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Nominations sought for meat goat performance test
Nominations are sought for the 2012 Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test. The test is open to goat breeders from any state, who may consign up to five male goats to the test. Eligible goats of any breed or breed cross must have been...Tags: Music, Concerts, Entertainment
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Clear Spring High team wins Washington County Envirothon
The 2012 Washington County Envirothon was held April 20 at Claud E. Kitchens Outdoor Education Center at Fairview. Ten teams from Boonsboro, Clear Spring and Smithsburg were on hand for the competition. Students were tested with hands-on...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Science, Forests, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Music
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Extension service brings university to the people
It is time I get back to my chronicle of the 150th anniversary of the Land Grant University system.
To review briefly, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act that allowed for the establishment of a college for the purpose of educating the...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Abraham Lincoln, Agricultural Research and Technology, Politics, Colleges and Universities
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George Washington Carver contributed greatly to agricultural science in America
Most people know that February is Black History Month. Many have heard of many famous and important contributors to the advancement of this great nation, such as Frederick Douglass, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall and many others....Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Agricultural Research and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Science, George Washington Carver
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Land Grant Act still working in U.S.
Well, here we are in 2012, and if we are honest, it will take us another month before we stop writing 2011.
As I heard folks lamenting about 2011 and how many were glad to see it go, I was bemused. For some reason, when things get a little uncomfortable...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Culture, Agricultural Research and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Agriculture
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Ag calendar
Jan. 31 and Feb. 7 — Poultry 101 — The staff will discuss rearing, feeding, management and housing, as well as hatching eggs and biosecurity. Space is limited. Registration is required. A $5 fee will be collected at the door; 7 to 9:30 p.m....Tags: Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Agriculture, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Genes and Chromosomes
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Land-grant universities have threefold mission
Last week, I started down the road talking about the Land Grant Act, which established colleges of agriculture and mechanics.
As you might remember, the Land Grant Act gave 30,000 acres of public land to each state for each of its senators and...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Science, Virginia Tech, Ceremonies, Financial Aid
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Farming community has diverse makeup
I was recently asked what I like most about my job. My answer was that every day is different, and the wide variety of people with whom I get to work.
I used the example that in the previous week, I had consultations with a dairy farmer, a family...Tags: Agriculture, National Institutes of Health
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Number of people with illnesses linked to raw milk rising in Pa., Md., W.Va.
waynesboro@herald-mail.comMaryland health officials say laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of the illness-causing bacteria, Campylobacter jejuni, in two unopened samples purchased from the Family Cow farm in Chambersburg The number of people in Pennsylvania, Maryland,...Tags: Symptoms, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Agricultural Research and Technology, Pittsburgh, Farms
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Chambersburg-area farm cleared to resume milk production
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe state on Monday cleared a Chambersburg-area farm for milk production, while the number of people sickened in the past several weeks by raw milk produced at the farm continued to rise. The number of confirmed cases reached 43 as of 4 p.m. Monday,...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Pittsburgh, Agricultural Research and Technology, Farms, Medical Procedures and Tests
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M&T donates $15,000 to Wilson College
The M&T Bank Charitable Foundation recently presented Wilson College with a ceremonial check for $15,000, to be used to help construct an outdoor learning pavilion at college farm.
M&T Bank Vice President J. Bret Elbin and Administrative Vice President...Tags: Charity, Education, M&T Bank Corporation, Colleges and Universities
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'Taste of Maryland Agriculture' gala set for Feb. 2 in Glen Burnie
Maryland's agricultural industry leaders will dine with state and national legislators Thursday, Feb. 2, to celebrate the importance of Maryland's No. 1 industry, agriculture. More than 700 people are expected to attend the annual "Taste of Maryland...Tags: Government, Glen Burnie, Agricultural Research and Technology, Executive Branch, Politics
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