Regional ag judging workshops set for March in Frederick
The Maryland Association of Agricultural Fairs and Shows and the Cooperative Extension Service sponsor judging seminars on March 2 and 3 at the Sheraton Inn Frederick. Participants earning the course credit become eligible judges for county fairs on a statewide list. Shorthorn group plans annual meeting March 17 at Poplar United Methodist Church with Otis Fisher of Craigsville speaking on the Sixth World Shorthorn Conference in Scotland. For details, call the fair office and Marjie Eyler.
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Maryland Association of Agricultural Fairs and Shows
The
Cooperative Extension Service
Sheraton Inn-Frederick
Great Frederick Fair
Maryland Shorthorn Association
Poplar United Methodist Church
Poplar Springs
Otis Fisher
Craigsville
Scotland
Marjie Eyler
Eastern National Livestock Show Fundraiser and Auction
The Eastern National Livestock Show announces a Sunday barbecue fundraiser at the Frederick County 4-H Camp and Activities Center starting 11:30 a.m. with a 1 p.m. meeting. Paid members vote for five new board members, followed by a fun auction. Tickets cost 10 for adults and 5 for youth under 12.
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Frederick County
Maryland Department Opens Open House for National Agriculture Day
The Maryland Department of Agriculture will host an all day open house on National Agriculture Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday March 24 at 30 Harry S. Truman Parkway Annapolis. The event features a live petting zoo demonstrations clowns refreshments and educational exhibits with contests for attendees and a 10K run beginning at 9 a.m. For details contact Desiree Mundell at 841-5770 or 1-800-492-5590.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Department
Annapolis
Maryland
Desiree Mundell
Locals Join American Angus Association Members
Richard and Kathy Axline of Jefferson are new members along with Allan Lee Axline and Christy Crawford joining as junior members. The group now lists over 24,000 active adult and junior members and maintains records for almost 11 million registered Angus cattle.
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Richard
Kathy Axline
Jefferson
American Angus Association
Allan Lee Axline
Christy Crawford
Adamstown
New 4 H Horse Club Forms in Finksburg
A new 4 H horse club forms in Finksburg for youths aged 8 to 18 to develop skills through varied projects. Meetings are 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday each month at RKB Ranch, 1927 Kays Mill Road. For info call 848 4611 or 875 2801.
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Finksburg
Rkb Ranch
Kays Mill Road
Frederick County Farm Bureau spring meeting announced
Frederick County Farm Bureau schedules a 7 p.m. meeting on Tuesday March 27 at the 44H Camp with Gary Smith of the University of Maryland as speaker. Dinner tickets cost 4 dollars each and reservations are at 473-8259.
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Frederick County Farm Bureau
Frederick County
Gary Smith
University of Maryland
Jane Smith
Farm Bureau
Denton
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
Catoctin Mountain
Thurmont
Grange Hall
Acreage Reduction Sign-Up Underway In Frederick County
Producers study the 1199 commodity programs as the sign-up period opens. Frederick County ASC chair Joseph Free notes concerns over loan rates target prices and acreage reduction percentages with a Friday April 13 deadline for feed grain and wheat programs. The corn sorghum and barley plan has a 10 percent reduction while wheat and oats carry five percent. Wheat program participants may modify contracts to plant 95 to 105 percent of base.
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Joseph Free
Frederick County
ASC
Free
Coloring Contest Sought During Frederick Agriculture Week
Frederick County Farm Bureau Women sponsor a coloring contest at the Frederick Towne Mall. Entries will be judged and displayed March 18 to 24 with prizes for ages 2 to 6, 7 to 9, and 10 to 12. Send to Mary Murphy 8425 Opossumtown Pike Frederick 21701 by March 10.
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Frederick County
Frederick Towne
Ted Albaugh
Ronald Murphy
Jaime Zimmerman
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Frederick County Agriculture Week
Mary Murphy
Opossumtown Pike
Frederick
Virginia-Maryland Vet College Wins Pew Grant
The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine received a $200,000 Pew Memorial Trusts grant to expand veterinary public practice education and back a national training center for graduates pursuing government and corporate careers. It was the largest of eight single institution Pew grants as part of a five year program to advance the profession. Dean Dr. Peter Eyre hailed the award as a sign of the college's growing maturity after a year of strategic planning defining its ties to private and government agencies in Washington, D.C. as a catalyst for national education resources.
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Veterinary College
Pew
Pew National Veterinary Education
Peter Eyre
Washington, D.C
Agriculture calendar list of events for 1990
The Frederick News-Post Ag Calendar lists farm group activities for February to April 1990. Entries include Guernsey Breeders meetings in Westminster and Frederick, Holstein conventions in Aberdeen and Bel Air, 4-H beef day in Howard County, Equine Form to Function clinics, Cattle Industry convention in Hagerstown, Ag Week at Frederick Towne Mall, and various Grange, Farm Bureau, and Dairy events across Carroll, Frederick, and surrounding counties with dates, venues, and contact notes.
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Frederick
Maryland
Holiday Inn
Aberdeen
Bel Air
Howard County
Howard County Fairgrounds
Deb Bennett
Maryland State Quarter Horse Association
Frederick Community College
Saratoga Farms
Hagerstown
Carroll Manor
Grange Hall
Adamstown
Sheraton Inn- Hagerstown
Maryland Guernsey Breeders Association
Wacohu
Frederick Towne
Carroll County
Pleasant Valley Fire Hall
Ag Center
Westminster
Braddock
N. Clifton Rd
Re green America tree seedlings offer
Frederick and Catoctin Soil Conservation Districts offer locally adapted tree seedlings at a reduced rate to cooperators. Two prepackaged options cost 10 dollars each, with a standard pack of ten trees and an evergreen pack of two of each listed species. Orders due March 17. distribution first week of April. contact Frederick and Catoctin Soil Conservation Districts at 6919A Baltimore National Pike Frederick MD 21701 or call 473 4755.
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Frederick and
Catoctin
Vans Pines Inc
West Olive
Mich
Frederick and Catoctin
Baltimore National Pike
Frederick
Pasture Management Seminar Series Planned in Frederick County
A ten hour program on pasture management runs Wednesdays March 28 to April 25 at the Frederick County Extension Office from 7 to 9 pm. Topics cover pasture crop selection, establishment, grazing systems, year round grazing, fencing, parasites, and pasture feeding plans. Registration is 5 dollars. call 694-1594 to register.
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Frederick County Extension Office
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Regional Ag News
Shorthorn
4-H Horse Club
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenhell
U.S
Essex Finney
Beltsville Center
Beltsville
Goddard
ARS
NASA
Finney
Vet School
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Pew Memorial Trusts of
Philadelphia
Central Maryland
Johnsville Church Hall
Freestate
Jefferson Community Center
New Midway Fire Hall
Carroll Manor Grange
America
Agri
Terry Poole
Ford New Holland
WFMD
Tommy Grunwell
Ceresville Ford
NEW Holland
Liberty Road
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