
This Week
• USDA drops case against Shore farmers (Top Story)
• Local ag representatives relieved to see 15-month saga end
• Jester loses 80 percent of fields to road project
• Akers voices concerns on coming changes
• Fears of eliminating ‘ag’ from economics degrees discounted
• Goliath bows to David in rematch (Editorial)
• Cecil Co. farmers offer meal plan (Editorial)
Delmarva Farmer archives, 2010
• Legislators, Md. ag reps expect busy ’11 session (Top Story, Dec. 21, 2010)
• Chorman, Blessings lauded at DFB banquet (Dec. 21, 2010)
• Report exposes conflicting data with Bay (Dec. 21, 2010)
• Great Frederick Fair honored in Las Vegas (Dec. 21, 2010)
• The Christmas Story (Editorial, Dec. 21, 2010)
• Agriculture secretaries bracing for act’s impact (Top Story, Dec. 14, 2010)
• Changes to MFB policy go through with ease (Dec. 14, 2010)
• Langenfelder muses on first year as president (Dec. 14, 2010)
• Cawley equipment auctioned, not land (Dec. 14, 2010)
• Perdue trying to attract NutriDense corn growers (Dec. 14, 2010)
• FSMA: One size does not fit all (Editorial, Dec. 14, 2010)
• Maslyn: Law makers will need ag education to write new Farm Bill (Top Story, Dec. 7, 2010)
• Virginia agricultural leaders meet to discuss growth opportunities (Dec. 7, 2010)
• Delaware Farm Bureau elects new set of officers (Dec. 7, 2010)
• Employment appears to be encouraging for ag grads (Dec. 7, 2010)
• Report: U.S. ag businesses growing more optimistic (Dec. 7, 2010)
• ‘Local’ is ripe for the asking (Editorial, Dec. 7, 2010)
• Holshouser examines economics of soybeans (Top Story, Nov. 30, 2010)
• Long-term control on stink bugs a while off (Nov. 30, 2010)
• Shaffer lauds farmers, questions regulations (Nov. 30, 2010)
• Clarification: Anne Arundel, Kent part of doe challenge (Nov. 30, 2010)
• Crop Management School gets an ‘A’ (Editorial, Nov. 30, 2010)
• Wind, Cabbagegate, a new milky way (Rural Ramblings, Nov. 30, 2010)
• Mid-Atlantic states eyeing poultry litter subsurfer (Top Story, Nov. 23, 2010)
• Apiarist: Honeybees might be benefical for large farms (Nov. 23, 2010)
• Agriculture groups updated about Pennsylvania’s Bay plan (Nov. 23, 2010)
• Virginia forest fires fueled by recent drought conditions (Nov. 23, 2010)
• Funny pages soiled by ‘Mutts’ (Editorial, Nov. 23, 2010)
• Gold is in the news ... again (The Publisher’s Notebook, Nov. 23, 2010)
• Sheaffer rolls dice with double-crop corn (Top Story, Nov. 16, 2010)
• AGR hosts panel on Bay health discussion (Nov. 16, 2010)
• MAEF speaker: Youths need to connect food with agriculture (Nov. 16, 2010)
• Aquaculture conference sets plan for progress (Nov. 16, 2010)
• Atrazine remains a survivor (Editorial, Nov. 16, 2010)
• FSA program helps fund on-farm storage bins (Top Story, Nov. 9, 2010)
• Agro-ecology center marks 10th year in Queenstown (Nov. 9, 2010)
• Grantham’s farm home to 1,660 new trees (Nov. 9, 2010)
• Doe contest aims to lower crop damage, feed needy (Nov. 9, 2010)
• Ross set to be honored on Nov. 19 in Greenbelt, Md. (Nov. 9, 2010)
• Ag investment = Defense spending (Editorial, Nov. 9, 2010)
• Lawsons offer sanctuary for rescued horses (Top Story, Nov. 2, 2010)
• Hance claims TMDL rules ‘here to stay’ for ag in Md. (Nov. 2, 2010)
• Biosolids’ effect on poplars being studied (Nov. 2, 2010)
• Md. Grange commended for 136 years by Mikulski (Nov. 2, 2010)
• Harding is Va. Farmer of Year (Nov. 2, 2010)
• UD, state set to host Bay forum on Nov. 10 (Nov. 2, 2010)
• O’Malley, Ehrlich were no-shows (Editorial, Nov. 2, 2010)
• Who will feed the fish? (Editorial, Nov. 2, 2010)
• These are the times ... (Publisher’s Notebook, Nov. 2, 2010)
• FDA rules clash with farmer employees (Top Story, Oct. 26, 2010)
• Pumpkins more than a business for Roops, (Oct. 26, 2010)
• Delaware Century farm program lauds generations (Oct. 26, 2010)
• New rules now permit applying manure to beans (Oct. 26, 2010)
• CBF urging legislators to adopt ‘actions’ to aid Bay (Oct. 26, 2010)
• Virginia’s western waters suddenly facing more EPA regulation (Oct. 26, 2010)
• Tractor calendar features barn tribute to 9/11 victims (Oct. 26, 2010)
• Time for ag to fill in the blanks (Editorial, Oct. 26, 2010)
• Researchers: Virus, fungus combination at core of CCD (Top Story, Oct. 19, 2010)
• New Castle FB honors Willoughby family, (Oct. 19, 2010)
• Frey honored as Maryland Shepherd of the Year (Oct. 19, 2010)
• Va. officials encouraged by pumpkin crop for ’10 (Oct. 19, 2010)
• EPA: Bay states will struggle with TMDL (Oct. 19, 2010)
• Perdue in LEED at being green (Editorial, Oct. 19, 2010)
• Ag Legends gather for sixth annual time (Top Story, Oct. 12, 2010)
• Chorman honored at Sussex FB banquet (Oct. 12, 2010)
• Hoff’s legacy complete, barn officially open (Oct. 12, 2010)
• Va. Cooperative Extension outlines restructuring plan (Oct. 12, 2010)
• MFB-MDA clash is unfortunate (Editorial, Oct. 12, 2010)
• D.C. urban wheat field raises awareness (Top Story, Oct. 5, 2010)
• Invasive stink bugs spreading across Md. (Oct. 5, 2010)
• Nutrient management battle subsides (Oct. 5, 2010)
• Blessings tapped as KCFB farm family of year (Oct. 5, 2010)
• Great Frederick Fair features CSI demonstration (Oct. 5, 2010)
• Decision gets postponed on PATH vote from board (Oct. 5, 2010)
• What’s the future of Extension? (Editorial, Oct. 5, 2010)
• Vilsack visits Maryland’s Eastern Shore (Top Story, Sept. 28, 2010)
• Virginia FB leading opposition to proposed Bay legislation (Sept. 28, 2010)
• Assessment states why FASTC site dismissed (Sept. 28, 2010)
• VALOR program reaches out to young Virginia farm community (Sept. 28, 2010)
• Study: Buying nitrogen by pound a better bargain than per acre (Sept. 28, 2010)
• Perdue turning raw litter into fertilizer pellets (Sept. 28, 2010)
• ‘Uh, where does food come from?’ (Editorial, Sept. 28, 2010)
• Faulring weighing options with PATH (Top Story, Sept. 21, 2010)
• MFB granted injunction to delay release of statistics (Sept. 21, 2010)
• Asian stink bug eating way through Md. orchards, corn (Sept. 21, 2010)
• New soil testing lab now open for business in Del. (Sept. 21, 2010)
• Rumors of lawsuits from Waterkeeper discounted (Sept. 21, 2010)
• Second benefit for Hudsons scheduled for November (Sept. 21, 2010)
• Gansler still running afowl of ag (Editorial, Sept. 21, 2010)
• Speaker says going organic may be easier than it seems (Sept. 14, 2010)
• Farmers give lessons on tradition, progress (Sept. 14, 2010)
• 1000 Friends slate Farm Fest for Oct. 2 (Sept. 14, 2010)
• Soybean checkoff board seeks ‘new ideas’ (Sept. 14, 2010)
• LEAD Maryland looks to fill positions for seventh class (Sept. 14, 2010)
• O’Malley highlights ag, volunteerism at state fair (Sept. 14, 2010)
• States offer draft plans for Bay (Editorial, Sept. 14, 2010)
• Fisherman’s Inn train: ‘No Farms, No Food’ (Sept. 7, 2010)
• USDA, EPA grant $5.5 million for CRA plans (Sept. 7, 2010)
• Md. State Fair honors Stewart for decades of teaching safety (Sept. 7, 2010)
• Jackson wins title of Miss Maryland Ag at state fair (Sept. 7, 2010)
• Md. farmers not allowed to use manure for soybeans (Sept. 7, 2010)
• Will optimism hold up, though? (Editorial, Sept. 7, 2010)
• O’Malley: Poultry defendants deserve pro bono aid (Aug. 31, 2010)
• DeCoster fined for violations in Kent County (Aug. 31, 2010)
• Culling beef cows discussed at New River Ag Field Day (Aug. 31, 2010)
• Participation in cover crop program hits all-time high (Aug. 31, 2010)
• Pro bono not a one-way street (Editorial, Aug. 31, 2010)
• AFT always welcome on Shore (Editorial, Aug. 31, 2010)
• Kratovil discusses ag’s future at Sump farm (Top Story, Aug. 24, 2010)
• Davis honored for 30 years of service to Md. Soybean Board (Aug. 24, 2010)
• Dry weather cutting into corn yields on Mid-Atlantic (Aug. 24, 2010)
• Penn State vet urges ‘judicious’ use of animal antibiotics (Aug. 24, 2010)
• Corn growers have indeed kept up (Editorial, Aug. 24, 2010)
• Drought, heat throwing challenge at dairy industry (Top Story, Aug. 17, 2010)
• Local watermelons ‘original summertime treat’ (Aug. 17, 2010)
• Surviving on mind for dried-out Virginia agriculture (Aug. 17, 2010)
• Maryland 4-Hers will need to pay $10 club fee next year (Aug. 17, 2010)
• Vote, vote often for your favorite (Editorial, Aug. 17, 2010)
• REAP tour swings through Mid-Atlantic (Top Story, Aug. 10, 2010)
• D.C. group gets glimpse of Delmarva’s vegetable industry (Aug. 10, 2010)
• Perdue responds to petition (Aug. 10, 2010)
• Thompson named first Red & White queen (Aug. 10, 2010)
• New awards added to NRV Fair beef show (Aug. 10, 2010)
• Just shake hands (Editorial, Aug. 10, 2010)
• Livestock Extravaganza draws 82 participants (Top Story, Aug. 3, 2010)
• Extension aiming for long future in Virginia (Aug. 3, 2010)
• Place, UME exploring restructuring plan (Aug. 3, 2010)
• Despite his retirement, Hall vows he’ll work (Aug. 3, 2010)
• Following through on the promise (Editorial, Aug. 3, 2010)
• Tregoning goes from emcee to MVP (Top Story, July 27, 2010)
• Kent County responds to DBED invite for FASTC (July 27, 2010)
• Maryland poultry growers get advice for inspections (July 27, 2010)
• Wagon ride a thing of the past for Wye tour? (July 27, 2010)
• EPA kicking up dust again (Editorial, July 27, 2010)
• USDA deputy secretary visits Shore (Top Story July 20, 2010)
• Vineyard industry on rise in Maryland (July 20, 2010)
• Rohrer set to go forward with AgroLab Inc. (July 20, 2010)
• O’Malley promises support to Maryland farmers against activists’ attacks (July 20, 2010)
• It’s always chicken grower season (Editorial July 20, 2010)
• Rhodes, television crew chronicle farming in Queen Anne’s County (Top Story July 13, 2010)
• Weather has crops on verge of ruin (July 13, 2010)
• USDA offering information for mobile slaughter units (July 13, 2010)
• Bees’ vanishing act still a mystery (Editorial-July 13, 2010)
• Ruthsburg’s cause was this newspaper’s mission (Rural Ramblings-July 13, 2010)
• Rhodes, television crew chronicle farming in Queen Anne’s County (Top Story-July 6, 2010)
• Weather has crops on verge of ruin (July 6, 2010)
• USDA offering information for mobile slaughter units (July 6, 2010)
• Bees’ vanishing act still a mystery (Editorial-July 6, 2010)