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Scholarships Available for Maryland Farm Bureau Members

The Maryland Farm Bureau (MFB) announced on January 14 the availability of five $2,000 scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year totaling $10,000 to support the educational pursuits of future Maryland farmers. Applicants or their parents/guardians must be MFB members. Applicants must also be either current high school seniors planning to attend a college or university in the fall of 2025, or students already enrolled in an accredited community college or four-year institution. Three...
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Linda Thomas shared this photo of a group sleigh riding in a 1910 Bobsled at Hollyville Farms in Harbeson, DE. The horses are Canadian Crossbreds named Cooter and Duke. The driver is owner Frances Baker.

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It is cold. Just cold. Everywhere! For those of you able to go Out & About with your horses, post photos of your adventures below in the comments! Don't forget to include names of people and horses as well as when and where the photo was taken. (photos here from July 2024) ... See MoreSee Less

It is cold. Just cold. Everywhere! For those of you able to go Out & About with your horses, post photos of your adventures below in the comments! Dont forget to include names of people and horses as well as when and where the photo was taken. (photos here from July 2024)Image attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment

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Mahala Holland and Too Cute For You aka “cedar” trail riding at Patapsco valley McKeldin area

Jo Daley on Henry at Blair’s valley lake on Jan 22!

Snow Star Farm in Boonsboro MD - Elaina Deremer

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Merz Named Executive Director of MD Racing Commission

from the Maryland Department of Labor BALTIMORE, MD (January 8, 2025) – The Maryland Department of Labor today announced Christopher L. Merz has joined the agency as executive director of the Maryland Racing Commission. Merz has more than a decade of experience as a leader in horse racing operations, compliance, business strategy, and oversight. He previously served as senior director of racing operations at Canterbury Park in Minnesota, director of racing and racing secretary at Santa Anita...

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AHC Formally Requests Postponement of HPA Slated for Feb 1

from Julie M. Broadway, CAE® President – American Horse Council & American Horse Council Foundation Washington, D.C. (January 10, 2025)  – Julie Broadway, President of the American Horse Council, released the following statement on the pending implementation of the revised Horse Protection Act (HPA) regulation: “The American Horse Council (AHC) has formally requested that the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to delay...

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Winter Pasture Maintenance Tips

by Maryland Department of Agriculture Office of Resource Conservation (first published in the January 2025 Equiery) Although you may not be mowing your pastures this time of year, there are still tons of things to be done to prepare your pastures and farm for the spring. Here are a few tips to get you started. January· Keep horses off pastures when ground is soft and wet to avoid mud, trampling of pasture grasses, and soil compaction.· Confine horses to loafing/sacrifice lots located near the...
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