Legacies of our Land
Durbins keeps up family’s bicentennial heritage
DUNKIRK, Md. — Tiffany Durbin said there’s something sacred about White Hall, a place that’s been in her family continuously since the early 1800s. This year, she and her husband, Todd received a designation for White Hall Farm as a Maryland...
Old barn given new life as a venue for weddings
SEAFORD, Del. — Donna Vanderwende said she and her husband, Jimmy, used to dream about owning the old dairy farm at 22304 Atlanta Road in Seaford every time they drove by. They wanted to make sure the farm, the barns and the house, were preserved. So...
Knauer goes from NASCAR to a 1947 Farmall M
CAMBRIDGE, Del. — Born during the Great Depression in 1933, Frank Knauer was destined to be a third generation farmer. Frank’s father and grandfather lived in difficult times when about 400,000 families lost farms through foreclosure across the...
When Sewell’s Orchard joined Columbia’s other lost 14,000 acres of farmland
(Editor’s note: This article, part of a series of feature articles celebrating the 50th anniversary of Columbia, Md., originally appeared in the Summer 2017 issue of The Legacy, a quarterly newsletter published by the Howard County Historical Society...
Reinford brothers diversifying in competitive environment
MIFFLINTOWN, Pa. — Brett Reinford and his two brothers are in no way getting the milk for free.The fourth generation dairy farmers work 1,400 owned and rented acres where 800 cows each day produce some 6,000 gallons of milk.Their family farm, like...
Six steps to on-farm emergency preparedness (Credit Corner)
(Editor’s note: Johanna Rohrer is a marketing specialist with MidAtlantic Farm Credit.) The current pandemic we are facing has forced a lot of operations to go into emergency mode and to think about the future of their farm. My family has been having...
Hopkins family has farmed same land since 1867
LEWES, Del. — The Hopkins family has farmed land on Route 9 west of Lewes, Del., for generations, and they’ve taken some unusual steps to improve the farm’s chances of survival for generations to come.“My great-, great-, great-grandfather, William...
Retired ag teacher’s influence far-reaching
ALLISONIA, Va. — Some people travel the world seeking to make a difference. Others stay at home and reach far beyond geographical boundaries. This is the case of Michael W. “Mike” Cox. Cox estimates he taught 3,000 high school students in his agri-science...
Ohlinger’s agricultural passions help revitalize heritage breeds of livestock
WOODBINE, Md. — On Feb. 22, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released a report that presented “mounting and worrying evidence that the biodiversity that underpins our food systems is disappearing — putting the future of our...
Teachable moments: Ag instructors share all
Longtime Maryland agriscience teachers Terri Shank and Joe Linthicum easily remember the moment they decided on their career path. Though under different circumstances, they each recall a slew of mentors and advisors who supported them and pushed them to...
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