Farm Bureau to host hearing on 2020 Commission Report
Carroll County Farm Bureau will hold an informational hearing at 7 30 p m Wednesday Feb 6 in Burns Hall Agriculture Center Westminster. Norman Astle and Donald Dell are slated to attend. The group seeks input on the report and asks members to urge delay in bill action for further study of impacts.
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Carroll County Farm Bureau
Governor’s Commission On
Chesapeake Bay Region
2020 Commission
Burns Hall
Agriculture Center
Westminster
Norman Astle
Maryland Farm Bureau
Donald Dell
Carroll County
Farm Bureau
Ed Allen
Volunteer wins quilt for Maryland 4-H program
Felicetta Ryan a Silver Spring 4-H volunteer received the Maryland 4-H Foundation Quilt. Squares were stitched by 4-H members and volunteers from every Maryland county. Proceeds fund scholarships for youth and leadership workshops for adults to support personal and communal growth.
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Felicetta Ryan
Silver Spring
Maryland
Jean Reinhold
Queen Anne’s County
Bush Creek
Central District 4-H All Stars Meet And Dinner
The Frederick County 4-H Camp hosts the Central District All Stars meeting at 4 p.m. Saturday March 3 with a roast beef dinner and square dancing. District includes Frederick Montgomery Howard and Washington counties. Reservations due February 16 to Wanda Embrey. info from Tanya Ramsburg at 898-7426.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Montgomery
Howard
Washington Counties
Wanda Embrey
Lynn Burke Road
Monrovia
Tanya Ramsburg
National beef meeting set for APHA convention in Jackson
The American Polled Hereford Association schedules its 68th national convention show and sale February 11 to 14 in Jackson Mississippi. Nearly 500 head enter the national show February 12 and 13 during the Dixie National Livestock Show. Awards banquet February 14 themes include Polled Hereford The Cost Cutting Beef Breed.
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American Polled Hereford Association
Jackson
Miss
APHA
Carroll County pesticide applicator exam dates
The Carroll County Extension Service will sponsor a private pesticide applicator certification exam from 1 to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday March 5 at the Carroll County Extension Office. A training session is set for 1 to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday February 26 at the same office. Stop by the office to pick up study books and register. For more information call 848-4611 or 875-2801.
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Carroll County Extension Service
Carroll County Extension Office
Pennsylvania renominates Boyd Wolff as agriculture secretary
Governor Robert P. Casey renominates Boyd E. Wolff to continue as state secretary of agriculture for a second term. Wolff, 59, has guided the department for four years and is a Penn State alumnus who ran a 410 acre dairy farm in Westmoreland County. He also served as state director of the Pennsylvania Farmers Association and on PSU board of trustees since 1984.
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Pennsylvania
Robert P. Casey
Boyd E. Wolff
Boyd Wolff
Commonwealth
Casey
Senate
Wolff
Pennsylvania State University
State vet exam set for spring board test in Annapolis
The Maryland Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners will administer the state board examination at 9 am on Thursday March 28 at the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis. Completed applications and the $75 registration fee must be received by February 26.
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Maryland Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Agriculture Calendar Highlights 1991 Events in Frederick Area
The 1991 Ag Calendar lists farm group activities including the National Association of Conservation Districts Convention in Atlanta, Maryland Dairy Princess Committee meeting in Frederick, and multiple local meetings at Walkersville Fire Hall. Other items cover Dairying Today Seminar, Carroll County Farm Bureau events, Maryland Agricultural Dinner in Baltimore, Tri County Dairy Day in Westminster, Nurserymen's Day in College Park, and East Coast Expositions in Ocean City, plus ongoing club meetings and rabbit shows with contact number 473-8965.
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National Association of Conservation Districts
Atlanta
Maryland Dairy Princess Committee
Frederick County
Walkersville
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Agriculture Center
Martin's West
Baltimore
Friendly Farms
Westminster
Center of Adult Education
College Park
Ocean City Convention Center
Frederick County Farm Bureau and Grange
Betty’s
Freestate Domestic
Central District Guernsey Breeders
Horn and Horn
Carroll County
Cranberry Mail
Freestate Domestic Rabbit Club
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Gaithersburg
Majeskie elected president of National Dairy Shrine
Dr. Lee Majeskie assumed duties as president after the 1990 annual meeting and expressed pride in leading the Dairy Shrine, founded in 1949 to honor dairy industry contributors. The organization has 11,000 members across all 50 states and abroad, including breeders, scientists, and students.
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National Dairy Shrine
Lee Majeskie
The
Dairy Shrine
Dr. Majeskie
Majeskie
Ft. Atkinson
Wis
University of Maryland
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Kansas State University
National
Brown Swiss Cattle Association
Engineer to speak at Dairying Today program
Dr. William G. Bickert, extension agricultural engineer at Michigan State University, will speak at the Dairying Today program at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Walkersville. He has an impressive background of research and educational accomplishments.
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William G. Bickert
Michigan State University
Dairying Today
Walkersville
Bickert
Maryland 2020 growth plan implications for farmers and developers
Governor's 2020 commission plan for growth directs land use changes affecting farmers landowners and developers. Read Senate Bill 227 for details. Monocacy River Watershed Project promotes voluntary cost‑shared BMP adoption targeting Singapore and Israel Creeks with Walkersville office phone numbers. Dairy practices note urea use in high starch diets and emphasize profitable yields vary. Dairy DHIA link and Dairying Today program at Walkersville Fire Hall. Ag land preservation funding urged. 106 districts totaling 17 322 acres formed as of Jan 1 with several development rights sales and upcoming cycles.
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2020 Commission
Maryland
Monocacy River
Singapore
Israel Creek
BMP
Walkersville
McDonald’s
DHIA
PEPCO honors Montgomery County 4-H electrical youths
Fourteen to fifteen year olds from several 4-H clubs in Montgomery County were honored by PEPCO for rock solid electrical project work. Claire Tilton and John Corazza won for wall lamps upgraded from an initial basic lamp built at a PEPCO 4-H workshop. Jennifer Ray showcased an electrical switch demonstration board. Troy Smith earned praise for record keeping in the electric project. David Miller was recognized for an electrical energy demonstration and Scott Kelly for a winning electrical circuit demonstration. The 1990 PEPCO 4-H partnership marks the eleventh year of county youth cooperation led by Ed Hogan Sr. and Blanch Hogan of Damascus.
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Montgomery County
PEPCO
Claire Tilton
C’s
Silver Spring
John Corazza
Clarksburg Creations
Troy Smith
Montgomery Village
Troy
Scott Kelly
Scott
Ed Hogan Sr
Blanch
Damascus
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Kenneth Wisner
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Jennifer Ray
Rare Bears
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David Miller
Fairland 4-H Club
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Morton Buildings, Inc
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