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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1989
Page
6
A wrapup of upcoming and recent agricultural meetings and events in Frederick County and nearby areas reviews key topics, speakers, dates, venues, and participating farmers. The report highlights extension services, crop plans, pest management, and cooperative programs shaping local farming.
The Beef Industry Concentration Integration Task Force of the National Cattlemen's Association nears completion of its analysis of concentration and integration. It reviewed findings from recent meetings with packers, retailers, slaughterhouses and others, outlining eight focus areas including concentration, vertical integration, inventory control, price discovery and reporting, competitive position, credit, regulations, and international developments.
Unicorn Associates owned by Tom Powel and Cam Davis of Union Bridge topped the Carroll Baltimore DHIA milk test averages for August. The top 10 list includes Marlin Hoff Dwayne Beil Jay and Mike Haines Windsor Manor Maple Lawn Farm Derrwyn Holsteins Harry Roach Del Myr Farm and Joe Schwartzbeck.
The fifth annual Old Dominion Draft Horse and Mule Show begins Saturday morning at Commonwealth Park Culpeper Virginia. Admission is one dollar. Presented by the Virginia Draft Horse and Mule Association. For details call Holly DiGinhian at 703 451 0151 or 569 3357 evenings.
Gettysburg National Military Park seeks public input on long range plans for horse trails and related parking. Superintendent Daniel R Kuehn notes lack of defined goals and a committee invites written comments or in-person meetings through Sept at Gettysburg PA.
In a Maryland first, 22 year old Soviet exchange student Andrei Lisenkov lived with Bill and Jayme Webster on a Frederick County dairy, helping with milking from pre dawn hours. Thirteen farm families hosted Timiryazev Agricultural Academy students during two months, organized by the Maryland Department of Agriculture and Maryland Farm Bureau. The program included campus visits, a trip to New York City, and tours of Washington, with language hurdles and patient hosting shaping the experience.
At Frederick Fair a collection of restored carts and buggies appears in a parade on Wednesday on trailers with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Mrs. Pople notes a 1900s piano buggy and a world of history behind the family collection. Her son restores them, and she values the pieces at about 5 the thousand dollars, though none are for sale.
A reader explains how moisture content and weight deductions affect payment for corn. With a 25 percent moisture load of 20,000 pounds at $2.75 per dry bushel, deductions for drying amount to 15 percent, yielding about 17,000 dry pounds or 902.57 bushels and a $474.92 total. Different methods show how high or low moisture shifts value, using moisture tables or dry matter calculations to convert wet weight to dry bushels.
Beef industry leaders credit the national checkoff program started in 1986 with reversing a long decline. Fred Johnson of Ohio notes lower fat beef and better consumer information have spurred a 5 percent rise in per capita beef spending from 1987 to 1988, a 38 percent jump in those reporting more beef consumption, and a 50 percent shift in attitudes since the program began.
Mr Lisenkov expresses satisfaction in working with Bill and Jayme and denies being tired. He concentrates on agriculture and wild animals at the academy and aims to continue his education after graduation. The report notes his Soviet background and future plans awaiting continuation on Page B-3.
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