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Livermore Joins Blue Seal
As Dairy Sales Rep.
LONDONDERRY, N.H.
David S. Livermore, Ship
pensburg, Pa., has recently
joined Blue Seal as a dairy sales
representative, serving custom
ers out of Blue Seal’s Hagers
town, Md. mill.
A graduate of Penn State Uni
versity, Livermore served in a
similar capacity with another
major feed company before
coming to Blue Seal.
Blue Seal Feeds, Inc. is head
quartered in Londonderry, New
Hampshire and is affiliated with
Kent Feeds, Inc. in the Midwest
ern states and Evergreen Mill,
Inc. in the southwest. Blue Seal
manufacturers feed for horses,
dairy cattle, livestock, poultry,
pets, and wild birds.
Flexible Wing Rotary Cutter Features
Design Improvements For Less Downtime
ROCK! ORD, 111. Woods
Equipment Company has intro
duced the improved Batwing
3180 Series 3, a heavy-duty 15-
foot flexible wing rotary cutter
that offers exceptional cutting
performance in contract
mowing and agricultural appli
cations.
Ideal for production agricul
ture, highway right-of-ways,
and other municipal bid jobs,
the 3180 Series 3 features the
bottom side, heavy-gauge, high
strength steel box frame con
struction that provides a strong
deck structure, so the top of the
deck is free of structural compo
nents.
“Because the top deck is
smooth, it sheds water and
debris,” said Kirt Swanson,
product manager of the Batwing
line. “This prevents corrosion,
and can add to the life of the
machine.”
The machine has several
design features that enhance
cutting efficiency and long life.
These include a gearbox shield
redesigned into one piece that
flips up intact for easy mainte
nance. Deck protection plates
have been added to prevent deck
damage from a bent blade, and a
Constant Velocity (C.V.) input
PEAPACK, N.J. Pharma
cia Corporation announced the
appointment of George Gunn,
BVM&S, as president, animal
health worldwide.
Gunn joins Pharmacia from
Johnson & Johnson, where he
has served in leadership posi
tions in various J&J businesses
since 1986. He has held a
number of positions with the
animal health business, includ
ing vice president of animal
health, Europe. Most recently,
Gunn was director, professional
sales and marketing, for the
McNeil consumer nutritional
business.
Gunn began his professional
career in private veterinary
practice in Scotland, and subse
quently worked for six years
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The Batwing 3180 Series
3 flexible wing rotary cutter
from Woods Equipment
Company features a bottom
side, heavy gauge, high
strength steel box frame
construction that provides
a strong deck structure.
driveline is upgraded to Cate
gory 6 Heavy, the highest in the
industry. Also new for 2000 is a
redesigned one-piece ductile
iron spring-loaded wheel arm
for increased durability.
Other features of the Batwing
3180 Series 3 include a 180-inch
cutting width and a blade tip
speed of 16,000-feet per minute.
“We designed the Series 3 with a
blade tip speed that would
ensure the highest quality cut
from a rotary cutter,” said
Swanson. “For our customers,
this means a near finish-quality
cut, even in brush of up to three-
Pharmacia Announces Animal
Health Leadership Appointments
with the Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food in the
United Kingdom. He joined the
Wellcome Foundation in 1983
as veterinary adviser in the U.K.
“George is a proven leader
with a passion for animal health,
and he brings a solid global per
spective to our business,” said
Stephen P. MacMillan, sector
vice president, global speciality
operations, Pharmacia Corpora
tion. “He is an exceptional team
builder with a keen ability to
focus on key initiatives that can
significantly grow our global
animal health business.”
Gunn earned his veterinary
degree in 1973 and obtained an
advanced veterinary degree in
1970 from Edinburgh Univer
sity.
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Schmalz Tops NGSP Yield Contest
DES MOINES, lowa Rich
ard D.' Schmalz, Doylestown,
Pa., was recognized recently as a
1999 National Grain Sorghum
Producers (NGSP) Yield Con
test winner. The award presen
tation was made earlier this year
during the NGSP annual confer
ence in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The 14th annual NGSP Yield
Contest recognized 100 state
winners and 15 national winners
in six divisions: non-irrigated
and irrigated conventional til
lage, non-irrigated no-till, non
irrigated and irrigated mulch
till, and irrigated ridge-till.
As a nine-time NGSP yield
contestant, Schmalz placed first
in both the state no-till non
irrigated and mulch-till non
irrigated divisions. Pioneer®
brand 8699 gave him the win
ning grain sorghum yield of
52.19 bushels per acre and 31.89
bushels per acre respectively.
“I selected Pioneer 8699 be
cause I was informed that it was
a good hybrid for growing con
ditions in our area,” said
Schmalz. He and his wife Carole
raise corn, sorghum, and wheat.
Not all fields have the same
production capacity, so manage
ment decisions including seed
selection and irrigation play a
large role in determining grain
sorghum yield, said John Muen-
inches in diameter.”
The Batwing 3180 Series 3
features Woods’ patented Intra-
Drive gearbox, which eliminates
the need for a splitter gearbox.
This results in shorter wing
drivelines and fewer moving
parts for low maintenance and
increased reliability. All Intra-
Drive gearboxes feature heavy
duty 2 1 /g-inches diameter output
shafts and double spindle shaft
seals, and are backed by a 36-
month warranty.
The 3180 Series 3 offers a 13-
inch deep deck. This depth in
creases cut material capacity
and reduces clogging. Also, the
under-deck baffling controls
material flow for excellent clipp
ings distribution.
Willmar Eagle Sprayer Has
Full-Authority Electronic Powertrain
ATLANTA, Ga. “The new
1200 gallon Willmar® Eagle®
8600 sprayer is the most power
ful, response-automated, trac
tion-controlled, and versatile
Fieldstar Precision Agriculture
System equipped applicator in
the world today,” said Daryl
Patten, Willmar general mar
Pharmacia also announced
the appointment of Julia
Stephanus as vice president,
companion animal group.
Stephanus has more than 11
years of animal health market
ing experience in positions of in
creasing responsibility, most
recently serving as director and
group leader of the companion
animal business of Pfizer, Inc.
Stephanus has a bachelor’s
degree from Indiana University.
Stephanus will report directly to
Gunn.
In announcing its new ap
pointments, Pharmacia an
nounced that Peter Croden, the
company’s current president
animal health, will leave Phar
macia effective Sept. 30.
Richard D. Schmalz, Doylestown, placed first in both the
state no-till non-irrigated and mulch-tiil non-irrigated divi
sions of the 1999 National Grain Sorghum Producers
(NGSP) Yield Contest. From left, Carol Bannon, Pioneer
agronomy manager from Skaneateles, N.Y. with Carole
and Richard Schmalz.
zenberger, sorghum product
manager at Pioneer Hi-Bred In
ternational, Inc. “We’re pleased
that our hybrids achieve win
ning yields. Pioneer is proud to
recognize Richard and Carole as
yield contest winners.”
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Skid-Steer Loaders Increase
Operator Comfort
FARGO, N.D. Bobcat
Company announced the avail
ability of an air-conditioning
system for its enclosed-cab 863,
873, and 963 skid-steer loaders
and 864 compact track loader.
This factory-installed air
conditioning option enhances
operator comfort in hot climates
without adding external compo
nents to the loader design.
Conveniently located on the
upper left of the cab, the new
Bobcat® air-conditioning con
trol panel features a tempera
ture control dial and three-speed
fan dial, which can lower cab
temperature up to 30 degrees
Fahrenheit. With the panel’s
center rocker switch, an opera
tor can easily turn the air
conditioning compressor on and
off. For optimal operator com
fort, four adjustable air vents
keting manager.
The Eagle 8600 sprayer is
powered by a new Cummins®
280 hp Quantum System diesel
engine, (optional 340 hp avail
able), with full-authority elec
tronic powertrain that controls
the engine, transmission, trac
tion, and spray pump to ensure
accurate application in varying
field and speed conditions.
As field conditions change,
the Total Control System (TCS)
electronic control module regu
lates the amount of hydraulic oil
directed to the transmission and
wheel motors to deliver constant
traction. Working in concert
with the TCS, the patented split
axle, four-wheel independent
AireGlide suspension smoothes
out the bumps for real riding
comfort.
The Eagle 8600 is Fieldstar
Ready. When equipped with an
AGCO Fieldstar Precision Agri-
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Pioneer’s winning lineup of sor
ghum hybrids and other Pioneer
products is available from local
providers of Pioneer brand
products or by checking the Pio
neer World Wide Web site:
http://www.pioneer.com.
direct the air according to oper
ator preference.
Unlike other add-on air
conditioning units, the Bobcat
air- conditioning panel does not
affect loader cab height or oper
ator visibility. Each component
of the system is protected within
the loader framer, ensuring op
erator comfort without sacrific
ing loader design.
The air-conditioning draws a
maximum of 3.5 hp from the
engine while removing a mini
mum of 17,000 BTUs per hour
of heat from the cab. The upit
uses 25 percent fresh air and 75
percent recirculated air.
The air-conditioning system
joins the list of next-generation
operator comfort features in
Bobcat’s recently introduced G-
Series line, including the facto
ry-installed heating option.
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New 1,200-gallon, 280-
hp Willmai\ Eagle 8600
Sprayer features full
authority electronic power
train control of engine,
transmission, traction, and
spray pump to ensure accu
rate application in varying
field and speed conditions.
culture system, including Differ
ential Global Positioning System
(DGPS), information recorded
previously can be used with the
Eagle 8600 to vary application
rates and log information neces
sary for management decisions.
The Fieldstar system can also
import data from any other pre
cision agriculture system, giving
custom applicators great versa
tility in working with farmers.
The Fieldstar DGPS receiver is
also lightbar compatible, ex
tending operator field time and
improving navigation accuracy.