A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 23, 1991
Regional Conference
COLLEGE PARK. MD.
One of the newer'concepts on the
U.S. farm scene is sustainable
agriculture, a practice that seeks to
manage fertilizer and pesticide
applications in a way that permits
farmers to cam a decent living
while keeping the environment
healthy for future generations.
To help explore this concept,
the Maryland Cooperative Exten
sion Service and Department of
Agricultural and Resource Eco
nomics at the University of Mary
land College Park have joined for
ces with a trio of environmental
organizations to sponsor an all
day meeting next month on Sus
tainable Agriculture in the Chesa-
Dairy Day Includes
Array Of Presentations
MONTROSE (Susquehanna
Co.) The committee for the
1991 Susquehanna County Dairy
Day to be held on Friday, March
15,9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Elk
Lake High School has been
announced by the Susquehanna
County Cooperative Extension.
The committee members are
Dave Andre, Don Birchard, Dan
Bonham, Bob Davenport, Peggy
Empet, Robert Feamley, Dave
Hibbard, Don Hibbard, Ted
Hirsch, Tom Page, Lloyd Pease,
A 1 Roszel, Ann Wells, Ron White,
and Gerry Verboys.
This committee has been
involved with obtaining speakers
and exhibitors. They will also be
involved in several ways at the
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Billed as the first-ever Mid-
Atlantic area conference of its
kind, the event is scheduled Feb.
28 in the Holiday Inn at Timo
nium, north of Baltimore off Inter
state Highway 83.
Morning speakers will include
Dick and Sharon Thompson of
Boone, lowa, widely publicized
sustainable agriculture farmers,
and William Liebhardt of Davis,
Calif., a nationally recognized
University of California research
er in the field of sustainable
agriculture.
A mid-morning panel will
explore possibilities for research
and Extension programs on sus-
event, including lunch, seating,
exhibitor set up, door prizes, dairy
product handouts, and other items.
Sincere appreciation is extended
to these people.
The program at Dairy Day will
include educational presentations;
commercial exhibits; milk, ice
cream and cheese bar; door prizes;
dinner, and a report from Jody
Williams Susquehanna County
Dairy Princess and Misty Baker,
Susquehanna County Alternate
Dairy Princess.
Dairy farm people interested in
attending are urged to make din
ner reservations by calling the
extension office at (717)
278-1158.
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Maryland College Park, Maryland
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tion should be made by Feb. 22. A
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lunch. Registration blanks and
program brochures are available
from offices of the Cooperative
Extension Service throughout
Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic
area.
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