Regional ag news Horse fun day set
The Heritage Equestrian Association will host a Fun with Horses day on May 18 at Heritage Farm Park Walkersville. Activities include drill team demonstrations mounted games jousting pony rides and dressage exhibitions. The Central Maryland Jousting Club will run a clinic and tournament with a full joust at 1 pm. Call for details.
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Heritage Equestrian Association
Heritage Farm
Devilbiss Bridge Road
Walkersville
Central Maryland Jousting Club Inc
Mike Wirts
Mike Goldsmith
Sire Power acquires Holstein bull at Manor Farm
Sire Power Inc acquires a young Holstein bull bred by My Lady's Manor Farm Monkton for Gold sire development. The notice also lists a series of four twilight pasture meetings in Carroll County starting 6 p.m. May 16 at Dave Byers farm Westminster with Dr Les Vaugh discussing pasture nutrient level and carrying capacity. more meetings follow in June July and September with contact (410) 48-4611.
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My Lady's Manor Farm
Monkton
Sire Power Inc
Carroll County
Dave Byers
Homestead Drive
Westminster
Les Vaugh
University of Maryland
Production flexibility contracts enrollment period announced
A one time signup window runs May 20 to July 12 for producers wishing to enroll farms in seven year contracts ending in 2002. An informational meeting is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday May 22 at the USDA conference room 92 Thomas Johnson Drive Frederick.
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USDA
Thomas Johnson Drive
Frederick
Catoctin and Frederick
Pesticide Council Meeting Set by Governor's Panel
The Governor's Pesticide Council Bianesting will convene at 9 a.m. on May 2 at the Maryland Department of Agriculture. The public forum invites school personnel pesticide applicators environmental groups and others to present comments and concerns to the council. For information and to comment call Mary Ellen Setting at (410) 841-5710.
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Maryland Department of Agriculture
Mary Ellen
Medical examiner meeting slated in Annapolis
The Maryland Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday May 23 at the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis. The gathering will cover regulatory matters and pending approvals involving veterinary practitioners and licensing processes.
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Maryland Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
Stable and festival events in Maryland regions
Maryland Board of Inspection of Horse Riding Stables holds a 10 a.m. meeting at the Department of Agriculture in Annapolis on May 16. The Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission hosts a spring festival May 18 at Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood with draft horses, mules, demonstrations, a saw mill, and $5 car entry. Nominations open for a Catoctin Soil Conservation District Board term ending July 29, 2001. mail to Maryland Soil Conservation Committee, with forms from Stanley Fultz or the SCD office, for more info call 94-7594 ext 2378.
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Maryland Board of Inspection of
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Agricultural History Farm
Muncaster Road
Derwood
Damascus
Julie Carroll
Catoctin
Sheep Farms Win at Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Sheep farms from Celocim Creek Farm led by Bop and Jean Garey won the Pet Brown Mer Award at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival held at the Howard County Fairgrounds. Hegre Mary earned reserve champion with his Shropshire.
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Tao Jefferson
Maryland
Howard County Fairgrounds
Bop
Jean Garey
Celocim Creek Farm
T. Hegre
Mary
Champi
Ripken Card Auction Supports Maryland 4-H Dairy Team
A Cal Ripken Jr signed baseball card with letter of authenticity goes up for bid at 9 p.m. on Saturday May 18. The sale occurs during a fun auction at the Frederick County 4-H Camp and Activities Center in Jefferson, tied to a benefit dance at 8 30 p.m. Proceeds aid the Maryland 4-H Dairy Judging Team. Tickets cost 10 dollars for adults and 5 dollars for youths 16 and under.
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Cal Ripken Jr
Frederick County
Jefferson
Maryland
Carroll County 4-H Senior Dairy Bowl Wins State Contest
The Carroll County 4-H Senior Dairy Bowl Team captured the state title at the University of Maryland College Park. Readout features Josh Sanders Kristin Myers Loretta Wright Jessica Fritz and Jason Watt with twenty teams in the daily knowledge contest.
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Carroll County
University of Maryland
College Park
Josh Sanders
Kristin Myers
Loretta Wright
Jessica Fritz
Jason Watt
Maryland and Nearby County Agriculture Events Calendar
A series of May 14 to May 22 farm and 4-H events across Frederick Jefferson and Carroll counties. Activities include Dairy Judging Team Benefit Dance in Frederick, Richard N. Wills Show at Howard County Fairgrounds, Fun With Horses Day at Heritage Equestrian, Mill Run Farm tours, Glade Valley Grange Night and Cookie Contest, Aberdeer Angus Pathfinder Sale, Catoctin FFA Banquet, Pasture Walk at Harringtons, Ballenger Grange Deaf Awareness Night, Linganore FFA Banquet, and County Soil Conservation Board and Twilight Pasture meetings.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Richard N. Wills
Howard County Fairgrounds
Heritage Equestrian Association
Heritage Farm
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Mill Run
Aesi
North Fork
Ballenger Grange
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Lohr’s
Linganore Ffa
Linganore High School
Fred Bam
Frederick Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Carroll County
Dave Byers
Westminster
Thomas Johnson
Cereal leaf beetle eggs hatch in regional fields
IPM scouts report hatching cereal leaf beetle eggs in small grain fields raising risk of damage as larvae feed. Growers should scout now and act with timely insecticide use. Extension Service guidance notes optimal timing, thresholds, and contact details for help.
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IPM
Farm bill conservation provisions reshape programs nationwide
The 1996 Farm Bill expands and consolidates conservation efforts to guide farmers toward water quality goals. Key elements include the Environmental Quality Incentives Program with 130 million in 1996 and 200 million ongoing, wetlands protections with flexible easements, a Farmland Protection Program offering up to 35 million, and new incentives for wildlife habitat and flood risk reduction. The Growth includes flexible mitigation rules, revised Swampbuster provisions, and a Conservation Farm Option to combine payments under CRP WRP and EQIP. Contact Catoctin & Frederick Soil Conservation Districts for details.
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USDA
Catoctin & Frederick Soil Conservation Districts
Thomas Johnson Drive
Suite
Frederick
Call
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