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Lancaster Farming Staff
RINGGOLD, Md. A tribut
ary to Antietam Creek courses
through Misty Meadow Farm in
Maryland's northern region of
Washington County.
In the mornings, especially in
spring and fall, the moisture in the
air above the fenced stream in the
24-acre pasture condenses into a
“steam," creating an eerily roman
tic softness of mist and mystery.
Hence the name of the 440-acre
family dairy farm owned and oper
ated by John anti Betty Herbst and
son David and his family.
In February the Herbst family
were inducted into the Maryland
Agricultural Hall of Fame.
They received the honor from
Maryland Gov. Paris Glendening
during the state’s annual Agricul
ture Dinner in Annapolis, the state
capital.
While Gov. Glendening took
the opportunity to talk about con
trolling nutrient runoff from agri
cultural land, John Herbst said
later the honor was very well
received by his family.
“When your peers tell you, ‘You
did a good job,’ I feel it’s just a
great honor,” John said. “It’s about
as great an honor as you can get
from being a farmer. It tells you
that you must have done some
thing right along the way.”
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housed in the state’s Department
of Agriculture Building in Anna
polis, where plaques and photo
graphs of the winners, including
the 14 previous inductees, are to be
permanently showcased.
In a news release about the
award presentation from Gov.
Glendening’s office, the governor
stated, “The family we inducted
into the Maryland Agricultural
Hall of Fame really represents
what Maryland is ail about. My
goal as Maryland’s governor is to
make Maryland a place where
families like the Herbsts have
room to thrive and prosper. I want
to ensure a bright future for them
and their children.
“That is why we are working
with farmers, watermen, represen
tatives of the seafood and poultry
industries, environmentalists and
concerned citizens throughout
Maryland to reduce the flow of
nutrients into Maryland’s streams,
rivers and the Chesapeake Bay,
while at the same time expanding
economic opportunities for all sec
tors of our state’s agricultural
industry," he said.
Lewis Riley, former state agri
culture secretary, participated in
the ceremonies.
To John Herbst’s understand
ing, the award is presented based
on soil and water conservation,
environmentally sound farming
practices, and community service.
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After running down the line with the ration mixer wagon and allowing for the inevit
able spreading out of food, David Herbst pushes the milking herd’s TMR back closer
to the cows. David handles the milking herd, while father John takes care of field work,
though efforts are shared when necessary. The herd averages about 21,000 pounds of
milk on a hybrid milking schedule, closer to 3 times per day.
Misty Meadow Farm has imple
mented many conservation prac
tices, especially on some of the
land that was added to the farm
after purchasing an abused, deeply
gullied and eroded tentant farm.
John said some of the eroded
cuts into a sidchill field were too
' «
deep to attempt a crossing with a
tractor.
Also, John has served on com
mittees and as vice president of the
Maryland Farm Bureau to help
improve planning and procedure.
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In the news release, it states the
Hall of Fame was started in 1991 to
honor "... farm families in the agri
cultural industry who exemplify
high standards of achievement and
commitment to the community."
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