Milk prices at schools stir farmer parents in Frederick County
Dairy producers and parents in Frederick County Public Schools criticize the school milk program. Farmers say milk pays producers far less than what students pay, with elementary milk at 35 cents of a 1.35 lunch and 60 cents for secondary, while Freeman from FCPS notes farmers are paid 12 cents per half pint.
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Alexandra Drenning
News-Post
Frederick County
Randy Sowers
Middletown
Denise Valentine
Emmitsburg
Lisa Freeman
Dairy Maid
FCPS
Ms. Freeman
Mary Murphy
Frederick
Mary Jane Roop
Thur
Maryland and Delaware winter wheat see gains in near ideal season
Maryland production is expected to rise 9 percent to about 12.9 million bushels as yields average 60 bushels per acre despite lower acreage. Delaware’s crop may grow 3 percent to roughly 4.2 million bushels, with a favorable cool spring helping yields and fewer disease problems noted by county agents in the Eastern Shore region.
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Chesapeake
Maryland
Delaware
Bruce West
West
Wicomico County Agriculture Extension
Wayne Shaff
Wicomico County
Zeke Collins
Agriculture Department
Junior dairymen winners in Maryland Youth Dairy Weekend
Three youth won top honors at the state junior dairymen contest held during Maryland Youth Dairy Weekend. Dr J Lee Majeskic of the University of Maryland Extension dairy team presents awards to Corey Christman of Poolesville Kelly Barrier of Kesmar and Barbara Schenning of Bel Air. Photo by Susan Summers.
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Maryland
J. Lee Majeskic
University of Maryland
Corey Christman
Poolesville
Kelly Barrier
Kesmar
Barbara Schenning
Bel Air
Middletown Jousting Champion Craig Minnick on Nickelodeon
Twelve year old Craig Minnick, 1996 Maryland State Novice Jousting Champion, is among 80 youths nationwide chosen for Nickelodeon's Figure 1 Out series. His debut airs Thursday July 17 at p.m. The novice jouster and horse were filmed in April at Nickelodeon Studios in Florida, with additional competition at the Petersville Jousting Tournament on Sunday July 20 at Petersville Farmer's Woods near Brunswick.
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Craig Minnick
Middletown
Craig
Maryland
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon Studios
Florida
Petersville
Petersville Farmer's Woods
Brunswick
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