New county farm queen to be crowned this Friday
Four local rural young ladies vie for Frederick County Farm Queen on Friday July 16 at 8 p.m. at Jefferson Community Center. Reigning queen Annette Summers will crown the winner. Candidates are Cindy Smith Kristie May Culler Stacey Lorraine Hines and Alexandra Drenning, with details on each finalist’s farm background education plans and family.
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Frederick County
Jefferson Community Center
Annette Summers
Frederick
Cindy Smith
New Windsor
Kristie May Culler
Stacey Lorraine Hines
Union Bridge
Alexandra Drenning
Woodsboro
Farm land values edge up amid slow price rise in 1998
The Agriculture Department projects U S farm real estate to rise 1 to 3 percent in 1998. Since 1987 values have climbed 17 percent, remaining 15 percent below 1982 peak. Regional gains varied from 1 to 4 percent, Pacific saw a decline, and foreign ownership totaled about 14.5 million acres with forest land the largest use.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Pacific
Lake States
Appalachia
Delta
Mountain
U S agricultural exports rise in North Africa and Middle East
U S agricultural exports to North Africa and the Middle East rose 12 percent in 1992 to 3.2 billion, with more sales of wheat rice vegetable oils and tobacco. Leading markets are Egypt Saudi Arabia and Algeria amid competition from the EC Canada Southeast Asia and Turkey.
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Washington
North Africa
Middle East
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Turkey
Morocco
Iran
U.S
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Algeria
Canada
Southeast Asia
Milk cooperatives name top young dairymen at turf valley
Elllicott City hosts the 28th Young Cooperator Program by Pennmarva Dairymen's Federation. Harold and Colleen Smith of Monkton win Maryland Virginia Milk Producers honors. John and Susan Myers of Union Bridge are first runners-up. Myers family farm covers 350 acres with 65 Holsteins.
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Ellicott City
Pennmarva Dairymen's Federation Inc
Turf Valley Country Club
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative
Dairymen i Inc
Middle Atlantic
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association Inc
Valley of Virginia Milk Producers Inc
Harold
Colleen Smith
Monkton
Maryland
Virginia
John and
Susan Myers
Union Bridge
Myers
Myers’ Md-Locust Crest Farm
Rebecca Long
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association
Colleen
Harold Smith
Susan
John Myers
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News-Post
Miss Smith
Linganore High School
FFA
Singapore Ffa
Linganore Grange
Patsy
David Barker
Tom
Anna Smith
Miss Culler
Frederick High School
Mini College
Naval Or Coast Guard Academy
Dale
Pat Culler
Singanore High School
Miss Hines
Libertytown
Chaplin
Hines
Maryland Institute of Cooperative Education
MICE
Miss Drenning
Walkersville High School
Frederick Keys
Tri-Valley 4H Club
Frederick Community College
Western Kentucky University
Charles Drenning
Kristie Culler
Stacey Hines
United States
Mr. Smith
My Ladys Manor Farm Inc
My Ladys Manor
Smiths
DHIA
Maryland Holstein Association
The
Red and White Dairy Cattle Association
Harford Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Harford County Holstein Club
Wreay
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