Mark Antle Department of Agronomy .Penn State A multimedia CD-ROM program entitled “Corn Growth, Development and Diagnostics —Germination To Knee High” has recently become available from Purdue University. This easy-to-use CD-ROM Ag r.s The optional elevator-mount moisture sensor provides accurate moisture readings even in the toughest conditions. Visa & Mastercard accepted with all orders Web Site: http:/www.gvm.inc.com CALL TODAY FOR OUR NEW 300 PAGE 1998 PRODUCT CATALOG Early Season program incorporates sound and video into a complete diag nostic and reference tool for early season com growth and development. The program also includes detailed descriptions and high quality photos of early season injury from diseases, herbicides, insects, nutrient deficiencies, and more. Other features of the prog ram include an economic I @ THE POWER TO IMPLEMENT =n3mSogy= precision farming year ‘round f-l p U\j\J fjf f ■v The Ag Leader PF3OOO Precision Farming System is a general-purpose monitor/controller. On a system measures and displays yield, moisture, combine speed, gram flow, and acres per hour. The PF3OOO also displays and records average yield, average moisture, acres, distance, wet bushels, and dry bushels of each load as well as field totals. M WA ft M 374 HEIDLERSBURG ROAD MM I BIGLERVILLE, PA 17307 *Wjg OR MIKE MACHEK 800-899-5502 INCORPORATED Corn CD-ROM Available threshold table for various pests and a guide used in making replant decisions. We have obtained a copy and have found it to be very useful for troubleshooting early sea son com problems and helping to make management recom mendations. The program was developed under the direction of Lee Schweitzer, professor of agronomy at Purdue Universi- I J '*<%* n ' Corn Talk, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 24, 1998—Page 29 ty, as a teaching tool for stu dents and farmers. The program could also be useful for crop consultants as an educational tool or, if used with a laptop computer, an in the-field reference manual. The overall format is easy to follow and could be used by anyone with a basic knowledge of agro nomy and computer operation. The minimum computer rgfjjjr J It organizes data by year, farm, field, grain, and load for easy identification. Data can be transferred to a computer to print a summary of all fields. Also, print yield and moisture maps if you are using GPS and a memory card. setup needed to run the prog ram is as follows: a 486 proces sor, 25 Mhz, Windows 3.1 or Macintosh, 8 MB of RAM, 4X CD-ROM drive. Color video display card and monitor (256 colors), sound card/speakers. The price of the program is $BO per copy (includes shipping and handling) and can be ordered from Purdue University Media Distribution Center, 301 South IMS SRAM MEMORY CARD 2nd Street, Lafayette, IN 47901-1232, phone (toll-free) (888) 398-4636. When ordering, please specify whether using a Macintosh computer or, if Windows, which version. White House Goes Green WASHINGTON, D.C. The White House recently demonstrated its sup port of the ESS alter native fuel program by adding 30 1998 Chrysler minivans to its fleet. The vans are used by a variety of federal employees who work on Capitol Hill. “The White House purchased these vehi cles on their own, obviously as a result of their research on alternative fuel vehi cles,” said Sandy Hentges, associate project coordinator for NCGA’s EB5 program. “This is a real feather in the cap for the alternative fuel vehicle program, par ticularly EBs,because this is such a high pro file fleet.” The new Chrysler vans are operating on regular gasoline. “As NCGA representa tives, we are working with the federal gov ernment and the White House staff to get fueling facilities near them," Hentges said, noting that there are two nearby sta tions that could accommodate the ESS vans. “We’re nego tiating with them so they can eventually provide E-8S fuel to the White House fleet,” she said.
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