02-lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 29, 1997
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n was all smiles from every KTC headquarters em
ployees, and participating VIPs, as they gathered to form
the number 25. Framed by the anniversary number is one
of five F 2260 tractors presented by KTC to hometown
municipalities.
Kubota Tractor: 25 Years
TORRANCE, Calif. Kubota
Tractor Cop. celebrates 25 years
of success with its announcement
of the donation of five model
F 2260 commercial mowing trac
tors.
These will be presented to those
municipalities where the company
maintains corporate and division
facilities. Kubota will donate the
tractors, valued at $15,000 each,
to commemorate its silver anni
versary in the United Stales.
The tractors will go into service
immediately upon delivery.
New Product Lineup
Brings Technology To Earth
LINCOLN, Neb. NC+ Hy- each new NC+ soybean variety:
brids newest product releases are . NC+ 0A77: Late Group 0 var
bringing technology down to earth iety; adapted to northeast South
through three new Roundup Dakota and west-central Minne-
Rcady™ soybean varieties as well sola; works well in all row widths
as a new corn hybrid lineup with with primary adaptation to narrow
improved tolerance to gray leaf rows and no-till drill situations,
spot. . NC+ 2AI4RR: Early Grou H;
“With these product additions. Roundup Ready variety with ex
our Roundup Ready soybeans in- cellent emergence; adapted to all
elude a variety in each major ma- row widths and no-till situations;
turity group and our new com hy- w^y
brids offer some of the industry 's . NC+ 2A S2RR: Mid Group II;
test protection gainst GLS, said R oU ndup Ready variety with char-
Tcd Givens NC+ research and actcrist £ s similar to NC+ 2A42;
product development director. excellent emergence, standability
NC+ s newest Roundup Ready and plant health; cxce llent no-till
soybean varieties include p^fonner,
2AI4RR and 2AS2RR, which are , nc+ 2A77: Late Group II;
both excellent performers in no- vcr y strong yields with good iron
till situations. The third new chlorosis tolerance and excellent
Roundup Ready release no-till drill adaptations.
SA4SRR —is a determinate-type, . NC+ s A 4srr : M id Group V;
medium-height plant with SCN Roundup Ready variety with SCN
resistance and good emergence. resistance; good emergence and
Other new soybean releases in- standability .
dude NC+ 0A77, the first true late Many of the 11 new NC+ com
group 0 variety offered by NC+, hybrids show good to excellent
and NC+ 2A77, another excellent qIS tolerance ratings, according
choice for no-tillers. The new soy- to Qj vcns These ratings can be
bean lineup also features two STS found in 1997 . 98 NC+ pro
soybean varieties, which are toler- duct Catalog and Management
ant to sulfonylurea herbicides. Q uide
These are NC+ 2ASSSTS and nc+ has also improved its
NC+ 3A27STS. short-season com lineup. “We
“No matter the situation or have greatly strengthened our ear
need, NC+ has a variety that will j y CO m lineup, with die addition of
perform for nearly every soybean fivc hybrids in the 85 to 105-day
grower. That's one reason why maturity range. These new hy-
NC+ soybean sales continue to b rids greatly increase the options
grow tripling since 1990, said available in the western and north
• * r t<. <** ~ xm Com AetC .Given* laid.
Following are descriptions for These newest short-season hy-
Of Success
Torrance, Calif, was the first re
cipient of the anniversary gift It
serves as host to KTC’s national
headquarters organization.
‘Twenty-five years ago KTC
embarked on its challenge to be
come a recognized brand in the
United States. Our success today
was enabled by our employees,
dealers and customers. Our dona
tion of a tractor celebrates our an
niversary and the high esteem we
have for our civic partners,” said
Senior Vice President Sales and
Marketing Robin Killian.
RACINE, Wis. Case Cor
poration has introduced the new
Case IH 2300 Series Axial-Flow®
combines, offering improvements
in grain quality, harvest efficien
cy, and operator comfort
“High quality grain has been
what Case has delivered for the
last 20 years and the new 2300
Series builds on that commit
ment” said Kelly Kravig, market
ing manager. Crop Harvesting/
Advanced Fanning Systems.
New features include increased
horsepower in the Case IH 2366
and 2388. The horsepower of the
2366 has been raised to 240—12
percent more power. The 2388
now has 280 horsepower, an 8
percent boost The power curves
on the engines have been refined
to provide more power reserve
across the typical operating range.
The 2388 is designed with an ad
vanced turbo-charged and air-to
air aftercooling system that builds
an additional 12 horsepower boost
beyond rated horsepower. This
provides the operator with addi
tional power in tough threshing
conditions.
Also new are automatic cab cli
mate control features, which give
the operator the option of manual
vs. automatic temperature control,
and a three-position rocker switch
with rotary controls for fan speed
and temperature settings. The ex
clusive climate control feature en
ables the operator to hold the cab
brids include NC+ 0977, NC+
1487, NC+ 1667, NC+ 2727 and
NC+ 3037. New to the mid-season
lineup are NC+ 3877, NC+ 5007
and NC+ 5697. On the full-season
side, NC+ has added NC+ 6387,
NC+ 7237 and a new white hy
brid. NC+ 6989 W.
Also in this year’s com lineup
are two Plus Oil (high oil) hybrids
with the new enhanced Top Cross
Blend pollinator developed by
DuPont’s Optimum Quality
Grains program. These hybrids,
NC+ 4646 A-HOC and 5276A-
H0C, have higher oil content than
previous versions.
Following is more information
about each new com release:
• NC+ 0977:86 days earliest
com hybrid ever released by NC+;
excellent yields for the maturity;
fast dry down.
• NC+ 1487:97 days widely
adapted hybrid, with excellent
yield, early tasseling and fast dry
down; good standability and high
test weights.
• NC+ 1667: 98 days good
western yield potential; very good
drydown and good standability;
tassels and black layers early.
• NC+ 2727:103 days—excel
lent yield potential; excels under
high management situations: dry
down and standability are very
good.
• NC+ 3037: 105 days an
other outstanding western hybrid;
supeib yields and root strength;
excellent test weight
• NC+ 3877:108 days—excel
lent yield potential and good toler
ance to gray leaf spot; best
adapted to areas east of the Mis
souri River.
• NC+ 5007:112 days—wide
ly adapted hybrid with excellent
yield potential; rapid drydown and
very good tolerance to gray leaf
spot.
• NC+ 5697:114 days—excel
lent yields, tremendous ear flex;
good tolerance to gray leaf spot
• NC+ 6387; 117 days —excel-
lent yield, fall integrity and gray
leaf spot tolerance; area of adapta
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Case Launches New
Axial-Flow Combines
The 2388 is the largest of
three new Case IH Axial*
Flow® combines. Increased
horsepower In the 2366 and
2388 combines means In
creased productivity. The
2366 now is rated at 240 hp
and the 2388 at 280 hp. Other
improvements enhance the
unique benefits of Axial-Flow
combine rotary technology,
Including superior grain
quality and harvesting effi
ciency.
temperature constant, even under
changing conditions. In early
morning or late afternoon condi
tions when the operator is driving
into the sun, the cab temperatures
can change dramatically. Three
temperature sensors carefully
placed in the cab connstantly
monitor cab temperature and auto
matically adjust it, keeping the
operator comfortable and more
alert
A tailings monitor is now stand
ard on all combines. It uses an
electronic sensor in the tailings
auger, providing an in-cab dis
southeast Nebraska, southern
lowa, Missouri and Illinois, as
well as the Del-Mar-Va area along
the Atlantic coast.
• NC+ 7237: 119 days very
tall robust hybrid with superb top
end yield potential; outstanding
grain quality and test weights,
very good gray leaf spot tolerance;
widely adapted.
• NC+ 6989 W: 118 days
new white hybrid with excellent
yields and standability; good grain
quality and outstanding gray leaf
spot tolerance. * NC+ 7Y55-K: Medium ma-
According to Givens, two of • turity, 70 days to mid-bloom; Bio-
NC+ new sorghum hybrids type K resistant; outstanding
NC+ 7850-K and NC+ 7Y55-K bright yellow grain color, moder
—both offer resistance to Biotype ate plant height; strong standa-
K, the newest greenbug threat In bility in both irrigated and dryland
addition, one of last year’s new re- environments where 70-day hy
leases NC+ 6Y83-I —is also brids are used.
resistant to Biotype K.
“This year’s sorghum lineup is
the strongest selection of green
bug resistance on the market”
said Givens.
Here’s a detailed description of
each new NC+ sorghum hybrid re-
lease;
• NC+ 6C63: Medium maturity,
65 days to mid-bloom; new cream
Herbicide Approved For Corn
ST. LOUIS. Mo. Monsanto
has received Environmental Pro
tection Agency registration for
Field Master™ herbicide for use in
com. The new product is formu
lated to provide superior perform
ance in all tillage systems.
Field Master provides preemer
gence bumdown control of more
than 30 annual grassy and broad
leaf weeds, and reduces competi
tion from common perennials, as
well. The new herbicide also pro
vides season-long control of a
broad spectrum of hard-to-control
annual grasses and broadleaves,
including foxtails, panicums,
bamyardgrass, crabgrass, kochia,
lambsquarters, pigweeds, velvet
leaf and waterfaemp.
“Field Master provides the most
.imiftl.^totjop.pf bum
down and residual control in a sin
play. The result, says Kravig, “jj
improved productivity through
better sieve adjustment, allowing
the operator to monitor the tailings
volume, to prevent plugging of the
elevator and provide better grain
quality by not running an exces
sive volume of tailings.”
Another option is flotation tires,
which reduce soil compaction and
improve traction under wet condi
tions. New 68-50.00 x 32 HF3 flo
tation tires provide 1730 square
inches of contact area per tire. Soil
compaction is minimized and flo
tation in adverse conditions is
increased.
The 2300 Series, Kravig adds,
also is available with the factory
installed Advanced Fanning Sys
tems technology, which uses
satellites or ground-based beacon
signals to map variability in crop
yields and provides critical in
formation for managing the form.
New for 1998 is a Case 1H
"AFS Universal Receiver." Both
GPS (global positioning) and
DGPS (differential global posi
tioning) signals are received by a
single antenna that is positioned
on the center of the combine cab
toward the front The new receiver
is capable of receiving beacon sig
nals which are provided at no cost
by the U.S. Coast Guard, or the re
ceiver can be used with the Omni
star satellite which operates via a
yearly subscription service.
hybrid with outstanding yield po
tential. excellent yield potential
and top-feed value; strong standa
bility and good stress tolerance in
dryland environments.
• NC+ 7BSO-K: Medium ma
turity bronze; 70 days to mid
bloom; resistance to greenbug bio
types K, C, E and I; good standa
bility in favorable dryland areas
(eastern Kansas, southeast Ne
braska and Missouri) and irrigated
environments; excellent uni
formity and top yield.
• NC+ 8R18: Medium maturity
red; 75 days to mid-bloom; top
yield performance in high man
agement growing conditions (high
rainfall or irrigated): moderately
tall with good standability and
well suited to the top-yielding
areas in the coastal bend of Texas.
the Texas Panhandle and south
west Kansas.
glc herbicide, with no cany over
and no change in agronomics,”
said Jim Zimmer. Monsanto mar
keting manager for Field Master.
“Its performance on heavy or high
organic matter soils and in fields
with high levels of crop residue
make it an ideal choice for com
growers looking for a replacement
for Extrazinc® II.”
Recommended application tim
ing is from seven days prior to
planting until just prior to crop
emergence. Field Master may te
applied in water or 28 percent or
32 percent liquid nitrogen. It may
be tank-mixed with 2,4-D, atra
zine, Princep™, Bladcx®, Round
up® or Harness® herbicides.
For 1998, Field Master will be
available in limited quantities in
bulk and in 25 gallon jugs. Field
, Master is a restricted, use
cide.