Linganore FFA member attends National Bicentennial Conference
Wayne Spurrier of Linganore High School participated in a National FFA Bicentennial Conference in Washington DC at the National FFA Center. The weeklong event included leadership sessions, historic site visits to Mt Vernon and the National Archives, and a Capitol Hill luncheon with Congressman Goodloe Byron. Wayne Spurrier, age 16, is the son of Mr. a.
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Linganore Ffa
Linganore High School
FFA
Washington
D.C
National Ffa
Mt. Vernon Plantation
National Archives
Smithsonian Institution
Arlington National Cemetery
Capital
Goodloe Byron
6Th
Capitol Hill
Union Bridge
Washington, D.C
Elton Bouldin
Boaz
Alabama
Future Farmers of America
Spurrier
FFA Washington
Farm youth instructors named in Frederick page
The Frederick News-Post page B-4 lists Mrs. Paul E Spurrier of Union as an instructor alongside C L Riggs C L Shry and Roy Wails in vocational agriculture. The item references a 1976 note from Frederick Maryland.
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Paul E. Spurrier
Union
C. L. Riggs
C. L. Shry
Bridge
Roy Wails
USDA proposes higher milk order advertising deductions
The USDA urged amending the Middle Atlantic federal milk marketing order to raise the advertising and promotion deduction from 5 to 7 cents per hundredweight. The move, based on a May 20 public hearing at Friendship International Hotel in Maryland, aims to sustain promotional efforts as costs rose since 1972. Public comments are due by July 26, with copies available through AMS and field offices.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Middle Atlantic
P. W. Hannon
Agricultural Marketing Service
AMS
Friendship International Hotel
Washington Baltimore International Airport
Maryland
Hannon
Federal Register
Washington, D.C
Jos. D. Shine
North Lee Street
Suite
Alexandria
Dairy Division
Washington D.C
Amendment adds EIA rules for Maryland horses
New Maryland EIA regulations require that nurses whose ownership changes prove a negative EIA test within 12 months before sale. The owner’s copy of the chart must be presented, not a photocopy. Slaughter horses are exempt from the test only when purchased by licensed slaughter entities, with strict identification and tagging requirements.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Hugh E. Binks
Maryland Department of Agriculture
MDA
Farm Safety Week Proclaimed in Frederick County
President Ford proclaims National Farm Safety Week for July 25 31 with theme Educate For Safety. Larry Howard of the ASCS Office cites a 3rd consecutive observance begun in WWII to cut farm accidents and productivity losses. State NSC data show 1975 deaths around 5500 with 500000 injuries. farm work and vehicle accidents drive most. Secretary Butz urges hands on safety training and constant alertness to prevent harm and costs.
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Gerald Ford
Larry Howard
Frederick County
National Safety Council
Earl L. Butz
Howard
Japanese beetle pest advisory spans lawn to September
The Japanese beetle, first seen in Riverton New Jersey around 1916, has spread across most of the eastern United States. Adults feed on foliage flowers and fruits on warm days, while larvae attack roots underground. Control options include insecticides, traps, and milky spore bacteria, with community-wide treatment advised. for more information contact Ellen C. Hendrickson of the Frederick County Extension Service.
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Riverton
Mississippi
Qoeven
Ellen C. Hendrickson
Frederick County Extension Service
Montgomery to feature Old MacDonald's Farm at county fair
The 1976 Montgomery County Fair runs Aug 23–28 and will showcase Old MacDonald's Farm with mother and baby animal displays including cows pigs ducks chickens goats and sheep. A beefalo exhibit and a milkable cow are highlighted as crowd pleasers along with a Bicentennial float.
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Montgomery County
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
David Miller
Mr. Miller
MacDonald
Miller
Harvestore Farm Tour Sponsored For Maryland Farmers
A busload of Maryland farmers and wives depart Frederick Wednesday July 21 for upstate New York dairy farms. They will inspect farms using Harvestore equipment and feeding methods, with herd averages near 16 000 to 17 000 pounds. A Maryland Harvestore and Agri-Systems program panel leads an evening Q A session before tours continue next morning before returning home.
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Maryland
Frederick
New York
Maryland Harvestore of
Mt. Airy
Agri-Systems of
Pavilion
N.Y
Harvestore
Corning
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