COLLEGE PARK, Md. Dorothy Emerson would have been proud. At three major dairy cattle shows this fall, Maryland’s 4-H dairy cattle judging teams cap tured first place in oral reasons. This feat probably has never been accomplished by another state, but there is a possibility that Maryland 4-H teams may have done it in earlier years. What does this have to do with Dorothy Emerson? “Miss Dot,” as she was affec tionately known, was a state 4-H leader in Maryland for 38 years prior to her retirement in 1961. For 26 of those years she gave public speaking training to mem bers of Maryland 4-H dairy cattle judging teams. During that time, the Maryland teams won 13 national championships. Emerson died last year at age 96, but the tradition of her “You’ll be sur prised” public speaking training still lingers in Maryland 4-H dairy cattle judging circles. Donna Johnson, 19, of Damas cus (Montgomery County) led the Maryland “think on your feet” charge by placing first in oral rea sons among 146 participants dur ing the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, held Oct. 1 in conjunction with the World Dairy Expo at Madison, Wis. Chris Mullinix, 16, of Lisbon (Howard County) placed third a mere two points behind Donna. Donna and Chris also finished a close first and third, respectively, in Holstein breed judging. But Chris, who hails from a beef cattle background, ended up ninth in the overall individual results- 19 points ahead of Donna. Lenny Pieper, 18, of Black horse (Harford County) placed third in Ayrshire judging at Madi son and fifteenth in the overall placings. Amy Savage, 17, of Old Germantown (Montgomery Coun ty) was the fourth Maryland team member. In the North American Interna tional Livestock Exposition at It’s a fact! Contaminated water can have a costly effect on your livestock and poultry performance. 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New worker safety standards and antici pated changes in regulations involving pesticides both in Maryland and across the United States are expected to make mandatory the instruction of many noncertified applicators, mixer/ loaders, and handlers of pesticides. Maryland already requires train ing for noncertified applicators who professionally apply any category of pesticides, including those with agricultural, structural, or landscape uses. The Cooperative Extension Ser vice, Maryland Institute for Agri culture and Natural Resources, has always taken primary responsibili ty for helping to prepare profes sional and private applicators for certification and recertification. Now, in an effort to reach more people, the extension has produced ' a six-part video series that busines ses can use to train noncertified employees who handle and apply pesticides. “We developed this series in response to the needs of employ ers,” said Amy E. Brown, exten sion pesticide education coordina tor. “The videos offer a conve nient, inexpensive alternative to developing and conducting a train ing seminar every lime new work ers are hired.” Funded in part by a $30,000 national competitive grant from Water Quality An IMPORTANT Ingredient In Livestock Management AAtr p StSU MS Willis Sharp Somerset Pa. & Surrounding Counties 1-814-893-5081 We Serve PA & Surrounding States Contact Our Representatives in Team Places 3d Other members of the Maryland 4-H team at Louisville were Kristi Geary, 16, of Goshen (Montgom ery County) and Annette Sum mers, 16, of Frederick. At the Pennsylvania All- American Dairy Show at Harris burg, Pa., all four of Maryland’s team members placed among the top 10 in oral reasons among 55 participants during the invitational youth judging contest on Sept. 23. Chris Mullinix was third; Don na Johnson, sixth; Lenny Pieper, ninth; and Amy Savage, tenth. Videos For the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the video series is appro priate fora broad audience, includ ing viewers with poor reading comprehension. It can be used to educate new employees and update experienced applicators. Topics covered include: Module 1 Pesticide Laws and Regulations the roles of EPA, FDA, and slate and local govern ments; and principles of “Right-to- Know” laws. Module 2: The Pesticide Label how and when to read the label and identification of its various components. Module 3: Protecting the Pesti cide Handler routes of expo sure; potential adverse health effects; selection, use and cleaning of protective gear; and emergency procedures. Module 4: Guidelines for Prop er Pesticide Handling correct procedures for storing, transport ing, mixing, applying, and dispos ing of pesticides. Module 5: Pesticides and the Environment —effect of poor pes ticide work habits on the environ ment; how to clean up a pesticide spill. Module 6: Integrated Pest Man agement components of Inte grated Pest Management; monitor ing for pests and beneficial insects, and explanation of the concepts of economic and aesthetic thresholds. 740 E. Lincoln Ave Myerstown, PA 17067 (717) 866 7555 Along Rte 422 Union County, PA Martin Beachy, Jr. 717-966-1191 Virginia Ron Mellinger 703-879-9958 In Dairy Bowl Donna placed tirst m Brown Swiss judging and eighth in Hols tein judging. Lenny was second in Ayrshire judging, eighth in Brown Swiss, ninth in Holsteins and third overall. Maryland finished second in the overall placings among 14 teams competing at Harrisburg, and third at both Madison and Louisville. There were 37 teams at Madison and 27 at Louisville. No state team finished ahead of Maryland in more than one of the contests. Coaching the Maryland 4-H Applicators The video series includes on screen self-tests and comes with printed discussion guides and sets of questions and answers to help employers ensure that their employees understand essential information. The complete video training series is available for $l2O from the Video Resource Center of the Cooperative Extension Service, Maryland Institute for Agriculture Wins Award NEWARK, Del. Dr. Donald L. Sparks, chair of the University of Delaware’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, is recipient of the 1991 Marion L. and Chrystie M. Jackson Soil Sciences Award. Sparks received the award at a luncheon held in his honor last month in Denver, Colo. The Soil Science Society, of America gives the award to recog nize mid-career soil scientists who have made outstanding contribu tions in the areas of soil chemistry and mineralogy. 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He was assisted this year by Mary Shank Creek of Hagerstown (Washington County), a former member of Maryland 4-H dairy cattle judging teams. Available and Natural Resources. MIANR is one of three research and public service institutions of the Univer sity of Maryland System. For more information about the videos, call Amy E. Brown at (301) 405-3928. To order, send a check or money order payable to the University of Maryland, c/o Video Resource Center, 0120 Symons Hall, College Park, MD 20742. Professor interactions on soil components Sparks is a fellow of the Soil Science Society of America and a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. He has written a book, “Kinetics of Soil Chemical Proces ses,” and edited three others. Sparks is editor of “Advances in Agronomy,” technical editor of “Soil Science Society of America Journal,” and serves on the editor ial boards of two journals, “Soil Science” and “Geoderma.” In addition to serving as chair. Sparks teaches courses in soil che mistry and soil physical chemistry. He also directs graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in ongo ing soil research.
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