Frederick County Farm Bureau spring meeting lineup noted
Frederick County Farm Bureau schedules its spring events including a 7 p.m. March 30 dinner at Jefferson Community Center with Louis Riley as speaker and 5 tickets for members. Also planned are recipe book submissions, two $500 scholarships, a three part financial series by Washington County Extension, and the Mount Airy area Council meeting with speakers from Maryland and national cooperatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Jefferson Community Center
Jefferson
Louis Riley
Maryland
P.O. Box
Monrovia
Jenny Rhoderick
Liberty Road
Mount Airy
Maryland Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Brunswick Community Show Book Ad Sale Planned
The 16th annual Brunswick Community Show will be held October 4 and 5. Advertisements are invited for the show booklet with rates of 40 for a full page, 20 for a half page, and 10 for a quarter page. Full-page buyers receive a free 10 foot booth. Send checks to Brunswick Community Show, Jane Smith, P.O. Box 547, Jefferson, Md. 21755, by May 15. For more information, call Mrs. Smith at 473-8259.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Smith
P.O
Jefferson
Mrs. Smith
Conservation Discovery Day 95 At Howard County Fairgrounds
The Howard Soil Conservation District with the Chesapeake Bay Trust and state and federal agencies hosts Conservation Discovery Day 95 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday April 8 at the Howard County Fairgrounds. More than 50 exhibits cover soil testing lawn care wildlife and septic and well protection while activities for children include a petting zoo birds of prey pony rides and a straw maze. Free admission, take-home tree seedings, and door prizes for adults. For details call Bob Ziehm at 410 465 3180.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard County Fairgrounds
Chesapeake Bay
Howard Soil Conservation District
Chesapeake Bay Trust
Catoctin
Smokey the Bear
Bob Ziehm
Beef Breeds Council picks Hunsley as president at Nashville Meeting
Dr. Roger E. Hunsley executive secretary and treasurer of the American Shorthorn Association was elected president of the US Beef Breeds Council at the annual meeting in Nashville Tennessee. J Neil Orth of the International Brangus Breeders Association was chosen as vice president and H H Dickenson of the American Hereford Association was named secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger E. Hunsley
American Shorthorn Association
US Beef Breeds Council
Nashville
Tenn
J. Neil Orth
International Brangus Breeders Association Inc
H.H. Dickenson
American Hereford Association
Cooperative to hold annual meeting in Mount Airy
The Southern States Mount Airy Cooperative will meet at 7 p.m. Monday April 3 at the Mount Airy Fireman's Activity Building in Mount Airy. Members will nominate board members from Robert M. Hilton Darryl W. Walker and C. Raymond Zeitman. Delegates to district B are nominated for Roger Tabler and Martin Tressler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern States
Mount Airy Cooperative
Mount Airy
Robert M. Hilton
Darryl W. Walker
C. Raymond Zeitman
Roger Tabler
Martin Tressler
Agriculture calendar highlights many county events in spring
The calendar lists numerous agriculture events from March 28 to April 29 including Open House at Ceresville Ford-New Holland, luncheons by Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers, and the Frederick County Farm Bureau Scholarship deadline. It covers meetings, banquets, sales, forums, conferences, shows, and training across Frederick, Hagerstown, Columbia Inn, Timonium, and Washington D.C. locales with dates, times, and venues for each item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association
Ramada Inn
Hagerstown
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Jefferson Community Center
University of Maryland College of Agriculture
Columbia
Saddleview Ranch
Queenstown
Frederick County
Camp Center
Washington, D.C
Carroll Manor
Grange Hall
Maryland
Howard County Fairgrounds
West Friendship
Timonium
Garrett Community College
McHenry
Carroll Manor Grange
New Midway
Frederick County Extension Office
Ballenger Grange
Virginia Beef
Harrisonburg
New Market Grange
Frederick Towne Mall
Pasture management program offered in Frederick Maryland
The Maryland Cooperative Extension Service hosts a three week six hour seminar from 7 to 9 p.m. starting April 12 at the Frederick County Extension Office for 15 dollars. Topics cover pasture development, livestock on pasture and fencing. Extension agents will present. registration at 330 Montevue Lane. questions to 301-694-1594. Dr Kevin McNew will speak at the April 18 grain marketing meeting at 8 a.m. at the same office on agricultural economics and marketing strategies for corn wheat and soybeans. admission free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Cooperative Extension Service
Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Frederick County
Montevue Lane
Frederick
Kevin McNew
Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics
University of Maryland
College Park
McNew
Frederick Grain Marketing Club
Manure Field Day Demonstrates Management on Toms Farm
A manure field day was held last week at the David Toms farm near Walkersville. Scott Bristow of Mid- Atlantic AgriSystems Oxford PA sponsored the demonstrations with John Kirk shown in the foreground. A tractor powers a manure irrigation system and a spreader receives liquid manure from a 700000 gallon tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Toms
Walkersville
Scott Bristow
Mid- Atlantic AgriSystems
Oxford
John Kirk
Conservation tillage touted for soil and water benefits
Washington AP reports that conservation tillage, planting a new crop over old residue, protects water quality and birds, reduces carbon dioxide emissions, and lowers pesticide runoff. The Soil and Water Conservation Society cites lower erosion, widespread adoption, and potential increases in soil absorption and farm profitability amid 1995 farm bill discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Ankeny
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Regional Ag News
Farm Bureau
Tonjin Mayne
Fcfe Education
Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Holstein
Frederick County Holstein
Frederick County +H
FFA
Bob
Charlotte Dinsmore
Holiday Inn-Fsk Mall
CFSA
Agri
Terry Poole
Richard S. Fawcett
Fawcett
Huxley
D.C. Reiosky
Agriculture Department
Morris
Minn
John R. Anderson Jr
North Carolina State University
Raleigh
University of Minnesota
George Rehm
W.W. Frye
University of Kentucky
Rehm
Antietam Automotive, Inc
Auto Parts of
Leesburg
Idrast
Leestars
Evergreen Auto Parts
Thetam Machine Shop
West Auto Parts
Mt. Airy
Kyhoka
Gaithersburg
Ford-Kubota Tractor Co
Diamond Ave
Aman
Frederick, Howard
Carroll Counties
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