06-lancaster Farming Saturday, August 20, 1988
Cargill Takes Steps
To Cope With Drought, Heat
MINNEAPOLIS, MN The
following are some steps Cargill
Hybrid Seeds has taken to cope
with the reduced yield in seed com
resulting' from the drought and
heat.
• Protecting carryover for 1989
planting. Cargill Hybrid Seeds has
air-conditioned seed warehouses
at strategic Com Belt locations. It
is one of the few seed companies
with air-conditioned warehouse
capacity to protect its seed car
ryover. Keeping seed at 50° F and
50 percent humidity helps main
tain germination and vigor.
Carill estimates enough quality
carryover seed to supply 50 per
cent of its custgmcr needs,
although the seed size or hybrid of
first choice may not always be
available.
N* kakher
ONE TEAM
Heading Karcher’s new marketing campaign are, left to . ~rn
thwalte, vice president of sales and marketing; Anthony J. Romano, vice president of
finance and administration; and Lucas Noll, technical services manager.
Karcher Announces Strategy
W. PATERSON, NJ Alfred
Karcher, Inc., the world’s leading
producer of high pressure cleaning
equipment, announces a major
expansion to establish a truly
nationwide dealer network.
According to David Haythom
thwaitc, recently appointed vice
president of sales and marketing,
“We intend to build and strengthen
our existing dealer network, at the
same lime expanding into areas
where we currently have little or
no representation. To head this
Service
From Case/IH
RACINE W I Gerald Fergu
son, a service technician at A.L.
Herr & Brothers in Quarryville,
has just completed a five-day
intensive training course at the
Case IH Service Training Center
here fhe course emphasised the
new Case IH 7100 Series tractors,
call the Magnum line
The training program included
classroom and hands-on study of
the Magnum line’s transmission,
engine, hydraulic system, hitch
and electronic systems. Students
received an overview of the manu
facturing processes used to assure
• Changes in U.S. seed produc
tion. A significant percentage of
Cargill’s U.S. seed com produc
tion was switched from dryland to
irrigated acres in 1988.
Seed com production areas were
“environmentally matched” to
specific hybrids so each hybrid can
take advantage of normal sunlight
and other factors that affect hybrid
production. This meant spreading
production over a wider geo
graphic area.
A seed com production proce
dure called “double delay” allows
Cargill to increase the odds for a
good seed crop of some hybrids.
This involves planting additional
male rows at different times to
lengthen the critical pollination
period.
These steps taken in 1988
should help assure both the quanti-
expansion campaign, three exper
ienced territory managers have
been recruited for the Southeast
Southwest and Midwest Regions.
With this new approach, Karcher
plans a 50 percent increase in
nationwide dealer representation
in the next two years.”
Anticipating that market poten
tial for its products in the United
States would be substantial, Kar
chcr began operations here m
1983. Karchcr’s emphasis has
been on promoting portable and
mobile high pressure cleaners for
Technician Graduates
Tractor School
high quality
tractors
in the
To sharpen their servicing
skills, stuccnls disassembled and
reassembled components flicy
also practiced performing critical
equipment adjustments anu
learned precise testing and trouble
shooting procedures
Students in the course were
instructed on predelivcry, which
involves using a checklist to thor
oughly check over the tractor at the
dealership before delivery to the
customer. The service technician
ty and quality of Cargill’s seed
even under this year’s abnormal
circumstances.
• Supplemental winter produc
tion. In late June, it seemed evident
that 1988 seed com production
would be less than originally
planned.
Cargill called on its worldwide
resources to plant supplemental
production in Chile, Argentina,
Florida, southern Texas and
Hawaii.
This production will be planted
in late August and September and
should be available to meet U.S.
customer needs for 1989 planting.
Also, parent stocks and initial
quantities of new hybrids are being
produced at these locations to help
assure hybrid availability for 1990
and beyond for U.S. growers.
cold water, hot water and steam
cleaning applications, as well as
chemicals and equipment accesso
ries. Karcher also markets a wide
range of wet/dry vacuums, carpet
extractors, brush sweepers and
floor scrubbers.
Karcher cleaning equipment is
available through 350 authorised
dealers and 4 company owned and
operated branch operations pro
viding service and spare parts sup
port to customers across 'he
country.
signs this shed and the custom*.,
s a copy to confirm that the
h ivc been made
Magnum
'C 1
:h .
: he Magnum line represents the
irsi totally new tractors from Case
lH»sincc the 1985 merger ol ,
Case and International Harvester
The four models in the 7100 Jcric 1
range Irom 130 to 195 PTO horse
power. The tractors feature a total
ly new engine, transmission and.
cab that will sot new Milliards in
the farm equipment industry for
performance -Micicncy and
comfort.
BUSINESS NEWS,..
Ciba-Geigy Hosts Annual
Weed Science Contest
LIVINGSTON, NY Under
graduate and graduate students
participated in the Sixth Annual
Collegiate Weed Science Contest
sponsored by the Northeast Weed
Science Society. The contest was
held today at Ciba-Geigy’s North
eastern Research Station.
The Northeastern Collegiate
Weed Science Contest provides an
educational experience from
which students in northeastern uni
versities can broaden their applied
skills in weed science.
David Vitolo, research
specialist/herbicides with Ciba-
Geigy Corp., and coordinator of
the contest, staled “The contest
provides excellent opportunities
for weed science students. Aside
from giving them a chance to apply
what they have learned, it gives
them the opportunity to meet each
other and be exposed to research
ers from other universities and
industry.”
Undergraduate and graduate
students currently enrolled in a
northeastern university and pursu
ing a 8.A., M.S , and Ph.D. degree
participated in the contest. Stu
dents competed individually or m
teams consisting of two to four
members.
The contest consisted of four
major events. The first event was
the seedling weed identification
event. From among 75 nossibih
tics, each student identified 20
weeds by common name and five
weeds by scientific name, with
correct spellings. A botanical key
was used in identifying two of the
weeds.
The second event dealt with
applicator technology. There wsre
two sub-categories consisting of
sprayer calibration (a team event)
and a written test on >praycr
calibration.
In the sprayer calibration categ
ory, each team was given a CO2
backpack sprayer to be calibrated
and a herbicide to be mixed and
applied. Each team was expected
to choose appropriate nozzle tips,
speed, pressure, and amount of
herbicide for accurate calibration
and application
Students then answered 10 writ
ten questions on all aspects of
sprayer calibration such as volume
of spray needed amount of mater
ial needed, etc
In the third event, students iden
tified, by visual symptoms on
crops and weeds, the h rbicidc
applied on 10 plots
The fourth event consisted ol
problem solving and rccommenda
lions Students evalua cd a crop
nroduclion problem m a field or
situation and made recom
mendation ol an clletnve solu
tion that would comply with
v opted agricultural practices.
\n advisory panel consisting of
live members of the Non. eastern
Weed Science Society scored the
contest. The score from each event
was averaged between team mem
bers with the exception of the
sprayer calibration event, which
was added to the total score. The
average scores from each event
Del Volght of Pennsylva
nia State University
received first place for the
highest individual under
graduate score.
were added together for the total
score
There were 10 teams and two
individi'd competitors m the con
test. Students came from the uni
versities of Cornell, puelph,
Mary' 1 .d, Pennsylvania State,
Rutger and the Virgmia Polytech
nical 1 islitule.
The Virginia Polytechmcal
Institute C-tcam consisting of Bill
Chism, Bill Vcncill, Joe Vollmcr,
Sam Wilson, and coached by Scot
Hagood, receiver the highest lean 1
score among the competing grad a
ates. Second-place acknowledg
ment went to the Virnnia
Polytechnic Institute A-team con
sisting of Carroll Moseley, Jcnn>
Vollmcr, Lewis Walker, and Sam
Yenne also coaJicd by Scott
Hagood. Third-place acknowledg
ment went to the Guelph Universi
ty graduate team consisting of Car
lenc Chase, Dave Kloppcnbcrg,
and Rob MacDonald, coached by
Jerry Stephenson.
The first place undergraduate
team was Robert Anderson and
Bill Webster from Guelph
University.
The highest combined score
from ' events i-xccpt the sprayer
calibration determined the overall
graduate and/or undergraduate
winmne individual. First place for
the , nest individual graduate
score v cut to Virginia Polytcchm
cal Institute A learn member, Car
roll N'osclcy. Second-place ack
nowk ment went to Guelph gra
duate Bob MacDonald and third
place to Virginia Polytcchn'cai
Institute Co-team member »
Vollmcr.
Del Voight, an undergraduate
student of Pennsylvania State t
versity, received urst place foi ns
outstanding individual score.
Receiving second and third place
acknowledgments were undergra
duates Bill Webster and Robert
Anderson of Guelph University
Awards were presented at a ban
quet held Tuesday evening.