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Showing posts with label Ag issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ag issues. Show all posts

Friday, July 08, 2016

“Land trust created to Save critical acres,” by Carroll County Times writer Joanne E. Morvay, Wednesday, September 30, 1992



“Land trust created to Save critical acres,” by Carroll County Times writer Joanne E. Morvay, Wednesday, September 30, 1992
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Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board of Trustees

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees


Retrieved May 3, 2016

Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation


The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation is administered by a thirteen-member Board of Trustees which includes the State's Comptroller, Treasurer, Secretary of Agriculture, and Secretary of Planning, all of whom serve as "ex officio" members. The other nine members of the Board serve "at-large" and represent various regions of the State.

All members are appointed by the Governor and serve a term of four years. At least five of the at-large members are farmer representatives; the Board has representation from the Maryland Agricultural Commission, the Maryland Farm Bureau, the Maryland State Grange, the Maryland Young Farmers' Advisory Board, and the State's forestry industry.

Responsibilities of the Foundation's Board of Trustees include

Disseminating information to farmland owners and other Maryland citizens;

Providing assistance and coordination to the twenty-three Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Boards;

Promulgating program rules, regulations, and procedures;

Reviewing and approving easement applications; and

Acquiring by purchase or donation, agricultural land preservation easements on productive agricultural land.

Members of the Board Trustees


Bernard L. Jones, Sr.
Acting-Chair, Board of Trustees
At-large Representative
Carroll County resident
Appointed:  2010

Michael Calkins
Young Farmers' Advisory Board Representative
Howard County resident
Appointed:  2014

Craig Highfield
At-large Representative
Anne Arundel County resident
Appointed:  2013

Patricia A. Langenfelder
At-large Representative
Kent County resident
Appointed:  2013

Donald T. Moore
Maryland Grange Representative
Cecil County resident
Appointed:  2009

James B. “Bubby” Norris, Jr.
At-large Representative
St. Mary’s County resident
Appointed:  2009
 
Jonathan Quinn
At-large Representative
Cecil County resident
Appointed:  2008

Eugene B. Roberts, Jr.
Agriculture Commission Representative
Howard County resident
Appointed:  2011

Honorable Peter Franchot
State Comptroller
Ex Officio Member
Represented by Jerome Klasmeier
 
Honorable David R. Craig        
Secretary of Planning
Ex Officio Member
Represented by Daniel Rosen        

Honorable Nancy K. Kopp
State Treasurer
Ex Officio Member        
Represented by Susanne Brogan
 
Honorable Joe Bartenfelder
Secretary of Agriculture
Ex Officio Member

Represented by James P. Eichhorst
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Tuesday, April 01, 2014

New Virginia law protects farmers from meddling local officials - by By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D

New Virginia law protects farmers from meddling local officials - by By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D

Fauquier County officials forced family farmer Martha Boneta to cease selling produce from her own 64-acre farm, and so she took action and had Commonwealth law changed... 

Fauquier County Virginia officials threatened a family farmer, Martha Boneta with $5,000 per-day fines for hosting a birthday party for eight 10-year-old girls without a permit...


… opponents of the bill, including well-funded environmental organizations and power-hungry county governments – both determined to preserve strict land-use controls – reportedly employed lobbyists to kill the bill.  In the end, highly motivated citizens triumphed over highly paid lobbyists...





By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. March 31, 2014


In a hard-fought and stunning victory for family farmers and property rights throughout the Commonwealth, Gov. Terry McAuliffe on March 5 signed into law legislation solidifying Virginia’s status as a right-to-farm state by limiting local officials’ ability to interfere with normal agricultural operations.


The governor’s signature marks the latest chapter in a swirling controversy that attracted nationwide attention in 2012 when the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors forced family farmer Martha Boneta to cease selling produce from her own 64-acre farm. No longer allowed to sell the vegetables she had harvested, Boneta donated the food to local charities lest it go to waste.


Fauquier County officials threatened Boneta with $5,000 per-day fines for hosting a birthday party for eight 10-year-old girls without a permit, and advertising pumpkin carvings. Seeing the county’s action against Boneta as a brazen effort to drive her off her land, Virginians from all walks of life rallied to her defense.  Supporters gathered in Warrenton, the county seat, for a peaceful “pitchfork protest” to vent their anger over what an out-of-control local government had done to a law-abiding citizen....


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By contrast, opponents of the bill, including well-funded environmental organizations and power-hungry county governments – both determined to preserve strict land-use controls – reportedly employed lobbyists to kill the bill.  In the end, highly motivated citizens triumphed over highly paid lobbyists...

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New Virginia law protects farmers from meddling local officials - by By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D

New Virginia law protects farmers from meddling local officials - by By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D

Fauquier County officials forced family farmer Martha Boneta to cease selling produce from her own 64-acre farm, and so she took action and had Commonwealth law changed... 

Fauquier County Virginia officials threatened a family farmer, Martha Boneta with $5,000 per-day fines for hosting a birthday party for eight 10-year-old girls without a permit...


… opponents of the bill, including well-funded environmental organizations and power-hungry county governments – both determined to preserve strict land-use controls – reportedly employed lobbyists to kill the bill.  In the end, highly motivated citizens triumphed over highly paid lobbyists...





By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. March 31, 2014


In a hard-fought and stunning victory for family farmers and property rights throughout the Commonwealth, Gov. Terry McAuliffe on March 5 signed into law legislation solidifying Virginia’s status as a right-to-farm state by limiting local officials’ ability to interfere with normal agricultural operations.


The governor’s signature marks the latest chapter in a swirling controversy that attracted nationwide attention in 2012 when the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors forced family farmer Martha Boneta to cease selling produce from her own 64-acre farm. No longer allowed to sell the vegetables she had harvested, Boneta donated the food to local charities lest it go to waste.


Fauquier County officials threatened Boneta with $5,000 per-day fines for hosting a birthday party for eight 10-year-old girls without a permit, and advertising pumpkin carvings. Seeing the county’s action against Boneta as a brazen effort to drive her off her land, Virginians from all walks of life rallied to her defense.  Supporters gathered in Warrenton, the county seat, for a peaceful “pitchfork protest” to vent their anger over what an out-of-control local government had done to a law-abiding citizen....


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By contrast, opponents of the bill, including well-funded environmental organizations and power-hungry county governments – both determined to preserve strict land-use controls – reportedly employed lobbyists to kill the bill.  In the end, highly motivated citizens triumphed over highly paid lobbyists...

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Wednesday, February 09, 2011

American Public Media Marketplace Newsletter: Analyst Whitney skips Congressional hearing on muni bonds

American Public Media Marketplace NewsletterAnalyst Whitney skips Congressional hearing on muni bonds

Who put all this spam in my Google search results? Commercial real estate rebounds



THE NUMBERS as of 12:35 P.M. EDT
DOW -15.89 Dow down; NASDAQ -9.44 Nasdaq down; S&P 500 -6.22 S&P 500 down
Top Story

Unrest scares tourists away from Jordan, Egypt
When protests hit one nation, like Egypt, some tourists avoid the whole region. Marketplace's Alisa Roth is in Amman, Jordan and she reports that tourism revenues in that country have slumped by a quarter in recent months.Read more

Al Jazeera English to launch U.S. campaign
The cable news network based in Qatar has been broadcasting developments in Egypt around the clock. It says that millions of Americans are being deprived of the opportunity to watch the network. Read more


TODAY ON MARKETPLACE MORNING REPORT

Analyst Whitney skips Congressional hearing on muni bonds
Meredith Whitney famously predicted the collapse of several big banks in 2007. And after an ominous prediction about the municipal bond market, Whitney was called as the star witness at today's hearing on Capitol Hill. Roben Farzad of Bloomberg Business Week explains how Whitney made a name for herself, and the meaning behind her absence from today's hearing. Read more

Drought in China threatens global wheat supply
China is the world's largest producer and consumer of grain. But after severe winter droughts in the northern breadbasket region, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warns of a global wheat shortage that will drive up the cost of foods like noodles and cereal. Rob Schmitz has more. Read more.

London, Toronto stock exchanges announce merger
Officials from the London Stock Exchange Group PLC and Toronto based TMX group Inc. announced the merger today. Bringing the two companies together will produce the second largest mining- and resource-exchange in the world. Christopher Werth explains. Read more

Commercial real estate rebounds
Compromises between landlords and tenants are helping the commercial real estate market improve.Read more

MARKETPLACE MORNING REPORT


And your MID-DAY UPDATE


Marketplace Morning Report co-hosts Jeremy Hobson and Steve Chiotakis go over all of this morning's news -- from the global impact winter drougts on Chinese wheat fields will have to House Republicans verus s the EPA. Check it out here.


TODAY ON THE MARKETPLACE TECH REPORT

Who put all this spam in my Google search results?
When you search for something on Google, are you getting dependable high quality results or are you getting cheap, flimsy, ad-bait junk sites? Read more


FROM THE BLOGS...
  • THE BIG BOOK: Everyday Icon

  • GETTING PERSONAL: Time for release from the bother

  • MAKIN' MONEY: New personal finance rules?

  • TECH REPORT: Lots of very stupid robots fighting in Afghanistan

  • TECH REPORT: Facebook, not Craigslist, is the red light district of the web

  • TUESDAY ON MARKETPLACE
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    MARKETPLACE MONEY PERSONAL FINANCE
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    Tuesday, February 08, 2011

    Keymar resident wins $2,500 grant for Agriculture Center

    Keymar resident wins $2,500 grant for Agriculture Center
    By Carrie Ann Knauer, Times Staff Writer
    A representative from agricultural biotechnology company Monsanto will be at the Carroll County Agriculture Center annual meeting tonight to present a $2,500 grant to the board.
    Barbara Watt, of Keymar, whose family operates a dairy farm, was chosen as the county's winner in the Monsanto Fund's America's Farmers Grow Communities program. In the contest, the Monsanto Fund chose one winner from each of 1,200 eligible counties and rewarded a $2,500 grant to the charity or organization of that winner's choice...
     http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/keymar-resident-wins-grant-for-agriculture-center/article_50cda186-3340-11e0-897c-001cc4c002e0.html

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