GfrLancaster Farming, Saturday, May 13, 1995 Mudder Tractor From Massey Ferguson ATLANTA, Ga.—Massey Fer guson’s new MF 399 Mudder tractor is specially designed to provide high crop clearance and creep ground speeds. It is avail able in either a cab or footstep four-wheel-drive model. * ‘The MF®399 Mudder tractor is well adapted to vegetable or bedded fanning typically found in the western states, as well as rice field fanning in the delta area of Louisiana and Arkansas,” said Wilfred Boyle, director, Massey Ferguson operations. “With 95 PTO horsepower, this tractor is the ideal size to handle cultivating, planting, transplanting, and harvesting applications.” The MF 399 Mudder utilizes a standard 12x12 Synchronized Shuttle transmission with an optional creeper gear that adds four extra-slow forward speeds. The transmission with creeper gear provides ground speeds as low as .21 mph at standard PTO rpm, and a transport speed of just Select Sires Hires Detwiler PLAIN CITY. Ohio—Paul Detwiler has been named to the newly created position of director of marketing and advertising at Select Embryos, Inc. in Plain City, Ohio. In his new role, Detwiler’s primary responsibility is market development for domestic and international embryo sales on behalf of the owner’s who house their embryo donors at Select Embryos. In addition, Detwiler will be instrumental in the market ing of direct thaw and transfer embryos. He also will develop advertis ing plans, conduct tours for domestic and international visi tors, and promote Select ASA Director Testifies For Biodiesel WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Soybean Association proposed changes in regulations for the Alternate Fuel Transporta tion Program that would enable biodiesel to reach its full potential as a renewable fuel. ASA’s testimony before the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy was presented by Mike Yost, a farmer from Murdock, Minn., and a member of the ASA board of directors. Favorable clar ification and revision of the Alter native Fuel Program regulations to include biodiesel and biodiesel powered alternative fueled vehi cles (AFVs) is a priority for America’s soybean farmers. Yost told the panel that ASA strongly supports the Energy Poli cy Act of 1992 (EPACT) and firmly believes that biodiesel should play an important role in the implementation of that legisla tion. Increased use of biodiesel as a result of implementation of EPACT can improve our environ- New Massey Ferguson MF 399 Mudder Tractor Is spe cially designed to provide high crop clearance and creep ground speeds. over 19 mph at rated engine rpm. This wide range of speeds pro vides excellent speed matching from harvesting and “pick and pack” operations to high transport speeds. Ground clearance is 24.6 inches under the front axle and 20.1 inches under the drawbar. With these high clearances, the tractor can be operated over tall or bed ded crops without damaging the plants and improving crop quality and profitability. Embryo’s products and services. “Direct Thaw and Transfer is a new technology which is the future of on-farm embryo trans fer,” Detwiler said in a company news release. “We believe there is great market potential for embryos that are delivered to farmers through America’s best sales force for transfer into their recipients at the farmer’s convenience. Direct Thaw and Transfer ertibryos will play a major role in the future of Select Embryos,” he said. Formerly, Detwiler served as a regional sales manager and sire program consultant with NOBA. An Ohio native, he and his wife Shelly reside in Marysville, Ohio with their two young sons, Jake and Luke. ment and enhance our national energy security. Biodiesel pow ered AFVs offer cost effective means of compliance with the pro visions of EPACT. For rural states, such as Minnesota, bio diesel offers additional opportuni ties for rural economic develop ment through the sale of agricul tural commodities and the construction of biodiesel produc tion facilities. Biodiesel is the generic term for cleaner burning, ester-based, fuels for compression ignition (diesel) engines that are derived from renewable organic oils. The prim ary feedstocks for biodiesel in the U.S. are vegetable oils. While the biodiesel industry is relatively new in the U.S., biodiesel has been used in Europe on a commer cial basis for several years. Soy beans are the basis for a $l2 bil lion industry in the U.S. which includes substantial domestic as well as foreign sales of soybeans and soybean products. ' Yost presented the following Patent Pandflfl Decorative Porch Post Withstands NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster Co.) —Quality Fencing and Supp ly has announced the availability of a new foam-injected vinyl porch post. The post, measuring 8 foot 8 inches high, includes three sec tions. The top and bottom sections Farmers Union Supports Reformulated Gas Program WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Farmers Union (NFU) has become the first farm associa tion to join with the American Corn Growers Assocation (ACGA), in supporting and endorsing the reformulated gaso line (RFC) program. This action was approved at the recently held NFU convention in Milwaukee. According to NFU President Leland Swenson, 'The national delegates of Farmers Union saw the many advantages that RFG holds for agriculture and the coun try. We are proud to join with the ACGA in leading the way for agri culture’s total endorsement of the program.” In making it part of its energy and family farm section, the lan guage reads: a. Agriculture is one of the big gest winners with the implementa tion of the RFG program. b. RFG is the major avenue for increasing the demand for oxyge nates. especially ethanol and ETBE. c. RFC is the impetus to spur on the development and commer cialization of ETBE. This could result in a new market for almost 200 bushels of new com demand per year. d. Increased ethanol demand translates into developing and building more ethanol production facilities. Most of these will be built in rural areas creating new jobs, expanding the local tax base, and providing new markets for the summary of specific recommen dations; First, USDOE must con firm that pure biodiesel is desig nated as an alternative fuel. Then, as part of a separate rulemaking, USDOE should further designate a 20 percent blend of biodiesel with diesel fuel, known as 820, as separate and distinct alternative fuel. Second, USDOE must inter pret its regulations to facilitate the conversion of new and existing diesel vehicles to biodiesel AFVs to meet the acquisition require ments of the regulations in such a way that states will have the maxi mum flexibility to utilize competi tively priced biodiesel fuel blends, such as 820. Third, USDOE should allow states and alternative fuel providers to include the acquisition or conversion of ft "VINYL" PORCH POST ♦ FOAM FILLED ♦ Can Ship UPS Compressive Load are S inches by S inches and consist of O.ISO inch thick polyvinyl chloride walls. The center section measures 4% inches by 4‘A inches and consists of 0.16 S inch thick walls. The entire post is filled with high density foam. The post withstood a recent test that included a 2,000-pound com crops we grow. e. Increased oxygenate demand will decrease foreign imports of oil and increase the demand for domestic production. This could mean lower energy cost for pro duction agriculture. f. The new demand for ethanol or ETBE in the RFG program will likely result in an increase in the price of corn. g. The advantages to agriculture under RFG are as clear as the air we breathe. New com utilization, more ethanol production facilities, development of ETBE and higher commodity prices can all result from the RFG program. h. These advantages only exist if the RFG program remains in effect in its entirety. Any tamper ing with the program or the oxyge Bouton Earns AFGC Award LEXINGTON, Ky.—Dr. Joe Bouton, best known for inventing Alfagraze, has received an award for his significant contributions and service to forage-based agriculture. Bouton was presented the AFGC Merit Award during the annual American Forage and Grassland Council awards ban quet held hero in mid-March. The award is presented annually to individuals who have made “superior contributions in some phase of forage and grassland 'medium duty and heavy duty AFVs in their fleets to count tow ard the optional excess vehicle acquisition credit program. Yost gave assurance that this kind of flexibility will not, in any way, contradict the goals of EPACT. Instead, these minor changes to the proposed regula tions will give greater flexibility to states and alternative fuel pro viders while at the same time increasing farm income through the use of domestically produced renewable agricultural products. These changes make sense because they are beneficial to the farmers who produce the feed stocks for biodiesel, beneficial to the states and alternative fuel sup pliers who will be major consum ers of biodiesel, and beneficial to the nation as a whole, which will have a cleaner environment and greater energy security as a result of the increased use of biodiesel. All in all, biodiesel can and should play a major part in meeting the goals of EPACT. C Copyright IIM Outer Far** pressive load with no apparent damage, according to the com pany. For more information on the strong and decorative post, contact Quality Fencing and Supply, 622 North Shirk Rd., New Holland. PA 17557, (800) 633-7093 or (717) 355-7100. nates that make up the program will result in the loss of everything that agriculture has gained. Therefore, the National Far mers Union supports the RFC program, both in Milwaukee and the United States. In order to build public confidence in the RFG, the National Farmers Union urges health effects testing on all oxyge nates by the EPA. “The ACGA is pleased to have the nation’s largest progressive farm association join with us in support of the RFG program. We will take this positive message to all of agriculture and our elected officials to enlist their approval of this beneficial program,” stated Gary Goldberg, president of the ACGA. agriculture and who have earned recognition among their col leagues for work and productivity through research, teaching, exten sion, production, or industrial development” Currently professor of crop and soil services at the University of Georgia, Bouton has worked extensively in furthering the deve lopment and use of “grazing” alfalfas. A few years ago, this dedicated research resulted in the release of Alfagraze—the first alfalfa variety bred for both hay ing and grazing. Bouton also devotes time to breeding fescue for adaptation outside “normal” fescue use areas. This recently resulted in the release of Georgia S, a tall fescue adapted for use by livestock pro ducers in the coastal plain region of the southeastern U.S. Bouton’s interest in agriculture began during his childhood on a cotton, wheat and soybean farm in Mississippi. He continued his training in agriculture at Missis sippi State University where he received his bachelor’s degree in agronomy in 1972, and then headed to the University of Flori da where he earned a master’s degree in horticulture in 1974 and his doctorate in agronomy in 1977. Bouton is involved in teaching and research and serves as chair man of the National Alfalfa Crop Advisory Committee. He has been designated a Fellow for both the American Society of Agronomy and the Crop Sciences Society of America. Earlier this year, he was chosen “Man of the Year" by Progressive Farmer magazine
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