Junior Angus Breeders Parade 95
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Judge
Matt Claeys, Raleigh, N.C.,
selected champions from the 95
heifers exhibited at the 1995
North American International
Livestock Exposition Junior
Angus Heifer Show.
Top honors went to Jenna Gil
bert, Greenville, Ohio, on Champ
ion Hill Aerial 918. Her grand
champion is a May 1994 daughter
of Century Touchstone 131. She
was first named the intermediate
champion.
Sonya Smith. Lebanon, Tenn.,
walked away with the reserve
grand champion heifer award.
HSAF Miss Pride 1138 was the
name of her winning entry that
was also the reserve intermediate
champion. HSAF Prompter ET
sired the May 1994 heifer.
Senior champion heifer honors
went to Kristopher Lynn, Spring
field, Ky., on DKL Garnet Gal
3165, while reserve; senior champ
ion was awarded to Champion
Hill Jcstres Athena, shown by
Robert Woodward, Gallipolis,
Ohio.
In the junior division, Christy
Bell, Monroe, Ga., exhibited the
champion. Her entry was Har
mony Hill Jestress 435. Patton
National Survey: No-Till Tops 40 Million Planted Acres
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.
U.S. fanners relied on an environ
mentally beneficial crop growing
system more than ever this year,
according to a national survey re
leased by the Conservation Tech
nology Information Center
(CTIC).
The annual survey shows farm
ers used the system, called no-till,
on a record 40.9 million acres of
cropland in 1995. No-till saves la
bor, fuel, and equipment costs for
fanners while providing soil, wa
ter quality, and wildlife benefits.
Total cropland acres planted
this year were down 5.4 million
nationwide, prompting a decline
in every crop growing system ex
cept no-till. Farmers planting soy
beans led the no-till increase by
using the system to plant and man
age an additional 2.2 million soy
bean acres this year, compared to
1994.
“The fact that no-till is the one
system that increased in use this
year is significant,” said John
Hebblethwaite, executive director,
CTIC. “An overall total of 1.9 mil
lion additional cropland acres
were planted using no-till, making
it obvious fanners are gaining
confidence in the economic and
environmental advantages of this
system.”
The three conservation tillage
systems are no-till, ridge-dll and
mulch-till. Following harvest,
conservation tillage farmers avoid
disturbing (plowing or tilling) the
soil in their fields any more than
necessary. Instead, they leave the
plant materials from the recently
harvested crop in the field. The
old stem, stalls, and leaves, called
crop residues, are left on the soil
surface to provide a protective
blanket. The goal with conserva
tion tillage systems is to keep 30
percent or more of the soil surface
covered with crop residues, even
after a new crop is planted.
Farmers planted an additional
22 million acres of no-till soy
beans this year, compared to 1994.
No-till soybean acres now account
for 30 percent of all soybean acres
platted in the U.S. Farmers, ap
parently hoping to take advantage
of higher cotton prices, planted an
Grand champion femala honors were awarded to Jenna
Gilbert, Greenville, Ohio, at the 1995 North American Inter
national Livestock Exposition Junior Angus Hrlfer Show In
Louisville, Ky. Champion Hill Aerial 918 Is the name of the
May 1994 daughter of Century Touchstone 131. She was
first named the intermediate champion.
Lady Agnes 1054 CAF took the
reserve junior champion heifer
award for Beth Patton, Crawfords
villc, Ind
Kristopher Lynn led Sedgwicks
Pride 9974 to the senior heifer calf
champion title. Reserve honors in
the senior heifer calf division went
»n Hutch Porter. Jefferson, Ga., on
additional 2.3 million acres of cot
ton this year, compared to last.
No-dll cotton increased by almost
116,000 acres or 20 percent this
year. Farmers planted 6.1 million
fewer acres of com in 1995, com
pared to last year. No-till com
planting declined by 1.2 million
acres but remains at 18 percent of
total com acres planted in thell.S.
(same as last year). Total cropland
acres planted in 1995: 278.6 mil
lion, compared to 283.9 million in
1994, for a decline of 5.4 million
planted cropland acres in 1995.
• No-dll added an additional 1.9
million planted acres for a total erf
40.9 million acres.
• Mulch-till declined by 2.2
million acres for a total of 54.5
million acres.
• Ridge-till declined by almost
165,000 acres for a told of 3.4
million acres.
■ Reduced-till declined by 3
million acres for a total of 70.1
million acres.
• Conventional-till declined by
1.9 million acres for a total of
109.6 million acres.
Over the last five years, no-till
has continued to post solid gains,
led by substantial increases in no
till soybeans. The no-till gains
have come despite the Great Flood
of *93 and a very wet planting sea
son in many parts of the country
this year!; which delayed or pre
vented com planting. Ridge-till
traded several consecutive years
of slight increases for a slight de
cline this year, which apparently
represents a shift to the no-till
category. Mulch-till’s numbers
have stayed rather flat to down for
the last five years but it remains
the largest category among con
servation tillage systems. Reduc
ed-till was the category which lost
the moslj acreage this year and
could account for some of the
shifts to higher crop residue cate
gories. Conventional-till systems,
which tend to involve the most in
tensive tilling or plowing of the
soil surface, posted a sizable loss
in acres platted this year.
The top five no-till states, based
on platted acres, are Illinois (5.9
million acres), Indiana (4;4 mil
lion), lowa (4.3 million acres).
Meldons Bess 8574.
The junior heifer calf champion
was NPF Blackbird Forever SPO4.
She was exhibited by Cindi Parr,
Mason City, 111. Suzanne Uhey,
Perrysville, Ind., won the reserve
junior heifer calf champion award
with Highland Katy S.
Ohio (3.9 million acres), and Mis
souri (2.8 million acres).
The top five no-till states, based
on percentage of total cropland
acres planted to no-dll, are Ken
tucky (47 percent), Maryland (43
percent). Tennessee (42 percent),
Delaware (39 percent), and Ohio
(38 percent).
The top five mulch-dll states,
based on planted acres, are lowa
(6.7 million acres). North Dakota
(4.7 million acres). Texas (4.6
million acres), Nebraska (4.S mil
lion acres), and Kansas (4.4 mil
lion acres).
The top five ridge-till states,
based on planted acres, are Ne
braska (I.S million acres), Minne
sota (361,000 acres), Kansas
(330,000 acres). lowa (225,000
acres), and South Dakota (119,000
acres).
Illinois leads no-till season (sin
gle crop) soybean states (3.2 mil
lion acres planted), followed by
Indiana (2.4 million acres), lowa
(2.3 million acres), Ohio (2.1 mil
lion acres), and Missouri (1.3 mil
lion acres). In 1995, Indiana be
came the first major soybean pro
ducing stale to plant more than 50
percent (51 percent) of all its soy
beans no-dU. States which regis
tered a 29 percent or greater in
crease in no-till soybean acres this
year include South Dakota, Kan
sas, North Dakota, Oklahoma and
Nebraska. Illinois. Ohio, lowa,
Missouri and Nebraska showed
the greatest growth in no-dll sea
son soybean acres, each adding
200,000 or more acres in 1995.
lowa is the leading no-till com
state (1.9 million acres planted),
followed by Illinois (1.8 million
acres). Nebraska (1.6 million
acres), Indiana (1.4 million acres),
and Ohio (1 million acres). No-dll
com acres declined in lowa, Illi
nois. Missouri, Ohio, and Indiana
this year while increasing in Kan
sas, Nebraska, North Carolina,
Kentucky and Alabama.
No-dU small grains, led by
wheat, posted an 800,000-acre in
crease this year. North Dakota,
Kansas, Montana, Ohio, and Illi
nois each gained more than 50,000
acres of no-dU wheat and small
grains in 1995.
Wynn Dalton, Altavista, Va., was presented the 1995
National Junior Angus Association's outstanding leader
ship award at the American Angus Association’s annual
banquet held during the 1905 North American international
Livestock Exposition (NAILE) In Louisville, Ky. Dalton, who
attends Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., current
ly serves on the National Junior Angus Board. Pictured
from left are Fred Smalstig, Naples, Fla., and Dalton.
North Carolina and Georgia
helped lead the way in the south
ern and mid-south states where
no-dll cotton increased by almost
116.000 acres this year. North
Carolina and Georgia each grew
an additional 44,000 acres of no
dll cotton in 1995 and Louisiana
added more than 15,000 no-till
cotton acres. Virginia, Florida,
South Carolina. Arkansas and Ok
lahoma also contributed to the up
swing. Tennessee, Mississippi and
Alabama posted slight declines
but Tennessee remains the leader
in no-till cotton with more than
200.000 acres planted in 1995.
These highlights are from the
National Crop Residue Manage
ment Survey which is compiled
and published annually by the
Conservation Technology Infor
mation Center (CTIC) in coopera
tion with the USDA Natural Re
sources Conservation Service
American Cyanamid,
Deere Share Safety
WAYNE, N.J.—Two of the
nation’s leading agricultural com
panies, American Cyanamid
Company and Deere & Company,
announced that the patented valve
technology utilized in the innova
tive Lock ’n Load closed handling
system is now more widely avail
able to the agrichemical industry.
The two companies jointly
developed the Lock ’n Load
closed handling system and this
unique valve interface which
allows virtually exposure-free fill
ing of insecticide hopper boxfes.
Howard L. Minigh, president of
Cyanamid’s Agricultural Products
Division, said, “When we
launched the Lock ’n Load closed
handling system, we were hopeful
that it would become the industry
standard—and we are very close
to achieving our goal. The availa
bility of this proprietary valve
technology will allow agrichemi
cal companies to offer a standard
interface for planters whether they
(NRCS). CTIC is a nonprofit in
forms tion/data transfer center that
promotes environmentally and
economically beneficial natural
resource systems.
The Conservation Technology
Information Center (CTIC) is of
fering its new ’95-’96 catalog free.
The eight-page catalog is ideal for
anyone interested in crop residue
management, watershed manage
ment, water quality, wetlands, nu
trient management, and pest man
agement It’s packed with publica
tions, videos, fact sheets, kits,
booklets, brochures, manuals, and
data sheets!
CTIC will mail the catalog to
you flee in single or multi
ple copies. Just give us a call at
(317) 494-9555, fax us your re
quest at (317) 494-5969, or write
CTIC Catalog, 1220 Potter Dr.,
Room 170, West Lafayette, IN
47906-1383.
Technology
choose to use the established Lock
’n Load closed handling system or
alternative containers or delivery
systems. We are pleased to take
this additional step towards indus
try standardization and encourage
all companies to approach Cyana
mid or Deere & Company for
licensing details.”
Industry-wide adoption of this
valving system, as a part of the
Lock ’n Load closed handling sys
tem or as a part of delivery sys
tems that are under development
by other manufacturers, will
insure that all granular insecti
cides can be delivered through one
standard interface. Insecticide
product manufacturers benefit
through access to a commercially
available valve with proven mark'
etplace performance. Standardiza
tion of this state-of-the-art valve
will allow farmers the flexibility
to alternate between insecticide
brands without Changing plan®
lid receiving valves.