04-Lincastar Farming, Saturday, May 23, 1998 Gehman Joins Sales Staff WYOMISSING (Berks Co.) -Coldwell Bankers Landis and the Professionals of Reading have announced that Henry Gehman has joined their sales staff as an associate broker. Gehman was first licensed in 1972 and operated as an inde pendent broker for many years. He has served on the staff of the former ERA Hop Usner and Associates of Ephrata, and also with Richard A. Zuber with offices in Morgantown, Boyertown, Lansdale, and Pottstown. Gehman served his intern ship with E. James Hogan of Lancaster and Herbert Bellairs of Reading and received his GRI designation from Pennsylvania Realtors Institute. ID System Provides Even Cow Flow KANSAS CITY, Mo. Look ing to increase efficiency and cow flow with the most accurate iden tification system available? DeLaval introduces the Parlor RiglD™ Identification System. This ID system provides smooth, even cow flow with its exclusive patent pending design. The ID system has identifica tion built into the entrance gate. The Parlor RiglD Identification System has an identification rate of 99.7 percent Parlor RiglD is an integrated component of the Alpro™ Milk Yield Recording System. Manufactured from corrosion resistant stainless steel, the Parlor RiglD Identification System is maintenance-free. The system is highly durable and cleans up easi- Hoffman Seeds Announces Wheat Field Days LANCASTER, (Lancaster Co.) - Hoffman Seeds, working in conjunction with Novartis Crop Protection, is sponsoring five "Wheat Field Days" in Jtme at field trial sites in Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, according to Jeff Cunningham, director of sales for Hoffman Seeds. , Results of Hoffman Seeds replicated yield trials (featuring various seed treatments) will be available for evaluation at each of the field locations. Key vari eties on display include Hoffman 95 Brand wheat, which is a newer medium season variety, and top-selling Hoffman 89 Brand, which leads the industry in test weight with a 3 pound Claas Enjoys Record Year In 1997 COLUMBUS, Ind. Claas KgaA, Europe’s leading agricul tural machinery manufacturer, has announced a record year in 1997. Claas KgaA, based in Harse ’■ r * Henry Gehman Parlor RiglD Identification System has an Identification rate of 99.7 percent. ly, which can reduce costs and save time for the dairy producer. per-bushel advantage. Hoffman's "Wheat Field Days" are scheduled for the fol lowing dates and locations: •Cecilton, Md.-Rt. 213 Greenfields, Tuesday, June 2 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. •Delmar, Del.-Delmar Grain, Inc. Skip Ammons Farm, Road 5038 West, Wednesday, June 3 from 8 a.m. -11 a.m. •Mount Joy, Wolgemuth Farm, Snyder Road, Thursday, June 4, 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. •Keymar, Md.-Keymar Fertilizer, Rt. 194, Monday, June 8 from 8 a.m. -11 a.m. •Northumberland, Pa. Furman Foods Farm, Rt. 11 North, Wednesday, June 17, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. winkel, Germany, manufactures and distributes combines, balers, forage harvesters, hay mowers, and other agricultural machinery worldwide. The company’s profits Case Acquires Leading Agricultural Sprayer, Applicator Manufacturer RACINE, Wis. Case Cor poration announced that an agree ment has been reached to acquire Tyler Industries, designer and manufacturer of chemical and fer tilizer sprayers and applicators. The new line expands and strengthens the Case IH equip ment line for large-scale produc tion agriculture and precision farming. “This acquisition enables Case to offer another solution for farm ers,” said Jon Carlson, Case senior vice president and general man ager, North American agricultural equipment business. “More large farmers are moving toward own ership of self-propelled spray units. With the addition of Tyler sprayers and applicators. Case will better be able to supply farm ers with equipment, services, and data for use throughout crop pro duction cycles.” Tyler manufactures an entire range of self-propelled agricultur al sprayers, from high clearance sprayers used by custom applica tors and farmers primarily during the growing season to large floater units used for commercial and custom applications after harvest Axiom Herbicide Registered For Grass Control KANSAS CITY. Mo. Corn and soybean growers will have a new, low-rate preemergence grass herbicide for use this spring. Axiom herbicide from Bayer Corporation has been federally re gistered by the Environmental Protection Agency. Extensive university research shows that Axiom consistently provides excellent residual control of annual grasses, such as the three major foxtail species and fall panicum, and key small-seeded broadleaf weeds, including pig weed, waterhetnp, and common lambsquarters. Axiom is the only preemergence grass herbicide formulated as a low-rate, dry Trio Of Pa. Men Trained in Vermont BURLINGTON, Vt. Will Godwin of Chambersburg, Dan Rice from Ephrata, and Tom Roe of Troy recently returned from an intensive week-long training ses sion in Solar Bams technology held here. Solar Bam dealers from several other large dairy-producing states joined the Pennsylvania delegates for classroom training on topics that tanged from bam layouts to the tensile strength of steel. Train ees visited farms in New Hamp shire and Vermont to hear directly were marked at $134.7 million DM and its turnover percentage increased a record 30.5 percent in fiscal 1997 (ending September 30, 1997), well above the industry average. In addition, employment at Claas rose IS percent world wide and now stands at 5,370. Claas of America, the com pany’s North American opera tions based in Columbus, Ind. also observed a successful year in 1997, setting a new company record in profitability. According to Roger Parker, director of operations, “Profita bility in North America continues The recent acquisition of Tyler Industries expands the crop production services Case Corporation will offer to Its customers. Tyler manu factures five self-propelled sprayer models, including the Tyler Patriot 150 high clearance sprayer pictured here. Tyler also manufac tures floater fertilizer appli cators. or before planting. “Management of inputs, includ ing chemicals and fertilizers, is an increasingly important component in the crop production cycle,” said John Garrison, general manager. Case IH agricultural systems. “Fanners’ input costs are rising through use of genetically im proved seeds and specialty chemi- flowable product. It is effective when applied at one-fourth to one half the use rates of similar prod ucts. Axiom is a combination of two active ingredients with separate modes of action. The first is a new oxyacetamide chemistry that works by interfering with germination and seedling devel opment by inhibiting protein syn thesis. The second is proven herbi cide chemistry from Bayer that disrupts the photosynthetic pro cess of weeds. Axiom can be applied early pre plant, preplant surface, preplant incorporated, preemergence or bumdown, in single or split appli- from farmers about the effective ness of Solar Bams. Godwin, Rice, and Roe learned that farmers are drawn to Solar Bams because of their light airy interiors. The excellent light and superior ventilation combine to enhance herd health and increase production. Farmers are also fa vorably impressed with the af fordability of Solar Bams. All the Pennsylvania men were enthusiastic about how the green house-type bam has evolved into high quality livestock housing. to insure the stability of opera tions. We feel confident that ef forts will continue to move the company in a positive direction.” In addition, Claas of America saw significant increases in both the self-propelled forage harvester and hay equipment business. As a result, the company will move the final assembly of all Claas hay products to its Columbus facility in 1998. “We’re excited about our con tinued growth in the hay and self propelled forage harvester busi ness,” said Jim Walker, Claas director of sales and marketing. cals, and as a result, they are using every tool available to ensure the success of their crops. Adding sprayers and applicators for chemicals and fertilizers to our line enables Case to design sys tems to meet more of its cus tomers’ needs. It also creates an other opportunity for farmers to use and apply data gathered through Case IH Advanced Farm ing Systems (AFS).” The Tyler acquisition follows the 1997 pur chase by Case of Gem Sprayers Limited of Lincoln, England. “We want to provide the best sprayer technology for our customers and we now have both a strong North American and strong European technology base to draw from,” Garrison said. A privately owned firm, Tyler Industries had sales of approxi mately $66 million last year. Company operations are based in Benson, Minn, and the majority of sales come from North America, but the firm also has a strong mar ket postion in Argentina and dis tributors in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Netherlands. Terms of the acquisition agreement were not disclosed. cations. Growers can apply Axiom with liquid or dry ferti lizer, and they can tank-mix Axiom with most registered herbi cides to address specific grass and weed problems. Axiom is gentle on com and soybean crops, work ers, and the environment “Growers look for consistent performance, long-residual, broad-spectrum control, crop safe ty, low use rates, and convenient handling,” said Inci Dannenberg, marketing product manager for Bayer. “Axiom has all of these features. It is easy to use and has good environmental characteris tics.” - *-«% - ZJL T , C V7 Farmers are drawn to Sol ar Barns because of their light airy Interiors. The excel lent light and superior ventilation combine to en hance herd health and in crease production.
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