06-Uincaster Farming, Saturday, May 25, 1996
Fungicide
WAYNE, N.J. The EPA has
just granted Pennsylvania a Sec
tion 18 Emergency Exemption to
allow the application of American
Cyanamid’s Acrobat™ MZ fungi
cide during the 1996 season to
protect potatoes against late
blight, including the aggressive
strains that are resistant to
metalaxyl.
Late blight is the disease that
caused the Irish potato famine ISO
years ago.
This is a federal exemption and
Heavy Duty Round
Balers From
NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster
Co.) New Holland has intro
duced three new heavy-duty round
balers that are filled with features
farmers demand most.
Options let owners custom-de
sign the new balers to individual
requirements. The new machines
form bales with a combination of
rolls and heavy-duty belts to mini
mize leaf loss, according to New
Holland product management.
The machines have pivoting
front rolls that provide a large
core-forming area for quick core
forming in all crops, even in dry or
slippery material such as straw,
peanut hay, and com stalks. Bale
forming belts are hydraulically
tensioned to give the operator
finger-tip bale density control.
The trio of new balers includes
the Model 644 that forms 4x5-
foot bales weighing up to a half
ton. the Model 654 makes 4x6-
foot bales weighing up to 1,600
pounds, and the Model 664 forms
5x6-foot bales that weight up to a
ton. A 60 HP tractor is suggested
for the Model 644, 65 HP for the
Model 654, while the Model 664
requires an 80 HP unit.
The three new balers arc avail
able with the choice of three wrap
ping systems that include Auto-
Wrap™, Bale Command Plus™,
and Fastnet™.
Bale Command Plus makes
running a round baler easier than
ever from the comfort of the trac
tor seat, according to New Hol-
COLUMBUS, Ind. One of
the most demanded accessories on
the Claas Jaguar™ 800 Series self
propelled forage harvester is the
optional com cracker, which vir
tually opens every com kernel.
The com cracker features two
7.7-inch diameter saw toothed
rollers which run at a 20 percent
speed differential to intensify
grinding for effective opening of
the kernels. The result is top
quality, easily digested silage for
high energy transfer to produce
higher milk and meat yields. With
minimal preparation changeover
from corn to grass is accomp
lisned ir ](' minute.,
the world icaoer in me pre
auction of self-propelled forage
harvesters, Claas’ Jaguar 800 Sc -
ics features the world’s largest
self-propelled forage harvester,
the Jaguar 880. Four forage har
vester models are available in the
Receives EPA Approval
allows for the sale of Acrobat MZ
based on state approval.
The unique mode of action of
Acrobat MZ combines dimetho
moiph and mancozcb to provide
effective management of potato
late blight While other fungicides
inhibit fungal development Acro
bat MZ destroys the fungal cell
wall, resulting in the death of the
fungal cell. It is active against all
stages in the life cycle of the pota-
to late blight fungus where active
New Holland
New Holland Introduces
three new, heavy-duty round
balers that are filled with fea
tures that farmers demand
most.
land. Convenient key stroke
operation lets the driver choose
bale size, tie pattern, twine tie, or
net wrap. The operator can switch
from twine to net without leaving
the cab. The control unit monitors
bale forming and provides a digi
tal display bar graph to direct
weaving pattern for perfectly
formed bales.
Wide six-bar pickups with clos
ly spaced, curved tines sweep up
crops cleanly and make it easy to
crowd material into the ends of the
bale chamber to form dense,
square-end bales. Pickup slip
clutch protection makes it easier
to get through uneven or lumpy
windrows without damage or
plugging.
New Holland indicated the roll
belt bale forming system produces
superior bales that are heavier and
denser without hard-packed cores.
Bales are easier to feed, grind, or
shred.
Cracker Option Opens Every Corn Kernel
Claas 800 line, all equipped with a
Mercedes diesel engine to produce
309 hp to 474 hp.
The Jaguar delivers up to 170
tons (com) output per hour with
four-row to eight-row capacity. A
30-inch wide 20-24-knife chev
ron-style cutting drum provides a
precise cut for high-quality for-
EDGEWATER, Md A
referenaum to reaffirm the 5-ycar
old Marviane Gram Cncckof
Program will be held Friday, Aug.
10, a. countv extension offices
across me stau.
Votes may oe cast in pcrso r
irom 9 a.m. to A p.m Absentee
ballots will be available from
extension offices or from the
Maryland Grain Producers Asso
ciation for mail-in voting prior to
Referendum Set
growth occurs.
Acrobat has excellent antispor
ulant activity, so it actually stops
the formation of new fungal
spores, offering superior protec
tion against tuber blight. Acrobat
is not easily washed off because it
penetrates the leaf surface and
translocates within the potato leaf.
The 10-day residual activity of
Acrobat helps protect the plant
between sprayings.
Acrobat™ MZ fungicide is most
effective when applied as a pro
tectant before late blight occurs,
said Cyanamid Technical Special
ist David Feist. “A maximum of
five applications of Acrobat MZ
can be made on a 5-10 day spray
schedule depending on disease
severity and weather conditions.
Applications can be made up to 14
days prior to harvest”
ABS Global
DEFOREST, Wis. ABS
Global, Inc. recently announced
the addition of several employees.
Scott Bentley has been named
U.S. West Coast sire analysis!
Bentley is responsible for the pro
fessional evaluation, selection,
documentation, negotiation, and
communication of acquiring the
most genetically superior dairy
sires in his area. Additional
responsibilities include working
with the ABS Marketing Depart
ment to help educate and provide
genetic advice to ABS staff, rep
resentatives, and customers on
ABS dairy product lines and gene
tic principles.
Prior to joining ABS, Bentley
worked for nine years with the
American Jersey Cattle Club in the
positions of international market
ing coordinator, field services
director, milk marketing special
ist, area representative, and assis
tant superintendent of records. He
is a graduate of lowa State Univer
sity and was named high individu
al at the National Intercollegiate
Dairy Judging Contest in Madison,
Wis. Bentley has judged state, reg
ional, and international dairy
shows in South Africa and
Australia.
Brian Garrison has joined ABS
age. The cooling system is large
featuring a rotary air screen with
dust evacuator.
A choice of four, six, and eight-
row converging com heads is
available which feature an auto
steer system to automatically
guide the harvester down the
rows. Forage heads available in 10
feet, 12 l /a feet and 14 feet.
Aug. 16
All individuals wno arc finan
cially engaged in gram produc
tion. as landowners, tenants o'
sharccroDDcr« arc eligible to vot.
The lau o. uic cnccKof." wit r
detennincc ov the majoni' o f
mose voting
The checkoff program, audio--
ized by state legislation, was
approved by Maryland grain pro
ducers in July 1991.
Technician Receives Case
IH Combine Training
RACINE, Wis,—Ken Dillcr of
C.B. Hoober & Son in Intercourse,
Pa., recently completed an inten
sive training session on servicing
Case IH 2100 Series Axial-Flow 01 ’
combines here at the Case Corpor
ation service training center.
The session Diller attended fo
cuses on troubleshooting the
Axial-Flow combine electrical
system. Attendees test all electri
cal components, diagnose circuit
failures using the on-board diag
nostic system featured in each of
the five 2100 Series models, and
repair circuits. Technicians at
tending this advanced course must
have previously completed the
basic session on combine hydraul
ic and electrical systems.
Case offers more than 20 differ
ent courses of technical study
throughout the year at three dedi
cated training centers and selected
technical schools in North Ameri
ca. The majority of the sessions
are a week-long combination of
hands-on and classroom training
on the latest techniques for fast,
accurate diagnostics and service
of Case IH agricultural and Case
construction equipment. Diller is
Announces New Personnel
Brian Garrison
Global. Inc. as sire analysis! for the
east central and southeast regions
of the U.S.
Garrison is responsible for the
professional evaluation, selection,
documentation, negotiation, and
communication of acquiring the
most genetically superior dairy
sires in the defined area. Addition
al responsibilities include waricing
with the ABS marketing depart
ment to help educate and provide
genetic advice to ABS staff, rep
resentatives, and customers on
Claas Jaguar 1 " 1 800 Series
sett-propelled forage har
vesters are equipped with e
Mercedes diesel engine to
produce 309 to 474 hp and up
to 170 tons (corn) output per
hour.
Ken Diller of C.B. Hoober &
Son in Intercourse, Pa., at
tended a training session like
this one held recently at the
Case Corporation service
training center in Racine,
Wls.
among nearly 3,000 North Ameri
can dealer personnel who attend
one or more of the sessions an
nually.
Scott Bentley
ABS dairy product lines and gene
tic principles.
Before joing ABS, Garrison was
director of sire programs at
NOBA, Inc. He was responsible
for all genetic and sire programs,
including sire procurement and
development, progeny test, linear
evaluation, and hod mating prog
rams. He is a graduate of Ohio
State University and has judged
various dairy breed shows on state,
national, and international levels.
Garrison serves as a member and
chairman of the NAAB Dairy Sire
Evaluation Committee for the U.S.
He has developed a small select
herd of registered Brown Swiss
and Holstein cattle in partnership
with his brother.
Kevin Mallery has joined the
communication services team as
West Coast tour and photography
specialist In his position, Mallery
conducts professional West Coast
ABS daughter and herd tours and
maintains up-to-date listings of
daughter locations on the West
Coast for key ABS bulls. He will
organize and develop daughter
photography and videography fcr
use in ABS promotional piece.'
around the world.
Mallery was graduated fron
Washington State University ir
May 1994 with a bachelor
dcgrecc in animal science. H.
worked on the Knoll Dairy Cento
at Washington Stale throughou
his college career and on his grand
father’s dairy, Boise-Oeek Farm,
from 1986-1995.