C6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 13, 1996 Agway Unveils New Feed Line Agway has Introduced a comprehensive line of bag ged feeds for horses, live stock, poultry, and specialty animals. SYRACUSE. N.Y. Agway has introduced a comprehensive line of bagged feeds for horses, livestock, poultry, and specialty animals. The new family of feeds in cludes specific feeds developed for each stage of an animal’s life and is designed to make selecting the appropriate bagged feeds easi er than ever before. A unique feature of the feeds is the freshness dating found on each and every bag. Customers will find this “freshness guaranteed to .. .’’date stamped on the gusset of each bag. It ensures optimum Lube Choice Makes Difference SUPERIOR. Wis. Your choice of lubes makes a difference to your farm’s bottom line. Some last longer than others. More importantly, some help equipment last longer and perform more effi ciently. Which lubes lower your costs and increase the life of your equipment? Synthetic lubricants do. Though they cost a little more upfront, the savings they give you in fuel, downtime, equipment life, and lube replacements more than makes up the difference. Which brand should you try? Pick one with a track record. Take Amsoil, for example. Amsoil for mulated and marketed the first synthetic motor oil in the world to earn an API rating that was in 1972. Amsoil synthetic motor oils have been proven to increase fuel Bagger 1-Ton Designed to handle large one-ton hlgh-molsture or dry square bales, the MRBO2 is fully self-contained and self propelled. WARRENTON, Ore. New from Ag-Bag International Lim ited is the square bale bagger. De signed to handle large one-ton high-moisture or dry squarc bales, the MRBO2 is fully self-contained product quality. All of the feeds also come with a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. ‘‘The ‘Family of Feeds’ ap proach was created with the needs of the customer and animal in mind,” said Kent Ure, Agway director of ag marketing. “We’ve developed the widest breadth of nutritionally sound and proven livestock feed products available, but we also simplified the pur chase process by providing exten sive product information and feed ing recommendations on each bag.” Agway stores will feature an in formative feed display that in cludes nutritional details and easy to understand feeding recom mendations for the 64 different feeds developed for horses, chick ens, game birds, turkeys, sheep, goats, hogs, and dairy and stock cattle. In addition, a feature “feed of the month” will be at the end of each display providing in-depth information and detailed product brochures. economy as much as eight percent in over-the-road engines, both gasoline and diesel. And, time and again, .these rugged oils hve been {woven to provide double, triple and even longer drain interval ser vice. Most importantly, used oil analysis consistently shows they deliver the wear control necessary for maximum engine life. Amsoil synthetic hydraulic/ transmission fluid is a real money saver for fanners. By reducing tractor hydraulic/transtnission temperatures 20° to 50°F, it increases the life of hydraulic/ transmission components, particu larly hoses. Plus, the durable fluid commonly gives farmers two to three times the drain intervals they’re used to. It also surpasses equipment manufacturer wet brake chatter control requirements by as much as 56 percent. Handles Bales and self-propelled, Featuring a wide bale loading platform to accept a wide range of bale sizes, the square bale bagger has adjustable height control, for lifting and lowering the machine in all terrains, and a tow tongue, which slides in and out to adjust while bagging and can be reposi tioned for towing. Using two paddles the machine stretches the Ag-Bag® Tri-Dura™ Flex Bags oversize to allow the bales to pass through. The special Ag-Bag® Tri-Dura™ Flex plastic is formulated with a memory so that as the bales pass through, the plastic shrinks back tight against the bales. Designed with Tri- Dura™ for added strength, these bags are available in 8-foot or 9-foot diameter and 150-foot lengths. Ciba Seeds To Market GREENSBORO, N.C. Ciba Seeds announced its introduction of five new Roundup Ready ™ soybean varieties. Growers will be able to order these new varieties for the 1997 planting season. In 1993, Ciba Seeds entered in to an agreement with Monsanto, maker of Roundup® herbicide, to acquire access to the gene that, when inserted into a plant, pro vides soybean plants with toler ance of the herbicide. Monsanto recently informed Ciba Seeds that Surge Introduces New NAPERVILLE, 111. The Surge One Touch™ integrated stanchion automation package combines the primary milking functions with key cow-side man agement information. The One Touch is a compact, lightweight, hand-held unit that combines the milk line and pulsa tion system connections into a single unit, eliminating the clum siness associated with other stanchion automation devices. It’s easy to operate and reduces the labor and stress involved dur ing milking. It’s compact and Ziggity Systems Brad Donahoe Gehl Names Chairman William 0. Gehl WEST BEND, Wis. The board of directors of Gehl Com pany has elected William D. Gehl as chairman of the board. Gehl continues to serve as pres ident and chief executive officer of the company, positions he has held since joining the company in November 1992. Gehl Company (NASDAQ: GEHL) is a manufacturer of equipment used worldwide in con struction and agricultural markets. Ciba’s performance date meets all of Monsanto’s criteria for approv al. “Soybean growers now have another weapon in their arsenal for controlling tough weeds in problem fields,” said Gordon Johnson, Ciba Seeds’ soybean product manager. “And to further assure the grower of receiving top performing soybeans, our Round up Ready™ soybeans will be treated with Apron® to help pro tect them from soil borne diseases such as pythium and Phytophthora Automation Package lightweight, yet built with the rug ged durability needed for stanch ion bam operations. The One Touch is available in three models. The first model, the basic platform, incorporates milk line and pulsation system connec tions into a single unit Further information can be added with the new Timekeeper ll™ end-of-milking indicator module. This module signals the producer when the cow is finished milking and displays the time it takes to milk on a cow-by-cow Announces Donahoe Retirement MIDDLEBURY, Ind.—Ziggi ty Systems. Inc. announces the retirement of Brad Donahoe as general and marketing manager a position he’s held for the pest seven years. He will continue his affiliation with Ziggity as an adviser and a member of the board ‘Shave Off’ For Worthy Cause HATFIELD (Montgomery Co.) Sanford (Sandy) L. Al derfer, president of the Sanford Alderfer Auction Com pany, gets a shave by Barber Larry Frederick of Souderton . 2 r *iH5! on customers donated more than $3,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Tennessee. '* ,he larflest childhood cancer research cen ter in United States. Sandy has worn his beard for all but two weeks of the last 26 years, but offered to shave It for a worthy cause. The National Auctioneers Association, of which the Al derfer Auction Company Is-a member, has adopted St. Jude s as Its official charity. To make a donation to St. ££ vi6 ) m%£S! bach """ AucH °" <*"- Soybeans root rot.” Johnson said the new Rounduj Ready™ varieties will range it maturity from late Group 1 to mid Group 3, and will have a new three-digit numbering system pie ceeded by the letter “R.” "The new numbering and a new package design will help growers and Service Centers easily idcnti fy our Roundup Ready™ varieties from our conventional varieties,* Johnson said. “The 1997 market ing program for the new varieties is under development Milking, basis. This feature allows a pro ducer to significantly reduce the total milking time of the herd by earlier indication of when indivi dual cows are milked out. The milk yield indicator mod ule adds the milk yield function to the end-of-milking and milking time functions. The milk yield is displayed throughout the milking operation, showing individual cow production. Total milk pro duced for all cows milked with One Touch can be accessed throughout milking session. of directors. Throughout his 45-year career in the livestock and poultry indus try, Dona hoe has held sales, mark eting, and general management positions with U.S. Steel, Star craft’s Livestock Equipment Divi sion, and Chore-Time Equipment
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