Hampshire sheep breeders meet at Dinsmore farm picnic
The Maryland Hampshire Sheep Association hosts a summer picnic at 1 p.m. Sunday July 21 at Robert Dinsmore's farm near Jefferson. It is a potluck with BYO settings, dishes, and chairs. Main speaker Doug Gillespie of Gillespie Purebred Promotions will discuss Hampshire flocks and associated journals. Expected guests include Dick Cobb and Tom Diel. For directions contact Dinsmore at 5842 Broad Rup Road Jefferson.
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Doug Gillespie
Gillespie Purebred Promotions
Columbia, Mo
Gillespie
Hampshire
Hamshire
Dorset Journal
Dick Cobb
University of Illinois
Tom Diel
Dinsmore
Broad Rup Road
Jefferson
Maryland Farm Calendar Highlights Aug to Jan
An extensive Maryland farm calendar lists events from August through January across counties. It covers dairy princess contests, corn roasts, FFA alumni picnics, riding club shows, soil conservation picnics, county fairs, grange meetings, and livestock shows with venues, dates, times, and contact numbers.
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Maryland
Sheratonian-Frederick
Union Mills Homestead
Westminster
Maryland Future Farmers of America
Jefferson View Farm
Jefferson
Kevin Smith
Thurmont Riding Club
Frederick
Mount Tabor
Rocky Ridge
Washington County Ag
Hagerstown Speedway
Frederick County Holstein
Donald Wilcom
Junior Grange
Thurmont Grange Hall
Howard County
West Friendship
Braddock Grange
Braddock Grange Hall
Gaitherspurg
Catoctin Soil Conservation District
County sheep breeders to meet July 17
The Frederick County Sheep Breeders Association will hold a summer potluck at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, at Hal Walker Farm on U.S. 40A west of Middletown. Members should bring covered dishes, their own place setting, and lawn chairs. beverages provided. A fencing program will be presented with reps from New Holland Supply, Gallagher-Snell, and Brookside Industries. For information, contact the Walkers at 371-5456 or the Dinsmores at 371-4483.
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Frederick County Sheep Breeders Association
Hal Walker
U.S. 40A
Middletown
New Holland Supply
Gallagher-Snell
Brookside Industries
Walkers
Dinsmores
Maryland Grain Producers Set Annual Meeting at Centreville
The Maryland Grain Producers Association will hold its eighth annual meeting July 25 at Queen Anne's County 4-H Park near Centreville. Speakers include Varel Bailey, Judge Solomon Liss, and Dr. John Marten. Registration runs 10 a.m. to noon, program 1 to 4 p.m. followed by a crab feast. tickets $5 at the gate.
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Maryland Grain Producers Association
MGPA
Queen Anne's County
Centreville
R. Allen Davis
Maryland
Varel Bailey
Town
National Corn Garwers Association
Solomon Liss
Maryland Critical Areas Commission
John Marten
Farm Journal Magazine
Wayne A. Cawley Jr
Donald Lippy
Ken Fry
Queen Anne’s County
MD. 18
Maryland Phosphate Detergent Ban Aims to Aid Chesapeake Bay
Maryland's legislature bans phosphate detergents amid EPA study showing 11-20 percent phosphate reductions could improve Bay health. Critics warn higher costs for consumers and sewage upgrades. The measure begins December 1, part of broader nutrient control, with emphasis on SAV and Bay clarity.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bay
Frederick County
The
Maryland Agriculture Land Preservation Board Meeting Notice
The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation will meet at 9 30 a m on Tuesday July 23 in the first floor conference room of the Maryland Department of Agriculture Building 50 Barry Truman Parkway Annapolis. Agenda includes establishing agricultural preservation districts and district amendments. FEED PRICES dominate milk costs about half of total production costs.
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Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Barry §. Truman Parkway
Annapolis
Celebrities Attend Maryland 4H Foundation Golf Tournament
Celebrities gathered for a Maryland 4H Foundation golf event. In the photo, Max Mosner serves as tournament chairman, John Stedman is the Baltimore News American sports editor, and Charles Keller, ex New York Yankee, owner of Yankeeland Farm near Frederick, poses with the group.
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Maryland 4H Foundation
Max Mosner
John Stedman
Baltimore News American
Charles Keller
New York Yankee
Yankeeland Farm
Frederick
Susan Gesling
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Pirsa
Ath
Brunswick
Doug Hering
Stacey Guyton
Jimmy Allen
Gaylene Smith
Becky Brashear
Maryland State Fairgrounds
Western Maryland Ag
Western Maryland Research and Education Center
Keedysville
Frederick Fairgrounds
Thurmont-Emmitsburg
Catoctin High School
Thurmont
Clear Spring
Clear Spring High School
Great Frederick
Braddock
P.m
Wacohu Grange Hall
Hagerstown
Grange Hall
Damascus
Damascus High School
Glade Valley
Walkersville
Middletown High School
Timonium
Poolesville
Brunswick High School
Saddleview
Saddleview Ranch
Thurston Road
Lexington Market
Baltimore
Sheraton Inn
American Farm Bureau Federation
Atlanta
MPGA
the News
Hugh Trimble
Soil Conservation District
Ioetiz
Butler
Butler Manure Management
Gladhill Tractor Mart
Patrick ST
Southern States
Marion Blackberrie
Calif _St
Calif St
Frederick, Md
Airy Md
Airy Co-Op
Southern States Valley Co-Op
Woodsboro
Co-Op
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