Maryland tobacco auctions set for April 1990 schedule
The 1990 Maryland tobacco auction season runs April 3 to 26 over 14 sale days at six public warehouses in Wayson's Corner Waldorf Upper Marlboro and Hughesville. The 1989 Maryland crop on about 8500 acres faced poor conditions from heavy rains. Daily market reports will be available via the agriculture department's toll-free tobacco report system after 4:30 a.m. Call 1-800-433-2207 for details.
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Maryland
Wayson’s Corner
Waldorf
Upper Marlboro
Hughesville
Agriculture Department
McFarlane Joins Steering Committee for Soil Center
Lee McFarlane Howard Soil Conservation District Board chairman will serve as a charter member of the steering committee for Soil and Water Conservation Partners Inc. Former Howard District Board chairman John Nicolai chairs the nonprofit group partnering with the USDA Soil Conservation Service to create the National Soil and Water Conservation Visitor's Center in Beltsville. Phase I set to open in 1990 features an indoor exhibit space on Soil Conservation Service history, state programs, and a subterrarium displaying soil horizons and ecology.
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Montgomery County Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Maryland State Soil Conservation Committee
Howard Williams
Williams
State Soil Conservation Committee
Department of Agriculture
Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis
University of Maryland Extension Service
Douglas Tregoning
Board of Supervisors
Muncaster Road
Derwood
Soil Conservation District Office
Lee McFarlane
Howard Soil Conservation District Board
Soil and Water Conservation Partners Inc
Howard District Board
John Nicolai
Usda Soil Conservation Service
National Soil and Water Conservation Visitor
Beltsville
Soil Conservation Service
Catoctin FFA Attends 74th Pennsylvania Farm Show
The Catoctin Future Farmers of America chapter attended the 74th Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. Members viewed numerous agricultural exhibits and displays while learning about changes in the agriculture industry.
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Catoctin
Future Farmers of America
Harrisburg
Delmarva Corn and Soybean Conference Set for Feb 15
The tenth annual Delmarva Corn and Soybean Conference will cover grain marketing water quality and South American competition alongside production topics. It will be Feb 15 at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center Salisbury with theme Farming in the 1990s. Sponsors include agribusiness firms and Cooperative Extension Service at land grant universities in Delaware Maryland and Virginia. The center sits behind Salisbury Shopping Mall off U S Highway 50.
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Delmarva
Wicomico Youth and Civic Center
Salisbury
Agribusiness
Cooperative Extension Service
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
U.S. Highway 50
SS to Hold Meeting by Southern States Cooperative
Southern States Cooperative will hold its annual regional meeting on Wednesday Feb 14 at the Sheraton Inn Frederick to discuss agricultural outlook and mid year finances for the six state coop. Open forum for input. attendees include Richard Price Joe Coffey and James Whitaker. Lunch provided registration begins 9 a.m. with complimentary milk and coffee. Meeting ends about 1 p.m.
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Southern States Cooperative
Sheraton Inn-Frederick
Southern States Board of Directors
Richard Price
Joe Coffey
James Whitaker
Southern States
el Flake
Agriculture budget writers get creative with sweeteners
In a $48.7 billion Agriculture Department plan, budget writers add incentives to win approval. The school lunch program would see subsidies cut for affluent families and redirected to middle poor and low income students, shifting costs and meals. The Farmers Home Administration shifts toward guaranteed loans, with a proposed 3 percentage point subsidy, and trims direct lending. Congress preservation remains uncertain.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Department
USDA
Bush
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Roland R. Vautour
OMB
FIHA
Potbellied pigs rise as pricey pets in the 90s
Sparky the Vietnamese potbellied pig epitomizes a trend in Rockville where compact porcine pets fetch high sums from about 1500 for a neutered male to 35000 for a pregnant female. Kris Bryant of Paradise Pigs runs Breed and sells pigs, launches Pet Pig Update, and serves on the North American Potbellied Pig Association board.
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Rockville
Sparky
Kris Bryant
Ms. Bryant
Paradise Pigs
Pet Pig Update
United States
Canada
Keith Connell
Bryant
Winter frost boosts raw farm products index in January
Washington notes the Christmas freeze hit South vegetable areas, pushing the Agriculture Department price index for raw farm products up 2.7 percent from December to January. Tomatoes lettuce and broilers drive the rise. milk prices unchanged. soybeans strawberries and oranges fall. Net cash income for 1990 may reach 52 to 57 billion dollars, with a separate measure showing 44 to 49 billion. Consumer food prices rise about 5.7 percent in 1990’s early estimate.
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Washington
South
Agriculture Department
Department
Agricultural Statistics Board
Florida
Rural development shifts focus beyond farm wealth
Washington AP notes President Bush's rural development push emphasizes jobs, roads, bridges, and services over farm price hikes. Agriculture Secretary Yeutter says 60 million rural residents, including 5 million on farms, need broader strategies with advisory panels, targeted funding, and help lines to expand nonagricultural employment.
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Washington
Boonies
America
Clayton Yeutter
Yeutter
Bush
President's Council On Rural America
Economic Policy Council
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