02-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, July 18, 1998
First Union Names Officer
LANCASTER (Lane. Co.)
First Union National Bank has
announced that Maureen
Deibert, Lancaster, has been
promoted to banking officer in
the agri-finance department.
In her role as portfolio ana
lyst, Deibert is responsible for
the financial analysis and risk
assessment of existing and
prospective commercial cus
tomers, and for hiring, training,
and evaluating the department’s
Brand Returns to
Ag Tire Market
GREENVILLE, S.C.
Michelin North America Inc. has
announced the return of its
BFGoodrich® brand to the agri
cultural tire market.
The brand is re-entering the
market to offer today’s American
farmers affordable, quality solu
tions to their tire needs.
“The return of the legendary
BFGoodrich brand name and
the ‘Power’ farm product line is
an event the American farmer
will embrace because of the
tremendous equity built over the
decades,” said Brent Robertson,
manager BFGoodrich® Farm
and Ranch Tires
“These tires are geared to the
farm whose equipment demands*
quality performance at an
affordable cost. It is our goal to
provide this segment of the mar
ket with new products to help
Massey Ferguson
Introduces Rotary Combine
ATLANTA, Ga Massey
Ferguson introduced the new
MF 8780 rotary combine at its
North American Dealer Meeting
in Kansas City in July The MF
8780, a large Class VI combine,
improves upon the successful
MF 8570 rotary combine
“The new 8780 rotary is a
unique combination of proven
technology and new features for
large harvest capacity, superior
grain quality, and low grain
loss,” said Tom Draper, Massey
Ferguson product marketing
manager
“But we didn’t stop there,”
said Draper “We designed an
operating environment in this
new combine that literally rede
fines comfort and convenience.
Operating the Massey Ferguson
8780 rotary now turns combin
ing into an enjoyable aspect of
the harvest not just a neces
sary one ”
The unique Massey Ferguson
rotary technology and wide
choice of headers make the MF
8780 rotary havesting system
productive for both individual
farms and large custom harvest
ing operations The combine
excels in operations that
demand minimum crop damage,
clean samples, and a forgiving
and simple threshing system.
MF 8780 technology has been
interns,
Deibert began her banking
career at the former Core States
Bank in 1984 as a customer ser
vice representative. She previ
ously worked in the Lancaster
Wholesale Credit Department.
She has graduated from
Lancaster Business School and
has completed courses at
Millersville University, Lebanon
Valley College, and the
American Institute of Banking.
increase productivity through
less soil compaction, improved
fuel economy and longer tire
life.”
Two radials and one bias ply
tire make up the product line.
These tires are designed to
deliver the value and consistent
performance traditionally asso
ciated with the BFGoodrich
brand while offering cost effec
tive access to today’s more
advanced technology.
The radials feature an R-1W
design that offers extra lug
depth which maximized their
performance, especially in wet,
heavy soils Additional benefits
from radial construction include
a larger contact patch for maxi
mum traction and flexible side
wallafor a smooth ride.
The bias tire incorporates a
traditional design proven to pro
vide long-lasting, durable wear
,
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Massey Ferguson’s new MF
8780 Class VI Rotary Combine
features a larger, more comfort
able cab with excellent header
visibility, new controls for easi
er operation, expanded choice
of headers, and new lateral
header control to reduce head
er losses.
proven in crops such as nee,
grass seeds, corn, wheat, oats,
flax, barley, canola, and many
similar crops The advanced
hydrostatic rotor drive with
accurate rotor load monitoring
makes both experienced and
inexpenenced operators highly
productive.
The MF 8780 is powered by a
new Cummins “C” Series 8.3
liter diesel engine, rated at 260
hp at 2200 rpm, and features a
Power Bulge to 275 hp at 2000
rpm to maintain combine perfor
mance in tough harvesting con
ditions and when unloading on
the-go.
The new MF 8780 rotary
Case IH X Series To Tour
LITITZ (Lancaster
Co.) Farmers interested, in
learning more about the revolu
tionary Case IH X Series tractors
are invited to an upcoming tractor
demonstration event sponsored by
Binkley & Hurst Bros. Inc., in
Lititz.
Binkley & Hurst will host the
Case IH X Series Tour on August 4
to demonstrate features of the X
Series tractors, including the popu
lar MX Scries, MXC Series and
CX
Series of tractors.
The demonstration will be held
from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Binkley
& Hurst dealership in Lititz, in
conjunction with seminars in agro
nomy, as well as other programs.
Binkley & Hurst noted that with
21 new models ranging from 40 to
145 horsepower, there’s an X
Series tractor for every farm.
According to the dealership,
with unmatched power, durability
and comfort, the new X Series
maximizes productivity across all
farming applications, and the
event is a great opportunity to see
the versatility and ease of opera
tion these tractors offer under
Pioneer Tool Helps Producers Manage
Potential Com Herbicide Interaction
DES MOINES, lowa Com
producers have a new tool they
can use to help reduce com injury
potential that may occur from the
application of some herbicide
families.
A “Com Herbicide Hybrid
Management Guide” that rates the
herbicide/hybrid interaction of
more than 100 Pioneer® brand
hybrids to three major herbicide
families is available from Pioneer
Hi-Bred International, Inc.
“Pioneer has been conducting
herbicide-by-hybrid research for
mote than 20 years,” said Paul
Caspar, Pioneer research manager
in Mankato, Minn. “This guide is
the result of four years of intensive
rating of herbicide tolerance. It is
designed to provide our customers
with the information they will
need to receive the maximum re
turn from our hybrid com prod
ucts.”
Caspar points out that the re
sults of Pioneer’s research gener
ally show the primary reason for
crop response is due to environ-
combine features load-sensing
hydraulics, hydrostatic drive,
four-speed constant-mesh trans
mission, and heavy-duty final
drives.
The hydrostatic drive com
bined with the four-speed trans
mission provides an excellent
range of travel speeds, mini
mizes gear changes, saves time,
increases efficiency, and is easy
to operate.
Simplicity of design with
fewer moving parts only nine
drive belts and four drive chains
for the entire threshing unit,
including the hydrostatic
ground drive results in easier
servicing, less down time, and
reduced operating costs.
The large-capacity 230-
bushel grain tank features a
fast-filling clean grain auger
and can be unloaded in approxi
mately two minutes on-the-go
with electrohydraulic control of
turret unloader position and
engagement.
Case IH MX 170 with Case
IH 770 disk harrow, one of
several tractors to be fea
tured at Binkley & Hurst Bros.
Inc. during an August 4 stop
of the Case IH X Series Tour.
everyday conditions.
Dealership personnel and a spe
cial Case IH field support team
will demonstrate key X Series fea
tures and advantages. According
to the dealership, farmers also will
have the opportunity to drive the
tractors.
The X Series represents a new
era in tractors for Case. Case engi
neers developed these machines
for specific applications, relying
heavily on what fanners told them
they needed in a tractor.
The customer input has created
a line of tractors with unique
mental conditions the herbicide
and hybrid encounter rather than
to the tolerance of the hybrid.
However, with the introduction of
many new herbicides, some inter
actions have been identified.
The “Com Herbicide Hybrid
Management Guide” indicates hy
brid response to three commonly
used herbicide families: chlorace
tamides, growth regulators, and
sulfonylureas.
Each herbicide family received
one of four ratings with each Pion
eer brand hybrid, based on re
search trials and field observa
tions. They are:
• “Adequate tolerance”: The
herbicide/hybrid combination has
acceptable tolerance to the herbi
cide., Therefore, under normal
growing conditions, injury is un
likely to occur when label direc
tions are followed.
• “Requires additional manage
ment”: Under challenging en
vironments such as sandy soils,
low organic matter soils, high pH
soils, cool wet conditions or hot
and humid conditions, additional
Dekalb Brings Space Age
Technology To Breeding
DEKALB, 111, Dekalb
Genetics Corporation
announced today that it was
granted a patent (#5,764,819) by
the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office directed to using remote
sensing technology as a plant
breeding tool.
The patented method utilizes
advanced energy, sensing tech
nology to capture' information
regarding the emission and
reflectance of electromagnetic
radiation from plants, which can
be used to predict plant perfor
mance for breeding and crop
advancement. >
The National Aeronautical
and Space Association (NASA)
pioneered the early development
of remote sensing technology for
space applications. Dekalb
advantages for livestock and row
crop applications, which the deal
ership sayas farmers will see once
they’re behind the wheel.
In addition to Case IH X Series
tractors, Binkley & Hurst Bros.
Inc. offers a full line of agricultural
equipment, including MAGNUM
tractors; EARLY RISER planters,
and other seeding equipment; hay
and forage machines; tillage
implements and material-handling
equipment.
Case Corporation, a leading
worldwide designer, manufacturer
and distributor of agricultural and
construction equipment, is head
quartered in Racine, Wis. The
company had 1997 revenues of $6
billion, and its products are sold
through a network of about 4,900
independent dealers and distribu
tors in more than ISO countries.
Case Credit Corporation, a
wholly owned subsidary of the
company, services a portfolio of
$5.3 billion of agricultural and
construction equipment financing
and leasing contracts.
For more information about
Case, visit the company’s Web site
at http://www.casecorp.com.
management is warranted to avoid
herbicide injury. The management
needed to reduce injury potential
depends on the specific herbicide
family.
• “Not recommended”: The
herbicide should not be applied to
the hybrid.
• “Insufficient data”: Additional
testing is needed to evaluate the
herbicide/hybrid combination.
An important key to avoiding
herbicide injury is to carefully fol
low label directions, points out
Jerome Lensing, Pioneer
agronomist from Rochester,
Minn.
“It’s important that producers
understand the different growth
stages of the crop and the weeds.
Use of a ruler to measure weeds
can go a long way to getting im
proved weed control,” Lensing
said. “Once you’ve determined
your game plan, applying herbi
cides should be done just like tak
ing prescription medicine. Mea
sure carefully and administer ac
cording to directions.”
began studying the application
of this technology to corn breed
ing in the 1980 s, leading to the
discovery that corn lines grown
under the same conditions dif
fered in emission and
reflectance of heat and light,
and that these differences are
related to performance. Since
this information can be gathered
via satellite or airplane, a vast
amount of data can be collected
in a short period of time.
“The - additional information
provided by remote sensing of
plant traits that are invisible to
the breeder should improve
plant breeding productivity,"
said Dr. Catherine Mackey, vice
president, research. “This
patent is an important addition
to Dekalb’s portfolio of intellec
tual property.”