A3O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 31,1990
Completes Sales Training
DeFOREST, WI. To better
meet the production and confor
mation needs of area dairy and
beef producers, Robert Hewitt,
Spring City, Pennsylvania, has
completed an intensive seven-day
training program at American
Breeders Service.
This program is designed to
provide ABS Sales and Service
Representatives with a solid back
ground in all areas of artificial
insemination (A. 1.) management
and semen distribution.
During the seven-day program,
Hewitt received technical instruc
tion and workshop experience in
insemination techniques, semen
handling, record keeping, cattle
breeding programs and A.I. man
agement for dairy and beef herds.
ABS, the largest A.I. organiza
tion in the world, is headquartered
near DeForest, Wisconsin. The
company goes to great effort to
keep its Sales and Service Rep
resentatives updated on bull pow
The alternative
to light-duty finishing harrows
If you’re leaving your seedbed rough consider the
alternative. Heavy-duty Harogator® tillage tools
from Unverferth.
The Harogator® mounted harrow is a perfect till
age tool following a field cultivator, disk or chisel
plow. Mounted directly to your existing equipment,
it allows one-trip seedbed preparation. Because of
its heavy-duty, rigid structure, the Harogator®
breaks up clods, fills in pockets and levels soil to
produce a superior seedbed. , - , ,
The UM Harogator® mounted harrow is available lmp em ' n " r ™ n ' po
in 1-bar, 2-bar and 3-bar models. Standard widths
and folding wing extensions have been designed to
match your existing implements. It's the perfect
companion tool to mount directly on your field
cultivator, disk or chisel plow.
Put an end to poor seedbed preparation with the
alternative. Harogator® For more information and
the name of your dealer, contact Unverferth
Manufacturing Co., Inc., P.O. Box 357, Kalida, OH
Harogator* modeh available in 1
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er, support programs and industry
trends so they in turn can confi
dently advise dairy and beef pro
ducers on how best to make mat
ing decisions and manage their
A.I. programs.
Heavy emphasis is placed on
training representatives in using
the Genetic Mating Services
(GMS), the first computerized
mating system which evolved in
1968. The linear measurement
system so popular in the A.I.
industry today, started with the
GMS program in 1975. Linear
evaluation is an objective method
of looking at each dairy trait to
determine the most beneficial
mating.
Hewitt will be working with a
specially-trained evaluator in
identifying herd breeding objec
tives of individual dairymen,
arranging cow-coding appoint
ments and interpreting mating
recommendations.
Good Alfalfa can Reduce Your Feed Bill
cations on fields you plan to con- hard-to-kill weeds in row crops,
vert to alfalfa in the near future, Canada thistle, hemp dogbane,
short residual materials are horsenettle, bindweed, morning
preferable. glory, and bur-cucumber can all be
Other considerations for select- brought under control by simply
ing the best site for alfalfa are maintaining a healthy alfalfa crop,
insect, disease, and weed problems The final consideration for field
in a particular field. selection is distance to the storage
If the field has been in a continu- area,
ous crop for several years, pest You are the final judge of where
build up may be high and rotating the new stands will be planted,
into alfalfa will have several Make sure that you have made an
advantages. informed decision. After all, you
Alfalfa is a very competitive and your dairy cattle will have to
crop which, in combination with live with it, hopefully for several
regular cutting, will control many years.
(Continued from Page A2B)
fields should definitely be looked
into.
On herbicides used in the prior
two years, check the herbicide
label for any crop rotation restric
tions. Many new soybean herbi
cides have 18-month restrictions
on alfalfa.
If com was the previous crop,
low rates of atrazine should have
been used. If more was used, then
consider planting alfalfa in another
field.
In making new herbicide appli-
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