E6-lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 3, 1988 This belt feeder can be used In outside lots as well as free-stall or stanchion barns. It features a stretch-resistant, 14-inch-wide belt that delivers feed at a rate of up to 65 bushels per minure. Badger Northland Introduces KAUKAUNA A heavy-duty belt feeder, designed to accommo date large-scale feeding opera tions, is now available from Bad ger Northland Inc. The BN6OOO heavy-duty feeder/ conveyor adapts to outside lots, free stalls or stanchion bams and can be used to transport silage, haylage, grain or mixed ration. The BN6OOO operator can “selective ly” disperse the feed using manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic controls in the combination that best suits his needs. Through the use of select feed ing, dairy and cattle farmers can reduce overall costs by automating feed handling and grouping cattle Sire Power TUNKHANNOCK (Wyoming) Roy Carter, of Washington Crossing, has been named a Sire Power district sales manager, according to John Schwobe, mid west regional sales manager. Roy will be covering the entire state of lowa. His responsibilities there include the management of estab lished sales areas and the develop ment of new sales territories for Sire Power®. His duties also include direct herd sales of semen and supplies and supervision of technicians and distributors, as well as the promotion of Sire Pow er’s X-Ray Training, LAMP, and GOLD programs. A strong background in A.I. sales experience and dairy farm work will be an asset to Roy in his new position. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in agri cultural science, with an animal science option, in 1978 from Cook College at Rutgers University. While in school, Roy worked for Cargill Concerned About Genetic Misconception MINNEAPOLIS, MN Recently there has been a great deal of discussion about the lack of genetic diversity and increased risk associated with growing cur rendy available com hybrids. Car- gill Hybrid Seeds is concerned about some misconceptions that have developed regarding genetic diversity. Electrophoresis, a method of analyzing the genetic makeup of seed, can determine which hybrids have the same genetic makeup and which hybrids are different. At present this process can com pare only a few of the many genes that constitute a com hybrid. l Heavy-Duty Belt Feeder according to production state. They can also maximize milk pro duction by using the challenge feed method. The Badger BN6OOO features single motor power for both belt and plow to minimize mainte nance, as well as a heavy-duty drive unit designed to withstand maximum use. The stretch resistant PVC and polyester bell measures 14” in width, and deliv ers feed at a rate of up to 65 bushels or 81-1/4 cubic feet per minute. The BN6OOO also features relube ball bearings, simple V belt and roller chain reduction, and an 8 1/2” diameter drive roll with snub ames New Sales Manager Hybrids have hundreds of genes that affect performance. Electro phoresis does not allow detection of many genetic differrences that affect performance. Although some hybrids deve loped from related groups of inbreds appear to be similar, they can be quite different in perfor mance. Therefore, Cargill believes that using electgrophoresis alone is an unreliable method of predicting hybrid performance. Additional genetic diveristy is needed to help farmers spread the risk of uncertain growing conditions. A farmer may be at risk due to Roy Carter rolls to assure proper belt traction. The BN6OOO rigid steel frame comes in five-, eight-, and ten-foot lengths and provides a top-side trough that maximizes trouble-free feed delivery. To provide extra feed protection, covers and wind shields are also available. Other accessories available for Badger’s BN6OOO include remote plow control, mounting stands, convey and feed pack, one or two way plows, roller packs, etc. Fore more information on the Badger BN6OOO contact Chet Gib bons, Badger Northland Inc., 1215 Hyland Avenue, Kaukauna, Wis consin, 54130. the New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s Poultry Grading Division, the Cook College Farm, and Cook College’s Environmen tal Toxicology Animal Laborat ory. Roy was a member of the Rut gers Dairy Cattle Judging Team and the Society of Animal Science. He also served as president of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity and was a member of the Rutgers Fraternity Council. After graduation, Roy joined the District II technician force of Sire Power’s Northeast Sales Division in 1978. He consistently has placed well in annual sales perfor mance contests, including winning the first-place overall award in the 1984 contest. Roy also has worked part-time at Tower-Vue Holsteins, a 65-head dairy farm where he assisted with milking, herd health, and feeding. Roy and his wife Susan have relocated to Anamosa, lowa. lack of genetic diversity if he plants most of his acreage to a single hybrid purchased from one company, or if he unknowingly plants the same genetic combina tion purchased from several companies. Cargill’s hybrid lineup for 1989 planting has been selected from diverse genetic backgrounds to offer farmers significant diversity. A farmer who plants several Car gill hybrids on the majority of his acreage will reduce potential risk. There really are only about nine different com hybrids of the same genetics planted on most U.S. com acreage. BUSINESS NE Robert Kaufman Local Men Attend Seed Sales Conference LANDISVILLE, LANCAS TER Rob Kauffman of East Petersburg, Robert Adams of Landisville, and John Itle of Lan caster recently attended Hoffman Seeds, Inc. district sales manager conference. The conference updates the company’s DSMs on latest agronomic trends, sales tech niques, product offerings and seed industry developments. Kauffman has worked in agri business for 10 years and joined Hoffman July 1 as a district sales manager. He is responsible for central Pennsylvania. Adams has been a district sales manager since 1968 and is rcspon sible for south-central Pennsylvania. Itle joined the company in 1970 as a sales representative. He became a district sales manager in 1980 and is responsible for south east Pennsylvania. Hoffman Seeds markets a varie ty of farm seed products for East Service Specialist Graduates From Case IH School RACINE, WI, Gerald Fergu son, service specialist at the A 1 Herr & Brothers has just com This idea has been suggested by some companies that have no pro prietary inbred development prog- rams and offer only a few hybrids that are created from foundation seed or publicity available genetic stock. It’s possible that hybrids from such companies are genetically identical. On the other hand, this year Car gill will test approximately 100,000 com inbreds and about 6,300 com hybrids that are geneti cally different. A famicr can be assured that the Cargill hybrids he plants today, and in the future, will be genetically diverse. John Itle em agriculture including Funk’s G-Hybrid com. pleted a 4 1 /i day training course at the JI Case training center in Racine. The cpurse emphasized the repair and servicing of JI Case 580 and Uni-Loader utility equipment. This training program included classroom and hands-on study of machine hydraulic systems, hydrostatic drives, brake systems, and linkage and drive chain adjustments. To sharpen their servicing and repair skills, students disas sembled and reassembled compo nents. They also practiced per forming critical adjustments and learned precise testing and trou bleshooting procedures. JI Case offers a wide variety of training courses for dealer service specialists. Personnel from dealer ships throughout North America take advantage of this training.
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