Farm Safety Camp Registration Opens for Youth 8 to 13
Registrations are open for the Frederick County Farm Bureau’s fourth annual Farm Safety Camp to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, June 24 and 25, at the Frederick County 4-H Camp and Activities Center. The camp costs $5 per child for ages 8 to 13, with a registration deadline of Friday, June 6. For more information contact Jane Smith at 473-8259.
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Frederick County
Jane Smith
Frederick youth Tyler Fitzwater joins American Angus Association
Tyler Fitzwater of Frederick becomes a new junior member of the American Angus Association. Junior members are eligible to register cattle in the association and take part in association sponsored shows and events.
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Tyler Fitzwater
Frederick
American Angus Association
Washington County 4H Lamb Club tours Windy Hollow Farm
Members of the Washington County 4H Lamb Club visited Windy Hollow Farm in Middletown to learn how to pick market lambs for the Washington County Ag Expo. They discussed lambing season and caring for young lambs. For more information contact the Extension office at 301 791 1404.
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Washington County
Windy Hollow Farm
Middletown
Washington County Ag
Loudoun Valley Farm Tour Slated for May Weekend
The second annual spring farm tour of Loudoun Valley runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday May 30 and June 1. Twelve privately owned farms and four agricultural events are on the self guided tour. For a map and descriptions call 703 777 0400 or 1 800 752 6118.
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Loudoun Valley
Sheep hearings announced by national improvement center
The National Sheep Industry Improvement Center will hold hearings on May 6 and 7 to identify ways to revitalize the sheep and goat industry. Hearings in San Angelo Texas and Salt Lake City Utah will feed into a strategic plan and a fund to finance marketing and infrastructure projects. Contact Tom Stafford at (202) 690-0368 for details.
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National Sheep Industry Improvement Center
San Angelo
Texas
Salt Lake City
Utah
Tom Stafford
Hampshire group to meet in Westminster Maryland
The Maryland Hampshire Sheep Association sets a 7:30 p.m. meeting on Friday May 23 at the Carroll County Agricultural Center in Westminster. Robert Dinsmore will present travel slides from England. A futility discussed in December aims to boost Hampshires sales to 4 H members. Registration will rise from 4 to 6 dollars and papers will add a five generation pedigree. The 1997 national convention is planned for October 2 to 6 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Pamela Kuster of Frederick enrolled in the American Quarter Horse Association riding program which recognizes time spent riding or driving horses. For more information call 806 376 4811.
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Hampshire Sheep Association
Carroll County Agricultural Center
Westminster
Robert Dinsmore
England
Harrisburg
Pamela Kuster
Frederick
American Quarter Horse Association
AQHA
Call
Maryland Agriculture Commission Meets in Annapolis
The Maryland Agricultural Commission will convene at 9:30 am on Wednesday May 14 at the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis. Agenda topics cover agriculture promotions and resource conservation issues.
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Maryland Agricultural Commission
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
ADPI Honors Vaughn and Storhoff With Merit Award
The American Dairy Products Institute presented the Award of Merit to Robert Vaughn for 45 years of service to the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association and to Donald Storhoff, president of Foremost Farms USA.
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American Dairy Products Institute
Robert Vaughn
Donald Storhoff
Vaughn
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association
Mr. Storhoff
Foremost Farms USA
DHIA elects leaders at Frederick Montgomery meeting
Frederick area Dairy Herd Improvement Association organizers announced new officers and directors. Wayne Burdette, director, and Larry Riggs, president, both of Union Bridge, head the slate, with Richard Kepler and Pam Moser, both directors of Middletown, also serving. In back row: Chuck Murphy Frederick, Gary Grossnickle Walkersville, Mike Allen Jefferson, Cundee Savage Knoxville, Harold Lenhart Thurmont. Staff photo by Susa.
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Montgomery County
DHIA honors at Frederick Walkersville dairy meeting
Frederick and Montgomery County Dairy Herd Improvement Association honored producers at a Walkersville gathering. In photos, Cundee Savage and Wayne Savage of Knoxville led in top milk ECM, Jerry Murphy of Sjamsville led under 75 cows in somatic cell count, and Wayne Tucker of Jefferson earned herd management award. Back row includes C C Smith of Jefferson, top butterfat herd, Jeff Wivell of Emmitsburg with largest ECM gain, and Robert Enfield of Knoxville, top over 75 cows in somatic cell count.
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Montgomery County
Walkersville
Cundee
Wayne Savage
Knoxville
Jerry Murphy
Sjamsville
Wayne Tucker
Jefferson
C.C. Smith
Jeff Wivell
Emmitsburg
Robert Enfield
Soil Testing Basics and Maryland's New Scale
Soil testing helps design economical fertility plans with results showing nutrient levels for phosphorus potassium magnesium calcium plus soil texture pH and organic matter. Maryland's program charges $6 per sample and will assign an index and category from 0 to 101 plus low medium optimum or excessive with guidance on nutrient management and environmental impact. Jennifer Keilholtz and Patti Burdette are listed for more information.
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University of Maryland
Cooperative Extension Service
Jennifer Keilholtz
Patti Burdette
Jennifer Keitholtz
Frederick County Extension Service
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