Guernsey Breeders Meeting Set With Key Presentation
Frederick County Guernsey breeders plan their annual meeting at 7 p.m. on March 4 at the Woodsboro Activities Complex, with 6:30 p.m. registration. Jeremy Schnebly of Washington County FFA will speak on his Russia exchange trip, followed by an awards ceremony and officer elections. Dues and a reduced Guernsey Journal subscription are offered, with reservations due by March 2. contact Kitty Hawker at 301 371 4769 for details.
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Frederick County
Woodsboro
Guernsey Breeders Journal
Kitty Hawker
Frederick County Farm Bureau Offers Two $500 Scholarships
The Frederick County Farm Bureau Young Farmers announce two $500 scholarships for 1999 2000. Applications are open to high school seniors and full time college students who are dependents of members or pursuing an agricultural major. Pick up forms at Frederick County high school guidance offices. Call Scott Hipkins at 301 874 6064 for details. Applications are due by Thursday April 15.
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Frederick County Farm Bureau
Frederick County High School
Scott Hipkins
UM Alumni Reunion Plans 32nd Agriculture Alumni Event
The 32nd Annual College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Alumni Reunion and Awards Program will be held at Tuft Valley Resort and Conference Center near Ellicott City. The evening includes a social hour, silent auction, and dinner. Reservations are due March 15. costs are 30 per person, 50 per couple, 15 for students. Contact Gail Yeiser at 3013149146 to register.
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College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Tuft Valley Resort and Conference Center
Ellicott City
Gail Yeiser
Glade Grangers to Meet at Glade Church
Glade Grangers will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday March 9 at Glade United Church of Christ Walkersville Patricia Burdette a Freder ick County nutrition management consultant will be featured guest speaker For more information contact Barbara Crumut 301 898 99
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Glade Valley Grangers
Glade United Church of Christ
Walkersville
Patricia Burdette
Frederick County
Barbara Crumat
Pesticide Certification Meetings Set in Frederick
A March 3 session from 10 a.m. to noon at the Frederick County Extension Office covers optional training for private pesticide applicator license testing. The license is required to buy restricted use pesticides and the exam is March 10 at the same office. A recertification meeting for current licensees is March 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the same location, approved by the Maryland Department of Agriculture. For questions call 301 694 1594 ext 3477.
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Frederick County
Monteque Sa
Frederick
Fredenck County
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Winternational finals at Harrisburg Farm Show Complex
The Lath annual Hot Rod Truck Tractor and Monster Truck Winter national Finals run Friday to Sunday March 12 to 14 at the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex. Shows start 8 p m Friday and Saturday and 2 p m Sunday with two full truck classes and indoor finals. Monsters include Bigfoot Bearfoot and Carolina Crusher. pre show pit party and rides offered. tickets via Ticketmaster or Farm Show Box Office 717 783 6513.
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Harrisburg Farm Show
Ticketmaster
Farm Show Arena
Hog discussion planned at Mount Saint Mary's College
The Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club invites farmers, environmentalists, fishermen and citizens to a March 13 forum at Knott Auditorium Thurmont for a public information session on the movement of hog farms into Northern Maryland. Guest speakers will represent multiple viewpoints. For information contact Bonnie Dancy or Laurel Imlay.
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The
Sierra Club
Knott Auditorium
Mount Saint Mary’s College
Thurmont
Hug Farms
Bonnie Dancy
Laurel Imlay
Conservationists to meet for Western Maryland council session
The Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council will hold its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday March 7 at the Washington County Agricultural Service Center in Hagerstown. A box lunch follows at 11:30 a.m. and the full council meets 12:15 to 2:30 p.m. Lunch costs $1, with reservations requested by March 11 to 3011 733-2973.
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Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council
Washington County Agricultural Service Center
Maryland Ase Hagerstown
Maryland MDA Open House Marks 12th Annual Event
Consumers are invited to the Maryland Department of Agriculture open house on Saturday March 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 0 Harry S Truman Parkway. Admission and parking are free with a free gift for the first 300 visitors. Activities include a petting zoo hog calling contest computer arcade hay bale toss and exhibits. For more information contact the MDA at 410 841 5770.
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Maryland Department of Agriculture
MDA
Harry S Truman Parkway
Four-H Craft Show at Frederick County Center
A craft show will be held at the Frederick County 4-H Camp and Activities Center from 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday March 20. Basford Road off Md 15 South hosts baskets wood crafts tole painting scroll work ceramics wreaths clothing and more. Breakfast and lunch available. Proceeds from the Kountry Kitchen benefit the activities center. For information call 30 695 1509.
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Frederick County
Basford Road
MD. 15 South
Kountry
Nominees Sought for Maryland Top to Youth Entrepreneurs Award
The Maryland Small Business Awards Program seeks nominations for outstanding youth involved in entrepreneurial activities and community service. To receive a nomination form contact Len Elenowitz at 410 333 1836. Forms are due by Wednesday March 24.
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Maryland
Small Business Awards Program Committee
Len Elenowitz
Thurmont Emmitsburg Community Show planning committee votes slate
The Thurmont and Emmitsburg Community Show planning committee met to plan the 43rd annual show. Officers elected: Rodman Myers president, Robert Valentine vice president, Robert Beavan secretary. The 1999 show runs Friday to Sunday, September 0 to 2 with March ad mailings and a funding request to the Maryland State Agricultural Fair Board.
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Thurmont and
Emmitsburg
Rodman Myers
Robert Valentine
Robert Beavan
Maryland State Agricultural Fair Board
National FFA officers visit Frederick Linganore and South Carroll
In observance of National FFA Week February 22 to 26, National FFA officers toured Frederick High School Linganore High School and South Carroll High School. Emily Buxton Eastern region FFA vice president spoke about opportunities in the FFA during a visit to Frederick High School.
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FFA
Frederick High School
Linganore High School
South Carroll High School
Emily Buxton
National Ffa
Warsaw
Ohio
Eleanor Pittinger
Nikki Shuebridge
Jesse Kennedy
Andy Armbruster
Central Region
Kiowa
Kansas
Miss Buxton
Edward Mayne
Laura Wise
Kortney Kildew
Sarah Batt
Kristen Kildew
Short course on starting a small farm offered
A six week program titled Beginning a Successful Small Farm Operation runs Wednesdays 7 to 9 pm from March 31 through May 5 at the Frederick County Extension Office 330 Montevue Lane Frederick. University of Maryland cooperative extension present a 12 hour course covering agriculture finance marketing and basic farming practices for new and needing training small farmers.
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Fredenck County Extension
Montevue Lane
Frederick
University of Mary and Cooperative Extension
Agriculture
Maryland WQIA tax aid and nutrient plan mandate
The Maryland Water Quality Improvement Act of 1998 requires farms to implement nutrient management plans by December 3, 2002. It offers incentives including a 100 percent income tax deduction for poultry or livestock manure spreading equipment, conditioned on use per a state certified nutrient management consultant’s plan on farmland.
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Maryland
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Department of Agriculture
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Maryland Department of Agriculture
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Eaves Re-elected to MD VA Milk Cooperative Board
Glenn E. Eaves, a Woodboro dairy farmer, won a second three year term on the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative board. He has represented 60 Frederick County dairy farmers since 1996 as the coop markets milk for over 1,160 farms across five states under a nutrient management plan.
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Glenn E. Eaves
Woodaboro
Maryland and Virginia
Agriculture Calendar March events list in Maryland region
A sequence of agriculture related events is listed with dates from March 3 to March 13. Activities include dairy tours at Mason Dixon Farm and JOBO Holstein Farm, a HomeGrown Markets Association meeting in Leesburg, and multiple county and state gatherings such as the Frederick County Guernsey Banquet, Catoctin FFA Butchering, and the Maryland Holstein Convention in Ellicott City. The schedule features venues across Loudoun, Frederick, Hagerstown, Westminster, Walkersville, and West Friendship with times ranging from early morning to evening.
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Mason Dixon Farm
Jobo Holstein Farm
Loudoun
Catoctin High School
Thurmont
Maryland
Hagerstown
Maryland Fellowship of Christian Farmers International
Wilhelm Ltd
Westminster
Village Lanes
Maryland Shorthorn Association
Lisbon
Westminster MD Fancy Show Age Calves Auction Notice
Calf auction in Westminster Maryland features sires represented including Recone and Comestar Lee with multiple excellent and very good dams. Catalog contact via auctioneer Chris Bill 301 820 9481 and Sale Chairman Eric Burall 410 775 2219.
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Recone
Meee” Wade
Comestar Lee
Chris Bill
Eric Burall
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