Organic farming grows as MOFFA aids certification
Middletown farmers Eric and Marty Rice embrace organic practices with MOFFA support while Maryland growers join a rising wave of certified farms. Training volunteers inspect farms for weed and pest management, soil health, and chemical use under MDA oversight, with costs and a three year transition.
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Eric
Marty Rice
Middletown
Maryland Organic Food and Farming Association
MOFFA
Maryland Department of Agriculture
MDA
George Roche
Rice
Jay Martin
Erroll Mattox
Hebron
Bruce Pape
Sharptown
Keith Connolley
Roche
Mr. Roche
Mr. Rice
Leonora Bernheiser
Patrica Lott
Bernheisel
Sabillasville
Keith Connoley
Maryland FFA Convention Sees Ten Candidates Vie for State Officers
Ten recent graduates compete for seven Maryland FFA state officer posts at the Maryland FFA Convention in Hagerstown. Candidates, all state agriculturist degree holders, were interviewed and will learn selections by current officers during the awards banquet. Over 300 attendees expected as contests and sessions run June 22 to 23.
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Maryland
FFA
Ramada Inn
Hagerstown
Jim Ferrant
Maryland Ffa
Washington County
John Kleibecker
Dairy scientists hear consumer view at ADSA meeting
The American Dairy Science Association gathering drew over 2,000 dairy science professionals from the U.S. and ten foreign countries in College Park. Kristen McNutt urged empathy with consumers, urged price considerations for BST milk, and promoted a campaign like Science saves you money to ease consumer concerns. The event featured lectures on calcium nutrition, a day on manure management, and a call to involve Coastal Zone Management efforts. The 9th ADSA meeting will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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College Park
American Dairy Science Association
U.S
Kristen McNutt
Consumer Magazine Digest
Dr. McNutt
ADSA
Edmund Renner
Justus Liebig University
Giessen
Germany
Renner
Lynn Schuyler
Chesapeake Bay
US Environmental Protection Agency
Schuyler
Milwaukee
Wis
Maryland Dairy Task Force Backs Milk Commission Move
The Dairy Task Force recommends a producer funded Maryland Milk Commission and a state dairymen association to unify dairy voices and boost marketing leverage. After five DIF meetings and four listening sessions, the group urged a mandatory check-off funded by dairy farmers and supported by processors to fund the new bodies.
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Dairy Task Force
DIF
Maryland
Robert Walker
Raymond J. Miller
Maryland Institute For Agriculture and Natural Resources
DTF
Maryland Milk Commission
Grange
Farm Bureau
Myers
Mr. Myers
Virginia
Pennsylvania
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