Year in Review Highlights Maryland Agriculture Progress
Editors note recalls a busy year for Frederick County and Maryland agriculture. Highlights include prize tractors and Hall of Fame inductions, new dairy staff, the 78th Pennsylvania Farm Show, Holstein Winter Forum, and National Outstanding Young Farmer Awards Congress in Baltimore. Agricultural education events and farm tours promoted by Maryland Farm Bureau and local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampstead
Herbert Wessel
Office of Management and Budget
Stan Fultz
Frederick County Cooperative Extension Service
Ken Wisner
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Frederick County
Maryland
Maryland Agriculture Dinner
Baltimore
Oren Bender
Accident
Donald Cole
Maryland Agriculture Hall of Fame
Virginia
Frederick
C. Lester Dudrow
Lou Gehrig
Walkersville
County Farm Bureau
Grange
Frederick Jaycees
U.S
Maryland agricultural week highlights at Mall and fairs
About Ag Week events in Maryland with 300 attendees at a Holstein convention in Hagerstown where Charles Sager of Fulton assumed the presidency. Top auction animal sold for 24200 to Thomas Gretz of Mount Pleasant. New officers elected across Jersey Angus Polled Hereford groups and other livestock associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Charles Sager
Fulton
Thomas Gretz
Mount Pleasant
Duane Norman
Jersey
Dave Branning
Steve Majchrzak
Polled
Frederick County 4-H Scholars and Dairy Leaders Shine
April unveils a new national 4-H scholarship separate from the record book contest while record book winners attend National 4-H Club Congress. Frederick County groups sponsor golf for an agriculture scholarship fund. 1992 Maryland census shows fewer farms and older farmers. Frederick dairy leaders Mayer named Outstanding Young Co operators. Maryland Holstein show honors to Joseph Schwartzbeck family. Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival draws crowds as Lamb and Wool Queen named Melanie Soper. Leadership Hall of Fame inductees. dairy princesses named for Carroll and Montgomery counties. Dairy Night at Grove Stadium features milking contest and 200-foot ice cream sundae. The Daily Digest explored Frederick County’s dairy prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Agribusiness Association
Maryland
Joseph Schwartzbeck
Union Bridge
Howard County Fairgrounds
Melanie Soper
Westminster
Grove Stadium
Frederick County
Dairy Princess Committees
Frederick News. Post
Daily Digest
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Ng Year In Review
Susan G. Summers
News-Post Agriculture
Billi Clem
Maryland Farm Bureau
Robert Walker
Ukranian Agriculture Ministry
J.R. Ramsburg
John and
Julie Mayer
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative
Henry A. Wirts
Maryland Department of Agriculture
University of Maryland
College Park
David Eigenbrode
Shannon Harrison
Burkittsville
Jefferson
Harold Lenhart Sr
Thurmont
National Dairy Promotion and Research Board
Washington, D.C
Tanya Stambaugh
Carroll County
Cheryl Leishear
Montgomery County
Richard N. Wills
Farm Credit Bank of
FFA
Rikly
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