PotashCorp award
The National FFA Organization selected PotashCorp, Indianapolis, IN, to be a recipient of the special Distinguished Service Citation. This award recognizes clubs, agencies and organizations that have greatly contributed to agricultural education and FFA programs.

As a sponsor of the National FFA Foundation, PotashCorp has contributed $314,000 over the past 13 years. This funding enabled the FFA to inspire and challenge teachers within agricultural education through its Agriscience Teacher of the Year award program.

King will manage Lorsban 15G and Lorsban-4E insecticides and Kelthan MF miticide. King previously served as a marketing research manager and sales representative with Dow AgroSciences.

Gil will manage corn herbicides, including the preplant and preemergence grass products Keystone, Keystone LA, Surpass, FulTime, TopNotch and Hornet WDG. Gil has served as Dow AgroSciences's Indianapolis district sales manager.

Before joining AEM, Carpentier worked for the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association.

Also honored at the meeting were Bob Woods of Syngenta, who received MACA's Industry Vision Award; Dr. Bill Simmons of the University of Illinois, who received the MACA Educator of the Year Award; Paul Schrimpf of CropLife and Farm Chemicals International magazines, who received the Ruth White Media Award; and Doug Mertens, field sales manager for NK Brand Syngenta Seeds, who received the CropLife Ambassador of the Year Award. The Dean Roy Achievement Award, one of MACA's most coveted awards, was presented to Bill Randell, regional account manager for Monsanto.

FiberMax field day
Representatives from Bayer CropScience showcased FiberMax cotton varieties at the FiberMax Field Day in Leland, MS. The event attracted more than 140 growers, consultants and industry representatives from the Mid-South.

In addition to viewing variety trials, growers had the opportunity to learn more about the FiberMax Certification Program, a value-assurance initiative recently introduced by Bayer CropScience.

Participating FiberMax cotton growers follow an easy process to certify their cotton. The Permanent Bale Identification numbers on Certified FiberMax Cotton bales are traceable via a master database at www.CertifiedFibermax.com. Specific quality information for each bale may be obtained via the Permanent Bale Identification number through the USDA Classing Office.

Herculex I hybrids are resistant to over-the-top applications of Liberty herbicide, offering full-season protection against a broad spectrum of pests. This next generation Bt trait also provides protection against European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, black cutworm and fall armyworm and intermediate suppression of corn earworm.

New planter toolbar
Orthman Manufacturing, Lexington, NE, has introduced the all-new folding 1900 series stacking planter bar. The 60-ft.-wide toolbar is designed to handle 24-row, 30-in. or 18-row, 38/40-in. planter configurations.

For transport, the outer wings hydraulically fold forward 180° before stacking. The innovative design also allows the operator to move to the next field without emptying seed boxes.

For more information, visit www.orthman.com.

Mertz applicators will now be distributed and serviced throughout the North American network of Miller Application Technologies dealers that presently handle both the Nitro and Silver Wheels lines.

For more information, visit www.silverwheels.com.

The Apache 500 series features a 500-gal. tank; John Deere, 140-hp, industrial grade, JCB four-speed transmission; JCB rear axle and planetaries; 31-in. crop clearance; patented E.T. hydraulic suspension; and a JCB solid 90-in. axle.

According to the company, Apache's simplified system often enables owners to make any necessary repairs themselves, thereby reducing downtime.

For more information, visit www.apachesprayer.com.

New IMC Web site
Growers preparing for next year's crop season will find valuable information and resources on planning a balanced soil fertility program for 2004 at IMC Global's Web site, www.back-to-basics.net.

With continued support from the Potash and Phosphate Institute, the Back-to-Basics Web site provides a fall fertility checklist, a crop nutrient utilization chart and updated, regional fertilization “Quick Tips.” IMC developed the Web site three years ago as part of its Back-to-Basics program, which aims to educate growers and those who influence growers' decisions on the importance of maintaining proper soil fertility levels.

For more information, visit www.back-to-basics.net.

Traditional calibration is a cumbersome process dependent on the weather and constraints of wind and rain. It involves driving a spreader over a row of 25 collection trays to collect the fertilizer, and weighing each tray's contents to determine the spread pattern.

The optical sensor, installed on a spin-type spreader, automates this process. It can predict a spread pattern by measuring the velocity and diameter of fertilizer particles as they pass the sensor.

This new technology was developed to help prevent the uneven spread patterns of a traditional spinner-type spreader.

For more information, visit the University of Illinois' Agricultural and Biological Engineering Web site at www.age.uiuc.edu and click on Tony Grift's home page.

CDMS introduced the Web application for use as an unbiased platform for producers and professionals to research seeds across all crop types.

SeedSearch is a natural addition to CDMS's agchem service offerings. At www.cdms.net, visitors may access label MSDS and other agchem information from 90 manufacturers. SeedSearch will eventually include seed listings for turf, ornamental, fruit, vegetable, forage and row crops.

For more information, visit www.seedsearch.com.

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