Frederick County Farm Queen contest set at Jefferson Raritan Center
Three young agriculturists Andrea Hood Leanne Mayne and Jessica Troxell compete for Frederick County Fat Queen title at 8 p m Friday July 16 sponsored by the Frederick County Farm Bureau. Last year’s queen Emily O’Hara passes the crown to the winner who will serve as agricultural spokesperson for the year.
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Frederick County
Jefferson Raritan Center
Andrea Hood
Leanne Mayne
Jessica Troxell
Emily O'Hara
Thurmont
Catoctin
FFA
Maryland
Rocky Ridge 4-H Club
Thurmont Grange
Miss Troxell
Miss O'Hara
Regional Soil Meeting and Dairy Princess Coronation Shaped Week
The State Soil Conservation Committee meets at 3 p.m. on July 29 at Solomon's Island Holiday Inn to discuss soil conservation and water quality policy with the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts summer session. A July 22 7:30 p.m. Dairy Princess Coronation at Francis Scott Key Holiday Inn Frederic features six regional princesses with questions, ski and radio spots, followed by an ice cream social. For details, contact Louise Lawrence or Mary Louise Wilcom.
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State Soil Conservation Committee
Solomon's Island Holiday Inn
Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Louise Lawrence
Maryland
Mary Louise Wilcom
Maryland Dairy Princess Association
Picnic and auction mark Maryland foundation anniversary
The Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation Inc plans a 2 to 6 pm picnic and silent auction on Sunday July 25 at Swan Harbor Farm Havrede rrace to celebrate the 10th anniversary and unveil a new location. Silent auction items donated by supporters statewide. proceeds fund foundation programs. Tickets are $15 and sold by the foundation Box 409 West Friendship 21794. For more information contact Steve Connelly at (410)489-0000.
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Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation Inc
Swan Harbor Farm
Havrede Rrace
Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation
West Friendship
Steve Connelly
Maryland Commodity Classic and Ag Field Day Planned
The first Maryland Commodity Classic will be held on Thursday July 22 at Queen Annes County 4-H Park near Centreville. A panel features Dennis Avery Erick Erickson Rowdon Powell and Dane Bauer with Maryland Soybean Board invited. The Western Maryland Research and Education Center hosts Ag Field Day July 29 in Keedysville with tours demonstrations and a park lunch for 5. Reservations due by July 27. For details contact Lynne Hoot or the center at (301) 432-4089.
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Queen Anne's County
Rowdon Powell
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Dane Bauer
Maryland Department of the Environment
Lynne Hoot
Western Maryland Research and Education Center
Keedysville
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Research and Education Center
Pictures Sought For Frederick Farm Bureau Fair Display
The Frederick County Farm Bureau fair committee requests photos of Farm Bureau members in youth for a fair display. Deadline is Saturday July 31. For details contact Evelyn Wilcom at 301 664 5969 or Barbara Crum at 60 848 9937.
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Frederick County
Farm Bureau Fair Committee
Farm Bureau
Evelyn Wilcom
Barbara Crum
Frederick County Pomona Grange Meeting With Moran Speaker
The Frederick County Pomona Grange will hold its meeting at 10 am on Saturday July 31 at the Glade United Methodist Church of Christ on Ruston Avenue Walkersville. The business meeting starts at 10 with flower show judging at 10 30 and knife maker William Moran speaks at 1 15 pm. For more information call 301 898 9937.
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Frederick County
Pomona Grange
Glade
Twilight Meeting Set for Maryland Holstein Breeders
Mehr and Thelma Ramsburg invite Holstein breeders to a Twilight Meeting at Brookfield Farms Thurmont on August 5 at 6 30 p m. The 8302 Ramsburg Road site offers a chicken and ham dinner at 7 p m with no membership required. Brookfield spans 275 owned and 630 rented acres hosting 300 plus cows and 250 replacement heifers. Visitors may tour sand bedded stalls and the double eight Baumatic parlor and chat with fellow breeders. For details contact Stanley Fultz Extension agent at 301 894 1594 ext 3578.
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Mehr
Thelma Ramsburg
Brookfield Farms
Frederick County Holstein Association
Ramsburg Road
Thurmont
Halstein
Stanley Fultz
Senior Citizens Day at Carroll County 4-H Fair
Senior day set for August 5 at the Agriculture Center Westminster. Any 60+ eligible to enter the senior citizen exhibit with ribbons in each category. Deliver entries to nearest senior center July 26 to August 4. Items must arrive by 8 30 a.m. August 5. call 416 848 4049 or 410 876 3363 for details.
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Carroll County
Agriculture Center
Westminster
Bureau of Aging
Grangers attend Mid Atlantic Lecturer Conference
Local Grange members attended the Mid-Atlantic Lecturer's Conference in Fairmont West Virginia recently. Pictured from left are Betty Thompson New Market lecturer Pat Hood Thurmont lecturer Frances Darner Maryland State Grange lecturer William Crum Glade Valley lecturer and Barbara Crum Frederick County Pomona Grange lecturer.
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Fairmont
W.va
Betty Thompson
New Market
Pat. Hood
Thurmont
Frances Darner
Maryland
One Life To Live Farm Safety Message From County Leader
A county leader urges focus on farm safety amid high US fatalities and injuries in agriculture. The piece emphasizes risks across ages from children to seniors, tractor use, pesticides, and machinery, and offers practical steps like training, regular vision checks, rest, hydration, and avoiding driving at dawn or dusk. It stresses personal responsibility and communal role modeling to reduce farm accidents.
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United States
America
Frederick County
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
Purdue University Farm Safety Specialists
Agriculture Calendar July highlights and events
A July calendar lists farm and extension activities across Maryland and beyond. Highlights include Living History Camps at Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster and Frederick County events, plus the National Ayrshire and Brown Swiss Convention at Turf Valley. Other items cover 4-H camps, Hereford and Jersey shows, soil conservation meetings, fairs, picnics, and princess contests with dates from July 12 to July 25.
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Carroll County Farm Museum
West Minster
Frederick County
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Glade United Church of Christ
Walkersville
Turf Valley Country Club
Ellicott City
Baltimore County
Cockeysville
Farm Bureau
Jefferson Community Center
Maryland
Westminster
Carroll County Agricultural Center
Dawes County Fairgrounds
Chadron
Neb
Mount Tabor Park
Rocky Ridge
Holiday Inn
Frederick
Queen Anne's County
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