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The new Cat K Series Small Wheel Loaders – 924K, 930K and 938K – are completely redesigned, incorporating new engines that meet US EPA Tier 4 Interim emissions standards and significant new features that deliver enhanced performance, fuel efficiency and operator comfort.
Among the new features are an efficient electronically controlled hydrostatic drive system, new optimized Z-bar loader linkage, refined operator’s station and a choice of couplers and buckets for best matching the machine to the application.
Six members of the Progressive Agriculture Organization (Pro-Ag) attended the milk hearing in Saranac Lake, New York, held by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Agriculture Committee.
Brenda Cochran, a dairy farmer from Westfield, Pennsylvania, stated, “We heard very little testimony concerning any real policies on improving milk prices to dairy farmers.”
The Calf-Tel XXL provides the most interior usable space for calves. This hutch is 49 percent larger than the existing Pro & Deluxe II hutches from Hampel and 21 percent larger than other XL hutches on the market, meaning six more square feet on the interior of the hutch for calves.
DeLaval strives to offer dairy producers effective, fast-acting teat dips to help them protect the milk quality and udder health of their herd.
With the launch of DeLaval Opti Blue – a pre-milk teat dip – customers can be sure that even heavily soiled teats are clean before milking.
Lab and customer tested, this pre-dip can help farmers cost-effectively fight mastitis.
Fit most loaders with one of the four new models of universal manure/silage/debris forks available from Worksaver, Inc.
Units accept bolt-on interfacing brackets to mate with most pin-on or quick-attach loaders. Pre-cut slots in the back plate allow for easy installation of the bolt-on interfacing brackets.
Haymaking conditions in the spring are often poor and hay can be rained on or left lying in the field for prolonged time periods due to cool and humid conditions which reduces drying rates. The long drying periods with high humidity allow field growth of mold on the hay.
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Tim Johnson (D-SD) have introduced a bipartisan bill that would place a hard cap on farm payments and close current loopholes to ensure payments flow to working farmers.
The Rural America Preservation Act (RAPA) was previously introduced in June 2011. Key revisions have been made to ensure that the bill is relevant to likely farm bill changes in commodity programs, which may include an end to direct payments and enactment of new types of payments to take their place.
The Mosaic Nutrient Removal data app has been selected by CropLife magazine as one of the 10 best apps for agriculture. More than 4,000 farmers have discovered this tool, which provides nutrient removal data by yield for 36 different crops.
Results can be stored as a profile and emailed to contacts for use in input planning. Developed for growers using years of accumulated nutrient removal research, the free app is designed to help farmers put the data to work to produce higher yields.
