Four States Sign Poultry Avian Flu Pact
Gov. William Donald Schaefer and officials from Delaware Virginia and Pennsylvania signed an agreement to cooperate on uniform rules to combat avian influenza threatening the $1 billion poultry industry. The move, urged by Frank Perdue, was arranged with State Agriculture Secretary Wayne Cawley and U.S. Ag Secretary Richard Lyng present.
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Salisbury
William Donald Schaefer
Delaware
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Schaefer
Frank Perdue
Associated Press US
Richard Lyng
Mike Castle
Maryland
Sec. of Agriculture
Boyd Wolff
Curry A. Roberts
Gerald Baliles
Mid-Atlantic poultry disease pact aims for unified action
Delaware Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania sign a memorandum of understanding to align legislation and regulations on poultry disease. A coordinating council will manage avian flu responses, with Delmarva Poultry Industry handling inter-state communication. The agreement seeks rapid, unified action for growers processors and others in emergencies.
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USDA
Lyng
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Mid-Atlantic
Agriculture Departments
Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc
Bill Satterfield
DPA
Satterfield
EPA designates Keystone landfill for Superfund cleanup
The Keystone landfill near the Maryland Pennsylvania border gains Superfund status making groundwater cleanup eligible for federal funds. Rep Beverly Byron and Senators Sarbanes Mikulski announced the decision after three years of Maryland efforts. EPA supervised investigations continue with a Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study planned before cleanup begins, potentially a year away.
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Washington
Keystone
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Carroll County
Frederick
Beverly B. Byron
6Th
Paul Sarbanes
Barbara Mikulski
Environmental Protection Agency
Byron
EPA
Maryland Farmers Face Higher Debt as Drought Bites
A drought year pushed 21 percent of Maryland farmers to miss debt payments, a sharp rise from 10 percent in 1985. The report, reviewed by Gov. Schaefer, covers agricultural and utility bills, with some regions on the Eastern Shore already fielding crop damage estimates and predictions of 20 to 30 percent corn yield reductions. State officials note a slow recovery, while rainfall remains uneven across counties.
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Baltimore
Maryland
William Donald Schaefer
Baltimore Evening Sun
Wayne A. Cawley
Cawley
Caroline County
Queen Anne
Talbot
Joe Hickman
Queen Anne’s
Agricultural Stabilization Commission
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Hickman
Harry Ziegler
ASC
Talbot County
Joe Moyer
Thunderstorms Challenge Eastern Shore Farmers
Farmers report sporadic heavy rains from storms disrupting crops across the Eastern Shore. Maryland Crop Reporting Service notes the heavy thunderstorms hide overall monthly totals, while some regions like Central and Western Maryland enjoy good corn. Farm Bureau comments caution of potential catastrophe if conditions worsen.
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Carroll Homann
Maryland Crop Reporting Service
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