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Switching to grazing helps farmers, Chesapeake Bay
As a restoration scientist for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Rob Schnabel shuttles around Western Maryland in his hybrid car persuading farmers to switch to grazing -- which is healthier, eco-friendly and more profitable than confinement farming, where cows are kept in stalls and injected with antibiotics.
Tags: Chesapeake Bay , Chesapeake Bay Foundation , Rob Schnabel , grazing , Farm Stewardship Program
Drought severe in parts of Western Maryland
Parts of Western Maryland are in an extreme drought for the first time this year, while a portion of Frederick County is in a severe drought.
Tags: Drought , drought watch , crops , Michelle Basch , Colleen Kelleher
Farmers: It's too late to salvage some crops
No amount of rainfall at this point in the year will help salvage corn.
Tags: Drought , drought watch , Corn , soybeans , Frederick
