!-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 1, 2000
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Brubaker Sets Field Days
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.)
On July 26-27, from 10 a.m.-2
p.m., Brubaker Consulting
Group will host field days at its
Research Farm, the Historic
Hibshman Homestead, here on
Springville Road.
Field days are an opportunity
for the public to view the inde
Mutual Funds: Workshop
Covers The Basics
YORK (York Co.) Penn
State Cooperative Extension is
offering a two-evening work
shop, “Mutual Funds: The
Basics,” July 18 and 25, at the
York County office, from 7
p.m.-9 p.m.
If you are a participant in a
retirement fund that offers
mutual funds or if you are look-
ABS Hosts Dairy Press Tour
DEFOREST, Wis. Five
journalists from around the
world visited ABS Global as
part of the National Association
of Animal Breeders (NAAB)
Dairy Press Tour June 9.
The NAAB annual tour pro
vides participants with informa
tion on the U.S. dairy cattle
industry from several different
sources and tours the U.S. from
coast to coast to get a “hands
on” understanding of the dairy
farming situation.
While at ABS, the partici
pants received a tour of the facil
ities and a presentation about
what makes ABS different from
NCGA Announces Checkoff-
Supported Development
To Boost Ethanol Industry
ST. LOUIS, Mo. The Na
tional Corn Growers Associa
tion (NCGA) has announced
another corn checkoff
supported development that will
boost the entire ethanol indus
try. An agreement has been
reached for the degermination
host site at the Aberdeen, S.D.,
facility of Heartland Grain
Fuels, LP.
Heartland Grain Fuels is a
partnership between the South
Dakota Wheat Growers Cooper
ative, one of the largest in the
state of South Dakota, and
Farmland Industries. The host
plant has been operating since
1993, and is one of the prototype
dry grind ethanol plants that
have become very common as
ethanol expanded in the 1900 s.
Degermination is the process
of separating germs before fer
mentation in the ethanol pro
duction process, allowing plants
to process more corn, more effi
ciently.
“Once again, checkoff
supported research is paying off
in a way that will benefit corn
growers and the ethanol indus
try,” said NCGA president-elect
Business * News
pendent research at the farm
and meet agricultural company
representatives. There will be
guided wagon and walking tours
and a free lunch.
Agribusiness representatives
will be available to answer ques
tions. Private and commercial
pesticide points will be offered.
ing to invest for other purposes,
this workshop will offer an op
portunity to learn about the
types of mutual funds, research
ing and selecting a fund, reading
a prospectus, understanding
fund volatility, fees and other
expenses, and asset allocation
strategies.
For registration information,
call 717-755-7408.
other A I organizations in the
U.S. and internationally.
“Having a variety of national
ities represented by the journal
ists on the tour provided ABS
with an excellent opportunity to
explain its programs and help
others understand the changing
dairy industry in the U. 5.,” said
Michael Randolph, chief mar
keting officer at ABS Global.
Participating in the tour were
press representatives from Italy,
Mexico, Holland, Brazil, and the
United Kingdom. The group
was eager to learn about ABS’
operations and asked many
questions with an emphasis on
the systems approach to service.
Lee Klein of Battle Creek, Neb.
“NCGA is very pleased to an
nounce this agreement with
Heartland Grain Fuels.”
The goal of NCGA’s degermi
nation project is to determine
the commercial feasibility of the
degermination process and to
define the benefits of the process
to dry mill operations.
“If successful, this will offer
new profitability opportunities
for local plants across the Corn
Belt,” said Klein. “Dcgerm
could add value from 20 cents to
3S cents per bushel of corn pro
cessed to ethanol and an addi
tional potential to growers of
value added from speciality oil
traits.”
The project is midway
through the pre-engineering
phase and information is being
assembled to move to the pro
cess engineering phase. This
project has received targeted
checkoff funding from the Illi
nois Corn Marketing Board, the
lowa Corn Promotion Board’s
Market Development Commit
tee, the Corn Marketing Pro
gram of Michigan, and the
Nebraska Board,
M.M. Weaver And Sons Sells,
Services White Planters
LEOLA (Lancaster Co.)
M.M. Weaver and Sons has been
serving Leola area farmers for
64 years with quality equipment,
extensive parts availability, and
experienced equipment mainte
nance and repair services.
The dealership now offers the
same superior customer support
for White pull-type and
mounted planters, including for
ward, vertical and rigid frame
models.
“This new product line has
the features and accessories that
meet the needs of our custom
ers,” said Ervin Weaver, mana-
Rake Two Windrows At Once
In Virtually Any Ground Contour
LITCHFIELD, 111. Carted
style V-rakes recently intro
duced by Worksaver, Inc. are
ideal for raking two windrows at
once or for gathering tedded or
mown crop into a windrow.
Featuring raking wheels that
are mounted on oscillating arms,
the economical rakes follow
almost any ground contour, al
lowing them to be used in most
terrain. The carted rakes also
feature a hydraulic lift system
that allows the operator to lift
the rakes into transport position
from the tractor seat.
The rakes are available in two
Land O’Lakes Expands
Swine Research Efforts
ARDEN HILLS, Minn.
Swine research at the Land
O’Lakes Answer Farm in Fort
Dodge, lowa, has an expanded,
even international, perspective,
thanks to the work of Honduran
native, Dr. Brenda de Rodas,
and an additional connection
with Cooperative Research
Farms (CRF).
In October 1999, Dr. de Rodas
was named lead research scien
tist for the Land O’Lakes Swine
Research Program. De Rodas is
responsible for overseeing Land
O’Lakes swine research activi
ties and applies her knowledge
of different feed ingredients and
the nutrition requirements of
swine to accomplish Land
O’Lakes research objectives. She
originates research concepts, is
involved with experimental
design and data analysis, writes
and presents protocols and final
Accelerate Drydown With Worksaver
Pull-Type Rotary Tedders
LITCHFIELD, 111. New,
pull-type rotary tedders from
Worksaver, Inc. evenly spread,
gently turn, and air all types of
mown crops to accelerate dry
down and speed up harvest.
Tines on the rotary tedders
pick up a small quantity of crop
with every turn of the rotor and
lay it gently on the ground re
ducing crop damage and dirt
collection.
The rotary tedders work in
ger. “Adding this new product
line is also in keeping with our
goal of serving as a one-stop re
source for agricultural equip
ment and maintaining overall
customer satisfaction.”
White is a well-recognized
brand with a reputation of qual
ity and reliability, and custom
ers and friends throughout the
area are invited to stop by for a
firsthand look at this equipment.
Amos Stoltzfus, parts mana
ger, said the dealership will
stock replacement parts for
present owners of White equip
ment, and will maintain a parts
models, WR-8 and WR-10SE.
Both models fold into transport
position making it easy to move
from field to field.
Model WR-8 features eight
raking wheels and has a work
ing width of 20 feet. Model WR
10SE has 10 raking wheels and a
working width of 23 feet. The
end wheels on this model can be
folded to convert to an eight
wheel rake, providing additional
flexibility in movement and use.
Both models feature 195-
70/15 tires. They are available
with an optional kicker wheel
kit.
research reports, and is involved
in facility management.
The Land O’Lakes Swine Re
search facility consists of a 145-
sow, farrow-to-finish operation
that includes gestation, farrow
ing and finishing facilities, as
well as three nurseries and one
pig milk unit.
Raised on a farm, de Rodas
became interested in agriculture
at an early age. She earned a
bachelor’s degree in agronomic
engineering from the National
University of Honduras in 1982.
She then worked with the Agri
culture Department of Hondu
ras, where she developed an
interest in swine.
While working for the Hon
duran Agriculture Department,
de Rodas received a scholarship
to pursue a master’s degree in
animal science at Oklahoma
virtually any terrain and are
available in three models, Model
RT-210, RT-417 and RT-417H.
Models RT-210 and RT-417 fea
ture a spring assist manual lift to
raise the units for transport.
Model RT-417H features an hy
draulic lift for transport.
Model RT-210 delivers a 10-
foot working width and a trans
port width of eight-foot nine
inches. This model features two
rotors each with six arms. It re
quires 15 HP to pull. Tire size is
of
inventory for new equipment
purchasers.
“For equipment-down emer
gencies, we can source a needed
part from any of 12 strategical
ly-located North American parts
warehouses,” said Stoltzfus.
“Most of these orders are
shipped the same day they are
placed.”
Allen Nolt, service manager,
and the department’s service
technicians are experienced at
performing professional mainte
nance and repair work on-all
brands of equipment. The de
partment is fully equipped to
service White planters.
Carted-style V-rakes re
cently introduced by Work
saver, Inc. are ideal for
raking two windrows at
once or for gathering
tedded or mown crop into a
windrow.
State University. Since receiving
that degree, de Rodas has trav
eled back and forth between
Honduras and the U.S., receiv
ing her doctorate in animal nu
trition from Oklahoma State
University in 1994, and gaining
postdoctoral experience as a re
search associate at Oklahoma
State University and the Univer
sity of Arkansas.
During her time as a research
associate at Oklahoma State
University and the University of
Arkansas, de Rodas partici
pated in multidisciplinary re
search programs that involved
coordinating with private indus
try, as well as with other on
campus and off-campus
research centers. De Rodas
began working with the Land
O’Lakes Answer Farm as a con
sultant in August 1998.
3.50-6.
Models RT-417 and RT-417H
feature four rotors each with six
arms.
Worksaver pull-type
rotary tedders evenly
spread, gently turn, and air
all types of mown crops to
accelerate drydown and