Regional ag land preservation meeting scheduled
The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board of Trustees will meet at 9 30 a m Thursday July 28 in the first floor conference room of the Maryland Department of Agriculture 50 Harry S Truman Parkway Annapolis Agenda items include district petitions district and easement amendments and policy issues.
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Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board of Trustees
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis
Governor's Pesticide Council Meeting in Annapolis
The Governor's Pesticide Council will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, in room 110 at the Maryland Department of Agriculture. Discussion topics include biotechnology toxics reduction strategy and subcommittee reports. For more information call Mary Ellen Setting at (410) 841-5710.
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Governor’s
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
Mary Ellen
Polled Hereford Values Rise With Breeding Demand
Polled Hereford value climbs as demand for efficient beef seedstock grows. Bull averages rose by 112 through May and female averages by 200 over last year, across about 2,000 bull lots and 5,800 female lots. Ed Bible of the American Polled Hereford Association cites breeders’ focus on efficiency and consistency.
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Ed Bible
American Polled Hereford Association
Grain producers to meet at Queen Annes 4H Park
The Maryland Grain Producers Association holds a midsummer meeting July 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Queen Anne’s County 4H Park near Centreville. Registration opens at 11 a.m. for a trade show. MGPA members free, nonmembers $10. Speakers include Louis Goldstein and Marty Andreas.
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Maryland Grain Producers Association
Queen Anne's County
Centreville
MD 18
Queenstown
MGPA
Maryland
Louis Goldstein
Marty Andreas
Archer Daniel Midland
Jock Luthy
Edward Stanfield
Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board
Maryland Farm Bureau
Young Farmers
Jefferson Patterson Park
Calvert County
Frederick County Agribusiness Association
Glade Valley
Walkersville
Frederick Fairgrounds
Maryland MACS program accepts winter cover crop funding
Maryland Agriculture announces MACS cost share funding for winter cover crops planted this fall to tie up residual nitrogen. Eligible crops rye rye legume barley and wheat receive 10 dollars per acre with up to 1 000 acres per farm. Applications must be filed July 5 to Aug 5 through local soil conservation districts for the 1994 season.
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Maryland
MDA
Soil Conservation District
Governor's summer scholars program launches Explore Ag '94
Thirty outstanding high school juniors and seniors participate in Explore Ag '94, a University of Maryland program in Agriculture and Natural Resources. Josh Drescher Walkersville Mary Ellen Seraydian Taneytown William H Marker I Gapland among attendees. Activities range from bird brain imaging and computer farming simulations to tours of egg laying operations robotic milking and an aquaculture lab. Students also visit a nursery crab processing facility and explore legislative environmental issues related to farming.
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University of Maryland At College of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Josh Drescher
Walkersville
Mary Ellen Seraydian
Taneytown
William H. Marker I
Gapland
Angus registrations surge to 1994 highs
The American Angus Association reported June registrations at 16 504 head, up 36 percent, lifting nine month total to 172 846 head and signaling a possible 200 000 head for the 1994 fiscal year. The group, based in St Joseph Missouri, notes 19 866 adult and 7 762 junior members.
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American Angus Association
Richard Spader
Spader
St. Joseph
County Holstein Twilight Meeting Set at Glen-Toctin Farm
The Frederick County Holstein Association announces a twilight meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8, at the Allen family’s Glen-Toctin Farm near Jefferson. Members and interested residents are invited to attend to discuss dairy herd topics and upcoming events.
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Frederick County Holstein Association
Allen
Glen-Toctin
Jefferson
Farm Bureau Picnic Set With Health Checks and Contests
Ellen Garst chairs the Farm Bureau Women's health committee and will provide free blood pressure checks at the county Farm Bureau picnic on Wednesday July 20 at Pinecliff Park. Walter Gordon notes contest registration at 10:30 a.m. with judging at 11. Children aged 2 to 6 not yet started first grade eligible. Safemark will display. A covered dish dinner begins at noon.
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Ellen Garst
Farm Bureau Women’s Health Committee
County Farm Bureau
Pinecliff Park
Walter Gordon
Safemark
Maryland July Agriculture Calendar Highlights By The Numbers
A dense list of agriculture events spans July across Maryland and nearby states. Highlights include National Junior Angus Show in Des Moines and Maryland 4H Horse Jamboree in Queen Anne's County, plus farm bureau meetings, field days at Frederick Fairgrounds, and several breed shows in Virginia and Missouri. The calendar notes deadlines such as the ASCS crop reporting date and registration for the Monocacy Water Quality Demonstration Project tour.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Central Maryland Research and Education Center
Frederick County
Jefferson Community Center
ASCS
Maryland
Kansas City
Howard County
West Friendship
National Institute On Cooperative Education
Washington, D.C
Springfield
Ballenger
Frederick Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Soil Conservation Service Office
Frederick
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Queen Anne’s County
Frederick Montgomery
Frederick Fairgrounds
Rodale Institute
Kutztown
Vurguna
Windcrest Holsteins
Tumberville
Rockingham County Fairgrounds
Harrisonburg
Thomas Johnson Drive
Howard County Fairgrounds
Holiday Inn
Fsk Mall
Animal Housing Expo Showcase At Lebanon Fairgrounds
Expansion and renovation plans highlighted at the Animal Housing Expo in Lebanon Pennsylvania. The Penn State Cooperative Extension hosts over 40 exhibitors plus educational displays on freestall design ventilation and barn management. Featured speakers include Dr. Howard Person and Doug Reinemann with David Kohl discussing financial planning.
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Lebanon Fairgrounds
Lebanon
Penn State Cooperative Extension
Howard Person
Michigan State University
Doug Reinemann
University of Wisconsin
David Kohl
Virginia Tech
Water quality workshop for farmers near Union Bridge
The Monocacy Project sponsors a workshop on three innovative water quality practices. It runs 9 30 a m to 2 30 p m on Thursday July 28 at the Union Bridge Community Center. Attendees should call 898 0133 or 410 775 7424 by July 21 to RSVP.
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Monocacy Project
Union Bridge Community Center
Longhorns Show and Composting Topics Highlight Texas Event
Jessica Arnold of Catlett Virginia works a Texas Longhorn as the sixth annual Northeast Texas Longhorn Association Show unfolds at Frederick Fairgrounds. The agenda includes composting with a passive air window system, an overview by Maryland expert Herbert Brodie, a Maryland implementer John Nelson’s experiences, sinkhole management for farms, and a discussion on rotational leafing lor Management systems for dairy operations to provide clean exercise areas and improve herd health.
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Jessica Arnold
Catlett
Frederick Fairgrounds
Herbert Brodie
Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Europe
John Nelson
Ellicott City
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Allan Stahl
The
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Virginia
Harbaugh Valley 4-H Club Donates to Frederick ER
The Harbaugh Valley 4-H Club donated a child-size table bears books and bandages to Frederick Memorial Hospital Emergency Room. Members pictured include Kevin Jackson Theresa Miller president and David Jackson with nurses Cecelia Shaffer Kathy LeCompte Donna Seelye Lien Jackson and Cather Baker.
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Harbaugh Valley
Frederick Memorial Hosital
Kevin Jackson
Theresa Miller
David Jackson
Cecelia Shaffer
Kathy LeCompte
Donna Seelye
Lien Jackson
Cather Baker
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