Carroll 4-H agent earns national service award
Robert Shirley, Carroll County 4-H and youth agent, received the Distinguished Service award from the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents at the 36th annual conference banquet in Baltimore. The honor recognizes seven years of extension work and notable program impact including Maryland's first riding for the handicapped model and growth to 3,635 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Extension
Robert Shirley
Carroll County
DSA
Shirley
Maryland
Valuing Cow Manure Nutrients and Losses in Dairy Waste
An analysis of dairy manure composition, including daily excretion of urine and feces from a 1400 pound cow and the resulting nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium content. It discusses storage and field application losses, closed confinement systems, and Vermont runoff research, with figures for percent nutrient loss across different handling methods.
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Midwest Plan Service
Vermont
Maine
Maryland farm survey predicts 2000 trends
Maryland agricultural leaders foresee growth of large and small incentive farms and more part time operations by 2000. They anticipate intensified vegetable production and ongoing farmland taxation issues, with water supply pressures and shifts in federal funding for programs. The Agway meeting in Syracuse reported 1.96 billion dollars in gates volume and 3.8 billion in consolidated sales for 1981 82, with after tax earnings near 11 million.
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Maryland
Old Line
Farmers Cooperative Association Inc
Agway Inc
Syracuse
N.Y
Frederick
Ruchel Beall
C. Ellis Hood
Thomas Norris
C. Renn Remsberg
William A. Hiller
Agway
Gates
Texas City Refining, Inc
Curtice- Buros Inc
H. P. Hood Inc
Agway Securities
Hiller
Northeast
John R. Black
Richard Croner
Berlin
Richard C. Call
Batavia
Farm Supply and Food Marketing Cooperative
George Steele
Agway Board
Remember
BOAC award honors Brumewick FFA at national convention
Members of the Brumewick Senior Future Farmers of America Chapter received national recognition for community development at the National FFA Convention in Kanee City, Missouri. The chapter was among 191 BOAC winners celebrated at a banquet hosted by the National FFA Foundation and HJ Reynolds Inc. The BOAC program supports chapters through projects such as preserving history and enabling local farmer markets while fostering leadership through collaboration with community leaders.
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Brumewick
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Kanee City
Charles Shaman
Farmers Home Administration
U.S. Departent of Agriculture
G. Dee Smith
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds Industries Inc
Marla Dee Ritch
Cheryl Reynolds
BOAC
National Ffa Foundation Inc
HJ. Reynolds Inc
Winston-Salem
N.C
National
Worng Teachers Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture and
USDA
Carroll Extension Advisory Board Reviews Tech Use for 1983
Carroll County extension agents report on a computer system benefits for extension programs and farmers. Potential uses include office management information retrieval and mailing list maintenance. Home computers already in use by several farmers and equipment is due early 1983. Training sessions planned throughout the year.
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Carroll County
David Greene
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Kenneth Wisner
Midwest
Philip G. Favero
Favero
University of Maryland
Iacy Park
Maryland Rural Affairs Council
End Rame
Persone
Cooperative Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Remant Sont
Maryland Food and Agriculture Council
Vero
Washington, D.C
Re Crop Reporting Service
State Soil Conservation Service
Philip G. Fayero
Symons Hall
Aie
Tcollege Park
Eo Chi Daiy
FFA Boac
the News
Frederick, Mc
Carroll Extension Advisory Board
Jammesway
Jamesway
Gladhill Tractor Mart
Patrick ST
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