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Ag calendar
Grazing and Pasture Management — The class will meet Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. May 28, June 4, June 11 and June 25. University of Maryland Extension has developed the course for grazing and pasture management. The course is geared not only to...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Tomatoes, Environmental Issues
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Ag calendar - May 14
Franklin County Dairy Princess Pageant — The 46th annual Franklin County Dairy Princess Pageant is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at Kauffman Ruritan Community Center, 7289 Ruritan Drive, Chambersburg, Pa. A buffet-style meal of chicken and ham will be...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Land grant university system helped farmers become students
I am constantly amazed between what I think people know and what they actually know. This reality manifests itself in many ways. Just the other day I heard a radio trivia contest and the question was in what city is Independence Hall? The answer given was...
Tags: Financial Aid, Colleges and Universities, Abraham Lincoln, Environmental Issues, Teaching and Learning
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Gardeners conserve our natural resources
As redbuds flash purple along our roadways and tulips blink red and yellow at our doorsteps, I am reminded that natural beauty is awe-inspiring and worth protecting. Not just on Earth Day, but every day. Gardeners are some of the best...
Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Earth Day, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Energy Resources
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Clear Spring High cleans up at Envirothon
The 2013 Washington County Envirothon was held April 19 at the Claud E. Kitchens Outdoor Education Center at Fairview. Fourteen teams from Boonsboro, Clear Spring, Smithsburg, and Washington County Technical High School were on hand for the competition. ...
Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Garrett County
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Ag Calendar - April 23
Grazing and Pasture Management — The class will meet Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. on April 30, May 28, June 4, June 11 and June 25. University of Maryland Extension has developed a five-session course for grazing and pasture management. The course is...Tags: Beverage Industry, Colleges and Universities, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Conservation, Consumer Goods Industries
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Conservation practices funding through bay watershed inititative extended
The Hagerstown-Washington County Economic Development Commission announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, recently extended conservation practices funding under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative to...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Environmental Issues, Conservation, Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Asphalt firm's land rezoned over objections by environmental groups
richardb@herald-mail.comThe Northwest has the spotted owl; Jefferson County has the spotted turtle. A 3-2 vote Thursday by the Jefferson County Commission to rezone a 34-acre tract owned by Jefferson Asphalt on W.Va. 51 west of Charles Town might threaten the habitat of the...Tags: Conservation Fund, Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Energy Resources
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B&G Orchards Inc. in Martinsburg named top farm in the Mountain State in 2012
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe coveted West Virginia Conservation Farm of the Year Award is staying in the Eastern Panhandle. B&G Orchards Inc., at 1787 Thatcher Road in Martinsburg, was named the top farm in the Mountain State in 2012 for the business’ outstanding...Tags: Deere and Company, Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Human Interest
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Williamsport Lions Club to hear from fish expert
Frank M. Panek will be the guest speaker at the Williamsport Lions Club meeting Thursday, Jan. 10, at Williamsport American Legion Post 202. Panek’s topic will be “Persistent and Emerging Diseases in Fish and Other Aquatic Resources in the...Tags: Biology, Natural Resource Industry, Science and Technology, American Legion, Conservation
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Clear Spring native named Wildlife Conservationist of the Year by Florida federation
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comGrowing up in Clear Spring, biologist Kim Dryden's childhood seems almost like a Disney nature movie. Her father and grandfather both worked for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, which gave her an unusual exposure to wildlife. "I remember...Tags: Biology, Endangered Species, Lee County, Marine Science, Wildlife
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Firefighters pull out of blaze in Hickory Ridge wildlife area
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA Maryland Department of Natural Resources official said Monday afternoon that the last of the firefighters began leaving the scene of a blaze that burned about 145 acres of land since Saturday in the Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area near Clear...Tags: Wildlife, Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Lifestyle and Leisure
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