•Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 29, 2000 02- Candidate Election Aug. 16 UNI VERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) The election of pork producers delegate candi dates for the 2001 National Pork Producers (Pork Act) Delegate Body will take place 4 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 16 in conjunc tion with a board of directors meeting of Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council here at the Meats Lab of the Pennsylvania New Drench To Livestock Product Line KNAPP, Wis. Vets Plus, Inc. announces the addition of Agri Plus CMPK with D, Drench T " to its livestock product line. Agri Plus CMPK with D 3 Drench T “ is a ready-to-use oral calcium supplement that also contains magnesium, phos phorus, potassium, and Vitamin D 3 to help with calcium absorp tion. This drench is designed for use in dairy cattle that may be more susceptible to milk fever, displaced abomasum, ketosis, metritis, and/or retained pla centa. Agri Plus CMPK with D 3 Drench™ is available in one gallon jugs, five-gallon pails, and 15-gallon drums. Vets Plus also introduces new five-gallon pail packaging sizes of our Agri Plus Keto-Nia Drench™, Agri Plus Calcium Drench™, and Power Punch™ drenches. The Keto-Nia Drench and Calcium drench are cur rently available in one-gallon jugs and IS-gallon drums. Power Punch™ is currently available in quarts, gallon jugs, Deere Group Wins For Tractor MILWAUKEE, Wis. On July 12, the John Deere 4700 Compact Utility Tractor was honored with an AESO Award by Resource: Engineering and Technology for a Sustainable World. The award was presented to the John Deere Commercial Products Group at the 13th Annual ASAE Annual Interna tional Meeting in Milwaukee, Wis. AESO awards are given each year to honor companies that re lease the best new products engi neered for agriculture, food, biological and related systems. “We are proud that the AESO program has recognized the 4700 for its innovation,” said Terry Brown, product manager, compact tractors, John Deere Commercial Products. “The 4700 is the highest horsepower tractor with hydrostatic trans mission in its class. We think this is one element that made it stand out above other entries.” The hydrostatic transmission FMC To Launch New Soybean Herbicide For 2001 PHILADELPHIA FMC Corporation will launch a new preemergence soybean herbicide under the trade name Gaunt let". On June 16, Gauntlet was reg istered by the U.S. Environmen tal Protection Agency. The new herbicide combines sulfentrazone, the active ingred- -i V * &&** & >****. .* ii’r. Business news State University. All Pennsylvania pork pro ducers are invited to attend. Any producer who is a resi dent of the state and has paid all assessments due may be consid ered as a delegate candidate and participate in the election. For more information, con tact the Pa. Pork Producers Council, 1631 Grim Road, Kutz town, PA 19530,610-285-6519. Agri Plus CMPK with D, Drench™ is a ready-to-use oral calcium supplement that also contains mag nesium, phosphorus, po tassium, and Vitamin D 3 to help with calcium absorp tion. and 15-gallon drums. The intro duction of the five-gallon pail size offers more diversity to farmers who need more than a gallon jug offers, but 15-gallons is more than they need. The John Deere 4700 Compact Utility Tractor was honored with an AESO Award by Resource Engi neering and Technology for a Sustainable World. The 4700 is designed and man ufactured in Augusta, Ga. is easy to operate with its Twin Touch™ dual-foot-pedal design and provides the operator with infinite speed selection. Terry Skelton, product engi neer, said, “The 4700 was a cul mination of John Deere teamwork. Our design team is appreciative of ASAE’s recogni tion of this effort.” ient in Authority" herbicide, and cloransulam-methyl, the active ingredient in Firstßate* herbicide manufactured by Dow Agrosciences. “These products compliment each other very well,” said Mike Steffeck, Gauntlet product man ager. “Sulfentrazone provides excellent control of weeds like Washington County Ag Expo Aug. 5-11 SHARPSBURG, Md. Washington County Ag Expo will be Aug. 5-11 at the Wash ington County Agricultural Ed ucation Center, located on the Sharpsburg Pike, Rt. 65, south of Hagerstown. Ag Expo is an extravaganza of the agricultural products of Washington County. This is an affair for the whole family to see and learn what it takes to pro duce these products. Exhibits and activities feature the 4-H/FFA youth of Washing ton County, including entries in home arts, horticulture, and livestock. 4-H and FFA events include the 4-H Cake Auction at 5 p.m. Aug. 5 and the 4-H Fash ion Revue Sunday, Aug. 6 at 5 p.m. The fair opens on Saturday, Aug. 5, with the Ag Expo Queen Contest at 6 p.m. Following this will be a new show, a Youth Talent Contest, sponsored by Agco Breaks Ground At HFI ATLANTA, Ga. Agco Cor poration (NYSE: AG), a major worldwide designer, manufac turer, and distributor of agricul tural equipment, broke ground in May at the Hay and Forage Industries manufacturing facil ity in Hesston, Kan., now owned by Agco. The 120,000 square-foot facil ity will be used to accommodate Gleaner and Massey Ferguson combine production being moved from an Independence, Mo. facility to its new home in Kansas. Before Agco purchased the balance of Hay and Forage In dustries in May, Agco and Case Corp. (now CNH) have owned HFISO/50 since 1991. Agco orig inally purchased a half interest from the previous Case-Fiat joint venture. HFI has been the manufacturing operation for both the Hesston brand of hay tools marketed by Agco and the Case Corp. brand being mar keted by CNH, The expansion takes place on property already owned by HFI and used for product storage. “HFI has been a strong manu facturing, engineering and prod uct development arm for hay equipment,” said Chuck Miller, general manager for Hay and Farmers Union Says Boehner, Lugar Bill Misses Out On True Ag Reform WASHINGTON, D.C. The National Farmers Union (NFU) recently reacted to legislation in troduced by Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., that seeks to ad dress shortcomings in federal farm policy. “We appreciate Rep. Boehner and Sen. Lugar’s recognition that Freedom to Farm is not working,” said NFU President Leland Swenson. “We are disap pointed this legislation does not address the biggest problem facing our nation’s farmers and ranchers: low prices. It does not promote rural development. It does not promote fair competi tion. It leaves intact a Freedom waterhemp, nightshade, lambsquarters and nutsedge while cloransulam-methyl is outstanding on giant ragweed, cocklebur, and wild sunflower. Together, Gauntlet will control a wider spectrum of broadleaf weeds than any other preemer gence soybean herbicide on the market. Stacy Drake of WYII and Ag Expo. Professional bullfighting will be featured at Dave Martin’s Championship Rodeo on Sunday at 7 p.m., with prelimi nary eliminations beginning at 5 p.m. Other new acts include a Wild Cow Milking Contest and Hollywood Harris and Com pany. An Antique Tractor Pull will be conducted by the Washington County Antique Tractor Club Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 7:30 p.m. This event is open to anyone to participate; however, all drivers must be at least 16 years of age. Aug. 9-10 will find the Wash ington County tractor pullers at the Grandstand area for a trac tor/semi-truck pull Wednesday and a tractor/truck pull Thurs day. Both events will begin at 7 p.m. Other activities planned during the week include the Forage Industries. “Now we will showcase our abilities with com bines, planting, and other equip ment.” He said that the purchase by Agco should benefit both pro ducers and Agco brand dealers with continuing innovation and increased productivity. In addition to the Hesston hay tool line and combine produc tion, HFI will also produce New Idea hay and spreader tools, White planters, and other com ponents. Hesston equipment will be a major component of the plant’s production mix, said Ron Hess, Agco director of marketing harvesting, “The Hesston tech nology is truly unique,” he said. “It has led the industry in many areas the first self-propelled windrower, first hydro-swing mower, first large square baler, and first open-throat design in round balers. “Many of these innovations have become industry standards to help producers improve pro ductivity and make better qual ity hay. Now, we can focus all our efforts on continuing this tradition.” The addition of Gleaner com bines locates production just miles from where three Kansas brothers originally began the to Farm law that is the true ob stacle to providing prosperity to family farmers and ranchers.” The bill, called the Rural America Prosperity Act (RAPA), proposes to “fulfill the promises of Freedom to Farm” through a program of tax breaks, income investment risk management tools, regulatory exemptions, and trade edicts. It maintains the basic policy of the 1996 farm legislation that has led to the current price crises, es calating agriculture industry concentration, and the economic depletion of America’s rural areas. “We agree with the bill’s sponsors that rural America has “Soybean growers have always wanted a simple one pass approach to weed control. When combined with a grass herbicide like Treflan*, Pendimax* or Command®, Gauntlet will pro vide season-long control of grasses and broadleaves in one preemergence application. Fur thermore, Gauntlet can be ap baby contest, pedal tractor pull, Barnyard Olympics, turtle races, and the Little Farmer- Farmerette Contest. New this year will be a 4-H Pretty Animal Parade. A popular exhibit is the pett ing farm. There you will find an assortment of baby animals waiting for you. Perhaps you will see a chick hatch or maybe even a baby calf born. The fair week will conclude with the 4-H/FFA market sale Friday, Aug. 11, at 6 p.m. The sale will include swine. lambs, beef and dairy steers, market goats, and rabbits. New to the sale this year are capons and longhorn steers. All animals have been carefully raised and given the utmost care by the 4-H and FFA members as part of their project education work. For more information, call (301) 791-1404 or (301) 432- 6854. business. “Gleaner’s commit ment to quality will be further strengthened by its move to HFI,” said Tom Draper, general marketing manager for Gleaner. “We will continue our full line of rotary and conventional com bines that have proven success ful for producers over the years.” The move is likewise for Massey Ferguson combines. Ac cording to Verlin Tinder, gen eral marketing manager for MF combines, the switch to HFI is positive. “The innovative MF combines will be manufactured in a world-class facility, one that has achieved ISO 9001 stand ards,” said Tinder (ISO 9001 is an independent assessment of a company’s quality assurance program that measures manage ment systems to deliver specific quality criteria.) HFI will also be home for new production for both the White planter line and New Idea hay and spreader tools. Joe Bozung, general marketing manager for White planters said, “The HFI facility is an excellent location to manufacture our new series of White planters. With new row units and other improvements, White planters will be posi tioned well at HFI to serve our dealers and customers.” missed out on the prosperity en joyed by other sectors of the economy,” said Swenson. “We think that some provisions of this bill could provide needed assistance. However, without significant changes that influ ence price, competitive markets and a safety net, these proposals are false solutions to the real problems facing the family-sized operation.” Farmers Union advocates policy change that repeals Free dom to Farm, ensures open and competitive markets, strength ens and enforces antitrust laws, and establishes fair trade. plied to all soybeans regardless of soil type, soil pH or corn rota tion,” Steffeck noted. Sulfentrazone is a protopor phyrinogen oxidase (PPO) inhi bitor and cloransulam-methyl is an acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitor. The two active ingred ients work together to control weeds as they emerge by block ing the enzymes needed for the production of chlorophyll and inhibiting the synthesis of amino acids.
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