Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, January 28, 1995, Image 82
CG-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 28, 1995 Keller Joins All Plant WOMELSDORF (Berks Co.) All Plant Liquid Plant Food, Inc. of Ashland, Ohio has an nounced the addition of Paul E. Keller of Womelsdorf as regional sales manager. With more than 17 years ex perience of selling plant foods, Keller is responsible for develop ing sales of All Plant Products east of Ohio directly to farmers and through .farmer dealers. Keller said he joined All Plant because they produce a high quali ty product at a very fair price. Keller also farms 150 acres with his wife and children in Berks County. Collins Joins YORK (York Co.) Kenneth C. Collins of Hanover was recent ly hired by Farm Credit as a fin ancial management service (FMS) specialist. Collins was formerly employed by Agway, Inc. as district man ager for Dekalb brands in western Pennsylvania. He has operated his own consulting firm providing business analysis and tax services. Collins’ education includes a bachelor’s degree in accounting Detachers Have Infrared Optic Sensing NAPERVILLE, 111. Regard less of the milking machine manu facturer, detachers across the mar ketplace require an accurate sensing device. Surge has developed and patented a state-of-the-art infrared optic sensor. Unlike all other take-off sensing devices. Surge patented optic sens ing actually “sees” the milk flow through the milk-flow sensor. The milk breaks a beam of light during the milking cycle. When the milk flow stops, the end-of- milking light is again received by the receptor and a signal is sent to the Surge Omni detacher control. Following an adjustable time delay, the vacuum is shut off and the pressure inside the milker unit is equalized to the atmospheric level and the unit gen tly detaches. The Surge Optic Sensing does not depend on milk contact to detect milk flow, so buildup from milk fats, proteins, and cleaning solutions will not inhibit the sensing accuracy. Baler Produces De COLUMBUS, Ind. The Claas® Reliant® 46 Round Baler with Roto Cut cutting device pro duces a dense, evenly distributed bale. The solid bale better retains hay quality and breaks apart easi ly, simplifying feeding. Equipped with a 6/4 -foot pick up, unique rotor and precision cut ting system, the 46 Rotocut balers provide increased throughput and reduce peak loads. ■Mk. ~v. C- / V A v t; < * Farm Credit and a master’s degree in business administration (MBA). Collins will serve farm clientele in the Pennsylvania counties of Franklin, Fulton, Cumberland, and Perry and in the Maryland counties of Frederick and Wash ington. Collins will deliver ac counting and record keeping ser vices, tax planning and-prepara tion, and business management counseling-and advice. The sensing eyes are tightly sealed and fully encapsulated in an epoxy potting compound. The epoxy potted sensors are physically protected from moisture, impact, and the adverse effects of expansion and contraction because of environ mental changes. Because the epoxy polling’s durability and environ mental integrity, it is frequently used by other industries requiring maximum electrical connection pro tection. The baler’s wide double tine pickup provides clean, efficient pickup even in wide, uneven windrows. Its unique Helix-4 ro tor with 34 star shaped tines feeds crop evenly, quickly while 14 knives provide a clean, tidy cut. The knives on the 46 Roto Cut arc spring loaded and individually protected from foreign objects and automatically reset after object has passed through. Paul Keller r»*t •‘As S.ST / Microencapsulated WILMINGTON, Del. Zene ca Ag Products announced that it plans to offer a microencapsulated com herbicide, Top Notch, for the 1995 planting season, pending re gistration. The active ingredient in the pro duct is acetochlor, which was first registered in March 1994 for use in the U.S. as Surpass and Harness Plus herbicides. The new microencapsulated formulation was designed to pro vide the most consistent residual Gandy Displacement Row Applicator OWATONNA, Mn. spring 1995, Gandy Company is intro ducing a positive displacement metering (PDM) system for all of its row crop granular chemical applicators. This new metering system is available on new Gandy applicators or as replacement attachment for existing Gandy row hoppers. The system’s benefits provide positive shutoff when the parent drive stops, thus eliminating drib ble when planter or implement is lifted on headlands or into trans port position. Also, when mechan ically driven from a ground wheel Inline Ripper Available WAHPETON, N.D. Wil- Rich manufacturing announces the release of the 357 inline ripper. The 357 inline ripper is avail able in a 3-, 5-, and 7-shank unit. Shank can be set up on 30-inch or 36-inch spacing. Minimum cutting width starts at 5 feet and goes to a maximum of 18 feet.-Shank options available are a parabolic shank, which is I -1/4 inches- x 3 . inches-high strength abrasion resistant steel, or the straight knife shank, which has two replaceable knife edges or 1- 1/2-inch wide chromium carbide steel on a 1 l/4-inch x 3-inch shank. Either a two-piece point or a two-piece wing point are available for the ground working tool. You can choose an option of a 20-inch plain or a 20-inch rippled coulter to cut the residue that remains on the top soil. For heavy residue Farm Safety, Health In Spotlight At Conference SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. Farmers are invited to attend Farm Family Insurance Compa nies’ 1995 Rural Health and Safety Conference, March 22, at the Sheraton Hotel in Saratoga Springs. The conference is open to farmers in New York, New Eng land, and New Jersey. In addition to a CPR certifica tion course, the two day event will nse, Chopped Bale The Claas® Reliant® 46 Round Baler with Roto Cut cutting device produces a dense, evenly distributed bale. The solid bale batter re tains hay quality and breaks apart easily, simplifying feeding. Zeneca To control of annual grasses in no-till com, according to Zeneca’s Dirk Drost. Encapsulating the active in gredient extends the length of ef fective weed control in no-till com. “Top Notch provides excellent control in no-till when applied early preplant through crop emer gence,” Drost said. Top Notch also washes off trash more completely as a result of the encapsulation. Each microcapsule, containing the active ingredient acetochlor Introduces Positive or live shaft, the Gandy PDM sys tem is speed compensating, apply ing the same rate per acre even when field speed varies. The application rate is gov erned by a set of sprockets, ordered separately, which deter mine the rate per acre. Multiple hoppers may be connected in line to run from one set of sprockets. User must supply input drive sprocket and chain based on his parent implement drive. For more information, contact J.S. WOODHOUSE CO.. INC., 572 Industrial Drive, Lewisberry, PA 17339, (717) 938-5100. Wil-Rich 357 Inline Ripper is available in a 3-inch, 5- inch, and 7-inch, shank unit. Shank can be set up on 30- inch or 36-inch spacing. conditions, a rear shank extension is available to offset the shanks and allow more residue to pass between the shanks. For more information on the full line of Wil-Rich equipment, write: Wil-Rich Manufacturing, P.O. Box 1038, Wahpeton, ND 58074. offer special sessions on wellness, physical changes with age, dealing with the elderly on the farm, per sonal protective equipment, and chain saw safety. There will also be a presentation on establishing a Farm Safety 4 Just Kids Chapter. If you’re interested in attend ing, contact your county Farm Bureau president or call the NYFB Communications Dept, for more information at (518) 436-8495. Market Com Herbicide and the com safener dichlormid inside a thin polymer wall, is about 10 microns in size—rough ly one-tenth the diameter of a hu man hair. The microcapsules are suspended in an aqueous base. The in situ encapsulation process allows for thinner, smoother walls and less polymer overall in the formulation. The technology also allows Zeneca to control the rate of herbi cide diffusion through the micro capsule walls. 4 For spring 1995, Gandy Company is introducing a positive displacement meter ing (RDM) system for all of its row crop granular chemical applicators. This new meter ing system is available on new Gandy applicators or as replacement attachment for existing Gandy row hoppers. Wix Filters Receives National Award WIX Filters has received a national award from FFA in recognition of its decade-long sup port of careers in agricultural and FFA chapters nationwide. The award, presented during the 29th annual FFA National Convention in Kansas City, Mo., recognized WIX Filters for partic ipating in the convention for the past 10 years and providing funds for FFA scholarships and chapter programs. “We enjoy our association with the FFA and appreciate this recog nition,” said Les Peterson, market ing manager for WIX Filters. “FFA does an outstanding job pro moting careers in agriculture, and we are pleased to be a part of that effort.” During the convention, WIX Filters sponsored an information booth, helped select the national student winner of the “Agricultur al Sales and Service Award” and contributed vehicles from its col lectible cars series to a FFA fund raiser. In addition to supporting the convention and career show, WIX Filters sponsors an annual fund raising event for FFA chapters, paying 25 cents for each WIX Fil ters boxtop turned in between the first of January and April 15. The program has generated more than $250,000 for FFA chapters. WIX also offers four National FFA College scholarships to FFA members pursuing degrees in agri cultural mechanics, and sponsors the National FFA Foundation . ' Ms |