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Jan 25, 2013
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Conservation Reserve Program sign-up available to area farmers
Colleen Cashell, executive director of Washington County’s Farm Service Agency, reminds farmers and landowners that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting its Conservation Reserve Program sign-up, which ends Friday. Cashell also...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Nominations under way for farm service committees
Farmer candidate nominations are under way for local Farm Service Agency County Committees. The nomination period continues through Thursday, Aug. 1, with the election taking place by mail ballot between Nov. 4 and the close of business on Dec. 2. In...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Politics, Frederick County (Maryland), Local Elections, Agriculture
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There are plenty of ways you can celebrate Dairy Month in June
June is National Dairy Month, and the Maryland Department of Agriculture encourages Marylanders to celebrate by enjoying healthy and nutritious dairy products this month and all year long. National Dairy Month celebrates the value of milk and dairy...Tags: Beverage Industry, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Lifestyle and Leisure, Agriculture, Foods and Beverages
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Sustainable agriculture takes many forms
jsemler@umd.eduThe past two weeks, I have been at training sessions out of state. The first was a SARE Fellows tour in Kentucky. SARE stands for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education. Sustainable agriculture is a popular term nowadays, but let’s be...Tags: Conservation, Energy Resources, Consumers, Science and Technology, Agriculture
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One step closer to obtaining funding to finish new Hedgesville public library building
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe Berkeley County Building Commission advanced a bond ordinance to second reading Thursday that would allow officials to obtain up to $700,000 in financing to complete the new Hedgesville, W.Va., public library building. The bond ordinance for the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Debt Market, Finance, Politics, Government
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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. ...
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Deadline for Hispanics, women to file discrimination complaints against USDA is May 1
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the extension of the voluntary claims process for Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who allege discrimination by the USDA in past decades. All claims must be filed by May 1. The process offers a...Tags: Social Issues, Feminism, Minority Groups
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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), Conservation, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Environmental Issues
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Letters to the Editor - March 30
Celebrate commitment of farmers, ranchers every day To the editor: On March 19, the U.S. Department of Agriculture joined millions of Americans in celebrating National Agriculture Day. National Agriculture Day provides an important opportunity...Tags: U.S. Congress, Tom Vilsack, Passover Seder, Agriculture, Judaism
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Farmer wins $2,500 for fire department to use to buy equipment
The Longmeadow Volunteer Fire Department will now be able to better serve the community thanks to the support of local farmer Ben Flaherty and America’s Farmers Grow Communities. Sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, which is the philanthropic arm of...
Tags: Human Interest, Monsanto Company, Charity
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Keep Easter eggs safe
This week many eggs will be hard-cooked and dyed for use in Easter baskets and egg hunts. Hard-cooked eggs are easy to prepare and easy to keep safe. 1. Place eggs in a saucepan and fill with cold water to one inch above eggs. 2. Cover the pan and...Tags: Food Industry, Recipes, Easter
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Milk producers eligible for income loss credit pay
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency County Executive Director Colleen Cashell said beginning today USDA will issue payments to dairy farmers enrolled in the Milk Income Loss Contract program for the September 2012 milk marketings. A...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Career and Workplace, Collective Contract, Wage Contract Issues
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