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Friends of the environment
By Lynn Grooms
THE DECISION to invest in new storage and handling facilities in the last few years has reaped rewards for Eastern Farmers Co-op and Farmers Elevator...
Environmental edge
By John Pocock
SOME AG retail businesses have found a lucrative new enterprise in an unlikely source: manure. Take the Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS), Sioux Center,...
Technology
Dish extends wireless
HAWKING TECHNOLOGY'S new Hi-Gain Wireless-G dish adapter uses a directional dish antenna to boost effective wireless network distances by up to 300% compared...
DTN goes mobile
DTN INTERNET users now can get real-time access to markets and weather information on cell phones and PDAs through DTN Mobile. The service can be customized...
GreenSeeker goes red
GREENSEEKER technology will now be sold in the South and Midwest through Redball. The GreenSeeker technology that uses optical sensing for crop application...
Unlimited calling
THE CHATTER Bug is about the size of a computer mouse, but it has the power to provide unlimited long-distance calling in the U.S. and Canada for $9.95...
Products
New mix for pop-ups
By Jodie Wehrspann
FMC CORPORATION has developed a new formulation of its Capture insecticide for corn that has better mixing properties than emulsifiable concentrates (EC)...
Liquid transfer cube
BY USING a reliable gravity feed system, the Redball Shuttle puts an end to unreliable pumps and meters associated with bulk-handling systems. The all-plastic...
Protect valuable machinery
Shrinkwrap protects idle equipment PROTECT IDLE equipment and machinery from dirt and damage with shrinkwrap. Dr. Shrink offers premium shrinkwrap in...
Pro-Chute helps fill the planter
Snap the new Pro-Chute discharge chute onto a bulk seed box and watch seed slide smoothly into a planter or planter fill equipment. The Pro-Chute, from...
Rubber track undercarriages
New design increases track longevity LANDLUVR SYSTEMS offers rubber track undercarriages for pulled equipment such as auger carts, sprayers, spreaders,...
Skid-steer rotary cutter
HOOK LAND Pride's model SC2660 skid-steer rotary cutter to your skid steer and start mowing. The new cutter is designed to attach to skid steers having...
Spiral stairway
BROWNIE'S NEW Safe-T-Max spiral stairway system is made of all-galvanized steel and modular construction for easy installation. Smooth, circular, 1-in....
Brush Crusher
WESTENDORF Manufacturing introduces an innovative multiuse tool that adds fingers to the end of a tractor loader or skid steer. The Brush Crusher is a...
Rotary cutter for medium-duty cutting
Three options available BUSH HOG helps producers choose just the right-sized cutter for medium-duty mowing chores. The company offers 5-, 6- and 7-ft....
Cover-All offers hybrid
COVER-ALL Building Systems introduces a new building with a clean exterior design, unique shape and low roof line. Called the Meridian Building, the new...
Better lifting
WORKSAVER HAS developed a new rail-style pallet fork that attaches to a tractor's front loader. The new PF-448 fork will easily handle bulky or palletized...
Bayer sells Trace
BAYER CROPSCIENCE announced plans to sell its on-farm application seed treatment business to Chemtura Corporation, Middlebury, CT. The transaction includes...
New formulation
DUPONT'S STEWARD EC insecticide in a new formulation has received registration approval from EPA. The new formulation is in a more convenient form, according...
Tougher Tundra
By Karen McMahon
GROWERS AND retailers who want more options for a full-size pickup will have another choice next year. Toyota is releasing an all-new, next-generation...
Know-How
Achiever or Struggler?
By Lynn Grooms
THE FUTURE of agriculture is likely to look dramatically different in the next 10 years, says David Kohl, professor emeritus, agricultural finance and...
SPCC update
THE EPA has been visiting agricultural dealerships to check on Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans, reports the Illinois Fertilizer...
Interactive Web site
DOW AGROSCIENCES has developed an interactive Web site to help show corn growers how soil-applied herbicides can benefit corn weed-control systems. Visitors...
Energy money available
ANYONE INTERESTED in improving energy efficiency on a farm may apply for a grant or a loan from the USDA. However, he or she must apply for the money...
New radial technology
JUST WHEN you thought the radial bulge couldn't get any bigger, Michelin introduces its new Axiobib IF800/70R38 tire with technology. The tire is mounted...
Highway safety reminder
DURING THE spring application season, it is important to remember highway safety and to ensure your employees have received up-to-date training on the...
8 ways to reduce atrazine runoff
John Pocock
ANOTHER CROP season means another season of atrazine application. Farmers and custom applicators need to take steps to protect sensitive watersheds from...
Articles
First-class delivery
By Sherry Collins
SPRAYER AIR technologies have been around for more than 20 years, but until recently, retailers and growers didn't use them much. That has changed, due...
Aerial detective
By David Hest
DEALERS INTERESTED in applying variable rates of crop inputs based on current crop conditions have another service option in 2006, courtesy of John Deere...
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