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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 safe operation of equipment. The Agribusiness Association of Iowa (AAI) has reminded its dealers that, while on the road, applicators should not drive their sprayers or fertilizer equipment more than 35 mph. They also must display a Slow Moving Vehicle (SMV) sign on their vehicles.
The AAI also cautions its dealers never to run equipment loaded to the field or between fields. Various states, such as Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin, have similar weight limits for their highways.
RMP compliance
Looking for help in training personnel about Risk Management Program (RMP) requirements? The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) is offering myRMP, a Web-based
New GVM sales rep
Charlie Hickman takes over as the southern sales representative for GVM, Inc. He brings 20 year’s experience in related fertilizer and crop protection
Apache line grows
EQUIPMENT Technologies unveiled two new self-propelled sprayers at a recent media event. The new AS710 and AS1010 join the Indiana company's line of Apache
Super sprayer
MODERN Flow Equipment reinvented its big sprayer line from the ground up. Built for high-acreage growers and custom applicators to service both large
Protect valuable machinery
Shrinkwrap protects idle equipment PROTECT IDLE equipment and machinery from dirt and damage with shrinkwrap. Dr. Shrink offers premium shrinkwrap in
Power boost
The new 2007 model Apache sprayer 710 boasts a number of improvements over the popular 2006 model that accounted for 30% of Equipment Technologies' total
Buy big, run hard, work smart
In an era of higher costs and increasing competitive pressures for custom application services, Meadowland Farmers Cooperative has relied on a three-pronged
Environmental protectors
Agricultural businesses and individuals must project a positive image by promoting environmental stewardship of the crop protection industry to receive
The "git 'r done" approach
Git 'r done. Anyone who has watched the Blue Collar Comedy Tour knows the phrase has been a good one for Larry the Cable Guy. It might be just as good
Healthy beans
ANOTHER soybean processor has joined the list of companies that plan to contract for Monsanto's Vistive low-linolenic soybeans. CHS announced it will
Buying flexibility
A NEW 40,000-ton dry fertilizer plant standing alongside a unit-train spur in Alton, IA, has allowed its owners to largely avoid this winter's expensive
Fertilizer outlook
HIGH ENERGY prices that put the fertilizer market in the doldrums this fall and winter could result in spot shortages of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers
Old habits die hard
YOUR GROWERS' crop rotation has most likely changed over the years, but their lime applications may not reflect that change. Some Midwestern researchers
Tougher beans
STEVE HENRY, who farms near Nevada, IA, is trying to learn everything he can about Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS). However, he's frustrated with the lack
Scout for western bean cutworm
WESTERN BEAN cutworms (WBCs) have been a problem in the western Corn Belt since the 1940s and last year were discovered to have migrated further east
Price hike for services
FIGURES FROM the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicate that between the last week of February 2005 and the last week
Environmental edge
SOME AG retail businesses have found a lucrative new enterprise in an unlikely source: manure. Take the Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS), Sioux Center,
The Phosphorus Index
NEW EPA and USDA efforts to improve surface water quality throughout the nation emphasize keeping a close eye on phosphorus (P), says Antonio Mallarino,
NH3 nurse tank data plates
THE AGRIBUSINESS Association of Iowa (AAI) has provided updated information on how to keep NH3 nurse tanks in service if the tanks' ASME data plates are
Boom time in Brazil
With fierce competition, some dealers offer wide range of services
The first impression
Finding reputable home remodeling and repair companies is never easy, but after we decided to replace all the windows on the front of our 30-year-old
Highlights from Louisville farm show
THE NATIONAL Farm Machinery Show held February 15-18 in Louisville, KY, had a record-setting attendance year, with more than 312,000 people visiting the
The great (driverless) race
IT TOOK two tries over two years and a doubling of the prize money from $1million to $2 million, but in October 2005, the DARPA Grand Challenge found
More accurate guidance
THE TILT Compensation Module is designed to detect and correct GPS position errors caused by sloping conditions. When the module is mounted to a solid
Nourishing the bottom line
Offering nutrient management services requires a fair amount of investment whether it be in additional staff, training, specific software or simply more