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Grain Drill Unfolds To 40-Feet
SALINA, Kan. The new
3S-4000 Min-Till grain drill
from Great Plains is ideal for
large-acreage farming.
The three-section drill unfolds
to cover 40-feet in the field.
Combined with its high capacity
seed box, the 3S-4000 maximizes
seeding productivity.
The drill features active hy
draulic down-pressure on the
openers for even penetration
across the drill, even in uneven
ground. One key feature exclu
sive to Great Plains is that hy
draulic down pressure can be
adjusted separately between the
wing and center sections to ac
count for compaction from trac
tor tires.
The wing sections flex 15 de
grees down and 20 degrees up,
allowing the drill to hug field
contours. The proven straight
arm openers have offset double
USDA Proposes To
Discontinue Grading Of
Imported Meat Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. The
USD A recently announced that
a proposed rule to restrict the
USD A grading of imported beef,
lamb, veal, and calf products
will be issued later this summer.
Kathleen A.Merrigan, admin
istrator of USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service, said, “The
proposed rule will assure U.S.
consumers that the USDA grade
shield only appears on meat
products from livestock pro
cessed in the United States.”
In 1999, the National Cattle
man’s Beef Association and the
American Sheep Industry Asso
ciation requested that USDA
Deere Breaks Ground
For New Division Headquarters
CARY, N.C. In accordance
with plans for expansion in the
North Carolina’s Triangle area,
the John Deere Worldwide
Commercial and Consumer
Equipment Division broke
ground on its new headquarters
in Cary, N.C.
The 156,000-square-foot,
four-story building is expected
to be the first of several build
ings to be built on a 65-acre
campus near the corner of
Weston Parkway and Evans
Road.
Director of Industrial Re
cruitment for the North Caro
lina Department of Commerce
Doug Byrd, Cary Mayor Glen
Lang and other local dignitaries
joined John Jenkins, president
of the John Deere Worldwide
Commercial and Consumer
Equipment Division, in the cere
mony.
“Today’s groundbreaking
marks another milestone in the
growth of the Worldwide Com
mercial and Consumer Equip-
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The new 3S-4000 Min-Till
grain drill from Great Plains
is ideal for large-acreage
farming.
disks and depth-controlling
press wheels.
The drill folds hydraulically
to a transport width of 15-feet.
The 3S-4000 is available in 6-,
7 Vi- or 10-inch row spacing.
Seed-level indicators, V-bottom
box dividers, a wide walkboard,
and safety lights are standard
equipment. Markers, point-row
clutches and flow monitor are
available.
end the official grading of im
ported meat products. USDA
solicited comments on the issue
in an Advanced Notice of Pro
posed Rulemaking (ANPR)
published earlier this year.
One hundred and four people
and producer groups responded
to the ANPR, with the majority
of commentors requesting that
USDA restrict its meat grading
services to exclude imported
meat products. They expressed
the belief that applying the
USDA grade shield to imported
meat products contributes to
consumer confusion regarding
the origin of those products.
ment Division and a continued
commitment to our presence in
North Carolina,” said Jenkins.
“Our division has aggressive
growth goals over the next
decade. We’re excited to tackle
these initiatives here in the Tri
angle area, where we’ve had suc
cess as an organization since
1988.”
The expansion could include
an additional 900 employees
over the next decade, bringing
total employment from more
than 300 people to almost 1,300.
The expansion will help the Di
vision meet the goal of being a
$6 billion Division for Deere and
Co. by 2006.
According to Gary Davis, Di
rector of Business Process Excel
lence, the campus development
is expected to include multiple
phases of office building con
struction and the expansion of
business functions, such as mar
keting and sales, supply man
agement, information systems,
finance, and business process ex
cellence.
Justice Petitions Supreme Court
To Hear USDA’s Mushroom Case
WASHINGTON, D.C. On
behalf of the USDA, the Solici
tor General of the U.S. Depart
ment of Justice petitioned the
Supreme Court of the United
States on Aug. 18 to hear a case
concerning the constitutionality
of a mushroom research and
promotion program that the
USDA oversees.
The Department of Justice
filed the petition for a writ of
certiorari to hear the case of
USDA v. United Foods follow
ing the Sixth Circuit Court of
Appeals’ March 23 decision in
Cincinnati, Ohio, to deny a
rehearing. This resulted from
the court’s ruling on Nov. 23,
1999, that the portion of the
Mushroom Promotion, Re
search, and Consumer Informa
tion Act which requires the
payment of assessments for ad
vertising and promotion violates
the First Amendment of the U.S.
Constitution.
Rotary Combine Offers New
Level Of Harvesting Performance
ATLANTA, Ga. The new
Massey Ferguson® MFB7BO XP
rotary combine uses revolution
ary new Cummins® Quantum
System power and a patented
rotary threshing system, proven
over two decades of field use, for
faster, cleaner harvesting and
on-the-go unloading without
slowing down.
“The combination of a new
electronically controlled 285 hp
Cummins Quantum System
engine working in tandem with
Massey Ferguson’s patented,
field-proven rotary threshing
system is producing unprece
dented harvesting performance
even in highly adverse crop
conditions,” said Verlin Tinder,
Massey Ferguson general mar
keting manager.
“The MF 8780 XP excels in
operations that require large
harvest capacity, superior grain
quality, and low grain loss,” said
Tinder. “With its increased
power, higher torque, constant
speed rotor control, and faster
harvesting in all crops, this is the
ideal machine for both individ
ual farms and large custom har
vester.”
The MF 8780 XP is powered
by a new Cummins 285 hp
Mid Atlantic Farm Credit
Granted Preferred Lender Status
WESTMINSTER, Md.
William Walmsley, USDA di
rector for Maryland and Dela
ware, announced that
Mid Atlantic Farm Credit has
been granted “preferred lender”
status for the Farm Service
Agency’s (FSA) guaranteed
farm loan programs.
As a preferred lender, Farm
Credit will be able to process
guaranteed loans faster for
farmers in Maryland, Delaware,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
FSA guaranteed loans allow
lenders to serve farms that
cannot be served on a conventi
onal basis. Under the Preferred
Lender Program (PLP), lenders
process loans and request
guarantees with reduced paper
work and supervision require
ments.
After FSA reviews and ap
proves a lender’s credit manage
ment system, the lender can
originate and service guaranteed
loans the same way they do
The decision of the appeals
court reversed a July 1998 judg
ment by the U.S. District Court
in Jackson, Tenn. The decision
of this district court followed a
June 1997 Supreme Court
ruling (Glickman v. Wileman
Bros. & Elliott, Inc.) regarding
the constitutionality of com
pelled funding of generic adver
tising under two federal
marketing orders for California
tree fruit. In the Wileman case,
the Supreme Court ruled that
mandatory assessments for gen
eric advertising did not violate
the First Amendment because
they did not restrain or compel
any speech by particular indus
try members and did not ad
vance any political or
ideological views. The Sixth Cir
cuit held that Wileman was not
controlling since the tree fruit
promotion statute was part of a
broader industry regulatory
The Massey Ferguson MF
8780 XP Rotary Combine
features a new electroni
cally controlled 285 hp
Cummins Quantum engine,
and a patented rotary
threshing system, proven in
more than two decades of
field use for faster, cleaner
harvesting.
Quantum System engine with
full-authority electronic controls
that ensure higher torque, in
creased tuel economy, quieter
operation, and longer mainte
nance intervals. The 24-valve
cylinder head increases power
and response across the entire
power band.
Rated at 285 hp at 2200 rpm,
a Power Bulge to 305 hp at 2000
rpm maintains combine per
formance in tough harvesting
conditions and when unloading
on-the-go.
The MF 8780 XP features
load-sensing hydraulics, hydros-
other loans in their portfolio.
Walmsley congratulated J.
Robert Frazee, Mid Atlantic
Farm Credit’s CEO, for the
lender’s performance in making
and servicing FSA farm owner
ship and operating loans. “By
granting preferred lender status
to Mid Atlantic Farm Credit,
we’re expressing our confidence
in their credit management
system.”
“Preferred lender” is the top
status that a lender can hold in
the FSA guaranteed loan pro
gram. Preferred lenders submit
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scheme, and the mushroom pro
gram was not.
In the petition filed with the
U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 18,
the government argues that the
appeals court erroneously ap
plied the Wileman case, and
that other decisions among vari
ous circuit courts in the nation
conflict with the Sixth Circuit’s
position.
Research and promotion pro
grams are intended to expand,
maintain, and develop markets
for individual agricultural com
modities in the U.S. and abroad.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing
Service oversees 14 of these in
dustry self-help programs. They
are requested and funded by the
industry groups that they serve.
These programs provide the
means for industry to conduct
product and market research,
and they empower individuals
to work together to address
common marketing problems.
tatic ground drive, four speed,
constant-mesh transmission,
and heavy-duty final drives. The
exclusive, infinitely variable, hy
drostatic rotor drive replaces
complicated belt and gear box
drives found on competitive
combines, provides full-powered
rotor reverse, and accurately
monitors rotor load, making
both experienced and inexperi
enced operators highly produc
tive.
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 electro-hydraulic control of
turret unloader position and en
gagement.
A unique rotor feed system
with an exclusive inlet beater, a
wide 44-inch feeder elevator,
and large 2,205-square inch con
cave threshing area are matched
with a direct discharge rotor,
and large chaffer and sieve to
provide unequaled cleaning at
maximum capacity levels. The
exclusive direct crop discharge
eliminates the need for a power
consuming beater, and the field
proven, long 140-inch rotor
provides more complete thresh
ing and separating.
only a one-page application and
a narrative describing the loan’s
credit factors. Approval is auto
matic if FSA does not respond
within 14 days of receiving a
completed application.
To qualify for the PLP desig
nation, a lender must have made
at least 20 USD A guaranteed
loans in the past five years and
have a low historical loss rate. In
addition, the lender must have a
proven record of submitting
sound loan proposals and a
demonstrated ability to service
guaranteed loans.