A2o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 20,1981
BY DEBBIE KOONTZ
MANHEIM - Too often it’s
assumed that to be successful in
the dairy realm - or any farming
operation - one must be raised in
an atmosphere of solid hard work,
inherit a hand-me-down farm, or
grow up being as indispensable to
the family farm as the milking
machines are.
Not so for Daniel Martin of
Manheim who has been farming
for 35 years - he wasn’t raised on a
farm. But he says simply, when
speaking of his reasons, “I guess a
person pursues his interests.”
And Martin’s latest interest has
landed him one of his greatest
accomplishments - he recently was
elected to the boards of directors of
United Dairy Industry Association
and National Dairy Council at the
organizations’ annual meetings m
Washington D.C.
Not one to waste words, Martin
says of his position, “Respon
sibilities just work into other
responsibilities ”
He then estimated that one-third
of his tune is spent working at his
several positions. They include:
vice president of Inter-State Milk
Producers Co-op, vice president of
Dairy Council, Inc. in
Southhampton, secretary of
Federal Order 4 Advertising and
Promotion Agency and a director
for Holly Milk Co-op. He has been
recognized as Lancaster County’s
“Outstanding Young Farmer” and
is active as Sunday School
superintendent with the Manheim
Mennonite Church.
“I began to get involved during
the slump of the €o’s. So I joined a
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co-op then became director. This
led to another position and then
another,” he explained.
Martin stands his ground and
speaks his mind when it comes to
dairy promotion.
“Somebody has to get involved,
so I did. We need to impress the
public* with the value of milk, he
added. “We need to improve the
adult program. The ‘Cows of
America’ program was a disaster
and I expressed my opinion about
it right away. It wasn’t aimed at
the dairy farmer, just youth.
“The new campaign, ‘milk, the
fresher, refresher,’ is better, but
we still need to do work. The local
theme of the ‘soft, soft drink’ is the
most effective advertising milk’s
ever had. I’d like to see the
national organization improve
promotion and act as a clearing
house for local units’ programs,”
he admonished.
Martin’s 350 acre farm, known
as “Danda” is under partnership
between he and youngest son,
Dave. Until last year, the part
nership had included his other son,
Dan Jr., but Dan purchased his
own farm in Cumberland County.
The new director and his son own
100 head of Holstein cows, milking
55, which produce more than
825,000 pounds of milk annually
(average is 15,000 pounds of milk
and 580 pounds of fat). They also
have ISO steers and a 50,000 broiler
operation. They raise corn,
soybeans, hay and wheat. Tobacco
also used to be a regular crop.
But Martin says of tobacco, “We
stopped because of the work load
and also because we decided we
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Why so many areas m the Martin
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“I guess we’re like typical
Lancaster County fanners, we
believe in diversification,” he
answered. But he added that his
broiler operation is only two years
Daniel Martin, new director for United Dairy
industry, stands beside a Holstein calf on his
“Danda” farm. Martin’s interest doesn’t stop
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