Consulting Firm
To Host Field Day
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.)
On Thursday. Sept 4, Brubaker
Agronomic Consulting Service.
Inc. (BAGS) will host the the sec
ond of this season’s several free
public field days from 10 a.m. • 3
p.m. at its research farm located
on the historic Hibshman Home
stead, three miles north of Eph
rata. The Pennsylvania Secretary
of Agriculture Samuel E. Hayes
Jr. will address the attendees at
noon.
There are more than 40 differe
nt research projects, under way at
Gehl Introduces
Mower Conditioners
WEST BEND. Wis. Gchl
Company has introduced two new
Gehl-designed and built disc
mower conditioners Models
DC234S with a 9-foot 2-inch cut
and the DC2365 with a 10-foot
3-inch cut
These disc mower conditioners
feature a simple drive system with
fewer moving parts to power both
the cutterbar and conditioning'
rolls from a single gearcase.
Both Models share common
features including gear-driven
cutterbars that are protected from
rocks and other field obstructions
by full-width skid shoes that cover
the entire underside of the cutter
bar. The patented Protectadrivc™
system protects the cutterbar gear
train from damage in the event of
disc contact with major field
obstacles. Each disc drive assemb
ly is easily and individually
Glencoe Brings Disc
Harrows To The Field
ATLANTA, Ga. Agco Glen
coe introduces a full line of field
proven disc harrows. The new line
includes two rigid frame finishing
discs (TD3SO/rD3SI), two flex
frame finishing discs
(TDSBO/TDS9O), and one offset
primary tillage disc (0D650).
The new Glencoe line is
designed to match any size opera
tion with a wide range of wide and
narrow frame tandem discs. The
non-folding discs have a cutting
width of 8 feet to 18 feet while the
folding models have a cutting
width of 13 feet to 32 feet.
For great cutting action, the
four finishing discs offer a choice
of 20 inches or 22 inches cut-out
or smooth disc blades. The
TD3SO/351 offers a 714 -inch or
9-inch disc spacing while the
TDSBO/S9O offers an 8-inch or
9-ihch disc spacing. The OD6SO
offset disc features 24 inches or 26
inches cut out or round disc blades
with a choice of 9-inch or
1014 -inch disc spacing. The aver
age weight exceeds 100 pounds
per blade (170 IbsTblade on the
OD6so’s). Scrapers are standard
on all models. The end blades on
the farm. Guided wagon tours of
the various research projects will
be given with field demonstrations
available.
Some of the ongoing research
includes pesticide trials, equip
ment use, fertilizer comparisons
and planting studies. In addition to
field com, soybean variety trials,
and numerous pestricide trials,
research is also being conducted
on high oil com, roundup Ready
com, sweet com varieties, leaf
hopper-resistant alfalfa, and pro
cessing pea and wheat variety
trials.
Gehl Company has Intro
duced two new Gehl
deslgned and built disc mow
er conditioners Models
DC2345 with a 9-foot 2-Inch
cut and the DC2365 with a
10-foot 3-inch cut.
removable for quick servicing.
Wide, intermeshing machined
conditioning rolls deliver more
consistent conditioning. Gehl’s
forming chamber delivers fast
drying, higher-standing, fluffier
windrows or full-width swaths.
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b$LL> :
Preparing tor planting la
easier than ever with five
new disc harrows from Agco
Glencoe. The TO 580 wing
fold model, shown, Is one of
a full line of disc harrows
available In 8-foot to 32-foot
widths.
all models are tapered by 2 inches
to leave a smooth, level finish.
Built to provide years of
dependable service, the Glencoe
discs come equipped with triple
lip seal ball bearings with an
option of rigid or flexible bearing
hangers. For added durability, end
bearings are never more than one
blade from the end of the gang.
For more aggressive tilling action,
the TD3S(V3SI and 0D650 fea
ture, an adjustable gang angle that
ranges from IS degrees to 26 dc-
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Lance J.
Tarochionc has been named one
of Monsanto Company’s six reg
ional conservation tillage special
ists. He will focus on conservation
issues in the eastern Com Belt,
including Indiana, Kentucky,
Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylva
nia.
Tarochione has served as a
research biologist and ficld biolo
gist for Monsanto in the Midwest
He has extensive production and
research experience in no-dll and
other conservation tillage
techniques.
Tarochione will serve as a full
time ambassador for conservation
tillage, actively working with
organizations that already prom
ote conservation tillage, including
slate agencies and local conserva
tion districts. He also will spot
light cooperative efforts of such
groups, and of individuals from all
areas of agriculture at Centers of
Excellence conservation tillage
DES MOINES, lowa Pion
eer® brand hybrids represented by
the company’s new five-character
numbering system will be widely
seen by growers across the coun
try this summer.
Widespread appearance of the
numbers is the result of the largest
new hybrid introduction in the his
tory of Pioneer Hi-Bred Inter
national, Inc.
“The five-character numbering
system became effective one year
ago, replacing the four-digit num
bering system used by Pioneer in
the United States and Canada
since 1961,” said Bruce Hall,
director of identification systems.
“The company is introducing new
genetics to the market at such a
rapid pace, it has virtually ex
hausted all possible four-digit
number combinations.”
Hall adds that the new number
Deere Launches Track-Tractor Production
WATERLOO, lowa John
Deere officially launched pro
duction of its 8000 T Series Ttack
Tractors at its Waterloo Works.
With the launch, Deere prov
ides farmers with a choice of tire
or track machines in the 160-' to
225-horscpowcr power range.
w.2j
John Deere announced its inten
tions to produce and market the
series of four track tractors the
160-hp 8100 T, 180-hp 8200 T,
200-hp 8300 T, and 225-hp 8400 T
last fall The company display
ed prototype tractors at major
farm shows throughout the fall
and winter to create interest and
familiarize farmers with' the
machines.
This .spring, a North American
demonstration fleet was deployed
to show formers how the tractors
performed in the field. With pro
duction under way, die company
grees. The TDSBO/590 has a non
adjustbale gang angle of 18 de
grees.
Several specifications are stan
dard throughout the line. All mod
els feature high flotation wheels,
spring rod leveling systems, and
heavy-duty welded tubular
frames. The hydraulic cylinders
and hoses are standard on all fold
ing modeb.
■m M Arming, Saturday, August 23, 1997-**«
Monsanto Names
Conservation Tillage Specialist
New Loader For Compact Tractors
test farms, sponsored in part by
Monsanto. He will work with
growers; academics; con
servationists; seed, equipment and
fertilizer suppliers; and others to
research and refine conservation
tillage practices and overcome
barriers to adoption.
“Monsanto feels strongly that
conservation tillage has far
reaching benefits and should be
supported as a best management
practice,” said Eunice Guier,
Monsanto's marketing manager of
conservation tillage. “Con
servation tillage restores and pre
serves wildlife habitats; it protects
the quality of our water, air and
soil; and prevents soil erosion. But
it does not today enjoy the same
recognition as other designated
BMPs."
Tarochione and his father have
been no-tilling com since 1983
and soybeans since 1987 on their
west-central Illinois farm. He
received degrees in agronomy
ing system may seem confusing at
first because the third or center
“number” is a letter of the alpha
bet
“The new numbering system is
very similar to the previous four
digit system,” Hall said. "In com
for example, the first numeral, 3.
represents the corn product line.
The second numeral reflects the
maturity or area of adaption, as
did the old four-digit system. The
remaining three characters ate
randomly assigned and have no
specific meaning.”
While some in the seed industry
have chosen to make special
designations using alphabet char
acters, Pioneer does not use this
third character to designate any
com hybrid or soybean variety
characteristic, technology trait or
value-added feature. However, the
third character will designate spe
cific characteristics in die alfalfa.
A John Deer* MOOT trac
tor nears completion at the
John Deere Waterloo Works
In Waterloo, lowa. The com
pany officially launched pro
duction of the 8000 T Series
Tractors on June 19.
is beginning to fill retail orders for
the new machines.
Based on the company’s 8000
Series Tractors introduced in Sep
tember 1994, they share the same
exclusive features. These features
include the CommandAßM™
Lance J. Tarochione
tram the University of Illinois at
Urbana, where he researched fer
tility issues in no-till com. Taro
chione is a certified crop adviser
in Illinois.
wheat, sunflower, canola and sor
ghum product lines. Product pack
aging will prominently carry sym
bols indicating special traits and
any special care and attention that
growers should follow.
The new numbering system is
totally unique and will set Pioneer
apart from others in the seed
industry. The new system will be
adopted by Pioneer worldwide,
replacing the fantasy naming sys
tem long used in other countries.
Phase-in for Europe and Australia
will be completed in 1999.
Because of government regula
tions, all Pioneer products num
bered prior to June 30,1996, will
retain their original designation
until retired. The Federal Seed Act
does not allow see companies to
reuse numbers for the same type
of seed that have already been
used in the marketplace.
armrest module that puts the prim
ary tractor controls at the opera
tor’s fingertips, electronic engihe
control that produces up to a 10
percent power bulge, spacious
Command View™ cab, easy-to
use Touch Set™ hydraulics, and
John Deere Field Cruise™ control
that maintains consistent operat
ing speed for seeding, cultivating,
and spraying.
Tread spacing can be adjusted
from 60 inches to 88 inches with
out the expense of spacers and the
need to remove the track frames
from the tractors. A closely
coupled 3-pount hitch, designed
for track applications, combined
with the tractors’ weight distribu
tion and ballasting packages, pro
vide greater stability than r other
track machines. The 8000 T Series
Tractors come standard with
15,560 pounds of lift capacity.