County 4-H agent retains position
Long-time Frederick County 4-H Extension agent Daniel Braucher will remain in Frederick County after a state downsizing plan he challenged. A personnel letter confirmed his reassignment to Frederick, preserving the county program amid budget cuts and a broader move to reassign agents. Community leaders praised the decision as a victory for local youth and the 4-H program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Braucher
Frederick County
Braucher
Gene Johnson
Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Brancher
Carroll County
Montgomery County
Maryland Cooperative Extension Program
4-H
State Office
Johnson
Dr. Oliver
Lewistown Mountain View
Peggy Long
Dan
Vicki Bazan
Mr. Braucher
Frederick
Barbara Bush
Paul Sarbanes
Jack Derr
Beverly Byron
Donald Schaefer
Property rights protection paramount to Farm Bureau
Delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in Kansas City urge restoration of private property rights by reviewing federal regulations. Rudd Iowa farmer Dean Bleckner was re elected president and Harry Bell of South Carolina was re elected vice president. Delegates from all states and Puerto Rico pressed for limited government spending, wetlands protections with local control, and balanced trade terms including Uruguay Round provisions and Mexico phase in for sensitive imports. They urged executive action to defend property rights, backed a voluntary wetlands banking concept, and endorsed farm policy measures including dairy, cropland contracts, and crop insurance support. Delegates also urged tax deductions for health insurance and urged monitoring monopolies among meat packers.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
50 States
Puerto Rico
Rudd
Iowa
Dean Bleckner
Ward
S.C
Harry Bell
Kansas City
Maryland Farm Bureau
Bill Knill
Mount Airy
Maryland
U.S
Mexico
Bush
Environmental Protection Agency
USDA
Justice Department
Farm ownership concentration raises conservation questions
Washington AP reports farmland now has the fewest owners this century, with 2.95 million owners controlling 833 million acres. About 4 percent own nearly half, while over 40 percent are non-operating owners. Farm numbers shrink while average size grows, prompting concerns about stewardship and environmental safeguards as land is used for recreation, wildlife, and other nonagricultural aims.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Economic Research Service
Ken Cook
Center For Resource
Economics
Dan Glickman
D-Kan
House Agriculture
Cook
Farmers researchers unite for sustainable profitable farming
Dr. John M. Gerber at the PACE conference in Annapolis calls for farmer led, participatory research and education models. He says farmer managed groups involve farmers, researchers, educators, industry, and farm support agencies to craft on farm trials and demonstrations. Dr. Rhonda Janke adds on farm research objectives including demonstration, validation, and pretesting, via Rodale Institute networks of 10 to 15 farmers each.
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John M. Gerber
Annapolis Holiday Inn
United States
Gerber
University of Illinois
U.S
Inois
Rhonda R. Janke
Rodale Institute Research Center
Kutztown
Janke
Rodale Institute
Rodale
Kansas
Cornell University
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Glade Road
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