D2-Lanc«ster Farming, Saturday, January 20, 1996 Rotary Hay Tedders Speed Up Drying Time PELLA, lowa —Hay tedders designed to better fluff up downed hay and speed drydown are avail able from Vermeer Manufacturing Co. The new, rotary-style models TDI2O and Tb2oo feature six time arms per rotor for smooth, gentle handling of hay—at maxi mum ground speeds—even when tedding heavy, matted-down win drows. The TDI2O is equipped with two rotors and has a working width of 10 feet 4 inches. The lar ger TD2OO is equipped with four rotors and has a working width of 16 feet 8 inches. It also features an articulated frame that allows the tedders to hug ground contour, plus a hydraulic fold option that enables it to transport at a width of 10 feet 5 inches. (The standard TD2OO units also fold, withspring assist). Minimum tractor require ment for the TDI2O is 13 hp and 20 hp for the model TD2OO. Stall Control Allows NAPERVILLE, 111. The Surge® InFAßMation® Milk- Point Manager™ from Babson Bros. Co. allows dairy producers to easily access and enter valuable management information at the parlor stall. It displays cow milk ing time and key management information to help improve par lor efficiency. Portable Detacher Puts Milk Yield Data In One Place NAPERVILLE, 111. A new portable detacher for milking sys tems puts all the milk yield infor mation dairy producers need right at their fingertips. The Surge Portable Detacher calculates and displays milk yield data for each individual cow aiyl shows that information on an easy-to-read LED display. The portable detacher is also able to track milk time for cash cow atW can calculate total yield data for all cows milked. “No other product puts all the information in one spot. This data is key in making management decisions about feeding, breeding, drying-off and culling,” said Don Mayer, product marketing mana ger for Babson Bros. Co., marke ter of Surge® brand products. “Plus, consistent monitoring of milk yield data is important in identifying cows with sudden drops in milk yield which could be related to health problems or heat cycles.” The Surge Protable Detacher is a lightweight, vacuum-operated portable unit that automatically detaches itself from the cow and retracts the unit. The device is also equipped with a fixed milk let down delay of 60 seconds to help prevent premature detaching. The vacuum cylinder with 32-inch Hay tedders designed to better fluff up downed hay and speed drydown are avail able from Vermeer Manufac turing Co. Both units are equipped with exclusive rotor guards around the entire perimeter of the rotors. PTO slip clutch protection also is standard. Tine height is simply adjusted: no tools are required. Heavy-duty 15 inches x 6 inches, 6-ply flota tion tires improve handling in rough conditions. Stall-Side Info Access The InFAßMation Milk Poin t utilizes the exclusive Surge Omni™ Logic which incor porates the following detacher control functions: vacuum-on delay, milk let-down delay, end of-milk delay, soft take-off delay, milk sweep, and cylinder release delay. The data is displayed in a large. retract stroke promotes complete dctachr it of thr ilkir The Surge Portable Deta cher calculates and displays milk yield data for each Indi vidual cow and shows that Information on an easy-to read LED display. Case Offers New Planters said. "This optimizes planter per formance and maximizes the cus . tomer’s investment” | Another new feature, quick . adjustable down-pressure springs, allows for easy adjustments accommodate con ditions or tillage practices. “The ™adjustment now lakes only about one minute per row,” Schenck explained. “That’s a tremendous time saver for the customers.” Schenck pointed out that all Case 955 planters (except 12-row narrow vertical-fold) are equipped with standard bolt-on row units, allowing farmers to customize their planters to different row spacing. “Bolt-cn row units give the customer the flexibility to change the planter to meet differ ent farming practices or crop pro duction changes,” Schenck said. RACINE, Wis. To meet the needs of fanners working in all til lage conditions. Case Corporation offers the new 955 Series planters. Included in the new line are seven fully mounted rigid planters and 12 trailing planters. Semi mounted Cyclo Air® planters also are available. The seven new fully mounted rigid planters include six-row nar row, six-row wide, eight-row nar row, eight-row wide, 12-row nar row and solid-row-crop models six-row narrow convertible to 11-row and eight-row narrow con vertible to 15-row. The 12 new trailing planters come in sizes up to 24-row narrow. According to Kurt Schenck, Case senior product manager-crop production, the 9SS Series incor porates the proven features cus tomers have come to expect from Case IH planters, along with sev eral new benefits. One of the new planter enhancements is opposite-hand row openers. Half of the staggered Farm Equipment Show Set TORONTO, Ontario The 1996 Canadian International Farm Equipment Show commemorates the tenth consecutive year as Canada’s largest and foremost agribusiness showcase, displaying farm equipment and machinery, farm buildings, material handling, feed, seed, fertilizer, chemicals, More The Surge® InFAßMation® MllkPolntManager™ from Babson Bros. Co. allows dairy producers to easily access and enter valuable management Information at the parlor stall. easy-to-read liquid crystal display (LCD) that features numerals, alp ha characters, and icons that make interpreting management data quick and easy to understand. Function key options simplify operation and eliminate the need to memorize special codes. “The InFAßMation Milk Poin t also features the Milk Hold safety feature that is easy to use and can provide security that contaminated milk won’t enter the tank,” said Don Mayer, product marketing manager for Babson B.os. Co., marketer of Surge brand products. “The feature requires the cow’s ID number be entered and accepted before the automatic detacher will operate. If the cow meets the milk hold criteria, a simple series of function keys are to be entered to initiate detacher operation.” ...jjM&u’ a The new Case IH 955 Series planter line includes seven new fully mounted rigid planters and 12 new trailing planters. Cyclo Air® metering and Early Riser® row-unit technology provide greater productivity and a precision-controlled envi ronment for optimum germination. double-disk openers are right hand leading disks, and the other half are left-hand leading disks. As a result, the planter tracks truer and pulls easier in minimum-till, no-till and ridge-till conditions. “What this means for the cus tomer is improved convenience and planter flexibility,” Schenck service companies and suppliers. The Canadian International Farm Equipment Show will be held Feb. 6-9 at the International Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Cana da. The International Centre is minutes from Pearson (Toronto) International Airport and conve niently located near major high ways and hotels. As North America’s second largest indoor farm equipment show, comfortable walking shoes are required to walk the more than four miles of aisle space. More than 50,000 qualified agricultural buyers and decision makers are expected to visit the Canadian International Farm Equipment Show. Delegations from Russia, France and Italy are expected to attend the upcoming show in February. You’re guaranteed to And the most recent in new farm equip ment and products available for the upcoming growing season, with more than 650 exhibitors from around the world represent- Seed Treatment Addresses Growers’ GREENSBORO, N.C.—Ciba Crop Protection has announced Maxim™/Apron®, a corn and sorghum seed treatment combina tion that has been approved for use and distribution throughout the United States. Maxim, the first of a new class of chemistry and one of only a few to receive the EPA “Reduced Risk” classification, was labeled on Oct. S. Its benefits include a low dust-off rate, which is related to one of growers’ top concerns when handling treated seed. Proven dependable in numer ous field trials throughout the Com Belt, Maxim/Apron addres ses two major concerns growers have with their current seed DuPont, Valent Announce Joint Promotioi WILMINGTON, Del. Du- reduced rate of "Cobra” herbicide Pont Agricultural Products and (4-6 ounces) to address speed Valent USA Corporation weed stations, such as black announced that they have entered nightshade, pigweed, waterhemp into a joint promotion which will enable DuPont authorized retail- w ® f ° und needed to ensurt ers to sell Cobra® herbicide as a' control of P"* 1 ® 1 " wecds ***?*?, tank-mix option with DuPont were experiencing this year, said postemergencc soybean Dan Dawes. DuPont soybean bus herbicides. iness manager. The joint promotion is sche duled to run through August 25. 1996. The agreement calls for DuPont retailers to recommend using a Other new features on the 955 models are standard transport lights on all models and standard transport chains on all trailing units. ing 5,000 manufacturers and dis tributors at the show, and more than 380,000 square feet of agri business on display. The show was started by Dawn Morris in 1986, whose involve ment in the agrimarketing trade show business spanned more than 30 years. Dawn Morris was recog nized in 1992 as Agri-Marketer of the Year by the Canadian Agri- Marketing Association (CAMA). That same year, Lesley Nicholson, daughter of Dawn Morris, was appointed show manager. The show is sponsored by the Canadian Farm and Industrial Equipment Institute (CFIEI) and the Ontario Retail Farm Equip ment Dealers’ Association (ORFEDA). The show is'sup ported by the Ontario Wholesale Farm Equipment Association (OWFEA). Show hours are from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday. Concerns treatment —safety when handling treated seed and environmental safety for land and crops. Developed by Ciba Seed Treat ment, Maxirn/Apron is a seed treatment combination that pro vides excellent control of the major seedling pathogens— pythium and fusarium —as well as aspergillus and penicillium, which impact seedling emergence and vigor. In addition to protecting the seed and seedling at the earliest stage of crop development, Maxim/Apron assures rapid emergence and uniform popula tion. These parameters are impor tant in achieving maximum yield potential.
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