C2o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 20,1980
ANAPOLIS, Md. - Sidney
C. Miller has been named
Chief of the Maryland
Department of Agriculture’s
Division of Marketing by
Agriculture Secretary
Wayne A. Cawley, Jr.
Miller, whose career in
agricultural marketing and
promotion of Maryland
produced products spans 20
years, takes over the
responsibilities formerly
carried out by Ronald L
Johnson, who recently
resigned to take a post with
USDA.
“Maryland agriculture
and the Department have
been well served by Sidney
Miller and I am confident
that Sid’s new duties will
enable us to build upon that
very positive record,”
commented Cawley.
Miller joined the Depart
ment of Markers of the
NACA holds export symposium
WASHINGTON, D.C -
Implementation of the U.S
law governing the export of
pesticides not registered for
use in this country was the
central theme of a meeting
held here Thursday for
representatives of some 50
countries.
The symposium, spon
sored by the National
Agricultural Chemicals
Association, was designed to
clarify the status and
disposition of unregistered
pesticides, such as the ex
portation of U.S.-produced
chemicals for which there
are no uses in this country.
A 1978 federal law requires
that all exported pesticide
products, registered and
unregistered, bear labeling.
Specific notice must be given
to the country of import of
pesticide products
unregistered by the US
Miller named chief of
University of Maryland in
1960 after service in the U.S.
Navy, five years ox work
with The Wilkens Coffee
Company and a stmt as a
vocational agriculture
teacher in Howard County.
His first marketing project
with the Department of
Markets was a pioneering
effort on behalf of the
Maryland Sweet Potato
Association in developing
regional markets and
promotions for that product.
He also worked with the
Maryland Egg Council, an
association which has lasted
happily for both parties
through to the present time;
and was instrumental in
early organizing and
promotion efforts on behalf
of the Maryland Pork
Producers Association, the
former Maryland Beef
Cattle Producers, Inc and
Environmental Protection terest groups that the m-
Agency dustry dumps unregistered
pesticides on the in-
The symposium also ternational market were
featured speakers from the challenged by Jack D.
U.S. House of Represen- Early, NACA President. One
tatives Committee on explicit reason for holding
Agriculture, EPA and the the symposium was to dispel
U.S. State Department. such erroneous charges, he
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In addition to working with
these groups, Miller in the
1960’s assisted the Delmarva
Poultry Industry, Inc.
organization expand its
ag marketing division
annual chicken cooking
contest into one of the best
known national cooking
contests
However, his area of
specialization has been in
the field of international
marketing first through the
Eastern United States
Agricultural and Food
Export Council (a Nor
theastern states ag export
council) and a Southern
United States Trade
Association (SUSTA) which
he helped organize in the
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Miller serves as the SUSTA
program chairman, and as
Secretary- Treasurer of
NAMO (National
Agricultural Marketing
Officials.)
In 1975, Miller was named
to head MDA’s Marketing
Services section when the
Division relocated to An
napolis, a post which he has
held until present.
A native of Quincy,
Florida, Miller is married to
the former Mary Ann
Main & State Sts,
Brownstown, Pa.
17508
717-656-2951
Thomett, and is a resident of
Gambnlls, Anne Arundel
County. The couple have a
daughter, Pam. Miller is an
Elder of the Wildercroft
Church of Christ in River
dale, Prince George’s
County.
Following his service with
the Navy, Miller worked his
way through the University
of Maryland where he
received a BS in
Agricultural Education, and
later, a Master’s degree in
Agricultural Economics.
Serving
Lancaster
And Lebanon
Counties