C4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 6, 1997 Mickelsen Joins Semex USA MADISON, Wis. Semex USA has announced the addi tion of Wendell Mickelsen as a direct herd salesmen. Mickelsen, who had worked as a sales trainer for Semex USA East, replaces Dwight Martin of Ephrata. Martin was appointed by his local school board to a teaching position this fall. His successful career in the A 1 industry ended on a high note this summer as he became one of the top 10 Semex distributors in the country. Mickelsen has been in the dairy industry all his life. He was born in Utah and raised on the Utah State Dairy Farm, where his father was the herd manager. After graduation from Utah State with an agri business degree, Mickelsen spent a num New Holland Adds Compact NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster Co.) The new 25- and 30-series Boomer™ compact tractors from New Holland share the styling, serviceability, and construction of the larger New Holland Genesis™ tractors. They are manufactured in a new factory at Dublin, Ga., which was built specifically to manufacture compact tractors. On farms the Boomers are man euverable chorctimc machines with front-end loaders and blades. They have ample power and hydraulics to handle sicklebar and rotary mowers, side-delivery rakes, windrow inverters, trailers. and snow blowers. Their compact size lets them mow yards, too. The Boomers offer fingertip controls, high-capacity live hydraulics, unmatched servicea bility, and tight-fim Super Steer™ FWD front axles. All are powered by 3-cylinder diesels, feature hydrostatic power steering and have wet-disc brakes. The 25 (engine) hp Model 1530 is available with cruise control hydrostatic or 9x3 gear drive transmission, 2WD and FWD with Super Steer™ front axle. Like the Model 1630, the “1530” has a swivel seat to view backhoe or other rear implement operations. The Model 1630 is powered by a 27.3 hp engine with similar drive options, Super Steer FWD plus cruise control on hydrostatic drive Gehl Offers Skid Loader Replica WEST BEND, Wis. Gehl Company announces a new l/25th scale model replica of the Gehl SL 5635 DXT Series skid loader. This new replica repre sents one of the new 35 series skid loaders introduced by Gehl for 1997. The scale model features die £!*«»•'» "ST her of years working in the A 1 industry as a direct herd sales man, a district sales manager, and also as an evaluator for var- ious A 1 mating programs. He has travel extensively around the country and worked with all kinds of dairy opera tions. He brought this experi ence to Semex, where he worked briefly as a trainer for other sales representatives. As his own hoof trimming business rapid expanded, Mickelsen was forced to devote his time solely to that. Now, as his work team grows, Mickelsen was able to rejoin Semex and fill in as the new direct herd repre sentative. Customers in Lebanon, northern Lancaster, and northern Chester counties saw uninterrupted Semex ser- vice Tractors New Holland 15- and 30-aer ies Boomer™ tractors share low profile styling, flip up hoods for easy service access, and hydrostatic pow er steering. Optional Super Steer™ front axles for tight turn maneuverability. units. Like the “1530”, it offers a 2000 RPM midpoint PTO in addi tion to the rear 540 live PTO, deluxe headlights for wrap-around lighting and optional deluxe 3-point hitch with flexible link ends for easy implement attachment. The new Model 1725 is pow ered by a 29 hp diesel and is avail able as 2WD and FWD with 9x3 gear transmission. The Model 1925 is powered by a 34 hp diesel and is available with hydrostatic with live PTO or 9x3 gear-drive transmission, 540 PTO, 3-point hitch and FWD. Factoiy installed fixed or fold ing ROPS are available on all Boomer tractors. cast construction, moveable bucket, load arms and wheels, detailed design, authentic decals, and colorful individual ized packaging. Manufactured by Die-Cast Promotions, the scale model will be available in late November through autho rized Gehl dealers. Pennfield LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) On Nov. 24, Pennfield Cor poration announced the purchase of Kintner Milling Compnay, South Montrose. Ray Lehr, senior vice president, Ag Products Division, said that Kintner Milling will be operated as a division of Pennfield Cor poration. The combined forces of Pennfield and Kintner Milling are better positioned to service growth opportunities faster and more ef- Snider’s Elevator Hosts Open House LEMASTERS (Franklin Co.) -Recently Snider’s Elevator Inc., a feed and grain mill, host ed its 2nd annual open house and guided tours at the Lemasters facility. More than 1,000 people attended the festivities, which included a free pancake break fast and free lunch, door prizes, and a 10 percent off sale. Snider’s Elevator, a manufac turer of dairy, horse, and live stock feeds, serves Washington County, Maryland, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and sur rounding areas. Snider’s Elevator, a family owned and operated business since 1929, started in Williamson. Snider’s Elevator acquired the Lemasters facility 11 years ago. Now Snider’s Elevator Inc. is headquartered at the Lemasters location. Under a tent, vendors from 20 different major manufactur ers greeted guests and answered questions. Vendors gave out product samples and brochures. Also, Snider’s Elevator hosted local certified journeyman farri er Sharon Hanna. While pound ing out horse shoes, Hanna explained her profession. Miniature horses from Harmony Hill and South Lawn Stables put smiles on the faces of chil dren and adults. Customers gathered around “Taz”, the Mercersburg Narcotics Detection Dog, and K -9 Officer William Sheppard. They demonstrated Taz’s ability to search a vehicle and detect hidden drugs. A 1902 original Abbott Downing stage coach was on dis play. During the 19505, it was featured in movies, such as “Gun Smoke.” Owned by R.H. Morgan Lumber Company, the stage coach was on loan to Snider’s Elevator Inc. for their open house. Authentically DowElanco Changes Name INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Dow AgroSciences will be the new name for DowElanco, company officials announced in a move re flecting the venture’s new status as a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. The name change will be effective Jan. 1. “As a new name, Dow AgroSci ence reflects Dow’s belief that sci ence and technology are critical to helping the agricultural industry grow to meet the needs of our world’s expanding population,” said William S. Stavropoulos, pre sident and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company. “During the next two decades, world agricul ture will change dramatically, and Dow AgroSciences will help lead the agricultural industry’s efforts to initiate, shape and direct this transformation.” DowElanco's name change fol iw« » June announcement bv The Buys Kintner Milling fcctivcly. This acquisition demonstrates Pcnnfield’s commitment to meet ing the needs of dairy producers in the Mid-Atlantic region. The pur chase of Kintner Milling is the second step of Pennfield’s aggres sive growth plan to better serve the dairy producers in northern Pennsylvania and the stale of New York. Bill Kintner Sr. purchased the mill in 1986 to consolidate his Snider’s Elevator Inc., a feed and grain mill in Lemasters, hosted as many as 20 vendors during their 2nd annual open house. Participating vendors traveled from as far away as Florida to make Snider’s Elevator open house a success. Pictured here are, front, Tom Sempowski, Bradley Caldwell, rep. Left, Kevin Miller and Marion Weston of Fort Dodge Animal Health. Jim Bradley, C.E.O. of Bradley Caldwell Inc., Steve Wright, Regional sales manager for Durvet Inc., Susan Snider, marketing manager of Snider’s Elevator Inc. and Orville Wolters, sales representative for Trophy Animal Health. restored by owner Ramon Morgan, the coach hauled mail through Texas, Southern California, and New Mexico for the Butterfield Stage Company. Also, it was used by this compa ny to carry passengers, so that the trips were more profitable. Four or six part-draft horses (used for their speed as well as muscle) were used to pull the stage coach. The stage coach was purchased from a private museum in New England. Customers gathered at the dairy nutrionists tables to learn about new dairy feed technolo gies, and to gain fresh insight into the farm industry. Snider’s Elevator dairy feed nutrionists Rick Ruppert and Mark Potter attended the open house to dis cuss their roll as full service Master Mix technicians. Also on hand, Southern States dairy nutritionist Harry Walker, and Equine Feed and Tech Rep. Heather Heider. White Oak Dow Chemical Company that it would acquire Eli Lilly and Com pany’s 40 percent interest in the joint venture. The two companies had joined their plant science businesses to form DowElanco in 1989. A U.S.-based company with more than $2 billion in annual sales, DowElanco researches, de velops, manufactures and markets a wide range of products for en hancing global crop production and urban pest management cus tomers and markets. DowElanco is also majority owner of the biotechnology ven ture Mycogen, which researches, develops and markets genetically enhanced, insect-resistant crops. DowElanco and Mycogen are col laborating on a wide range of re search projects targeted at devel oping enhanced crops for a variety of higher value end uses. “Agriculture is an industry that feed business from Meshoppen. In the time the Kintner family owned the feed mill, they were able to double the tonnage. The majority of the feed sales today are bulk, while the mill also offers bagged feeds and ingredi ents for sale. Also located at the mill site is a retail store where miscellaneous fanning needs can be purchased. Pennfield plans to relocate its Canton warehouse to the new South Montrose location. Mills representative Staci Barnett was present, as well as Renaissance Nutrionists Jon Reifsnider and Doug Adams to explain their consulting ser vices. The nutrionists make farm calls and design custom rations for each particular herd of cows. Snider’s Elevator then receives cow feed rations from the nutritionists, and uses the rations to manufacture feed The nutrionists use computers to formulate the feed rations Each ration is tailored to suit the animals needs. Open house attendees had an opportunity to tour the Snider’s Elevator facility. Tours included the grain receiving department and then the mill, where the stored grain gets processed into finished feed. Snider’s Elevator manufactures feed for a variety of animals including dairy and beef cows, horses, hogs, chick ens, sheep, and goats. is rapidly reinventing itself,” said John Hagaman, DowElanco presi dent and CEO. “Our new name, Dow AgroSciences, reflects a broad sense of our mission that has been inherent in our strategic planning for a number of years. As a result, our company’s invest ment in technologies of the future is funded and supported by tradi tional pest control products, so that both our older and newer businesses provide a platform fori growth. “In the years ahead, global agn culture will need to be able to sup port sustainably a world popula tion in excess of eight billion peo pie,” said Hagaman. “Our missio as a company is to develop an commercialize the technologic needed to make that happen.” DowElanco’* website can accessed at http://www.dowel co.com.
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