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A year to remember for Frederick County agriculture
A year in review highlights dairy price highs and swine woes, flooding and later drought, and a push for nutrient management. Local agricul turists celebrated 250 years of farming, with awards, events, and leaders like Jol Thompson and Valerie Connelly shaping policy and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comere
Crsis
Frederick County
Jol Thompson
Maryland State Grange
Maryland
Doug Hering
Frederick
National Association of Agricultural Educators Convention
Las Vegas
Nev
Pennsylvania
Watcr
Maryland Farm Bureau
Valerie Connelly
Emily Wilson
Maryland Secretary of Agricul
Suzanne
Steven Quarles
Francis Scott Key Mall
Cmun
A. Irvin Renn
Erick
Kenneth Shifflet
Central Mar’ ‘Yland
de Tom Willard
Thormont
American Agricultural Services
Fence Education
Blue Fithce
Arabian Horse Association
Ann Fred Mach Rebecca
Bucky" Spicer
Marg
Jersey Cattle Club
Ambersteel
Debbie Osborn
Tara Walker
Keifer
Bobby Enfield
Wayne
Cindee Savage
Dave
Carole Doady
David Gordoy
Memphis
Tetin
Annapolis
Catoctin Ffa
Robert Beavan
Ruth Fisher
Glade Valley Grange
OCS Dairy
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Shirley Smith
Frederick County Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Maryland Ayrshire
Robert Valentine
Frederick County Farm Bureau Young Farmers Group
Gene Mullinix
Nina
Carlos Delgad
Maryland Hereford Association
Bill Gale
Cial
Senate
Northeast Regional Dairy Compact
New York
Parris Glendening
Mark Adkins
Maryland Pra cUiVe
Frederick Keys
Marianne Browning
Maryland Small Farm Cooperative
Woodsboro
Gaithersburg
EVA
Chris Birch
Dora Smith
Diane Ogg
Jessica Koxell
Erica Paswater
Alex Spies
Jennifer Cole
New Market Grange
Samuel Riggs IV
Craig S. Oliver
Sroup