Field Crops Program at Walkersville on Wednesday
The Frederick County Cooperative Extension Services announces a Field Crops Program in Walkersville at the Fire Hall on February 19 to inform crop producers about production costs and improved growing practices. Speakers include Cesmeth Shafflet and Dr Nen Clark from the University of Maryland, with a focus on the new Arc alfalfa variety from the Ciba Geigy Company.
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Frederick County
Exmenene
Walerie Firehall
Walkersville
Cesmeth Shafflet
Ciba Geigy Company
Nen Clark
LSDA
Betseyville
James Parochetti
University of Married
Garia
Moon
Foun
Sium
Shaffle
Armar Morgan
Cyeran
Mar Land
Weil
Boerd
Educaten
Frederick
Mike Drone
Johnsongrass
Frederikounts
Alfield
Perennial gardening revival and how to grow hardy flowers
The piece urges wider gardening beyond vegetables praising hardy perennials as a lasting part of heritage. It explains growth cycles from roots, buying underground parts in spring, and seed ideas. It notes Bicentennial spirit reviving American garden borders and calls Extension Service for guidance.
PDRL Hosts Regional Committee Meeting Feb 1975
The USDA Plant Disease Research Laboratory hosts the Northeast Regional Committee on Natural Enemies of Insects Weeds and other Pests for a two day meeting February 10 11 1975. Led by Dr C H Kingsolver the session reviews biological control work in the northeast and presses for ARS research needs and recommendations to Deputy Administrator Dr Steven King. Attendees include 12 scientists chaired by Dr Lloyd Knutson with members from Beltsville Orono Ithaca Newark and Beltsville again plus Drs Levin Ennis Papavzas Hodges and others. Public notice of attendance lists several additional ARS staff and specialists.
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Usda Plant Disease Research Laboratory
Agricultural Research Service
C. H. Kingsolver
Steven King
ARS Biological Control Working Group
ARS
USDA
Lloyd Knutson
Insect Identification
Beltsville
J R Coulson
O F Schroder
R G Emge
Frederick
M D Levin
W B Ennis
G. Papavzas
Sailborne Diseases Laboratory
R W Hodges
Washington, D C
Carroll County Ag Week schedules February workshops
Carroll County Extension Service announces Agricultural Week events for February including a poultrymen workshop on February 13 at 7 30 p m in the County Office Building Annex Westminster The event features Henk Wentink of the National Commission on Egg Nutrition discussing cholesterol in eggs and the egg check off bill with poultry waste management topics A sheep producers meeting follows February 15 from 1 to 3 p m at Price Stock Farm near Bachmans Valley Road north of Westminster to cover lambing facilities and ewe and lamb survival techniques
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Carroll County
County Extension Service
Westminster
Henk Wentink
National Commission On Egg Nutrition
Congress
Carroll
Price Stock Farm
OM Bachmans Valley Road
Carroll County farmer named best in Maryland award
Carroll County man AC Meer Jr of Westminster is named one of four county farmers as outstanding young farmer in Maryland by the Westminster Jaycees and Farm Credit Association of Frederick Tecent. He farms 1735 acres along Old Bacmans Valley Road and aims to raise corn yields from 1 to 2 bushels per acre within two years. He plans to buy a larger farm and has prior recognition in 1973 from the National Corn Growers Association.
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Westminster Jaycees and Farm Credit Association of
Frederick
Tecenth
Carroll County
Maryland
Artullaunty
AC Meer Jr
Wearminster
Maine
Myers
National Corn Growers Associaton
Tayrang
Cattleman's Association
American Hereford Association
Farm Bureau
Honey program price support details under review by USDA
Maryland official Frances Lookingbill notes USDA seeks comments before Feb 14 on 1975 honey program. CCC purchases likely if needed, loans not offered due to high market prices. Proposed purchase rates at 60 to 90 percent of parity, varying by color and grade. Submissions accepted and public viewing arranged in room 5725 South Building.
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USDA
Fed Li
Frances E Lookingbill
Maryland Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Lookingbill
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl I. Butz
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
South Building
Independence Avenue
Washington, DC
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Deon Reagh
S . Frederick
Lisa Hauser Fach
Wirl
Lisa Hauser
Gay Hamm
Vindabona Spring
Robin Wilt
Carling
Vindabona
Brookhull United Methodist Church
Julie Kemp
PDRL
F RK Holbrook
Northeastern Plant
Soil and Water Research Laboratory
Orono
R.J Dysart
Beneficial Insect Research Laboratory
Newark
Del
D Linscott
U.S
Soil and Nutrition Laboratory
Ithaca
N.Y
R.B. Taylorson
Pesticide Action Laboratory
A M. Heimpel
Insect Pathology Laboratory
W R. Nickle
Nematology
D L Klingman
Wickes
Todey
Jefferson
Rowe
Meanrike
Eoer
Kshops
Uate
Gies
Southern States Car Care Center
VANS
Whitewall
UNICO
Southern States
Frederick Petroleum Service
Evergreen Point Frederick
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