Monocacy Demonstration Project Farm Tour Date Change
The Monocaty Demonstration Project Farm Tour will be held from 9 am to 1 pm on Wednesday, July 29. Reservations are due by Wednesday, July 22.
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1992
Page
6
The Monocaty Demonstration Project Farm Tour will be held from 9 am to 1 pm on Wednesday, July 29. Reservations are due by Wednesday, July 22.
Predenck County Farm Bureau hosts a picnic with a Farmer and Farmerette Contest on Wednesday July 22 at Pinecrest Park. Registration starts at 10:30 a.m. Children ages 2 to 6 not yet entered first grade, whose parents are Farm Bureau members, may enter. Winners receive a gift and a $50 gift certificate donated by the Young Farmers group.
The Damascus 47th Annual Community Fair takes place Friday and Saturday September 11 and 12 at the Damascus Fireman's Activity Center on Lewis Drive. Admission is free with parking. Highlights include the antique tractor pull at 4 pm Friday and the livestock and cake sale at 7 pm Saturday. contact Paula Linthicum at 428-5436 for details.
The Frederick County Pomona Grange will meet at 10 am Saturday July 25 at the Thurmont Grange Hall. The meeting will include the annual flower show a business session and officer elections. A representative from the Insurance Commission will discuss scams. The Pomona Grange picnic is planned for Sunday August 2 with location to be announced later.
Gov William Donald Schaefer announced a streamlining of functions at the Maryland Department of Agriculture to boost efficiency and services. Changes create a marketing team in the Office of the Secretary, merge aquaculture development with seafood marketing, and move egg inspection and grading to the Animal Health unit. Over the past year the department has cut several managerial roles and begun cross training staff.
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative districts in northern Maryland southern Pennsylvania and West Virginia plan their annual picnic at Cowan's Gap State Park Allen's Valley at 10am on Thursday August 6. Paul Hand general manager will report on cooperative business and dairy industry issues. Members bring own lunch. milk and ice cream provided by the cooperative.
Egypt Farms hosts a field day at 11 am to noon Thursday Aug featuring Field plots at Tyconnel Farms near Knoxville. Dr Morris Decker and Andy Clark from the University of Maryland will explain cover crops organic soil amendments and crop relations for nutrient support in local corn production. Public welcome with no reservation.
Hundreds of crop specialists from around the world gather in Des Moines to raise questions on world hunger environmental change and farming challenges. The First International Crop Science Congress aims to outline a decade long agenda with special committees tasked to identify problems and set concrete goals for research and action.
The Maryland Hampshire Sheep Association held its first market lamb jackpot at Ceresville Ford New Holland in Frederick. Twenty three lambs were shown by exhibitors from Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania. Judge Tim Fleener selected a 115 pound wether bred owned and shown by Robert Dinsmore of Jefferson as grand champion. All exhibitors received promotional items. The association will sponsor a Special class for Hampshire market lambs at the Maryland State Fair. Lambs must be sired and dammed by registered Hampshire rams and ewes.
Listed are local agricultural events and meetings in Frederick County and surrounding areas for July and August 2023. Highlights include 4H Fashion Revue, Pomona Grange gatherings, dairy and livestock activities, fairs, picnics, and the annual Night at the Dinner Theater with reservations.
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