ST. LOUIS, Mo. —At its
annual dealer business meetings
held here. Case Corporation
unveiled the new Case IH 2100
Series Axial-Flow* combines, fea
turing an all-new cab, as well as
upgraded electronics, hydraulics
and power train.
The new 2144, 2166 and 2188
replace the 1644, 1666 and 1688,
respectively.
For more than two years. Case
has brought owners of Case IH
Deere Names New Vice President
MOLINE, 111. Deere &
Company has appointed Robert
W. “Bud” Porter as vice president
of farm equipment marketing in
the U.S. and Canada, replacing
Neil O. Christenson, who retired
in October after a 36- year career
with the company. The announce
Networking Helps Pork
Producers Access Resources
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Strategies
on how pork producers can work
together to produce and market
their hogs were discussed at a net
working conference in December
sponsored by the National Pork
Producers Council (NPPC) in
association with the National Pork
Board.
Networking is the ’9os term
being used today in the pork
industry to describe business
arrangements between producers
as well as between producers and
ag suppliers. This was the second
in a series of NPPC conferences
on networking. The conference
featured speakers who are mem
bers of producer networks in addi
tion to ag industries who work
closely with networks.
“Producer networking is one
management strategy producers
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Case Introduces New Axial-Flow Combines
and competitive brands of com
bines to its combine manufactur
ing plant in East Moline, 111., to
review the design and construction
of its machines. Case has also sent
engineers and manufacturing per
sonnel into the field with dealers
and customers to gather informa
tion and feedback about equip
ment performance and features.
Customer input obtained from
these activities has been used to
develop the new line of Axial-
Flow combines.
ment was made by Bernie L.
Hardiek, executive vice president
of Deere’s worldwide agricultural
equipment division.
Porter, 55, brings 30 years of
marketing experience with Deere
to his new position, which has
been expanded to include his for
mer duties as director of sales
can use to address the changes that
are taking place in the pork indus
try,” said NPPC president Glen
Keppy, a producer from the Dav
enport, lowa, area.
“The pork industry is gradually
transforming itself from a com
modity to- a product-oriented
industry. This shift will require
producers to change to meet the
requirements set by the rest of the
pork chain,” Keppy said.
Producer networks are estab
lished throughout the United
States, said Earl Dotson, NPPC
director of producer education.
“These networks vary from pro
ducing seedstock or feeder pigs, to
buying ag supplies collectively, to
marketing hogs together,” Dotson
said. ‘There are also networks that
are formed solely to share infor
mation among members.”
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For instance, the large, curved
glass windows which provide a
panoramic view to the sides and an
uninterrupted view to the headei
were developed in response to
customer requests for improved
visibility.
“Increased visibility was a pri
ority, but we’ve enhanced a lot
more than the view,” said Gerry
Salzman, Case senior product
manager, combines and cotton
equipment systems.
The cab incorporates dozens of
branches, in addition to the mar
keting responsibilities of the agri
cultural equipment division.
A native of Reynoldsburg,
Ohio, and a graduate of The Ohio
State University, Porter began his
career with John Deere in 1964 in
Lansing, Mich. While there, he
“Networking is a way of doing
something that you cannot do
alone,” said lowa State University
ag economist John Lawrence. “It
provides a mutual benefit to its
members. The group needs to have
a common vision as well as a
leader.” Lawrence says group
leadership may be provided by
one of the members, or by some
one m the community, such as a
local veterinarian, feed compa
ny, lender, or accountant.
Pork producers may learn more
about networking by watching a
live 90-minute satellite program
on Feb. 28, sponsored by NPPC.
To find out the satellite coordi
nates or the viewing site nearest
you, call (800)987-7447.
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comfort and convenience features
designed in response to customer
requests, according to Salzman.
For starters, the new Case IH cab
frame is bigger—a full 8 inches
wider than on 1600 Series models.
This helps to accommodate the
wide, suspension seat, as well as
the improved passenger seat with
cushioned back and under-seat
storage compartment.
“The operator who is more
comfortable is more productive,”
served as assistant territory man
ager, territory manager, and dealer
management adviser. In 1971 he
was appointed division manager,
retail finance at the company’s
sales branch in Columbus, Ohio.
In 1972 he transferred to the
Memphis branch office as busi
ness management advisor and the
following year, was appointed
division sales manager at the
Kansas City branch office. He
became general sales manager at
the Minneapolis sales branch in
1976. Three years later he was
appointed general manager.
In 1984 he was promoted to
director of sales branches, the
position he held until his appoint
ment as vice president of market
ing.
Producers should keep in mind
that “we don’t feed the cows, we
feed the rumen,’’ said Hoover.
The relationship between feed
and the rumen is a complex one,
involving many variables.
Swisher, dairy agent, stressed
the importance of exercise lot
management in the overall preven
tion of mastitis and providing
improvements in herd
profitability.
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said Salzman. “That’s why the
seats and critical controls on these
cabs adjust to the operator, and not
the operator to the cab.” He point
ed out that the steering column can
be adjusted at the floor anti addi
tionally near the wheel to accom
modate a wide range of operator
preferences.
The new “soft-ride” cab uses
state-of-the-art mounting to mini
mize bounce, even in rough ter
rain, for a smooth, comfortable
ride. “This unique cab mounting
gives the operator the feeling that
the cab is suspended at the opera
tor’s center of gravity rather than
at the floor,” said Salzman. “Oper
ators experience less movement of
the head and upper body, especial
ly when traveling on rough
ground.”
“Too often the words ‘shields’
and ‘serviceability’ are mutually
exclusive,” Salzman said. “Shields
on the 2100 Series combines are
designed to provide both enhanced
customer safety and convenient
service access.”
Among other improvements,
gas cylinders have been added to
ease opening of the front right and
left service panels, and the left rear
service panel has been hinged for
easier access.
The Case IH 2144, 2166 and
2188 Axial-Flow combines arc
rated at 180, 215 and 260 net
engine horsepower, respectively.
There are many benefits to rotat
ing exercise lots, not only in the
decrease of mastitis (which costs
all milk producers nationwide
about $1.75 billion annually) but
environmentally as well.
A clean and neat exercise lot,
carefully rotated, also “sends a
more positive, healthier, more
wholesome picture of the dairy
industry” to consumers, said
Swisher. “It has a real impact.”
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