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Feb 09, 2012
Md. delegate wants to ban arsenic in chicken feed; industry reps argue it would hurt farmers (Washington Post)
Feb 09, 2012
Beef prices likely to go up as production costs rise, supplies drop (greenvilleonline)
Feb 09, 2012
Maryland beekeepers rallying for home-grown honey (The Daily Record)
PA Dairy Linked with Raw Milk Illesses Reopens (WBAL
People: Cobb appoints pedigree geneticist (World Poultry.net)
Should Everyone Avoid Gluten for Good Health? (Huffingtonpost.com)
Lawmakers debate ban on arsenic in chicken feed (Baltimore Sun)
Catedge Participates In Retired Racehorse Training Challenge (Leesburg2day)
Federal studies back impact of wind turbines (Delmarvanow.com)
Pawgevity: Locally Sourced Pet Food (Leesburg2day)
Wealth of opportunities to celebrate, learn about black history (Gazette.net)
Greens find some localities lag in Bay cleanup plans (The Baltimore Sun)
No-till farmers work less, get more yield (newsleader.com)
Horses are now legal at the beach -- in Ocean City (news10.net)
4 Raw Milk-Related Illnesses In Md. Traced To Pennsylvania Dairy (CBS Local)
BRIEF: Tickets are on sale now for Farm Bureau banquet (CecilDaily)
MDA alters nutrient reporting forms (Delmarvanow)
Feb 08, 2012
Local FSA office may close (Southern Maryland News)
Maryland Beekeepers Want Honey Legally Defined (Southern Maryland Online)
Local farmers inducted into Agriculture Hall of Fame (Gazette)
Raw milk seller: 'We're taking this seriously' (Public Opinion online)
Bryan Voltaggio returns to TV to promote Md. cuisine (Washington Post)
Residents give feedback on Harford Master Plan (Explore Harford.com)
Pennsylvania governor proposes cutting casino subsidy to racetracks (Daily Racing Form.com)
Chicken manure to power ECI plant (Delmarvanow)
Md. delegate presents bill to ban arsenic in feed (delmarvanowA)
Feb 07, 2012
Raw milk sales to resume Tuesday morning (Public Opinion online)
Ag teacher of the year developed Tuscarora High School program (Frederick News-Post)
Storms may have killed off many stink bugs (miamiherald.co
Honeybee Die-Off Shouldn't Sting (wkly.com)
Poultry Industry Cites Univ. of Del Study; Claims Chicken Manure Pollution Overstated (Southern MD online)
What is and isn't honey? (delmarvanow)
Federal studies back impact of wind turbines (delmarvanow)
Fraud case turns spotlight on horse slaughter issue (philly.com)l
Herbicide Resistant Johnsongrass: Coming soon to a farm near you! (biofortified.org)
Shore farmers may see more hurdles with appeal (The Delmarva Farmer)
MDA alters nutrient reporting forms (Delmarvanow)
Top Chef’ star Bryan Voltaggio, celebrating Md. food, returns to TV (Washington Post)
BedBug Central’s Boot Camp to Visit Pennsylvania (pctonline)
Feb 06, 2012
Md. ag secretary uses Middletown as example of farmland loss from sprawl (Newark Post online)
Storms may have killed off many stink bugs (Baltimore Sun)
Raw milk's popularity is in question with illness outbreak (The Record Herald)
Ag teacher of the year developed Tuscarora High School program (Frederick News-Post)
Chamber event focuses on importance of ag industry (Star Democrat)
Despite opposition, N.J. Assembly committee OKs DiMaio bill allowing sale of raw milk (NJ.com)
State senators consider movies, agricultural literacy (North Platte Bulletin)
Shore farmers' shared burdens (Star Democrat)
Farm Bureau convention focuses on water (Frederick News Post)
Canada geese do damage to farmers' crops (Delmarvanow)
Seeds of change (Delmarvanow)
Veterinary Medical Colleges Cope With State Cuts but Feel the Pain (MarketWatch.com)
Wind blows away best of the rest (Delmarvanow)
Obama Administration Approves Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Farm (Cleantechnica.com)
Citizens are concerned about the Chesapeake Bay (Frederick News-Post)
Maryland Organic Food & Farming Assoc. Winter Meeting (Hometown Annapolis)
O’Malley renews bid to curb sprawl by limiting septic systems (Washington Post)
Fooling Mother Nature: still not a good idea (Baltimore Sun)
2012 Preakness Ticket Sales Up (North Baltimore patch)
Rupert Cornwell: Mass invasion of the alien swamp monsters (Independent)
Environmental education tackled (The Daily Times)
Keeping streams, waterways clean will help bay (Cumberland Times-News)
MDA adjusts provisions for cover crops (Carroll County Times)
Governor O’Malley’s Maryland state budget proposal (Washington Post)
Study finds chicken manure pollution overstated (The Maryland Reporter)
Comments urged on bay cleanup plans (Hometown Annapolis)
New map pinpoints Lyme disease risk areas, including Maryland (Frederick News-Post)
Feb 03, 2012
Number of people with illnesses linked to raw milk rising in Pa., Md. W.Va. (Herald-News)
Feb 03, 2012
Horse SlaughteringResumes in US as Legislation Languishes In Congress (Fox News)
Westminster in talks to extend duration of city farmers market (Carroll County Times)
Warm fall, little snow help storm-battered farms (Delawareonline)
Russia sees a bull market in Virginia (News Leader)
If it’s not made by a bee ... (Frederick News-Post)
U.S. to lease waters off Mid-Atlantic for wind farms (Kansas City.com)
Raw Milk From Pa. Farm Sickens 35 (abcnews)
Chamber event focuses on importance of ag industry (Star Democrat)
White Wave Looks to the Farm to Improve Environmental Footprint (greenbiz.com)
Suit Targets Johns Hopkins Development on Former Md. Farm (Philantrophy Today)
Capturing The Imagination (WBAL radio)
Continuting Honey Bee Die-Offs Critical, But You Can Help (Examiner)
O’Malley says offshore wind announcement a “step forward” (Washington Post)
O’Malley’s agenda could raise his national profile (Gazette)
First Annual Chilly Crab Cleanup! (The Bay Net)
Group Calls For Caution In Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Trading (wusa9)
Farm bureaus, businesses nationwide support Hudson family in legal battle (Ocean City Today)
Builders poll shows little support for raising taxes to clean Chesapeake Bay (Southern Maryland News
Builders poll shows little support for raising taxes to clean Chesapeake Bay
Westminster in talks to extend duration of city farmers market (Carroll County Times)
Feb 02, 2012
Test results on Family Cow raw milk pending; cases of illness rise to 23 (public opinion online)
Warm fall, little snow help storm-battered farms .(Wall Street Journal)
Text of Gov. O'Malley's State of the State address (Hometown Annapolis)
2012 list of Washington area CSAs (Washington Post)
Community divided over slaughterhouse (Southern Maryland News)
Registry for animal abusers in Colorado shot down in committee (Examiner)
Commissioners could approve water, sewer bonds at business meeting (Cumberland Times - News)
New map pinpoints areas of highest human risk for lyme disease in eastern United States (medicalxpress.com)
Va. finds bull market in Russia (newsobserver)
Raw Milk Sickens Four In Maryland (CBS Local)
Farms battered by violent 2011 weather recovering with help of temperate fall, little snow (Washington Post)
Hopkins Plans for Historic Farm Leads to Lawsuit (NBC Washington)
Officials resist solar project (Sentine Land Enterprise)
Rapid Redux to be honored at Laurel (Brisnet.com)
Aqueduct: Hakama using Withers as audition for Kentucky Derby trail (Daily Racing Form.com)
Feds to announce offshore wind move (Baltimore Sun)
Richmond, school officials place focus on breakfast (Southern Maryland News)
Looking for balance in the comprehensive plan (Southern Maryland News)
Warm fall, little snow help storm-battered farms (Newsday.com)
O'Malley: Raise taxes to invest in roads, schools (Herald-Mail.com)
Beitzel's bay cleanup bill hearing set (Cumberland Times News)
O'Malley To Join Federal Officials For "Major" Announcement On Wind Power (WBAL.com)
Congressman Harris targets fracking report (Delmarva.now)
State board says Plan Maryland forum violated Open Meetings Act (Baltimore Sun)
Lawmakers blast state land-use plan (Gazette.net)
Feb 01, 2012
Raw Milk from Franklin County Sickens 20 in PA and MD (Fox 43)
CSAs in Central Maryland: What You Need to Know for 2012 (Westminster Patch)
Grants available for Food and Wildlife Habitat Gardens (Hillsdale net)
Better Forest Data Lends Confidence to Carbon Markets (Forbes)
Drug-Resistant Bugs Found in Antibiotic-Free Meat (Wired.com)
SMECO solar farm plan gains strength (Washington Post)
Offshore wind farms could generate more than enough energy to meet Maryland's annual needs (Newark Post online)
Infection cases associated with raw milk rise to 20 (Public Opinion Online)
Contest offers free groceries, chicken and ice cream for a year (Carroll County Times)
Trick helps Germantown woman win equestrian title (Gazette.net)
O’Malley’s State of the State speech to set ambitious agenda on tax increases, gay marriage (Washington Post)
Bay Scientists Urge Caution on Nutrient Trading (WBOC)
Farmers ask court to Block bay 'pollution diet'
O'Malley to address lawmakers in annual state of the state speech (Baltimore Sun)
Farmers, state agencies seek new uses for poultry manure (Delmarvanow)
AFBF, Plaintiffs File for Judgment in Chesapeake Bay Case (Missouri Ag Connection)
It's official: Atlantic sturgeon 'endangered' (Baltimore Sun)
Students To Lobby For Chesapeake Bay Restoration (wusa9)
Bay cleanup getting costly (delmarvanow)
Montgomery protects 300 acres of farmland (Gazette)