Hay and Silage Show at National Grassland Conference
Maryland farmers may test hay and silage quality at the North American Hay and Silage Show during the 2nd National Grassland Field Day and Conference June 23-25 at the Middle Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station near Columbia Tennessee. Budgets include $1 entry fee, cash prizes, and ribbons. entries due by June 7 with early submissions urged.
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Maryland
Middle Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station
Columbia
Tennessee
Joe D. Burns
University At Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
American Grassland Council
University of Tennessee
Burns
Agronomist
County Cooperative Extension Office
Labor Service Sees Adequate Labor Supply
Maryland Farm Bureau officials heard from Farm Labor Service head Charles Yaeger that this summer should bring adequate farm labor. Officials discussed potential shortages after the December end of the Mexican worker program. Yaeger cited a likely return of southern workers and outlined two programs to help, including a day haul plan from Baltimore and vacation-year student labor.
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Maryland
Charles F. Yaeger, Jr
Farm Labor Service
Maryland Department of Employment Security
Maryland Farm Bureau
MFB
United States
A. Kenneth Miller
Texas
California
Arizona
Yaeger
Baltimore City
Wirtz
4Fl-Cio
Miller
Department of Labor
Elm Trees To Get Shots From Trained Surgeons
Maryland arborists and tree-service experts gathered at the University of Maryland College Park to learn Bidrin injections for American elms battling Dutch elm disease. Only licensed professionals may inoculate trees. the procedure, a systemic pesticide, is applied in spring and lasts up to 35 days, with strict safeguards and non-home use.
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Maryland
University of Maryland
College Park
Bidrin
Shell Chemical Company
Hickoryvale dairy cows post strong milk yields in 328 days
A group of six to ten year old registered Holsteins from Hickoryvale and Catobreek lines in Middletown Maryland report totals of milk, butterfat and solids not fat over periods around 286 to 365 days. Owners Ira D Iferl and Maurice Ahalt announce the performance.
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Heiben de Kol
Heiben
Piebe Marie
Thompson Furniture Co
Germantown
Hickoryvale Trust Stardust
Hickoryvale
Carrie
Briget
Hickoryvale Sovereign Speckle
Hickoryvale Trust Stella
Ira D. Iferl
Middletown
Maryland
Jeanne
Catochreek Admiral Pearl
Annie
PP Starlite
Maurice Ahalt
Minnesota study finds cows milked four times a day
A University of Minnesota test shows cows milked every six hours, four times daily, yielded almost eight percent more milk than those milked twice daily, according to Grassland News.
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University of Minnesota
Family farms Still Dominate U.S. Agriculture Says USDA
The USDA reports that despite farm consolidation, the majority remain family owned. About 70 percent of farm products marketed come from family farms, reflecting enduring family business influence in farming.
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U.S.D.A
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