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Good stewardship should be required of all farmers
Congress may soon finalize the 2012 Farm Bill, and that hefty document should concern all of us in Maryland — especially when it comes to clean water. As we all know, the Chesapeake Bay is the nation's largest and most productive estuary. However,...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Arable Farming, Agriculture, Rivers, Elections
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50 Years Ago: Fire destroys Sharon Acres residence
As taken from the pages of The Aegis dated Thursday, May 24, 1962: A mysterious fire destroyed the Sharon Acres residence of Miss K. Ady this week 50 years ago. The brick frame 170-year-old house was totally engulfed in flames by the time firefighters...Tags: Beverage Industry, Consumer Goods Industries, Pneumonia, Harford County, Theft
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Firewood hitchhikers threaten Maryland's trees
With Memorial Day about to kick off the unofficial start of summer, agriculture officials are warning the public not to take firewood with them if they go on camping or cookout trips - those logs could harbor some unseen, tree-destroying hitchhikers. The...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Memorial Day, Forestry and Timber, Agriculture
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Columbia firm is world's first to market with stem cell drug
A Columbia-based biotechnology company said this week it received the world’s first government approval to market a stem cell drug, in Canada. Osiris Therapeutics, founded in 1992, spent 17 years developing a stem cell therapy that offers anti-...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, University of Maryland, College Park, Biotechnology, Biotechnology Industry, Steroids
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Emails show O'Malley's close ties to Perdue lawyer
A series of emails between Gov. Martin O'Malley and Perdue's corporate lawyer shows what an environmental group calls a "cozy relationship" between the two law school classmates as Maryland's chief executive weighs farm pollution regulations of concern to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Regional Authority, Democratic Governors Association, Executive Branch, Republican Governors Association
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Emails show close ties between O'Malley, Perdue lawyer
A series of emails between Gov. Martin O'Malley and Perdue's corporate lawyer shows what an environmental group calls a "cozy relationship" between the two law school classmates as Maryland's chief executive weighs farm pollution regulations of concern to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Regional Authority, Democratic Governors Association, Executive Branch, Litigation
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New farm rules curb manure, sludge use to help Bay
New farm regulations being aired this week by Maryland officials would ease first-ever limits on how, when and where the state's farmers can spread animal manure and sewage sludge on their fields. The "nutrient management" rules, which were posted online...
Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environmental Politics, Fertilizer, Environmental Pollution, Annapolis
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Competitive spirit comes naturally at Carroll County Envirothon
For the first time in the four years he has been station representative at the Carroll County Envirothon, Tom Robertson was able to use real branches with real leaves for his forestry test. On April 25, several branches, including two types of evergreen,...Tags: Forests, Carroll County (Maryland), Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Science
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History buffs brainstorm county branding at Montpelier Mansion
About 25 history buffs involved in historic preservation in Prince George's Countygathered at Montpelier Mansion in Laurel on Wednesday, April 25 to discuss how best to showcase the county's lore and landmarks — which they said have never been...
Tags: Prince George's County, Laurel, Culture, Sociology, Montpelier
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Dirt, Sweat & Love: How John Dove is reinventing the family farm
As a supplier of organic produce to AIDA Bistro & Wine Bar last summer, John Dove felt no pressure to stick to a rigid deliveryschedule. The Columbia restaurant was happy to accept whatever crop the young farmer had to offer whenever he had it to give...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forests, Consumers, Farms, Ellicott City
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Harford Christian wins Envirothon once again
Harford County high school students got the opportunity to play in the dirt, walk through the woods and look at animals at the 4-H camp at the Rocks Thursday morning. Far from a day away from school work, the kids were there as part of the annual...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forests, National Aquarium Baltimore, Aberdeen Proving Ground, High Schools
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Competitive spirit comes naturally for students at Baltimore County Envirothon
At the aquatics station, several dead fish were being examined and prodded by several teenagers, while others watched live critters swimming in bowls on another table. Elsewhere, a bird claw, an animal pelt and two different jawbones were under...
Tags: Baltimore County, George Washington Carver, Forests, Perry Hall, Towson
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