Mortgage burning marks Grange Thurmont 409 ceremony
Thurmont Grange 409 held a mortgage burning at the Grange hall with Master James Moser giving the welcome. Charter members Mary Jane Bittner and Martha Favorite attended along with guests Mary Ann Domn and Chris Paradis and Maurice Donna Wiles and Betty Zentz presented a building history. Matthew Lager, son of Charles and Judy Lager, was named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges at Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture for academic achievement and service.
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Thurmont Grange 409
Grange
James Moser
Phil
Betty Zentz
Mary Jane Bittner
Martha
Maurice Donna Wiles
Maryland
Chris Paradis
Mary Ann Domn
Matthew Lager
Charles and
Judy Lager
Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture
Mr Lager
Maryland State Fair entry deadlines and schedules
Rules and forms for the Maryland State Fair are available from the Fair Administration Office. All animal entries, including 4-H FFA and open class, must be received by Saturday Aug 1. Open class and 4-H entries go to respective state offices. home arts entries accepted Aug 27–28. Timonium addresses and contact details provided for entry mailing and inquiries.
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Maryland State Fair Administration Office
State Fair Office
College Park
Home Arts
Lorraine Gover
Farm and Garden Department
P.O
Timonium
Joan Neels
Maryland soil group to meet during Solomons gathering
The Maryland Soil Conservation Committee will convene from 4 to 6 p.m on Tuesday July 14 during the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts Meeting in Solomons. Agenda includes supervisor appointments and reports from committees and agencies, plus updates for area representatives.
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Maryland Soil Conservation Committee
Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Solomons
Maryland Agricultural Commission Set to Meet in Annapolis
The Maryland Agricultural Commission will convene at 9 30 am on Wednesday July 8 at the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis. The agenda includes the integrated pest management program commodity reports and an MDA overview.
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Maryland Agricultural Commission
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
MDA
Maryland preservation board meeting set for July 26 in Annapolis
The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Board of Trustees will meet at 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, in the first floor conference room of the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis. Agenda includes district petitions, district and easement amendments, and policy issues.
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Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Board of Trustees
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
Pesticide Council to Meet in Annapolis
The Governor's Pesticide Council will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, at the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis. The session will include a water quality issues briefing, pesticide policy discussion, and integrated pest management programs. For details call (410) 841-5710.
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Governor's
Crop certification near for Maryland farmers 1992 program
Maryland farmers must certify 1992 crop plantings land uses and acreage with ASCS by July 15 for price support deficiency payments and other benefits. Jan Staley notes certification establishes eligibility and planting history. all participating farms must report acreage, with random verifications after certification. Updated aerial photos aid field identification. office hours 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. contact 662-1321.
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Maryland
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Jan Staley
ASCS
Maryland agricultural events calendar trimmed with dates
July listings cover dairy processing training at Hood College on June 11 and the Texas Longhorn Show at Frederick Fairgrounds at 1 pm. The Maryland Association of Agricultural Education teachers conference, 4H events, and county fair activities appear across Frederick, Montgomery, and Warren counties.
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Maryland
Hood College
Texas
Beedcock
Montgomery
Houten Shoe
Fredenck Farrerounds
Marvand Brown Saint
Jerees
Frederek
Maryland Dairy Task Force Formed to Halt Industry Decline
A Maryland Dairy Task Force unites producers and state agencies to counter a decade long drop from 10th to 32nd in U S milk production. The group, appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Robert Walker and IRAN director Ray Miller, plans four committees on science use, policy impacts, a possible state dairy commission, and a producer association. The task force meets again in August with draft proposals due for the 1994 General Assembly.
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Maryland
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
Maryland Farm Bureau
Dairy Cooperatives
Farm Financial Institutions
Dairy Task Force
Maryland Secretary of Agriculture
Robert Walker
Maryland Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Ray Miller
Mark Warner
Warner
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Howard
Montgomery
Frederick County
Dairy Commission
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland General Assembly
Pulsations for Dairymen on Barley versus Corn
Topical discussion weighs barley quality versus corn in dairy rations. Prices show good barley valued near 2.77 per bushel when soy meal and corn feed at current levels. poor barley drops to 1.88 per bushel. Storage costs and farm specifics matter. under $2 a bushel may attract purchases if quality is high. Also notes on soy wrapping from soybean extracts and USDA testing activity.
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USDA
Usda Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
County agent heads UM extension senate
Frederick County Extension agent Terry Poole has become chair of the Maryland Extension Faculty Senate at the University of Maryland. The one year term will see him lead 42 senators from across Maryland, with committees on legislative and policy matters, nominations, elections and representations, and extension education.
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UM Extension Senate
Frederick County
Terry Poole
Maryland Extension Faculty Senate
University of Maryland
Craig Oliver
Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Poole
Senate
Chaiman
Larry Stewart
Department of Agriculture Engineering
University
College of Agriculture
Taneytown girl crowned C.C. Dairy Princess
Taneytown 17-year-old Mane Speak was named Carroll County Dairy Princess at the ag center ceremony. She will compete for the state title held by Jewell Rinehart, with the state pageant July 28 in Frederick. Speak, a Francis Scott Key High junior active in FFA and 4H, promotes dairy consumption and farm work on her family’s holstein Jersey and Brown Swiss herd.
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Westminster
Carroll County
Mane
Taneytown
Jewell Rinehart
Ag Center
Francis Scott Key High School
FFA
County
John Jr
Bonne
Germantown Girl Crowned South Central Dairy Princess
Germantown teen Ams Savage won the South Central Dairy Princess title at Montgomery County fair events. She will serve as dairy industry ambassador with alternate Hepnie Harrison representing Howard and Montgomery counties and Southern Maryland. Savage, daughter of Ginger King, plans dairy education, 4H honors, and Virginia Tech enrollment to advance dairy science and milk promotion.
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Gaithersburg
South Central Dairy Princesa Ams Savage
Germantown South
Montgomery County
Farerounds
Starson Harrison
Wordbinewi
Howard
Montgomen
Speer
Alemont
Amy Sexegenght
Germantown
Omrthersbury
Skosnen Harneon
Wordhine Soll Sere
Montgomers
Yloward Countes
Maryland
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