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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1989
Page
10
Frederick County and nearby communities list a series of agriculture related gatherings and events. The schedule highlights seminars on crop management soil health and livestock care with sessions led by local extension agents and agricultural organizations across several dates and venues.
John D Summers of Middletown was named by the state soil conservation committee to serve on the Catoctin Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors to fill an expired term of Henry Lakin The SSCC also approved stream protection BMP funding under the MACS program which covers up to 87 percent of eligible costs Permanent fencing and stream crossing BMPs become eligible once installation standards are finalized The department of natural resources discussed agricultural water appropriation permits to protect surface and groundwater resources The SSCC meets monthly and Louise Lawrence can provide more information
Dr. Malcolm Commer Jr. joins the University of Maryland Agricultural and Resource Economics Depart ment as a live stock economist. He brings decades in agribusiness and livestock management in the southeast since 1970 and has served on National Cattlemen's Association committees, including its research and education committee.
Maryland Soil Conservation Service Committee plans a 9 30 a m meeting on Thursday June 15 at the U S Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service Office John Harrison Business Center 239 Revelle Highway Annapolis Md Officials will discuss program items and local soil conservation efforts with attendees from the Annapolis area.
Maryland's Commissioner of Labor and Industry reminds agricultural employers and farm labor contractors that every farm labor contractor must hold a valid certificate of registration to operate in the state. The law, cited by Henry Koellein Jr, aims to protect migrant workers and bars hiring services from unregistered contractors.
Lead poisoning is a common risk in cattle sheep and occasionally horses with acute forms lasting 12 to 24 hours and often ending in death. Subacute cases progress over 3 to 5 days with staggering circling and appetite loss. Major sources include lead paints car batteries roofing felt linseed oil and sprayed crops. Diagnosis ante mortem uses whole blood or fecal samples with specific lead thresholds in blood urine kidney and liver to indicate exposure.
The Maryland Department of Agriculture reports growing export activity driven by its International Marketing Services. From 1986 to 1988 Maryland shifted toward international markets for value-added foods, seafood and tobacco. By 1988 exports reached about 150 million dollars, including seafood, with Asia trade missions boosting tobacco sales.
Proceedings from Governor Schaefer's Conference on the Future of Maryland Agriculture outline steps to reduce Chesapeake Bay nutrient loading. Recommendations include aquaculture regulation clarifications, a Chesapeake Bay bond, land use sponsorship, an advisory council on agriculture and the environment, and studies on assessments, taxes, and farm enterprise support.
Sire Power Inc. can collect about 100000 semen units yearly from top bulls aged five, with farmers choosing bulls by proven performance. AI use is high among registered breeders and some commercial dairymen while others rely on on farm bulls. Semen is processed weekly, frozen in nitrogun tanks, and stored at minus 320 degrees. Cattle numbers have halved from twenty to about ten or eleven million, raising concerns over future demand and BST use.
Bonni Crispin and Matt Blauvelt named Carroll County 4-H host and hostess at the Achievement Program. They will represent the county at local and state events. Crispin, a North Carroll High senior, active in drama band chorus and Students Against Driving Drunk, lists citizenship and crafts among her 4-H projects. Blauvelt, Westminster High sophomore, participates in orchestra marching band and community service, with 4-H projects from bicycle to safety. They are both members of the Carrollton 4-H Club, with alternates Shelley Yingling and Curtis Frizzell named. The article also discusses pasture rental pricing methods and fair pricing factors for land use.
The text explains pasture rent concepts using animal units per month, base fees like 5 per cow monthly, and variations for stockers. It describes share-of-gain agreements, risk sharing, and net value calculations, with University and Purdue references for computing rates using animal weight, hay price, pasture quality, and alternative feeds.
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