Cambridge Who's Who Honors Charles Bryan Streaker Sr. for Environmentally Responsible Agricultural Practices.MOUNT AIRY Mount Airy is the name of several places in the United States of America:
biographical dictionary of notable living people. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 922] See : Fame for his environmentally responsible agricultural practices. Streaker's 35 years in agriculture and his ten years of selling agricultural equipment have given him a unique "bifocal bifocal /bi·fo·cal/ (bi-fo´-) (bi´fo-k'l) 1. having two foci. 2. containing one part for near vision and another part for distant vision, as in a bifocal lens. " viewpoint that earned him the title of Cambridge Who's Who 2006 Professional of the Year in Agriculture. After the 70-acre Cedar Lane Farms was converted from cattle to corn and hay, the partners changed their tilling techniques. The benefits were fourfold fourfold Adjective 1. having four times as many or as much 2. composed of four parts Adverb by four times as many or as much Adj. 1. : energy conservation, a reduction in environmental nuisances such as dust and other particulates, more efficiency and increased profitability. Streaker says, "Before we upgraded our techniques, tilling and planting corn involved six separate steps, with tractors running for each of those steps. With the multi-tooled tiller, only a single trip is necessary. That represents huge savings in energy and time." While some farmers seeking to conserve energy advocate returning to horses rather than using tractors, Streaker says, "Horses are hay-burners. That means you need to grow huge quantities of hay for horsefeed--an inefficient use of hay and land. The net result is not environmentally sound." Streaker's ten years in sales at Westminster Tractor Supply at 895 Liedy Road in Westminster, MD, have earned him more than a deep understanding of cutting-edge agricultural tools and techniques: He just received the company's solid gold, bejeweled be·jew·eled or be·jew·elled adj. Decorated with or as if with jewels. ten-year recognition ring. Streaker earned a B.S. in dairy technology, with a minor in business, from the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
san·i·tar·i·an n. A public health or sanitation expert. . An agricultural expert, he was named Deputy Director General by the UK's International Biographical Society. Streaker is available to speak with the media on agricultural trends and policy. About Cambridge Who's Who Cambridge Who's Who provides its 200,000 members with recognition, support and credibility to advance their careers. Cambridge Who's Who is committed to delivering the highest-quality networking resource, at www.cambridgewhoswho.com, for job recruitment, career enhancement and new business development. |
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