C2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 25, 2000
Progressive Pressure Systems
Hires Bridges
ROTHSVILLE (Lancaster
Co.) Progressive Pressure
Systems has announced the
hiring of James Bridges of
Reading as an additional
mechanic to assist in the repairs
of pressure cleaning equipment.
Bridges comes to Progressive
Pressure Systems with a vast
amount of knowledge in the in
dustrial equipment repair indus
try.
Some of Bridges’ accomplish
ments include past factory in
structor for Thermo King in
Minneapolis, Minn, for three
and a half years, teaching all
phases of transport refrigera
tion.
He then went on to work for
two Caterpillar dealerships. One
was at Wyoming Machinery in
Casper, Wyo. where he worked
in management and as a master
field mechanic for 11 years. The
other was at Giles and Ransome
in Allentown where he worked
Bank Names
Agriculture Officer
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.) Jared Rottmund of
Akron has been named agricul
ture loan calling officer in the
agricultural lending division of
the Business Financial Center of
Fulton Bank. In this position, he
will be responsible for agricul
tural loans.
Rottmund comes to Fulton
Bank from Farmers First Bank
where he was an agricultural
loan trainee/marketing repre-
Aventis Set To
RESEARCH TRIANGLE
PARK, N.C. BASF and
Aventis Crop Sciences, USA LP,
announced that they have
signed a letter of intent to facili
tate their continuing negotia
tions concerning Aventis
participation in the Harvest
Partners® preferred customer
program from BASF.
The program, launched in
1993, is a loyalty program that
rewards eligible, participating
Harvest Partners program mem
bers for the purchase of selected
products and services. Assum
ing negotiations are successfully
completed, BASF and Aventis
would both offer the program,
but each company would have
separate promotions for Harvest
Partners program member par
ticipation and product eligibil
ity. Aventis would have selected
products in the program in 2001.
The proposed arrangement,
say the companies, would give
participating Harvest Partner
program members increased op
portunities to earn Harvest
Points® award credits for valu
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James Bridges
as a technical field specialist for
five and a half years.
Bridges also worked for Bru
bacher Excavating in Bowmans
ville as a master mechanic
sentative.
Outside of Fulton Bank,
Rottmund is a member of the
Ephrata Area Young Farmers
Association and the chairman of
the Denver Swine Show. He also
serves on the committee for the
Harrisburg Farm Show and the
Keystone International Live
stock Expo.
Rottmund has a degree in
business management from Har
risburg Area Community Col
lege.
Join Program
able redemption items. For re
tailers, participation in the
industry’s first and only pre
ferred customer program means
they would be able to fulfill
Aventis product promotions
quickly and efficiently through a
single fulfillment mechanism.
Assuming negotiations be
tween the companies result in
final agreement, Aventis would
join the awards program that
now includes participation by
BASF and Novartis. Negotia
tions are under way to add sev
eral other manufacturers and
suppliers to the program.
“We are pleased that another
major crop protection supplier
wishes to enter the program,”
said John Rabby, BASF group
vice president, North America.
“This demonstrates the strength
of the Harvest Partners pre
ferred customer program in
reaching our grower audience
while providing significant
product choices in crop protec
tion. We look forward to com
pleting negotiations with
Aventis welcoming them to the
program.”
Asgrow Introduces Innovative
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Delaware,
Maryland, and Virginia soybean
growers will have several new
Asgrow soybean varieties to
choose from in 2001.
They join the existing strong
lineup of Asgrow soybeans that
offer growers advanced techno
logies for improved potential for
growth and profit.
“These new Asgrow seeds
combine the best defensive and
agronomic traits for maximum
crop productivity,” said Rob
Stump Grinder Attachment Now Twice
As Powerful As Previous Generation
FARGO, N.D. Bobcat
Company, a business unit of In
gersoll-Rand, announced the
new BobcatSG6o Stump
Grinder attachment.
Ideal for Bobcat 773,863,873,
and 864 standard and high-flow
skid-steer loaders, the new SG6O
stump grinder is twice as power
ful as the previous SGSO model.
Using a Bobcat 863 high-flow
loader as the power source, the
SG6O can grind a stump 30-
inches in diameter to a depth of
10-inches below grade in less
than 10 minutes.
The SG6O features several
design improvements that make
stump grinding faster and more
efficient than previous models:
The grinding head is mounted
90 degrees to the operator, as
opposed to traditional mounting
that positions the cutter wheel in
front of the mounting unit. The
new 90-degree position provides
operators with unprecedented
visibility to the cutting area.
NC+ Unveils 2001 Payment Plan
Designed To Give Customers More Value
LINCOLN, Neb. NC+ is
expanding its Farm Plan® fi
nancing payment options to
offer additional value for cus
tomer purchases for the 2001
growing season.
“We want to continue to pro
vide value to our customers,”
NC+ Director of Sales and Mar
keting Gene Kronberg said.
“Does our new payment pro
gram do this? The answer is an
unqualified yes. Adding product
value is a key issue for farmers
and justifiably so. That’s why
we’ve addressed it with this pro
gram.”
NC+ is adding a new third
option called Seasonal Terms to
their Farm Plan financing pro-
Claas Presents 15,000 th Jaguar
Forage Harvester To Wisconsin Farmer
COLUMBUS, Ind. Claas
of America presented Ron
Micke, De Pere, Wis., with a
special edition 15,000 th Jaguar
self-propelled forage harvester
at the 2000 Farm Progress
Show.
Dr. Theo Freye, president,
Claas of America; Martin
Richenhagen, vice president
worldwide sales and marketing,
Claas KGaA, Harsewinkel, Ger
many; James Walker, Claas of
America vice president sales and
marketing; and Carey Vander
loop, « Vanderloop Equipment
Inc., a Claas of America dealer,
JWjgjfcWis., presented Micke
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Soybean Varieties
Hannam, market manager.
“We’re discovering new ways to
help plants protect themselves.
These elite new seeds reflect our
continued investment in turning
seed science into more profit po
tential for the farmer.”
The new soybean varieties in
clude AG4403 and AG5501.
• AG4403 is a mid-Group IV
Roundup Ready® variety that is
a trendsetter for high yields in
its maturity. It has excellent em
ergence and moderate resistance
to Race 3 of soybean cyst nema-
Ideal for Bobcat 773,863,
873, and 864 standard and
high-flow skid-steer load
ers, the new SG6O stump
grinder is twice as powerful
as the previous SGSO
model.
The swing cylinder generates
an arc of 80 degrees, allowing
the operator to cut up to a 45-
inch diameter stump without re
positioning. A 32-inch cutting
height provides better access for
grinding tall stumps, and a 58-
inch reach means less forward
gram. The agreement allows
customers to lock in at a fixed
rate of 7.5 percent APR that
starts at the date of purchase
with the option to defer pay
ments until December 2001.
NC+ is also waiving the five per
cent administration fee that
would normally go with the Sea
sonal Terms option. This option
is being offered by NC+ from
November 2000 through March
of 2001.
“If a customer selects the Sea
sonal Option under the Farm
Plan, we are not restricting them
from taking additional advan
tage of the cash discount pro
gram we offer,” Kronberg said.
“And our cash discount pro-
A dairy farmer, Micke and his
family farm 5,000-acres and
milk 1,700 Holsteins.
The presentation of the
Jaguar ends a nine-month auc
tion of the one-of-a-kind forage
harvester. Since the beginning of
the year, farmers have had an
opportunity to bid on the Jaguar
at farm shows and on-hne where
a virtual auction was conducted.
Micke was the highest bidder.
The one-of-a-kind self-
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tode. This variety can be posi
tioned in fields where Frogeye
leaf spot, southern stem canker,
and brown stem rot have been
problems.
• AG5501 is a high-yielding
mid-Group V Roundup Ready
variety with resistance to soy
bean cyst nematode. This vari
ety exhibits very good
standabiiity, excellent tolerance
to southern stem canker, and ex
cellent Frogeye leaf spot toler
ance.
movement of the loader, allow
ing operators to save time.
The cutting wheel incorpo
rates 32 teeth: 14 right, 14 left,
and four straight teeth. The
backside of each tooth is sup
ported by a unique holder for in
creased durability and
performance.
The valve design controls the
speed of the swing circuit to pre
vent the cutting wheel from
stalling in the cut. When the
pressure in the cutter wheel’s
drive motor reaches a threshold
level, the control valve reduces
the amount of oil to the swing
circuit, thus reducing the swing
speed and maintaining the
cutter speed.
The SG6O delivers optimum
performance using a high-flow
loader. Loaders with 20 to 22
gpm hydraulic flow provide sat
isfactory operation. Loaders
with 18 gpm will be able to oper
ate the grinder, but with lower
performance levels.
gram is as aggressive as any in
the industry.”
The NC+ Early Payment Dis
counts range from 11 percent to
two percent depending on which
deadline date the customer
chooses to make payment.
NC+ will continue to offer the
120 days No-Payments/No-
Interest and Regular Terms op
tions as part of their Farm Plan
program. The 3.25 percent ad
ministrative fee normally as
sessed for the 120 days option
has been waived for 2001 pur
chases. Farm Plan Dividends, a
customer reward based on
monthly Farm Plan charge
volume, also provides additional
value on the purchase of NC+
seed.
propelled forage harvester was
manufactured in Claas’ plant in
Harsewinkel, Germany to mark
the production of the IS,oooth
Jaguar self-propelled forage
harvester off the assembly line.
The Jaguar has many unique
features not normally found on
standard production machines
including an unique airbrush
finish, leather seats, and other
special additions.