Berlin farmer Alan Hudson said he got “one the best Christmas presents” when a federal judge held Thursday that he and Perdue Farms Inc. did not violate the Clean Water Act. Senior U.S. District Judge William N. Nickerson found in ...

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WALKERSVILLE  — Phillip Thompson and his girlfriend Lauren Tickard will begin their careers as dairy farmers in the fall. “It’s what I know and love and it’s been my dream since I was a kid,” Thompson said. The young farmers, ...

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ANNAPOLIS — When it comes to oysters, Severn Inn customers want them local, and they want them salty. Chef Philip Sokolowski has tried to meet that need, most recently providing oysters that come from the Chesapeake Bay by way of ...

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Today, many homes have multiple high definition televisions, along with drawers full of remote controls to effortlessly click your way through an endless variety of on-demand programming. There’s often a TV in nearly every room, some even sport a flat ...

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One of the nation’s most widely planted crops — a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide — may be losing its ability to kill a major pest, and scientists fear potentially risky farming practices are spurring the ...

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WASHINGTON — The Potomac River is facing dual challenges from its country and city life. The Potomac Conservancy says the river responsible for much of the District of Columbia’s drinking water faces challenges from forestry and farming in rural upstream ...

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In this column, we focus almost exclusively on residential real estate, since the housing market affects all of us, and this is the category where we do business. But, real estate can come in many other forms. There are a ...

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Braden Janowski has never planted seeds or brought in a harvest. He doesn’t even own overalls. Yet when 430 acres of Michigan cornfields was auctioned last summer, it was Janowski, a brash, 33-year-old software executive, who made the winning bid. ...

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In an old cinderblock building near the foot of 36th Street in Hampden, the latest addition to Baltimore’s urban farming push is under construction. Large tanks, filters, drains and pipes are being fitted into the old building, which for years ...

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WASHINGTON — Prince Charles is in Washington talking about environmentally friendly farming, and he says it’s a change from giving royal wedding toasts. After greeting students at Georgetown University on Wednesday, Charles spoke passionately about organic and sustainable farming for ...

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