November Judging School Announcement

Information about the November Judging School at the MAAFS Convention in Ocean City is now available.

Click here to view the registration form and download.

Anne Arundel County Fair loves their golf cart.

Thanks MAAFS for such a worthy fundraiser. The Anne Arundel County Fair Inc. has made good use of the Golf Cart since we won it at last years convention. Weather picking trash hauling supplies or setting out trash cans for events this cart was much needed. Since seeing the great uses and how much we needed this improvement our members and friends so far this year have sold 60 Golf Cart raffle tickets. I say get yours today. Thanks MAAFS form the Anne Arundel County Fair Inc. Board of Directors and its volunteers

Pictured is Debbie Wolford-Kozenski , who loaded the cart with the help of their junior fairboard.

Judges hard at work

Left to right, Barbara Phillips, Hazel Staley, and Agnes Arnold begin their judging duties at the Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair.

Carroll County Fair hosts Mike Froelich.

Mike Froelich, General Manager at York Fair and York Expo Center getting the VIP tour of the Carroll County 4H & FFA Fair with Andy Cashman, Assistant General Manager of the Maryland State Fair and Lynn Talbert, President of MAAFS and Publicity Chairman, Carroll County 4H & FFA Fair.

Fair Day at the Mall

The Carroll County 4H FFA Fair took the fair to the local TownMall of Westminster to promote the fair and 4H this past Saturday, July 18. It was a huge success offering educational, interactive agricultural displays to more than 200 families.

Featured events included llamas, a lamb, rabbits, peeps for petting, a real live cow milked in the mall, pedal tractor races, Be a Farmer contest, How to Make Felt demonstration, juggling, robotics demonstration, Kids on the Block Puppet Show, and Make it Take Crafts.

Guest appearances were made by Lyndi McNulty, author of "Farming in Carroll County" for book signings and discuss agricutural history in Carroll County with visitors.
Miss 4H Breanne Lippy, Alternate Mr 4H John Lambertson and the Chick-fil-A cow also greeted the parents and children.

Safety & Security

The June edition of the IAFE magazine "Venue Safety & Security " is available for viewing and downloading from their web site. There are many articles of interest to MAAFS members, including:

*information on H1N1 flu with a link to the CDC web site

*a link to a portable fire extinguisher training video

*an article by Stephen Neel, Ph.D. "When Does an Animal Become a Petting Zoo?"

Plus much more....

Check it out

Grove Miller receives UM Top Honor

Cecil County Farm Bureau member and
agricultural leader F. Grove Miller recently
received the University of Maryland’s College
of Agriculture and Natural Resources Medal-
lion of Excellence. The honor was bestowed
during the May 22nd graduation ceremonies –
when Grove’s grandson Robbie was graduating
from the college. This honor is the highest
award that AGNR presents to a committed and
loyal individual for service to AGNR in its
diversity of programs through research, Exten-
sion and academic programs.

A retired dairy farmer, Grove served on the
Board of Regents from 1967-1975; he was
chairman of the UM Advisory Board to the
Vice President for Agriculture from 1976-1982
and has served on the Dean’s Leadership
Council. He served as the College of Agricul-
ture and Natural Resources representative on
the Council for Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion and Teaching (CARET) for nine years. In
his current role as Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Maryland State Fair he has
been an advocate for 4-H programs at the fair
and a facilitator of expanded educational
programs.
Grove was a founding member of the
Maryland 4-H Foundation Board of Directors
and is currently Chairman Emeritus. He has
received personal commendations from
Maryland’s Governors over the past four
decades and, in 2001 he and his extended
family were inducted into the Maryland Agri-
culture Hall of Fame. His wife, Arlene, is
always by his side and is also committed to his
passions and endeavors.

Story courtesy of the Maryland Farm Bureau "Spotlight"