Ozone pollutes air and cuts crop yields study finds
Albany report notes ground level ozone damages crops more than EPA estimates, with wheat yields down about 30 percent in BTI tests in open chambers. Researchers link high ozone to heat, stagnant air, and seasonal peaks, while officials question the high figure and urge stricter standards.
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Albany
N.Y
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research
John Laurence
Laurence
BTI
Cornell University
Ithaca
New York
Gerald Moore
Department of Agriculture and Markets
Itheca
Congress examines rural migration impact hearings begin
Representative Glenn English chairs a House Agriculture subcommittee inquiry into rural decline and possible policies for the 1990 farm bill. Hearings include 40 witnesses and will run through June with summer on-road sessions to hear rural residents’ views.
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Washington
Congress
America
Glenn English
D-Okla
English
House Agriculture
Conservation, Credit and Rural Development
Mr. English
Agricultural Calendar Highlights From Frederick News-Post 1989
The Ag Calendar announces weekly farm events from June to August across Maryland. Highlights include Western Maryland 4H and FFA Show in Hagerstown, Maryland State Fair in Timonium, county fairs, dairy and livestock conventions, and the Maryland Farm Queen Contest. Readers are urged to submit corrections by Friday noon for the Tuesday issue.
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Frederick
Western Maryland
FFA
Hagerstown
Ballenger Grange
Ballenger Community Hall
Maryland Future Farmers of America
Hobday Inn
Topontum
Howard County Fairgrounds
West Friendship
Maryland
University of Maryland
Baltimore County
Catonsville
Back Acres Angus Farm
Mount Auy
Jane
Murnieapolis
Minn
Sheraton
Frederick County
Frederick Fairgrounds
Western
Washington County Ag
Howard County
West Friendshop
Ballenger Grange Meeting
Ballenger
P.m
Montgomery County
Gaithersburg
Timonium
Rotational Grazing Boosts Cattle Feed Capacity
U S Soil Conservation Service official Tom Sierzega promotes rotating pastures into multiple subplots to lift grazing capacity by 50 to 100 percent and to maintain nutritious grasses. He outlines rest periods, stocking rates, fencing needs, water access, soil fertility, and the benefits of legume mixes for year round forage. A public contact number is provided for more information.
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Tom Sierzega
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Sierzega
Sierzerga
Spent Soil Conservation Office
Yew Clippings Pose Fatal Risk To Livestock
A Howard County farmer suffered the loss of six heifers after neighbor clipped yew shrubs were dumped in a pasture. Yew seeds and leaves are highly toxic and can cause circulatory or respiratory collapse within hours.
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Howard County
Holly Milk Cooperative Named Industry of the Year
Holly Milk Cooperative in Mount Holly Springs Pennsylvania has won the Outstanding Industry of the Year award from the Carlisle and Vicinity Industrial Management Club. William L Schreiber accepted the honor for a plant operating since 1978 producing dry milk condensed products and Land O Lakes butter, as part of Atlantic Dairy Cooperative serving multiple states.
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Holly Milk Cooperative
Mount Holly Springs
Industrial Management Club
IMC
Carlisle
William L Schreiber
Holly Milk
YMCA
Andy
Land O'Lakes
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
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Bush
Bob Bergland
Carter
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Bergland
Janet Warne
Darin Gordon
Middletown
William and
Jayme Webster
Beachley Farm
Frederick/Catoctin
the Frederick News
Ikubota
Earth
Hitch
N&s
Frederick Red
Germantiins
Eis Crean
TMC
Holly
Hesston
D.W. Ogg Equipment CO
Mt. ZionRd
Wron
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