Farm Bureau scholarships offered in Frederick County region
Frederick County Farm Bureau announces two 500 scholarships for 1992 93. One goes to a dependent of a county Farm Bureau member and one to an agriculture curriculum major. High school seniors or full time college students may apply. forms available at county high school guidance offices. Bonnie Beall at 898 7590 for college applicants. applications due by April 1 1993. Also available free from the American Polled Hereford Association is the fall issue of the Sire Summary listing about 1600 bulls with varied trait data and progeny information.
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Frederick County Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureau
Bonnie Beall
American Polled Hereford Association
Education and Research Department
The
Ambassador Dr
Kansas City
Stup
Teabow, Inc
Frederick County Holstein Association
Sire Power, Inc
Terrie
Weber
Dorchester County Farm Bureau
Wilson
Baltimore County Holstein Club
DHIA
Farm Bureau
4-H
Maryland
Maryland 4-H Poultry Team Eyes National Finals in Louisville
Maryland 4-H poultry and egg judging team places second at Richmond regional, powered by Charles Hood and Kristina Reeser with top egg quality and production wins. Team members include Chris Crum and Kara Emory, headed to the National 4-H conference in Louisville, tied to the North American International Livestock Exposition. The Maryland Board of Inspection of Horse Riding Stables meets at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, to review inspection reports and complaints at the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis.
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Maryland
Charles
Kristina
Chris
Kara
Maryland Board of Inspection of
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
Maryland Board of Veterinary Examiners Meets in Annapolis
The Maryland Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners will meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday November 19 in the conference room at the Maryland Department of Agriculture in Annapolis. The session includes a formal hearing and general board business.
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Maryland Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Annapolis
Land preservation meeting slated in Maryland agriculture department
The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Board of Trustees will meet at 9 30 a m Tuesday Nov 24 in the first floor conference room of the Maryland Department of Agriculture. Agenda items include district petitions district and easement amendments and policy issues.
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Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Board of Trustees
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Club to donate dollars to children
The Montgomery County Sheep and Swine 4-H Club plans a $1,000 donation to the Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health after the next Montgomery County Agricultural Fair livestock sale. Buyers supporting the 4-H program by purchasing animals fund the gift in the buyers' names.
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Montgomery County
NIH
Maryland Bred Holstein Bull Acquired for Gold Sire Program
Sire Power Inc acquires a Maryland bred Holstein bull for its Gold sire development plan. Glen-Toctin Reebok-Red-ET, sired by Wine Ridge Concord-ET and bred by Michael Allen of Jefferson, has a VG-87 dam by Glenafton Enhancer. Gold herd daughters qualify for incentives. contact Sire Power at Tunkhannock, PA.
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Maryland
Sire Power Inc
Wine Ridge
Agriculture calendar highlights 1982 listings Frederick area
The Frederick News-Post Agriculture Calendar lists regional farm group events for November 1982. Entries include National Grange Session in Denver November. Frederick County Young Farmers Dance. Farm Museum Annual Meeting in Frederick. Canadian and Maryland farm events, plus county and Grange meetings in Walkersville Thurmont and Lagitvale with times and venues where available.
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Denver
Cole
Dan Dee Country Inn
Maryland
Warner's
Young Farmer
Honday ‘Inn
Frederick
Frederick County
Walkersville
Coil
Frederck County Farm Museum
Camp and Acts Center
Ametitan Angus’ Assocetion Anual
Maryland Jaycees Name Seven Nominees for Outstanding Young Farmer
Seven Maryland farmers were named nominees for the 1992-93 Outstanding Young Farmer Program. The awards banquet occurs Saturday Nov 14 at the Holiday Inn in Frederick at 6:30 p.m. Nominees include Dwayne W. Bell Knoxville John C. Fuchs Preston Michael A. Hoffman Emmitsburg Lee N. Simms Hebron James J. Stup Walkersville Jeffery L. Weber Cambridge and Steven L. Wilson Parkton.
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Maryland
Maryland Jaycees
Holiday Inn
Fsk Mall
Frederick
Jaycee
Dwayne W. Bell
Knoxville
Hagerstown
Lee N. Simms
Hebron
Salisbury Junior Chamber of Commerce
James J. Stup
Walkersville
Glade Valley Jaycees
Jeffery L. Weber
Cambridge
Cambridge Jaycees
Steven L. Wilson
Parkton
Greater Towson Jaycees
Mr. Bell
Carroll County
University of Maryland-Baltimore
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
DHIA
Washington County
Maryland - Delaware Association
Miriam
Fuchs
Caroline County Farm Bureau
Colleen
Hoffman
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Frederick County Young Farmers
Kathy
Simms
Virginia Polytechnical Institute
Thurmont student advances to national agriculture proficiency final
Eric Troxell topped 10 state winners to reach the Eastern regional finalist in agriculture proficiency. He filled an application with stats on farm work, activities, and awards and plans to pursue machinery maintenance with aims of one day operating his own farm. Troxell works on Levi Lenhart’s Lewistown farm and is the son of Robert and Helen Troxell.
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Ferrant
Eric
Troxell
Levi Lenhart
Lewistown
Robert
Helen Troxell
Lawn fertilizer guidance for lawns and turf care
This piece urges fact based lawn fertilizer regimes to curb Bay nutrient loading. It compares nitrogen use by lawns to crops, advises on soil testing liming and careful seedings, and outlines steps for new lawns including seed timing grass varieties clipping height and pH targets to minimize fertilizer needs and support environmental health.
Bees Help Protect Crops Across U S Fields
Washington AP report details Agricultural Research Service studies using honey bees to deliver virus-based biocontrol agents against earworms and fire blight. Experiments show 70 to 90 percent earworm mortality with bee courier method versus 10 to 15 percent without. In pears and apples, B herbicola bacteria spread to 72 and 92 percent of blossoms in field trials.
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Agricultural Research Service
Harry R. Gross
ARS
Tifton
Gross
John B. Waldenberg
Logan
Utah
Sherman V. Thomson
Utah State University
Vandenberg
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Regional Ag News
Young Bull
Thurmont
Jaycee Award
National Agricultural Fraternity
Alpha Gamma Rho
Wicomico County
Young Farmers
N-Tech
Glenn Eaves Farm
H.B. Duvall, Inc
E. Patrick St
Kenneth Wisner
Washington
U.S
Kenneth Allan Corp
Piccard Dr
Rockville
Cail Mel Crum
Ceresville Ford
New Holland
Liberty Road
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