Maryland Pleasure Horse Seminar Planned at South Carroll High
The eighth annual Maryland Pleasure Horse Seminar will run 8 am to 4 pm on Saturday December 14 at South Carroll High School Winfield. Attendees may pick three of nine workshops plus a repeat seminar or on farm demonstration.
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Maryland
South Carroll High School
Winfield
Amy W. Mann
American Horse Council
Atlantic cooperative meeting scheduled
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative holds its annual meeting on Nov 21 22 at the Holiday Inn Lancaster Host Resort Lancaster PA. 1996 revenue shows 4.56 billion pounds of milk marketed with 3.82 billion pounds from cooperative members and a $5.8 million net margin. Information and registration via Jean Palumbo at 215 322 1200.
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Atlantic Dairy Cooperative
Holiday Inn
Lancaster
Atlantic
U S. Dairy Export Council
Jeanne Robertson
Jean Palumbo
Farm Business
Frederick County
National Farm City
Maryland Grange
New Market Grange Hall
Maryland Dairy Industry Association
New Midway Fire Hall
Frederick Sotl Conservation District Board of Supervisors
District
Frederick rider earns AQHA time-in-saddle honor
Vicki Bazan of Frederick received an award for logging 50 hours in the American Quarter Horse Association riding program. The AQHA recognizes members for time spent riding or driving American quarter horses. For more information, call (806) 376-4811.
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Vicki Bazan
Frederick
American Quarter Horse Association
AQHA
Cargill Scholarships Open for 250 U S High School Seniors
Cargill will sponsor 1000 scholarships for 250 high school seniors from farming families. Applicants must plan full time study next fall at an accredited two or four year college or vocational school and meet income and academic criteria. Deadline February 15 1997.
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Cargill
U.S Farm
National
FFA
Madison
Wis
Safe Pesticide Storage for Farm and Home Use
A guidance piece stresses storing pesticides away from living areas, preferably in a separate, cool dry fireproof building or secured wing. It covers labeling, freezing issues, emergency supplies, signs, spill control, and coordination with local fire departments, plus contacts for poison control.
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Frederick
Maryland Poison Control Center
Wetlands rules evolving to ease BMP permits in Maryland
A memorandum outlines how federal and state agencies are streamlining permits for conservation practices in wetlands and streams. A general permit would cover BMPs such as stream crossings and livestock water facilities while excluding wild and scenic rivers, with notification timelines and NRCS and SCD design standards guiding approval. Contact Catoctin and Frederick Soil Conservation Districts for details.
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Soil Conservation District
SCD
Mrayland
Army Corps of Engineers
Maryland Department of the Environment
MDE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
NRCS
Catoctin and
Frederick Soil Conservation
Thomas Johnson Drive
Suite
Frederick
Beef farmers aim for national glory at American Royal show
Amid 1500 entrants in Kansas City, Polled Hereford and Angus breeders from the East Coast make a mark. Mullinix brothers show reserve divisions in junior events and target open competition, while Whitestone Farm from Aldie, Virginia, leads in Angus classes. East Coast teams head to Louisville next for the North American International Livestock Exposition as Maryland FFA delegates arrive to engage nationally.
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Kansas City
FFA
Gene Mullinix
Woodbine
Mullinix
Gene
Chris
Randy
Patrick
Sis
Vickie
Rosette
WNH Optima
Potomac River
Aldie
Whitestone Farm
Pentium
Whitestone
Horn Springs Angus
Leganon
Tenn
Claeys Livestock
Garner
N.C
Louisville
Agriculture Calendar Adds and Deadlines for 1996
The Frederick News-Post agriculture calendar lists 1996 events and deadlines. Pages include livestock shows, farm bureau meetings, soil conservation district sessions, farm seminars, FFA convention in Kansas City, and dates for Maryland and nearby state chapters. Listings emphasize deadlines, venues, and times for publishing additions and corrections.
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Frederick
MontCo to present Academic Performance Awards in Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg Elementary Principal Sharon Jones leads a plan to raise reading and math proficiency, empowering teachers and involving parents. The Academic Performance Awards will recognize 125 Montgomery County public schools for progress, with ceremonies at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda and other sites.
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Gaithersburg
Sharon Jones
Ms. Jones
Montgomery County
PTA
Damascus
Thomas Kranz
Patrick D. Abrunzo
Lake Seneca Elementary
Germantown
Poolesville
Dariyne McEleney
Brown Station
Rachel Carson
Diamond
DuFiel
Fields Road
Goshen
Jones Lane
Christa McAuliffe
Ronald A. McNair
Sally K. Ride
Waters Landing
Paul L. Vance
Clarksburg
Clearspring
Lois P. Rockwell
Sequoyah
Derwood
Monocacy
Dickerson
County youths program seeks 74,000 federal grant aid
County officials aim to launch a youth program with 90k to 100k initial funding, aided by a 74k federal grant and county contributions. About 120 to 150 youths could join in year one with 20 hours of community service required, and a Sheriff Office run transport van would shuttle participants to two week sessions.
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Burlington
Dianne
Dave Brown
Highland
Theresa Bly
Leroy Stull
Marjie Eyler
Mount Airy
Peggy Nowell
Glenelg
Robin Mihm
Woodbine
Joann Hamilton
Lisbon
Martin Hamilton
Jane Stul
Maryland
National
4-H Council
J C. Penney Co
Rolle
Hagg
Nancy Baumgartner
Ms. Baumgartner
Snow Deluge Hits Lake Ontario Region Strains Supplies
Snow Belt residents cope with heavy early season snow across New York, Ohio, Michigan, and Maryland. In Lacona and Chardon stores report surging sales of winter items while thousands lose power and shelters open. Jets slide off runways at Hopkins. Kalamazoo County dispatches 28 plows as 32 inches fall in Hurley. Maryland sees 2 to 4 inches as the Great Lakes snow band moves southeast. Weather Service forecasts continued snow and showers across the region.
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Linda Craft
Lacona
N.Y
Lake Ontario
Snow Belt
Leif Stiverson
Bostwick
True Value Hardware
Chardon
Cleveland
Ohio
Michael R. White
Hopkins International
Delta Airlines
Atlanta
American Airlines
Lloyd Lambert
County Road Commission
Delia Johnson
Hurley
Wis
Lake Superior
Maryland
Garrett County
Appalachian Mountains
John Feather
National Weather Service
Great Lakes
The
Weather Service
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