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Food safety bill having little effect locally
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Food safety bill having little effect locally
Mother-and-son team Nancy and David Weiss, of Chesapeake’s Choice farm in Middletown, help customers at the West Frederick Farmers Market on Baughman’s Lane in Frederick. Food safety has always been a concern for American farmers, Frederick County Farm Bureau President Ray Ediger said.

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Farm & Garden Calendar
Published on January 30, 2012
The University of Maryland Extension will host the Mid-Atlantic Small Flock Poultry Expo from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday at the University of Maryland Extension Carroll County Office and Carroll County Agriculture Center, 700 Agriculture Center Drive, Westminster. Producers and Extension specialists will be available for questions. Lunch and snacks will be available for sale. For details, call 410-386-2760 or visit http://carroll.umd.edu/ag/poultry.cfm. more »


A wet spring pest
Published on January 30, 2012
Whoever coined the phrase "slugging around in bad weather" sure knew what they were describing. Cool, rainy weather in the spring is exactly the kind of ideal conditions that slugs love. It would not surprise me at all to see an outbreak of slugs this spring, if the weather is right for them. At best, we should be prepared to act just in case. more »


  COLUMNISTS

Dave Elliott: Too Wet to Plow
Julias, roosters and politics
Published on January 30, 2012
"Excuse me, Mr. Egg Poacher, sir." more »


Tammy McCormack: Snakes and wildlife of Maryland
Snake answers, part 1
Published on January 30, 2012
Wow! I cannot believe how many emails I receive each week pertaining to questions about snakes, whether it's a pet snake, or native wild snake. more »


  CITY TO COUNTRY - CITIZEN BLOG

'Bound for Glory'
Originally published on May 01, 2010

Four of the five films nominated by the Academy Awards for Best Picture in 1976 are easy to recall. “Rocky,” no brainer. But how about who pugnacious South Philly brawler beat out: “All the President’s Men,” “Network,” “Taxi Driver” and....and... more »


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