JOYCE BUPP York Co. Correspondent THOMASVILLE (York Co.) Marianne Walter, retiring after 20 years of service to York Coun ty dairy farmers as a technician, was honored during the annual DHIA honors program Nov. 19. She will officially retire on Dec. 31. For her years of accomplished In recognition of 20 years service as a DHIA technician in York County, Marianne Walter receives a lead crystal bowl and a commemorative plaque. /End Of December 28, York DHIA service, Marianne was presented with a lead crystal bowl and a York County stuped plaque com memorating her two decades with the DHIA program. “I’ve often watched others re ceive these special plaques,” she said of die county-shaped design in polished wood, “and it’s really nice to be honored with one of them." The veteran technician began 10% OFF all complete milkers 5% OFF all Sputniks New business hours: All milkers and sputniks ordered and paid during sale days will be delivered or shipped when you need them. On All Types Of Milkers and Sputniks 1998 through January 9, 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Honors Retiring Technician her circuit of herd testing follow ing the Walter family exiting the daily fanning business in 1978. She and her husband, Donald, had operated their dairy herd for 18 months, until the facility they were tenting was leveled in a bam fire early in 1978. “I needed something to do, so I started testing,” she recalled. Marianne took on a rigorous schedule, handling 27 herds cm test monthly, nearly of them two times testing. ”Now, most of them have gone to A.M.-P.M. testing," she said, explaining that it has resulted in a somewhat more flexible schedule for her more than two-dozen cli ents than during those first years of her DHIA career. However, with herds testing at different times, and somewhat lar ger herds than in those earlier years, she still has had to plan carefhlly to keep her herd visits within their scheduled test-day time frame. Through those two decades, she has rarely been late, frequently been honored by the state DHIA for her performance, and re mained ever mindful of weather forecasts during the winter. And, due to her watchful plan ning, while she occasionally be came snowed-in at the family's Airville farm, whe was never “snowed out” One of her more humorous memories of the visits with her test herds came more than 10 years ago, when she entered the milkhouse of dairy producers Gary and Gail Thoman and found their little daughter being bathed milking &| lie * Year Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 12, 1998-ASS in the wash vat. The yoyngstcr had taken a tumble into the gutter, her dad had fished her out and plunked her into the handiest "bathtub” for a cleanup. On another memorable occa sion, Marianne came to the rescue of another dairy farm youngster. The toddler, about 18 months old, had backed up without realizing where he was. He, too, promptly took a tumble - backwards - into the gutter. Marianne quickly re trieved the little fellow from his messy landing. While his feelings were hurt, he was none the worse for the mishap, thanks to her quick retrieval. While she said she will miss the friends she has made on her tech- Environmental Programs (Continued from Page A 33) implement this strategy,” Good lander said. Furthermore, he said there were serious concerns from the SCC about a lack of ”... technical assis tance resources provided to the federal, state and local level.” Another problem is that the Uni fied Strategy is too vague in the details about what it would require of farmers. “We are concerned that this strategy strongly relies on a prop osed NRCS (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service) comprehensive nutrient manage ment plan standard or guidance document which has yet to be provided. “We reviewed a draft of this nician circuit, Marianne plans to become a more available assistant to Donald on their beef and crops farm, much of which is cropped to hay put up in small bales for mar keting. “And I plan to spend all sum mer in my garden,” said the green thumbed gardening enthusiast, smiling. In fact, she is such a gardening enthusiast that she has been spot ted pulling weeds out of clients' flower beds for them while wait ing for the milking to begin. The Walters have five children and five grandchildren. Marianne also looks forward in her retire ment to having more time to enjoy with their family. proposed NRCS nutrient manage ment standard several months ago and it raised numerous concern in our minds related to its practical application in Pennsylvania,” Goodlander said. “It is difficult for us to deter mine the feasibility of the prop osed AFO strategy without seeing the technical criteria that are being proposed by the program to the NRCS comprehensive nutrient management standard or guidance document.” Goodlander said the commis sion is also concerned about whom will interpret the Strategy and determine which farms are to fall under federal comprehensive man datory nutrient mandatory planning. 1999
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