Butchering set by Catoctin FFA Chapter and Alumni
The Catoctin FFA Chapter and FFA Alumni Association will hold a set butchering on Friday March 4 at the high school agriculture center. A wide range of meats including sausage pork chops pudding ham ribs and roasts will be sold. Orders due by February 23 with pickup windows 3 7 p.m. March 4 or 9 a.m. to noon March 5. Extra meat will be sold March 5.
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Catoctin
FFA
High School Agriculture Center
Robert Beavan
Chandra
Dennis
Kevin
New Market Grange to Meet March 9 at Grange Hall
The New Market Grange will gather at 7 30 p m on Wednesday March 9 at the Grange hall. Host family Sam Summers will welcome attendees and photographer Robert Tuck will recreate last year’s bicentennial and New Market Days activities by video. Lavinia McGolerick, bibicracky activities chairperson, will make introductions.
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New Market Grange
Grange Hall
Sam Summers
Robert Tuck
Bibicracky
Lavinia McGolerick
Guernsey Breeders to Meet for Banquet in Middletown
The Frederick County Guernsey Breeders Association holds a 7 p.m. banquet meeting on Wednesday February 23 at the Middletown Fire Hall. Maryland Guernsey Queen Dawn Hawker will present and production awards will be given. Dinner costs 10 dollars for adults 5 dollars for children ages 6 to 12. under 6 eat free. Reservations due by February 16 to Pam Moser at 4067 Bussard Road Middletown 21769 371-9483.
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Frederick County
Guernsey Breeders Association
Middletown Fire Hall
Dawn
Pam Moser
Bussard Road
Middletown
Grain marketing short course announced in Westminster
A grain marketing short course will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on February 11 and February 18 at the Carroll County Extension Office in Westminster. The free session reviews direct sales forward contracting basis contracts delayed pricing and options with no registration required. For more information contact David Greene at 848-4611.
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Carroll County
Westminster
David Greene
Season passes offered by Carroll County Farm Museum Westminster
Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster sells season passes at 15 dollars for individuals and 35 dollars for a five person group. Passes cover unlimited museum visits and most events except the Maryland Wine Festival, plus craft classes, education programs and a 10 percent store discount on purchases of five dollars or more. Open weekends noon to five from May 7, pass acceptance at multiple spring and fall events, including Community Jubilee May 13 and Civil War Encampment May 21 22.
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Carroll County
Westminster
Deer Creek
Howard County Winter Agricultural Day Set at Saint James Church
The Howard County Winter Agricultural Day will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday February 15 at Saint James United Methodist Church Md 99 east of Md 82. Topics cover Economic Development equine industry land preservation Farm Bureau FSA and ASCS updates plus a Q and A with the county executive and council members. Lunch is $8.50. Pre-register by February 10 with Carol at 410 465 3180.
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Maryland Farm Bureau
Frederick County
Julie Brown
American Farm Bureau
Field Services
Liberty Road
Randallstown
John Butler
Howard County
Saint James United Methodist Church
MD. 99
MD 82
Farm Bureau
Carol
Sheep management series begins at Carroll County Library
A four week series meets Tuesdays from 7 30 to 9 30 p m at Carroll County Public Library Eldersburg March 15 22 and 29 Registration is 15 per person covering facilities and materials Topics include sheep health pre lambing management obstetrics post lambing management animal identification feeding and use of the animal health lab USDA marketing programs wool harvesting and preparation Dr Don Bailey and Dr Woory Lane present video sessions on obstetrics and pre and post lambing management Extension faculty and area authorities join as speakers
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Carroll County Public Library
Eldersburg
USDA
Don Bailey
Woory Lane
Delmarva Corn and Soybean Conference Slated in Salisbury
Ronald Ritter of the University of Maryland will discuss field selection and weed control for crops this spring at the Delmarva Corn and Soybean Conference on Wednesday February 16 at 8 30 am in Salisbury. Other topics cover soil, lime products droughty soils water quality and marketing. Admission is free with lunch discount for early arrivals.
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Mid-Atlantic
Ronald Ritter
University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Delmarva
Wicomico Youth and Civic Center
Salisbury
Preservation board to meet in Annapolis agenda notes petitions
The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board of Trustees will meet at 9 30 a m Tuesday Feb 22 in the first floor conference room at the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis. The agenda includes district petitions district and easement bidinechs and policy issues.
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Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board of Trustees
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annate
Manure Management and the And Then Some Ethos
Dairy Spotlight highlights farmers who go beyond basic duties in stewardship. It celebrates those who implement early pest control and no till practices, and praises manure management that protects streams and bays. The piece notes savings from efficient fertilizer use and urges continued care for land for future generations.
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Rush Limbaugh
Atlanta Dome
Rush
Frederick County Agriculture Calendar and Meetings Schedule
A series of upcoming events in Frederick and nearby areas including the Winter Meeting at Walkersville Fire Hall from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on February 9, the Dairying Today Seminar at the same venue, and the February 12 Farm Bureau and Grange Legislative Meeting at Betty's Restaurant. The calendar lists dates through March 4 with seminars, banquets, fairs, and club meetings across multiple locations such as the Howard County Winter Agricultural Day at Saint James United Methodist Church and the Sth Annual National Outstanding Young Farmers Awards Congress at the Baltimore Inner Harbor Sheraton. Additional events include the Pomona Grange Butchering at Woodsboro Livestock Sale and the Maryland Jersey Cattle Club meeting at New Midway Fire Hall alongside agricultural week at the mall and various dairy and rabbit club activities.
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Walkersville
Frederick County Farm Bureau and Grange
Betty's
H.B. Duvall
Frederick
Sheraton Inner Harbor
Baltimore
Pomona Grange
Woodsboro
Howard County Holstein Association
Howard County Fairgrounds
West Ab
Free State
Montgomery Fairgrounds
County
Maryland Farm Bureau
Frederick County
Middletown
Maryland Jersey
New Midway
Francis Scott Keyall
Tree Seedling Sale Promotes Erosion Control and Shade
The Catoctin and Frederick Soil Conservation Districts offer select tree seedlings to landowners in Frederick County. Seedlings will be ready for pickup in the second or third week of April. Available species include Douglas fir Austrian pine Japanese black pine Norway spruce white spruce dogwood and black cherry. Conifer caps and tree shelters are also offered. Call 695-2803 for details. Orders must be placed by Thursday March 10.
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Catoctin
Frederick
Frederick County
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