M-Lancastar Farming, Saturday, Match 19, 1994 Dairy Management System Reduces Production Costs KANSAS CITY, Mo. The new ALPRO Dairy Management System from Alfa Laval Agri helps manage the most important demands of the professional dairy farmer. The system accurately calcu lates and measures rations needed for each cow and keeps track of feeding and milking schedules. The ALPRO system provides dairymen with the most relevant and complete data so they can make the best management decisions. The valuable information pro vided by ALPRO helps dairy far mers reduce production costs, increase yield levels, and keep cows in good health, ultimately increasing the profitability of any dairy. The ALPRO Milking System features a milking point controller (MPC), which is the heart of the system, and the milk meter. The MPC controls the milking indi vidual pulsation, Duovac, and automatic cluster removal. The ALPRO Feeding System allows dairy farmers to maximize each cow’s production potential through individualized feeding. Individual feed rations adapted to each cow’s need and stage in lac- Babson Releases Low lodine Teat Dip NAPERVILLE, 111. To aid producers battling mastitis, the most costly disease affecting the dairy industry, Babson Bros. Co. introduces Theraderm 2500™, a pre- and post-milking teat dip de signed to reduce mastitis-causing organisms while conditioning teats. Theraderm 2500 is a 0.25 per cent iodine solution formulated to deliver the killing power of a high er iodine level without the poten tial side effects. Theraderm 2500 was proven to be an effective mas titis-prevention tool through uni versity research conducted in ac cordance with National Mastitis Council (NMC) testing protocols. In an experimental*exposure Stu dy, Theraderm 2500 reduced the Wainscots Easily Replaced PEORIA, 111. Exterior Wainscots of Morton Build ings now offer easier replacement and mainte nance features. The panels provide an effective safe guard for the lower three-to four feet of the side and end walls of Morton steel buildings. The wainscots are com monly brick, stone, wood or HI-Rlg steel. Should damage be Incurred from machinery, vehicles or other causes, the steel panels can be easily repaired or replaced while reducing maintenance costs. More information Is avail able from Morton Buildings, ness News The ALPRO System features the unique Milking Point Controller (MPC) which acts as a main terminal to the sys tem. The MPC controls the milking individual pulsation, Duovac, and automatic cluster removal. tation is the best insurance for keeping cows in good health and in high fertility. The ALPRO Management Sys tem provides the dairy farmer with the most relevant herd reports for number of new Staphylococcus aureus infections by 88 percent and Streptococcus agalactiae in fections by nearly 82 percent. Theraderm 2500 combines ap plication flexibility with the abili ty to help reduce somatic cell counts. Because if its low vis cosity, it can be used as a dip or spray and dries quickly to simplify pre-milking applications. When used pie-milking, surfactants pro vide excellent, gentle cleansing, and the lower iodine level helps minimize milk residue concerns. Theraderm 2500 offers the fast acting broad-spectrum control of some higher iodine products, yet it reduces the threat of chapping and irritation that can cut milk yields. A triple emollient system exclu- P.O. Box 399, Morton, IL 61550-0399. ihe ultimate in dairy management. It is flexible, allowing dairy far mers to calculate feeding rations from milk yield data simply or with the help of an advanced feed calculation program. sive to Surge® blends three mois turizing and softening agents for improved skin conditioning. In addition, the pH is very close to the average pH for a cow’s udder, meaning minimum irritation even when used pre- and post-milking. “The extra emollients in Thera derm 2500 promote superior teat condition so the cow’s natural mastitis-fighting systems can function,” said Brian Wilkins, marketing and business develop ment manager, Babson Bros. Co. Chemical Division. “The triple emollient system makes Thera derm 2500 ideal for producers who pre- and post-dip three limes per day. it’s also great for those producers operating under en vironmental conditions that can potentially damage teat skin or in crease the incidence of infection.” Because no regulatory agency approval is required to sell teat dips, Babson Bros. Co. encour ages producers to request informa tion on their teat dip manufactur er’s testing procedures. For more information on Thcra derm 2500, contact your local Surge dealer or write to Babson Bros. Co., 1354 Enterprise Drive, Romeovillc, 1L 60441. Screens Framed, Change In Minutes LITTLETON, Colo. Su perior Machine Introduces its new four-screen, dual air, all-steel Model SK2O4 Seed/ Grain Cleaner. The new Model SK2O4 fea tures four sllde-in, slide-out framed screens (two for fine removal, two for trash re moval); upper air blast and aspirator for precleaning; and a discharger air blast and aspirator for final clean ing. Screens are framed and changed in five minutes. Screens are 36 inches x 42 inches and are available for wheat, oats, soybeans, edi ble beans, milo, canola, rape seed, corn, flax, barley, fes cue, grass seeds, alfalfa, rice durum, pellets, and other Krueger Becomes Executive V.P. MERCER (Mercer Co.) William J. Hoffman, president of Penn West Farm Credit, ACA, re cently announced the appointment of Joel E. Krueger as executive vice president, chief credit officer, for the cooperative. In this position. Krueger will develop and implement credit policy and procedures throughout the association and identify train ing needs and continually work on development programs with the credit staff. Krueger comes to Penn West with a vast background in finan cial services. He most recendy was the principal of Joel E. Krue ger and Associates in California. He has worked for Wells Fargo Bank as vice president and super visory examiner. He has held vari ous positions in the Farm Credit System, including examination manager with Farm Credit Ad ministration, Sacramento, Calif., and senior supervisory officer with Farm Credit Administration, Washington, D.C. Brubaker Honored As Consultant EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.) —Michael W. Brubaker, right was honored recently with a Consultant of the Year Award by American Cyanamld. He Is shown receiving his award from Howard Mingh, president of American Cyanamld Agricultural Products Dlvisloln. Brubaker Is president of Brubaker Agronomic Consult* ants, Inc., 4340 Oregon Pike, Ephrata. Brubaker and five other consultants, all members of tM National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants, travel* ed to Princeton, N.J. to receive their awards and to take part in two days of conferences and tours. products. For more Information, con tact Superior Machine, Inc., 26 West Creek Circle #6OO, Littleton, CO 80120, (303) 798-7776. Joel E. Krueger Krueger earned his bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D.
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