Hering Attends AVA Convention in Dallas
Frederick High School agricultural teacher Doug Hering joined 400 educators at the 88th AVA National Convention in Dallas Texas. The event included general sessions regional and affiliate meetings and award programs. Hering, Maryland Agricultural Teachers Association president, also served on the resolutions committee.
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Doug Hering
Frederick High School
American Vocational Association
Dallas
Texas
National Vocational Agricultural Teachers’ Association
AVA
Hering
Maryland Agricultural Teachers Association
Goat A I Workshop Set At Maryland College
A goat artificial insemination workshop will run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday January 14 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Swine Research Facility in Princess Anne. Lead by Carole Rhoten of Magnum Semen Works Hampstead the course covers back semen collection straw sales and AI instruction. Pre registration ends January 11 with a $25 per person fee lunch on your own. The seminar is limited to 25 participants and may be moved to January 21 if severe weather occurs. Checks payable to Wicomico County EAC mailed to the Extension Office Salisbury Maryland.
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University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Swine
Princess Anne
Carole Rhoten
Magnum Semen
Hampstead
A.I
Wicomico County
EAC
P.O. Box
Salisbury
Local becomes Angus junior member
Jessica Savage of Emmitsburg is a new junior member of the American Angus Association in St. Joseph Missouri. Junior members are eligible to register cattle in the association and take part in association sponsored shows and other national and regional events.
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Jessica Savage
Emmitsburg
American Angus Association
St. Joseph
Equine Management I lecture series announced
The Community Riding Program at Wilson College will hold a 10 week Equine Management I lecture series starting January 4 on the Chambersburg campus. Sessions run 7 to 8 30 p m Wednesdays with topics from horse selection to health care. Call Cookie Driscoll at 717 264 4141 ext 410 for details.
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Wilson College
Chambersburg
Cookie Driscoll
Improving Beef Profitability Workshop at Wye Center
A workshop titled Improving Beef Profitability with Underutilized Resources will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday February 4 at the Wye Research and Education Center in Queenstown. Registration is 10 per person and includes lunch and workshop materials. For more information call 410 827 6016.
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Wye Research and Education Center
Queenstown
Carroll County Equestrian Council Meeting Notice
The Carroll County Equestrian Council will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday January 3 at Westminster Elementary School. The council runs recreation programs meeting local need and support. Interested individuals may attend for details call 410 875 2630 or 410 857 2103.
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Carroll County Equestrian Council
Westminster
USDA to Alter Milk Pricing Method for Class II Products
The USDA plans to change how it calculates Class II milk prices used for ice cream yogurt and cottage cheese. The new method ties Class II pricing to the Minnesota Wisconsin price plus a 30 cent differential and aims to align with higher priced Class I fluid milk. Producers will vote on the orders. details appear in the Federal Register and are available through market administrator offices.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Patricia Jensen
USDA
Fluid Jensen
Federal Register
Dairy Division
AMS
P.O
Washington, D.C
Global cattle inventory stable with 1995 projection
The Agriculture Department pegs world cattle at about 1.04 billion head starting 1995, with North America at 146 million and Canada near 12.5 million. China expands herds while Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine trim numbers. Mexico forecast at 30.16 million head, with 1995 exports to the U.S. around 1.2 million. Beef herd growth may boost Canadian exports as U.S. beef production rises.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
China
Soviet Union
North America
Kazakhstan
Russia
Ukraine
Canada
Culture Department
United States
Mexico
First Black National FFA President Emerges From Chicago Roots
Corey Flournoy, a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture, becomes the national president of the FFA. He is the organization’s first urban and first black leader, overcoming a background in Chicago's tough neighborhoods. His rise, from a reluctant entrant at a city agricultural high school to a convention winner, inspires peers and highlights growing diversity in the group.
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Champaign
Chicago
Corey Flournoy
Flournoy
Barbara Flournoy
FFA
Bill Stagg
Corey
Stagg
University of Tlinois College of Agriculture
Managing feedstocks over winter for livestock herds
Farmers should maintain an ongoing hay and feed inventory to plan winter rations. Proper nutrition across gestation and lactation affects offspring health and profitability. Use forage analysis to guide blending and rationing, prefer poorer quality hay when price allows, and supplement with grain to meet digestible nutrient needs.
Carroll County Agriculture Calendar January Events
A calendar of agriculture related meetings and conferences across Carroll County and neighboring areas from January 3 to January 28. Includes Equestrian Council, Farm Bureau dinners, Farm Bureau convention in St Louis, soybean meetings in Dover Delaware, soil conservation district meetings in Frederick, goat insemination workshop in Princess Anne, and National Cattlemen's Association convention in Nashville. Multiple dates and locations listed.
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Carroll County Equestrian Council
Westminster
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Carroll County Ag Center
American Farm Bureau Federation
St. Louis
Mid-Atlantic
Sheraton Inn
Dover
Del
Delmarva Corn
Frederick
Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Thomas Johnson Drive
Eastern Shore
Princess Anne
Catoctin
Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Loews
Annapolis
Sire Power Inc
Hotel Hershey
Hershey
Carroll County
National Cattlemen's Association
Nashville
Tenn
Mother produces farm video for kids in Cockeysville
Patti Schindler and her husband financed a child friendly film titled Tractors Combines and Things on the Grow that traces four crops from seed to harvest to bakery while highlighting farming tech, safety, and education. The half hour program follows a child narrator from a Giant supermarket to fields owned by Carroll County friends and features seals from the American Farm Bureau National Corn Growers Association and Farm Safety Just 4 Kids.
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Cockeysville
Patti Schindler
Schindler
Bruce
Carroll County
Towson
Ford
American Farm Bureau
National Corn Growers Association
Farm Safety
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