a bumper tomato season aided by Pepsi Foods Ltd. Aimed at ketchup and tomato paste, Pepsi plans to buy nearly half of Punjab's crop this year. Farmers report 50 percent profit increases and new wealth from tractors and motorbikes while expanding into grapes and citrus. The venture sparks debate over foreign investment and India’s evolving food-processing industry.
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Rampura Phul
India
Punjab
Rampura
Singhs
Tepsi Foods Ltd
Pepsi
Searce
Piper Hash
Toc
Pargament
Sistet
Pepsi Sax
Peps
Vance
Khem Singh Gill
Punjab Agricultural University
Honda Motorcycles
Disease Tolerant Vegetables From National Garden Bureau Study
The National Garden Bureau highlights recent breeding for virus resistances and disease tolerances in vegetables, reducing insecticide use. Early efforts began in 1950 with cucumber, tomato, and pepper varieties, including Homestead tomato and Marglobe line, as universities and USDA breeders expanded tolerance to Fusarium and Verticillium wilts.
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National Garden Bureau
United States
Ourtesy
USDA
Henry Munger
Cornell University
Ithaca
Utah State University
Petoseed Co
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Caragle Chainty Farm
Steven Tilley
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Cambridge
John Stackhouse
Toronto Globe and Mail
Ramesh Vangal
Pepsi Foods Ltd
East India Company
Jarnail Singh
Rageraer
Ra von Stese Font Vendor
Cee
Fred Archibald
Wintue
Vege
Bours
Stewart's Wit
John Deere Tractors
STO
Sonit Tractor Mart
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