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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1987
Page
5
Frederick County and nearby areas publish a schedule of forthcoming agricultural gatherings. The list highlights farm tours, extension seminars, market briefings, and stakeholder roundtables featuring county agents, farmers, and agribusiness representatives across the region.
The Maryland Hampshire Sheep Association will meet at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 19, at John and Gwen Van Brunt's farm near New Windsor. Donna Matthews, a Virginia veterinarian and sheep specialist, will be the guest speaker. A short business meeting will follow. attendees should bring a meat dish, an accompanying dish, drinks, plates, flatware, and lawn chairs. ice will be supplied.
A stress coping workshop will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday July 21 at the Carroll County Extension Office. The session covers monitoring and managing stress with personal techniques. Registration costs 2 dollars and requires sending name address phone and fee to Carroll County Extension Home Economies Westminster 21157. For more information call 34a. 4611 or 875-2801.
Thurmont Grange will meet at 7 p.m. Monday July 27 at Thurmont Community Park. Each family should bring a large vegetable or salad dish and drink. Place settings meat rolls and butter will be provided.
Maple Lawn Farm Inc of Fulton recorded the highest herd average in June DHIA figures from the Carroll Baltimore Dairy Herd Improvement Association. DHIA milk testing aids dairymen in management, artificial breeding planning, and USDA University of Maryland research. In June, 105 dairymen in Carroll and Baltimore counties participated.
Robert Sr. Shoemaker of Walkersville has been elected to the American Angus Association membership. The association, with over 30,000 active adult and junior members, is a leading beef cattle registry with records on nearly 11 million Angus. It tracks ancestry and production to aid members in selecting and mating top cattle for high quality beef for U.S. farmers and ranchers.
Acreage reports for 1987 planting, diversion, idling and related farm program acres are being accepted at all county ASCS offices. The final date is July 15, with a $20 late fee per tract if missed. Confirmation of entire farm is needed for price support loans and payments.
The National Pork Producers Council will end the National Pork Queen program next year and form a new national recognition plan for young men and women. Iowa will keep state pork queens, while the group shifts focus to knowledgeable spokespeople amid a push for a healthier, modern image of pork promotion.
The Frederick News-Post Ag Calendar lists July through September farm activities across Maryland. Events include Glade Valley Grange meetings, Holstein and Jersey shows, 4-H clubs, county fairs, field days, and picnics with contact numbers for more information. The list emphasizes county fairs, breed shows, and educational gatherings from Frederick to Timonium and Centreville.
AP advertisement notes appear with Kenneth Wisner as Extension Agent. Readable fragments indicate a sales or outreach context linked to agricultural extension outreach in the region. No concrete dates or venues provided.
Severe leafhopper numbers threaten the third alfalfa cutting as weather delays push sprays. Recommend Furadon 4F or alternatives like Cygon 400 and Dimethate 267 with cost guidance per acre. Includes FLSA youth labor rules, age classifications, hazardous tasks, and required employment certificates for minors.
Agriculture subsidy proposal sparks wide debate with hopes for change in global farm policy. United States officials press for subsidy reform while European and other exporters resist, citing potential price and market impacts. Key voices include Dean Kleckner of the American Farm Bureau Federation and Charles Frazier of the National Farmers Organization.
Miss Summers Miss Remsberg and Miss Page emerge as Frederick County farm queen hopefuls in a continuing page from B-1. Summers, 16, frederick high senior, helps on a 550 acre dairy farm and competes in 4-H dairy and sewing projects while eyeing FCC and Virginia Tech for agriculture studies. Remsberg, 18, dairy herdswoman with 16 registered Halsteins, participates in FFA horticulture and knowledge bowl and aids on the family dairy. Page, 18, grain and forage farmer daughter, helps hay, crops, and livestock and plans agriculture science studies possibly veterinary work.
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