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Southern Farm And Livestock Directory | May 2013
Equipment news, trends and technology, to general advice and interest stories for today's crop and livestock farmers.
Southern Farm and MAY 2013 Volume 15 | Issue 5 www.farmandlivestockdirectory.com LIVESTOCK DIRECTORY "Whenever there are in any country uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on. The small landowners are the most precious part of a state." – Thomas Jefferson 'Horsing Around' by Donald Zolan For more information about Donald Zolan, see his biography on page A1 inside. » Best choice for Rotary Cutters & Finish Mowers No other quick hitch gives you this flexibility! Gives flexibility between different width implements No changes to tractor or implements needed HUGE Value! 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CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Please send new address and phone number along with The Farm and Livestock Directory mailing label or email changes to: firstname.lastname@example.com FOR POSTAL RECEIPTS, printer's statements, circulation and readership information please contact our office at 800-622-8836. he first time you meet Donald Zolan, you have the feeling of meeting an old friend whom you just haven't seen for awhile. His warmth, candor and interest in others can disguise the fact that he's one of our nation's most talented and popular artists. A very positive and forward looking man, he's at peace with himself and his world. The love and joy you see in his paintings are a sincere expression of himself. A fifth generation artist, Zolan began drawing at age three, and, by age five, was working in watercolors and winning local competitions. He won his first major art competition at age thirteen and was awarded a scholarship to the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago. By sixteen, he won a scholarship to Chicago's American Academy of Art. Full-time formal training began after high school with a full scholarship to the American Academy of Fine Art. Upon graduation, he was selected to apprentice with Haddon Sundblom, a famous Chicago illustrator most known for his Coca-Cola Santa Claus. Zolan moved into the field of commercial art, where he was a great success over the next twelve years. His true love, however, was his fine art paintings which were shown in leading galleries and museums around the world. By the 1970's, he finally established his own gallery on Nantucket Island. In 1977, the President of the Bradford Exchange visited a Chicago gallery and was so impressed with Zolan's paintings of children that he decided to commission a new work for a collector plate. One April afternoon, Zolan was watching his son blowing a dandelion in the backyard. Inspired by the wonder and fascination of his young son blowing a dandelion, he created his famous painting – Erik and Dandelion - which launched his thirty year collectible career. This new work immediately became Plate of the Year, the first of countless awards Zolan won as a limited edition collectible artist. Zolan's work soared in popularity with collectors and his images were soon licensed on a wide range of products by more than 25 national and international companies, spanning the globe from the Americas, to Europe, and to Australia. In 2008, Zolan introduced a new collection of Santa Claus paintings inspired by his apprenticeship with Haddon Sundblom. In- Donald Zolan, Artist troduced at the New York Licensing Show, Zolan's new collection captivated and excited collectors with his amazing portrayals of the traditional jolly Americana Santa. As Sundblom created his Santas for the Coke corporation, Zolan too has introduced a new collection of John Deere Santa's. Zolan is continually inspired by his happy childhood in Brookfield, IL. His parents fully supported and nurtured their son's talent, and, by his own admission, Zolan had an idyllic childhood. In his own words, Zolan recalls, "Each painting is emblematic of my happy and carefree childhood days growing up in the Heartland. Life was an adventure with my dog, Skipper, always discovering something new and exciting in my little world." All of Zolan's paintings rekindle a spark of nostalgia in each of us as the warmth and richness of his work touches the heart and enlivens the soul. This love and joy is reflected in his works. The unique combination of a subject matter so close to his heart and incredible talent, nurtured through years of technical training and experience, make Zolan's paintings among the most popular in the world. To view more of Zolan's paintings visit www.Zolan.com. For more information or licensing inquiries contact The Zolan Company at 32857 N. 74th Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85266, or call 408306-5680, email: firstname.lastname@example.com. © The Zolan Company, llc. All Rights Reserved. MAY 2013 8 0 0 - 6 2 2 - 8 8 3 6 | The S O U T H E R N FAR M a n d LIV E STO C K DIR E CTO RY | www.farm andl ivest ockdirect ory.com A1 «innovations Professor Pioneers Ground-breaking Sustainable Pig Poop Asphalt Disposing of hog waste is a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. Dr. Elham Fini, an assistant professor of civil engineering and researcher at Greensboro-based North Carolina A&T State University, decided that she was the woman for the job and developed a revolutionary process that has the potential to change both the paving and hog farming industries forever. After spending over four years researching the adhesive properties of pig manure, Dr. Fini pioneered a unique process to break down the manure and convert it into an asphaltbinding adhesive. The innovative biobinder can be used as either a full or partial substitute to standard petroleum-based adhesives and, at only about $0.54 a gallon, costs significantly less than its $2-a-gallon petroleum-based binder counterparts. With the majority of her research behind her, Fini is ready to prove this product in the marketplace and has started a company with her N.C. A&T colleagues called PiGrid. PiGrid (rhymes with 'hybrid') hopes to establish a pilot production facility somewhere in North Carolina before moving forward with plans for national hubs. Why North Carolina? Waste management and the disposal of hog manure has been a long-time problem for North Carolina farmers. While other parts of the country use hog waste up to twice a year to fertilize crops, North Carolina has fewer crops so farmers store waste in pits and lagoons. Not only does PiGrid reduce the cost of the storage pits but it also reduces the environmental pollution caused by manure odors, prevents spills of millions of gallons of untreated waste into groundwater, and even reduces the amount of CO2 emissions during construction. Dr. Fini received more than $1 million in financial support from the National Science Foundation, National Academy of Science and N.C. A&T State University for her PiGrid development. Research has been a long-time hallmark of the Greensboro university where Dr. Fini works. Current major research projects at the university include innovations in biomedical Dr. Fini holding her pig waste asphalt creation. (photo: Charles E. Watkins) engineering and nanobio applications, as well as the development of advanced thermochemical biomass conversion technology. Fini says the creation of PiGrid is in line with the university's goals of economic development and innovation, as outlined in its Preeminence 2020 strategic plan. 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Read the Operator's Guide and watch the Safety DVD before riding. Wear appropriate protective clothing and helmet. For side-by-side vehicles, fasten lateral net and seat belt at all times. Never engage in stunt driving and avoid excessive speed. Always observe applicable local laws and regulations. Side-by-side vehicles and ATVs are recommended for drivers aged 16 and older, and passengers aged 12 and older only. For off-road use only. Never ride on paved surfaces or public roads. Always ride responsibly and remember that riding and alcohol/drugs don't mix. 5108362 8 0 0 - 6 2 2 - 8 8 3 6 | Th e SO U T H E R N FAR M a n d LIV E STO C K DIR E CTO RY | www. f a r ma ndl ivest ockdirect ory.com M AY 2 0 1 3 «maintenance Protective Coatings Keep Equipment Running and Maintenance Costs Down Protecting your equipment today means you'll be able to make and keep more money tomorrow. Every moment your equipment is unable to do its job, it is costing you money. Common chemical substances such as acids, urea, salt, chlorides, fertilizer, potash, lime, as well as environmental conditions like moisture, water, snow, ice, and UV rays, are the main culprits in the corrosion and deterioration of equipment that lead to high costs from maintenance, malfunction and lost productivity. These factors combined also reduce the overall equipment lifetime. Today's farm equipment is equipped with sensitive electrical and mechanical components. And while it's easy to see how the appearance on a machine's exterior is degrading, peeling or oxidizing, to prevent extremely accelerated wear and premature equipment replacements costs, it's critical to give attention to the effects highly corrosive agents can have on the machine's internal connections, engine compartment and undercarriage. It can be a difficult undertaking to control, prevent and mitigate common corrosive agents from disabling and destroying equipment. And while machines all have different jobs and operate in diverse environments, a protective coating will help shield every single one from harmful corrosive environments that cause equipment decay and breakdown, which leads to increased downtime, lost revenue and shorter machine life. Waxes and polishes can prevent some corrosion, but they are not designed to cover every part of a machine (specifically internal) and they require regular polishing and buffing; time that mission critical equipment could be spending in the field. The cost to coat a machine can provide a substantial return on investment. The coating materials and application are typically less than one percent of the machine cost, and new machine owners are able to capitalize the cost of coating. A properly prepared and applied coating can provide many years of protection, generating significant cost savings in equipment maintenance and downtime. In terms of materials, a polymeric resin coating provides substantial benefits. It is clear, ultra-thin and can be applied on ferrous and non-ferrous metals, galvanized, anodized and powder coated surfaces, and painted surfaces. Specially blended polymeric resin coatings are designed to withstand extreme temperatures, typically ranging from 350 degrees F to below zero degrees F, and perform at film thicknesses as low as 5 microns. These coatings do not yellow, crack, peel or flake when properly applied, and they are easy to clean and maintain. There should be no need for harsh chemical cleaners. Polymeric resin coatings also provide a surface that is easy to touch-up and repair in the field as areas of the coating may become damaged over time. All owners and operators have to do is wipe down the affected area, dry it and spot apply the protective coating to reseal the area. Additionally, if any internal electrical connections need to be repaired or changed out, all that needs to be done is cleaning off the area and recoating. By applying a specially blended polymeric resin coating, equipment owners and operators can significantly reduce corrosion risk, and keep their machines in service for longer periods of time. The cost-effective protective coating reduces equipment maintenance, malfunction and failures, and increases a highly valuable machine's lifetime and overall productivity. Nyalic® coated Komatsu wheel loader kept inside the highly corrosive Kinder Morgan urea facility (Tampa Bay, FL area) 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for three years; mechanic responsible for machine describes it as "looks perfect, almost new." Bottom line: by protecting your equipment today, you'll be able to make and keep more money tomorrow. Author Skip Hawkins is the president of Nyalic®, a company that protects equipment nationwide against corrosion, paint oxidation and staining by sealing surfaces and preventing chemical and environmental corrosive agents from reaching the surface. Nyalic® is a proprietary clear, ultra-thin polymeric resin coating that was originally developed for the Apollo Space Program specifically to protect critical components from harsh environments, and is an ideal surface protectant from chemical and environmental corrosive conditions. MAY 2013 8 0 0 - 6 2 2 - 8 8 3 6 | The S O U T H E R N FAR M a n d LI V E STO C K DI R E CTO RY | ww w.farm andl ivest ockdirect ory.com A3 «what's new Silostop Orange Now Available Bruno Rimini Corp., makers of Silostop® oxygen barrier film, introduces Silostop® Orange®. The new Silostop Orange combines all of the qualities needed to maximize feed quality: strong and stretchy with both cling and barrier. In fact, the barrier is so good that it is referred to as a "Total Oxygen Barrier™". "Silostop Orange gives producers the confidence that they are purchasing oxygen barrier film from Silostop and no other product in the marketplace compares to the protective power of a total oxygen barrier," says Simon Wigley from Bruno Rimini Corp. Selecting the right covering and achieving the proper seal when putting up silage has a significant financial impact on an operation. Losses from unsealed or incorrectly sealed corn silage exceed a quarter billion dollars every year. "Financial losses from throwing away damaged feed and spoiled silage is unnecessary and can be avoided with the use of Silostop Orange," says Wigley. Silostop total oxygen barrier film reduces dry matter loss, decreases visible spoilage, maintains feed quality, improves aerobic stability and saves labor. Now in a wide range of sizes, Silostop total oxygen barrier film is available up to 65 x 1,000 feet with larger sizes available by special order. Silostop® total oxygen barrier film is produced under the Bruno Rimini brand as a specifically engineered oxygen barrier film that is proven to protect ensiled forage and grain with superior performance over traditional plastic covers. thickness. The lower height profile makes the snaptight grid ideal for over-pour or retrofit applications where a thicker panel cannot always be used. The S20 Contractor Floor Panel is 2' x 4' x 2" thick and features 8 radial staggered snap-tight grids for optimal tubing spacing. • • Lower operating costs, and Less maintenance downtime. "Pre-cleaning air before it enters an air cleaner can dramatically improve the life of an air filter, and help avoid costly engine failure," said John Fitzgerald, Product Manager, Donaldson Engine Air Filtration. "TopSpin HD is a cost effective solution that is designed specifically to perform in punishing conditions where precleaners can really take a beating." TopSpin HD is offered in eight sizes, so the end user can choose one that is appropriate for their air filtration system. Donaldson offers a full line of pre-cleaner and rain cover accessories, including Air Ram™ inlet hoods, industry leading pre-cleaners such as Strata™ Cap, TopSpin HD, TopSpin, Full-View and Donaspin™, plus moisture skimmers and eliminators. Learn more at www.donaldsonfilters.com. On-center points exist every six inches and the patented design allows the installers to run tubing at 45-degree angles with ease. The S20 Contractor Floor Panel can support the installation of 1/2" and 5/8" PEX Tubing. The new panel will be manufactured at existing Creatherm production facilities. Customers now have the ability to split orders between the widely popular T45, S45 and U45 Floor Panels by bundle quantity. All Creatherm ™ radiant floor panels are manufactured out of BASF Styropor® EPS. Styropor®, an expandable polystyrene (EPS) was invented by BASF in 1952 and today is a classic among the raw materials employed for cost-effective construction, as well as efficient and reliable packaging. The most important properties of Styropor® EPS include: excellent thermal insulation capacity, high compressive strength, outstanding impact absorption, low weight, and flexible design capabilities. The foam panels are also quiet, resistant to insects and mold, and virtually allergen free. For more information visit www.creatherm.com. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ New 10' Vari-Slice Seeder From Kasco Kasco Manufacturing introduced a new 10' wide VariSlice seeder at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, KY. The Vari-Slice seeder is suitable for applications including pasture seeding, beef, dairy and horse farms for worked or no-till conditions and where tight germination of grass seed is needed. The disc angle can be adjusted quickly to move more aggressively over the ground with rugged cutting coulters to cut through roots, limbs and debris. Other widths of 3', 4', 5', 6' and 8' are also available. These seeders feature a unique metering system for planting a variety of a seeds such as Bermuda, alfalfa, timothy, rye and oats. A patented, optional positive feed agitator system is also in a second box to plant native or warm season grasses. Vari-Slice units with a standard seedbox and warm season grass box are able to plant virtually any seed variety. Call 800-458-9129 or visit www.kascomfg.com for info. ______________________________________ Silostop® offers a complete line of products to address specific silage storage management needs including barrier films, gravel bags and protective nets. Visit www.silostop.com or call 866-912-0358 for info. ______________________________________ Donaldson Announces New TopSpin HD HeavyDuty Pre-Cleaners Creatherm S20 Contractor Radiant Floor Panel The fourth panel from Creatherm ™ is ready for market and combines benefits of its first three radiant floor panels into one economical product. The S20 Contractor Floor Panel is two-inches in overall A4 The all-metal TopSpin HD is built for high-dust and heavy-debris environments, such as agriculture. Its high efficiency design delivers low restriction and enables it to separate and eject up to 80% of incoming contamination before it can reach the engine's air cleaner. It also helps prolong air filter life, which results in: • Less frequent air filter replacement, Kasco Manufacturing has introduced a new 10' Vari-Slice seeder for applications including pasture seeding, beef, dairy and horse farms for worked or no-till conditions and where tight germination of grass seed is needed. 8 0 0 - 6 2 2 - 8 8 3 6 | Th e SO U T H E R N FAR M a n d LIV E STO C K DIR E CTO RY | www. f a r ma ndl ivest ockdirect ory.com M AY 2 0 1 3 «what's new Free Planting Date AdvisorSM Tool on climate. com Helps Identify Ideal Planting Windows The Climate Corporation recently announced that the free climate.com service is now live for the 2013 growing season. Using remote sensing technologies, physical and geospatial mapping, unique weather simulations, and proprietary agronomic models, climate. com provides growers with field-level weather monitoring and forecasting, field-specific crop insights, and decision support tools to help them better manage their operations and increase their profitability. The Climate Corporation also announced the availability of Planting Date Advisor,℠ a new climate.com tool that dynamically quantifies spring and fall freeze risks by planting date for each field. With the help of Planting Date Advisor, growers can better identify an ideal planting window and evaluate the potential risk-reward of their seed relative maturity choice. "Every year growers miss out on hundreds of millions of bushels of yield potential valued in excess of $1 billion because of lack of access to data and insights to inform their planting date decisions," says Jeff Hamlin, director of agronomic research at The Climate Corporation. "Planting Date Advisor is a unique online tool that growers can put to use in the coming months to understand freeze risks by planting date and risk-reward tradeoffs of their seed relative maturity choice. The goal of climate.com is to help growers increase their profitability, and Planting Date Advisor is the first tool that can help growers make more profitable decisions in the face of increasingly extreme weather." Powered by The Climate Corporation's unique weather monitoring, forecasting and agronomic modeling technology platform, Planting Date Advisor: • Calculates the risk that a corn or soybean crop in any of over 20 million U.S. fields could be damaged by a spring freeze post-emergence or damaged by a fall freeze before the crop has a chance to reach full maturity, with risks calculated for each potential planting date. Allows a grower to vary the relative maturity of the seed to assist cost-benefit analyses regarding the additional fall freeze risk the grower would be taking on by planting a longer-season, higher-yielding variety. Provides dynamic field-level planting date risk analyses using real-time weather forecasting technologies. current field-level weather conditions and key status indicators for each of their fields, including 24-hour and 7-day accumulated precipitation, growth stage, soil moisture, projected yield impact of season-to-date weather conditions, and estimated yield projections. • Precipitation and Temperature Tracking: Growers can track daily and cumulative season-to-date precipitation on each of their fields, monitor high and low temperatures, and receive notifications of yield-impacting and operational-impacting weather events. Soil Moisture Tracking: Corn and soybean growers can monitor current soil moisture levels to evaluate whether a given field is experiencing drought or excess moisture stress and to assess field workability. Growth Stage Tracking: Corn and soybean growers can track the field-level progression of their crops through each growth stage to full maturity during the growing season, and monitor the expected timing of future crop growth stages based on season to-date weather conditions. Crop Impact: Corn and soybean growers can track the occurrence, severity and estimated yield impact of heat, drought, excess moisture and freezing weather events. This powerful feature delivers a more complete view of how the implement is performing and will arm farmers with the data they need to more effectively tune and balance their equipment for maximum performance and efficiency. IAS has also designed and implemented new low flow rate algorithms for improved system performance in applications such as planting sunflowers, canola and flax. These algorithms make the Wireless Blockage Monitor even more versatile for farmers planting a wide range of crops. Additionally, IAS has improved support for customers running multiple systems in the same field. "This release of updates and improvements continues to move the Wireless Blockage Monitor forward," said Bobby Volesky, IAS product manager. "We're already leading the industry technologically, and continuing to innovate with features like flow monitoring across the implement shows our dedication to our customers and to ensuring that the system remains cutting-edge far into the future." The new functionality will be released as an update to the Wireless Blockage Monitor application on the Apple App Store at the beginning of April. • • • "Farmers tell us that they can't get all the weather and agronomic data that they need to make informed daily decisions," says David Friedberg, CEO of The Climate Corporation. "We have built technology to acquire, analyze and provide weather and agronomic data for every field and operation in the United States, allowing farmers of all sizes to improve their outcomes and profitability using simple tools on climate.com." Growers can create a free trial account at www.climate. com. Ongoing free access to the climate.com service is available through Climate Corporation authorized independent crop insurance agents. ______________________________________ IAS Announces Wireless Blockage Monitor Updates Intelligent Agricultural Solutions (IAS) is pleased to announce several software updates and improvements to its groundbreaking Wireless Blockage Monitor system. The Wireless Blockage Monitor system is an innovative acoustic-based seed monitoring system for air seeding implements. Launched in 2011, the system monitors every opener on the implement and uses the popular Apple iPad to instantly display blockages anywhere on the tool. The system has been well received by forwardlooking farmers and is now in use across the US, Canada and Australia. The most compelling improvement is the system's new flow monitoring feature, which displays total flow levels and flow variance from manifold to manifold. For more information call 701-356-9222 or 701-6304117; or email email@example.com. ______________________________________ • New In-Cab Cell Phone and Tablet Mounting Brackets from John Deere • The full climate.com service drives more profitable farming by saving growers time and improving their operational decision making. In addition to Planting Date Advisor, key climate.com features for the 2013 growing season include: • Farm-Level Dashboard: Growers can easily scan The proliferation of smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices has made them popular and essential communications and information resources for today's farmers and ranchers. As a result, John Deere is introducing mounting brackets and attachments to make it easier and more convenient for producers to have hands-free access and improved viewing of their mobile devices while operating equipment. Continued on next page MAY 2013 8 0 0 - 6 2 2 - 8 8 3 6 | The S O U T H E R N FAR M a n d LI V E STO C K DI R E CTO RY | ww w.farm andl ivest ockdirect ory.com A5 «what's new According to Tyler Rouse, senior marketing representative for John Deere Tractor Parts, for proper machine operation, it's critical that mobile devices be located and mounted where they are accessible but do not interfere with visibility and machine controls. "These brackets and mounts are designed to allow operators to access a wide variety of different mobile devices while in the cab of the tractor, combine, sprayer or other machine." These new brackets include a cell phone mount bracket kit, a tablet mount kit, and accessory mounting bracket kit. They are all cross-compatible with current John Deere monitor kits and are customizable to fit each operator's specific requirements in the cab. The cell phone mount bracket features the fourpronged RAM X-Grip™, which was specifically chosen because it meets John Deere's tough requirements and customer needs. It is designed to securely hold cell phones, GPS and other devices of similar size, without the need for foam pads or other stabilizing materials. The RAM X-Grip is compatible and interchangeable with a wide range of popular RAM and John Deere mounts. The tablet mounting kit also attaches to the accessory mounting bracket or existing monitor mounting bracket in the equipment cab and securely holds larger devices such as iPads® and other tablets. Its durable RAM design holds devices firmly, even in rugged terrain, and features easy-to-adjust wing nuts and ball joints that allow the operator to change the position of the device to fit their needs. "All the mounts allow the operator to quickly and easily attach or remove the devices from the holder without sacrificing stability or durability," Rouse adds. "These mounts make it convenient for customers to incorporate these devices into their cabs while maximizing visibility, accessibility and operational efficiency." For more information see your local John Deere dealer or visit JohnDeere.com. Part numbers for the kits are as follows: BRE10015 – Cellphone Kit, BRE10034 – Tablet Kit, and RE343680 – Accessory Mounting Bracket Kit. ______________________________________ Farmer DM Series mowers are available in widths from 5-1/2 to 9 feet. With discs spinning at 3,000 rpm, they deliver a clean cut at a faster pace than a sicklebar mower. Their extremely flat, low-profile spur gear design achieves a clean cut even on difficult, rolling terrain. This design also helps ensure high forage flow without material buildup, for fluffy swaths and highquality forage. "We've designed these new disc mowers to give farmers and ranchers an advantage in speed, efficiency and durability," says Massey Ferguson's Dean Morrell, product marketing manager, Hay and Forage. "Regardless of your hay operation's size or the horsepower you have in the shed, the Farmer DM Series will provide the performance and reliability you need." Rocks and uneven terrain are less likely to cause damage to Farmer DM Series mowers because these mowers are deliberately designed tough to take on the realities of hay production. With a tilted Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS), the operator can work in a safe and efficient environment and the structured steel frame provides the strength and durability needed for heavy-duty work. The windshield is made of AS2 tempered safety glass with internal latches to allow maximum circulation. Also standard with the new BX Series is the pre-drilled holes in the rear for easier wiper installation. This new cab system is less than seven feet in overall height (with ROPs folded) for easy storage in a homeowner's garage. Scott Nelson, CEO of Curtis Industries stated, "We're excited about this new product launch. Listening to our customers is what drives our innovation here at Curtis." He also added, "Not only do we put our focus on innovation and quality but we're always thinking of new ways to provide our dealers with the best tools possible to help them succeed." The BX Series Curtis Cab also includes new options for accessories which include adjustable, low amp draw LED lights for a longer battery life and vehicle style mirrors. High performance heaters, defroster vents and work lights are also available. For more information visit www.curtiscab.com or call 800-343-7676. ______________________________________ The cutterbar is equipped with a roll/shear pin for every disc. The shear pin is positioned to break outside of the cutterbed, preventing internal damage and eliminating contamination of the oil bath. A springloaded anti-collision breakaway system allows the entire mower to pivot backwards if the mower comes in contact with an object protruding from the ground, so the operator has time to stop the tractor before serious damage can occur. For more information contact your local Massey Ferguson dealer or visit www.masseyferguson.us. ______________________________________ New Farmer DM Series Mowers from Massey Ferguson Massey Ferguson® introduces the Farmer DM Series mowers, offering farmers and ranchers the smooth-cutting, low maintenance and reliability they have become accustomed to from Massey Ferguson disc mowers. No matter what size tractor you operate or how challenging your terrain, one of the economical Massey Ferguson Farmer DM Series mowers can handle the job. 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I applied for the insurance in December and the agent took a check with the application. Now I have been approved and am wondering if I did this in the right way because I acted in haste. He said we can now put the policy into a trust and it would be excluded from my estate. What's your opinion? – Haste Makes Waste? Dear Haste: With an estate in excess of the Unified Credit, sometimes it makes sense to buy life insurance to cover the estate tax issues than other options. Many people use gifting to lower their estate taxes. But with values going so high so quickly, sometimes it's a lot cheaper to gift life insurance premiums to your children or to a trust than to gift real property. For example, if you may need to move fifty, sixty or even one hundred thousand dollars of real property per year to remove the inflation from your estate and/or lower your estate below the taxable level, or you could gift ten or fifteen thousand dollars a year to provide for the estate taxes, which one is less expensive and gives you more control over your assets in the years to come? Most people use a combination of gifting real property and setting up Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (ILIT's) just to maintain with inflation. However, IRS has a certain way they want things done when you purchase life insurance. The number one rule is 'You or your spouse cannot buy the insurance'. When the agent took a check from you, he violated the 'first' rule of buying life insurance for estate tax purposes. When he said 'We can move it to a trust after the policy is approved' this, too, was a mistake. IRS states any life insurance not originally purchased by the trust (or by your children) that is placed into trust will still be included in your estate for estate tax purposes for three years. If you die within the next three years, you will have increased your estate taxes rather than decreased them. Many people want to see if they are insurable and at what cost before they go through the process of setting up a trust. For these people, an application can be submitted. Once you are approved and you approve of the pricing, then the trust can be established and the trustee can do a second app mimicking the first so that the trust applied for the insurance rather than you. Most insurance companies, if completed in a timely fashion, have no new requirements for approving the second policy. Once the trust is established, you must gift to the trust as soon as possible – before the second policy is issued, by setting up a checking account for the trust. Likely the finan8 0 0 - 6 2 2 - 8 8 3 6 | The S O U T H E R N FAR M a n d LI V E STO C K DI R E CTO RY | cial institution will need a copy of the trust to establish a checking account. IRS has a second rule which states once the funds are in the trust, the trustee must inform all the beneficiaries of the trust, using a Crummey Letter, of this deposit and give them ample time to withdraw these funds. IRS typically states this period to be sixty days. If the trustee hears no response within 60 days, s/he can pay the premium. However, this time frame can be shortened by the other beneficiaries writing back to the trustee they do not want the funds and then the trustee can pay the insurance premium when the new policy arrives. Being as the beneficiaries and the trustee(s) are typically family members (children), this can all be done by email, but the trustee must give some consideration time (one week) before paying the premium and s/he must keep the copies of the emails received by the siblings in a separate paper file for possible audit in the future. When the premium comes due the next year, you have to pay it earlier than the due date. If you get the billing one day, make a deposit to the trust account, the trustee sends out an email and receives responses in the next day and pays the premium, this alacrity likely won't survive and IRS audit. IRS would argue the beneficiaries did not have sufficient time to consider withdrawal of the funds. So, get the gift of the premiums into the trust early, get the letters out to the beneficiaries, and pay the premium after a period of time – one to two weeks – and IRS will be fine with the process. The agent who sold you on this has had no or little training in handling estate issues or how IRS views trusts and gifts. You need to find an agent who knows exactly what they are doing, because not following the proper steps could cost your family hundreds of thousands of dollars. ________________________________________ Do you have questions about estate planning? Need to know more about how you can "Keep the Family Farm in the Family"? Email questions to Michael Baron at email@example.com or call him at 800-373-4078. 1510 Medina Hwy., Kerrville, TX 78028 830-896-0282 • 800-662-6102 www.fivestarrental.com FIVE STAR RENTAL & SALES Change Any Chisel Plow into a Vertical Tillage Coulter Machine Save $10,000 to $15,000 with our user-friendly conversion kits! We have 4 ball bearings that make it a very heavy duty unit. We have other innovative parts like the DUST SHIELD. Kit includes 18" boron "earthen harden" 13 wave coulter blads and bolts. 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Ogden and her associ ates (See: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/22253364) reported that 35.7 percent of adults and 16.9 percent of children were obese. Another third of American adults were overweight and 16 percent more children were over weight. In his popular 2006 book, The Omnivore's Dilemma , Michael Pollan blames the industrial food chain, par ticularly corn, for influencing Ameri can tastes and imparting our diet with too many starches. Corn is part of most dairy products, meats, soft drinks, snacks and many other foods and beverages. Despite clever advertisements, we are still in charge of what we eat and drink. A growing number of careful shoppers read labels on processed foods in the grocery stores and request caloric counts in restaurants to select items that are healthy and low in sug ars and fats. Work has become more sedentary as machinery and technology have eased physical labor requirements. We have to replace the physical activity lost because of office-bound work with other ways to use up calories. Active recreation, working out at the gym or elsewhere and finding ways to make work routines more energy-con suming (e.g., taking the stairs instead of the elevator) can offset low activity work. It is now common to observe farm residents walking, riding bikes or jog ging on countryside roads and trails. A generation ago when we spotted a neighbor walking alongside a road we stopped to offer the neighbor a ride, but no longer. Agriculture changed our food consumption. When farming and raising livestock began to be under taken some 15,000 years ago, our diets changed, but not our consumption habits. We were still accustomed to gorging on nutrient-dense foods be cause they gave us satisfaction. Raising grains and fattening livestock on pastures gave agrarians ample food and reduced the need to sometimes traverse long distances to find foods. Many of the calories that agricultural ists produced were stored in our bod ies as fat, as well as in granaries, live stock and substances such as beer and other alcoholic drinks. Dr. King elaborates: "Brain reward circuitry that was acquired during evo lution to seek out and eat as many nutritionally high-dense foods as pos sible is able to overrule the physiologi cal inhibitory mechanisms that were designed to limit meal size and weight gain." Sometimes we eat even when satiated. healthy choices about what we con sume, how much, and how we use up calories. We are responsible for man aging the influence of the industrial food chain on our lives. ________________________________________ Dr. Michael R. Rosmann brings the perspective of a farmer in "Farm And Ranch Life". Dr. Rosmann grew up on a mixed grain and livestock farm in Western Iowa where he experienced enjoyable hard work and 4-H, and witnessed the stresses that accompany farming and farm life. Dr. Rosmann developed the first mental health response in Iowa to the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. In 2001, Dr. Rosmann, along with partners in seven states, founded the nonprofit network, AgriWellness Inc. AgriWellness conducted research and provided counseling services to farm people. It became clearer that a specialized field – agricultural behavioral health – was needed to respond to the unique problems experienced by farmers, ranchers and others involved in agriculture. Email Dr. Rosmann at firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit his website at www.agbehavioralhealth.com. You can call him at his office in Harlan, Iowa at 712235-6100. Is the industrial food chain at fault? A 2011 Lancet article about worldwide obesity by Boyd A. Swin burn and his colleagues (See: www. ncbi.nih.gov/pubmed/21872749) states: "The simultaneous increases in obesity in almost all countries seem to be driven mainly by changes in the global food system, which is producing more processed, affordable and effec tively marketed food than ever be fore." "This passive overconsumption of en ergy leading to obesity is a predictable outcome of market economies predi cated on consumption-based growth." Whoa! Is this the whole story? While a good argument can be made that a ready supply of skillfully marketed energy-rich foods contributes to obe sity, additional factors are involved. Our genetics play an important role in obesity. Dr. King's recent article in The American Psychologist states, "The prevalence in obesity in the United States has doubled since 1980." "The increase in the prevalence of obese and overweight individuals has happened too rapidly for it to be due to an alteration in the genome." Dr. King suggests our body systems that regulate taste and smell were gradually developed over the preced ing two million years and were highly useful to our hunter-gatherer ances tors who relied heavily on these senses to locate food. Like our animal prede cessors, much of the food consumed by early humans was found with their noses and tasted to determine its ac ceptability. Dr. King added that hunter-gatherers were accustomed to gorging on food when available because they might have to endure periods of deprivation when palatable food could not be found. Accumulating fat for lean pe riods had survival value. In short, we are predisposed to eat and drink more than we need to exist. That doesn't mean we can't control ourselves. We must be aware how we are inclined by our genes to overly consume food and how we are easily influenced by advertisements that capitalize on both real and imagined tastes and smells. 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I also remember her telling me that it was a tradition to have a Mayday princess in each classroom and that everyone got to dance around the Maypole in the schoolyard at recess time. I don't remember ever having a Maypole at school as a child, but we did make May baskets from paper doilies or other colored papers, filled them with fresh flowers from the bushes in the yard (lilacs in our case, wild plums from others) put in a little bit of candy if we had any .and took them to elderly friends and family members on May 1st. The delivery was the fun part; we put the baskets on the doorsteps or hung them on the door knob, knocked or rang the bell and ran...because if you got caught, you got kissed! When I did a little researching on May Day, I found that it goes a long way back in history and was a celebration of the beginning of spring and the coming of summer. Some communities yet put baskets of fresh flowers out on their doorsteps or alongside the sidewalk so folks strolling along can enjoy the beauty of the flowers. Perhaps this is one celebration that should be brought back? What do you think? Till next time, –Paula _______________________________ If you have tips or ideas to share, send them to Pennywise, Box 518, Kadoka, SD 57543 or better yet, email Pennywise at firstname.lastname@example.com. Please be sure to mention the "Farm And Livestock Directory" when you respond. A Gift For All Seasons, Phone Book Recycling, Safer Jackts, Cheap Plastic Bag Holder and More Mother's Day is May 12th: Plan something special for Mother's Day if you can, even if it's only a picnic in the back yard. Just let Mom rest on 'her day' and let the rest of the family do the work of getting the food ready–and cleaning up afterwards. Mix the salt and soda in a glass bowl. Add the essential oil just 1 drop at a time and stir well after each addition. Then add the glycerin in a drop or two at a time. (Most of the commercial directions tell you to stir the salts with a spoon, but I like to use my hands so I can work out any clumps or lumps that appear.) The color is added drop by drop also and mixed in with my fingers. The advantage of the color is to make it pretty on the shelf and to warn folks that this stuff is non-edible! Put the completed salts in a wide mouth canning jar, tie on a tag with a decorative ribbon and give with pride. To use: Add anywhere from 2 Tablespoons to ½ cup of the salts, depending on how full you fill the tub. Light a candle, relax and enjoy. (If this is a gift, you might also purchase a scented candle to go along with the salts.) (TIP: I use wide mouth canning jars for the container because if the lid is left off, the salt draws moisture and sets up like cement, and then you have to scrape out the remainder with a spoon.) sprinkler on the yard, and then going shop ping for the afternoon. When we would return home, the water was running down the gutter and the water bill was out of sight! –submitted by DE, CO (TIP: I invested in some of those recycled black rubber oozing soaker hoses for the garden. I put straw around the plants and then laid the hose on top of the straw right next to the tomatoes. There is almost no evaporation when I do this and it sure takes a lot less water.) them that we had to work over twice, but as my son says, "You can't beat a new shirt for a quarter!" –submitted by Allison G, MI SAFER JACKETS This is the time of year when many of us spend long hours outside working with the livestock or helping with planting spring crops. If you find a good deal on the hooded sweatshirts or jackets at the local mall–or run into a super deal at the thrift store, be sure to check for strings! By the strings, I mean those that pull the hood down next to your face with a cord, or those that cinch up the waist or bottom with a heavy cord. 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While Peninnah was fertile and had many children, Hannah was barren. It appeared Peninnah's life was bountiful, but it was really empty; she had no faith in God, and was disobedient. In contrast, it appeared Hannah had nothing because she had no children, but her life was rich as she was full of faith in God, and she was also obedient. Peninnah taunted Hannah; being barren was perceived as a curse from God. In Deuteronomy 7:13, God told Moses and the Israelites how He was going to bless them: The Lord thy God will bless thy womb, increase thy kin, thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or your cattle. Whereas it looked as Hannah was not blessed, she believed in the power of prayer and prayed fervently and confidently to God to bear a child. She promised that if she could bear a child, the child would be devoted to God's work, and it came to pass with Samuel. As this was happening, the children of Israel were being poorly led by Eli the High Priest. Since "The Word of God" was rare in those days, the children of Israel had a difficult time fending off enemies – the Philistines, who were beating them in battles. It was manifesting in Eli's life as blindness, physical and spiritual, to the Word of God. Along comes Samuel the Prophet to bring them back to God, and restore them once again to God's favor and grace. This worked well for a period of time, but eventually, the Children of Israel become jealous when they saw what everyone else had or was doing. Everyone else had a King, and the Children of Israel thought they needed one too. Even though things were going well with Samuel leading, and they had a spiritual King, Jesus, who they wanted on Earth to be the physical King, (which is what they thought had happened on Palm Sunday), they weren't satisfied. God gives them what they ask for: King Saul, a huge man, starts out believing and with God's favor. Unfortunately, Saul's confidence in God wavers. He doesn't wait for Samuel to show up during battle and takes things into his own hands, and makes decisions contrary to God's commands. Consequently, under duress, Saul is replaced. What is the moral of these true stories? We see the difference between faith and unbelief; good leadership and bad, emptiness and fullness. Things that look great in the world's eyes are not always what they seem. We look at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart. Our response to God's grace often times determines our destiny. Prayer is powerful. An authentic, intentional Christian life is visible. The Devil is evil, and we need God's grace in our lives to have absolute truth and wisdom to live by. We can have faith to live a successful life with God's favor. A successful life may not be fully recognized on Earth, but it will be later in Heaven! Steve Huneke WTFWTF (Where is the Food, Without the Farmer?) We have finally discovered YouTube. I guess we are not so far behind the times, as YouTube has only been around since 2005. These little videos are just an excellent way of learning current events, history and real life. One of the things my farmer discovered were videos of farming during WWII in England. Before the war England imported much of her food, their farming methods were inefficient and archaic. As the horrors of war increased, blockades prevented food from coming in, ships were needed for military use. It soon became apparent, they had to rely on their farmland to produce the food they needed. It is almost painful to watch them repurpose abandoned farm machinery from the countryside into useful equipment, all done under the threat of war. It is an eye opener. America, a vast land, with some of the best soils, climate that encourages abundant yields, farm families willing to dedicate their lives to seeing their countrymen are fed good, nourishing food and plenty of it. Sounds like a recipe for tables overflowing with food. But it is not. Chew on this for a minute: America's cattle inventory is about the same as it was in 1973. Yet our population has grown by 100 million. Where's the beef? During the years 1998 to 2007, beef imports doubled. The same story could be told in seafood. When you read labels, can you find United State fish? Not very often, because 91 percent of the fish on our shelves is imported, a portion from our neighbor to the north; but most of it from Asian countries. (source: fishwatch.gov) The United States imports of grain, dairy, fruits and vegetables continues to grow rapidly. One almost gets the idea of two ships passing on the ocean! One year the hot pepper crop failed in Texas. Just across the Rio Grande there was a bumper crop. Turns out, they were able to use a pesticide in Mexico that was banned in the United States. Where do you think those peppers ended up? Increased regulations, EPA, farm pro grams and other factors including subsidies are destroying America's own ability to remain independent and self-reliant. It is true, farm subsidies are formulated to help agribusinesses rather than the family farm. According to EWG, $195 billion has been spent on farm subsidies since 1995. (How much of that came to your farm?) Much of agriculture is not subsidized, and it thrives. The USDA says that 62% of farms did not collect subsidies. They also say that ten percent of the farms collect the money. Let me calculate ten percent of $195 billion is... Might as well admit that subsidies keep most of us poor. There are some things that can be learned from YouTube, reading textbooks, but nothing can replace learning from fathers, grandfathers. 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It bewilders me because I know she doesn't light them for fear of causing a fire. All three situations are unauthentic decorating choices that clutter instead of beautify their homes. Decorating helps people when it enhances their home life, so consider decorating in ways that are authentic, functional, and simple for you. Go natural. Natural colors often look better than artificial colors. There is no substitute for using real fruit and flowers to add color to a home if you like them. Fill a pretty bowl in the kitchen with fruit–just make sure it is fruit your family likes to eat! If you like flowers, buy a couple of potted flowers like azaleas or get a bucket filled with an assortment of bulbs that bloom at different times for the living room or family room. They will last for weeks and are a better value for your dollar than cut flowers. They can brighten your home and your attitude, especially if you are in a hurry for spring. Enhance your home with scents you like–baked goods or any other cooking you enjoy. Try scented candles or oils, or a simple pot pourri on the stovetop--a pan of water with some cut up fruit such as oranges and apples tossed in with spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. Be careful. Don't let it burn dry, wreck a pan, or become a fire hazard! Show off your family and encourage discussion. Display family and vacation photos in attractive-to-you picture frames. If you are a parent, grandparent, or other recipient of "kid art," show it off in "real" picture frames. This will thrill the young artist, beautify your home, and make a great conversation piece. If, like me, you hate to move a lot of frames to dust tables, hang them on the walls instead. Change a few simple things every few weeks to keep your interest. It isn't necessary to go out and buy new stuff all the time. Sometimes shifting around what you already have will sufficiently perk up your rooms. These ideas can help you find a balance between "warmth and character" and "chaos and clutter" that works for you and your family. Most importantly, enjoy! This is your castle! Lauri Ward, author of "Use What You Have Decorating" (G.P. Putnam's Sons New York, 1998) and Trade Secrets from Use What You Have Decorating (Putnam Adult, 2002) offers simple decorating solutions that use the stuff we already have! Her many "before" and "after" pictures and her very specific and detailed ideas are very helpful. She has a website at www.redecorate.com. is authentic, frugal and more enduring--your preferences probably don't change as often as the trends. Buy art and decorations you like instead of worrying about whether or not they match your window coverings. Remove dusty faded valences and drapes. Make a conscious decision about whether or not you want your window décor and privacy options to block part of the window. Consider blinds or pleated shades if you don't want to cover up the view. Notice what you like and keep a clipping file for your emerging personal decorating style. Authentic Decorating Your home is your castle. It is not The Jones' castle. Since this is where you nest, entertain, and hang out, let your home express your personal hobbies, interests, and color preferences. If you don't like wine, why keep a wine rack with dusty bottles in your kitchen? People who like wine store most of it in a cool, dark place, like a wine cellar or basement. It is okay to decorate to reflect the potential for fun at home, but make sure it is your idea of fun. Choose art and colors that make you happy instead of matching the current trend. This means the art might reflect your family's travels, hobbies, or interests. This approach Functional Decorating Functional decorating means filling your dwelling space with things that work for you, not against you. Why move, clean, and wipe under a heavy stand mixer if you don't regularly use it? Put kitchen tools you enjoy using frequently on your counter and store the rest elsewhere. Consider combining decorating and functionality. Use decorative baskets or boxes in colors and styles that excite you to store your magazines and hobbies where you can easily reach them. Put decorative mirrors in places you need them, and use them to maximize space and light in small dark places. Don't over-decorate in rooms that need regular thorough cleaning, like kitchens or bathrooms. Dried silk flowers and knick-knacks that get dusty and dripped on don't belong in these spaces. Remember the universal law of dirt: light items show dark dirt and dark items show light dirt. Most household dirt is light. At our house, we chose light-haired dogs (yellow instead of black labs) to go with our already light-colored carpet. Simple Decorating My favorite! People know their authentic personal preferences and they know what items in their lives are functional. Here are a few simple decorating tips, and when in doubt, go back to the first two thoughts--authentic and functional. Decorate "Big." Use a few large pieces instead of lots of little things that must be moved around frequently to clean and dust. Use one large figurine or bowl to catch the eye instead of many little items that compete for attention. Decorate vertically instead of horizontally. Put interesting items up on the walls instead of cluttering table and counter surfaces. Try large wall hangings and bright big tablecloths to make a change or reflect the seasons. Remember, if you miss the dusty candles or little stuff, you can set them back out again. This isn't rocket science! It is just simplified decorating. MAY 2013 8 0 0 - 6 2 2 - 8 8 3 6 | The S O U T H E R N FAR M a n d LI V E STO C K DI R E CTO RY | Barbara Tako is a clutter clearing motivational speaker and author of "Clutter Clearing Choices: Clear Clutter, Organize Your Home, & Reclaim Your Life" (O Books, 2010), a seasonally organized book of clutter clearing tips that readers can pick and choose from to fit their personal style and needs. Sign up for her free monthly clutter clearing tips newsletter at www.clutterclearingchoices.com. ww w.farm andl ivest ockdirect ory.com A1 5 "PROFITS GROW WITH KNIGHTRO" –Ken E. Knight Knightro Sessions | Mending Fences and Tending Senses The Best Job I Ever Had If I had stayed with Oscar Mayer, I am sure everyone would be more in love with me, as it was the best company I ever worked for. Though it was the Oscar Mayer Wiener that made Oscar Mayer famous, it was the Oscar Mayer marketing concepts that became the foundation of Knightro Powered Marketing. While speaking to a farm group in Iowa, I once misspoke the phrase, "It was Oscar Mayer's wiener that made him famous." The crowd just roared with laughter. But little did I know that it was more about the phraseology than it was about my ability to speak. It wasn't until after the program that the error of my ways was pointed out. After that point in time, it kind of became one of my standard jokes in crowd appropriate presentations. That was my job as Livestock Promotion Manager to speak all over the country on behalf of the Oscar Mayer Livestock Procurement Department. Though the job entailed a lot more than speaking, it was what I enjoyed most. Oscar Mayer was considered the Utopia of livestock marketing programs, so it was an easy job to sell the best. There's nothing that can give you confidence like that of knowing you're representing the best in the industry. It was my job to make sure the company maintained that image and sell it to our clientele. One of the more important aspects was the development of one of the industry's first grade and yield programs. Having corroborated that effort with many outstanding management personal, we came up with an industry standard that has stood the test of time and is still the basic format for all my teaching and marketing seminars. As much as I preach the power of knowledge, when it comes to profitable livestock marketing, I was never smart enough to stay with the company that was responsible for everything I had become. Instead, I got itchy feet to go back to North Dakota as a county extension agent. Fortunately there were those in the company that knew me better than I did, and I was asked to come back. It was a week day afternoon, shows, the quality of hogs produced in that area was second to none. It was a win/win partnership between Oscar Mayer and hog producers. The producers never lacked for cooperation and sponsorship, and Oscar Mayer was rewarded with the best hogs that money could buy. It was here that we kicked off value-based marketing; fairly compensating producers for premium production. What was started there is now the norm in the industry. Much like the gold standard is to our US currency, Oscar Mayer has become the standard of excellence for which the entire meat and livestock industry measures success. Likewise, it has become my measure of achievement in every endeavor of my profession. Though I have regrets for leaving the company, I have no regrets for having experienced a working relationship that included both hog procurement and producer relations. These are the experiences for which I will continue to share with livestock producers that are eager to learn and become more profitable. "OHHH—I'd love to be an Oscar Mayer wiener, that is what I'd truly like to BE-EE-EE, cause if I were an Oscar Mayer wiener, everyone would be more in love with me." And OHHHH—how much more would I be in love with me if I had stayed with Oscar Mayer, as the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence. The Oscar Mayer Weiner Mobile. while attending a county extension workshop at NDSU, that I received word from the corporate level livestock procurement office in Madison — that the company would like for me to reconsider coming back to work for them. The question from them was this, "Do you still think North Dakota is the best place the world to live?" I hadn't been back in ND for long, but long enough to realize that I had just left the best company in the world. So without hesitation, I accepted their offer to come back. The offer was a promotion to relocate in Davenport, Iowa. Without a doubt, it was the best job decision I ever made. It was here that I met some of the people that have made the greatest influence on my life — not only lifetime friends, but mentors for which I will be forever grateful. Getting involved with hog producers at the grass roots level was like opening up a whole new frontier. Unlike the urban feel of Madison, this was the rural feel of hands-on production. Some of the best hog producers in the nation resided in this area. There was Henry Co., Illinois, on one side of the river and Scott Co., Iowa, on the other — the hog capital of the world. I was in hog heaven! These people weren't satisfied with being the best; they wanted to get better. So what a great opportunity to incorporate Oscar Mayer into the mix of things. Through education, marketing seminars, and the advent of carcass Pony Tales by PONTY: TATTOOED Back when I worked for Oscar Meyer, tattoos were taboo. So to have one, whether it was accidental or not, was something you kept under cover. It was the premier of what was to become one of the finest hog shows in the state of Iowa. We were all excited because it was going to be the first carcass evaluation to be associated with a live show. This meant that every hog had to be permanently identified, the forerunner of modern day tattooing. Today there are pretty sophisticated systems in place to accomplish this feat. But back then it was a pretty archaic procedure. Not being very ambidextrous, plus young and over-zealous about the prospects of this venture, it was an accident waiting to happen. The tattoo hammer was in the hands of the wrong guy — anybody else but me. Just as the hog zinged as I went to zag, the hammer came down hard on my knee. But it wasn't quite a square hit, there was only the imprint of two of the four letter/ numerical characters that went deep into my knee: – – O X. It was many years before that fitting imprint finally faded away. Before the evening was over, there were a lot more mishaps, but none that serious. Nothing serious enough to require medical attention, but a couple of libations were in order. Everyone was so pumped up about the prospects of a carcass evaluation following the live shows. It had never been done before, so there were plenty of reasons to celebrate. Sometimes it didn't take a reason for this bunch to imbibe. On this occasion though, we kind of over did it, but it was all for a good cause with a lot of public relations involved — a justifiable corporate expense. At least this is what a voice from the back seat thought, as we started back for home. "Hey, pull over to the side of the road by this cemetery". "Why?" "We need a few names for our expense accounts." That was the beginning of the carcass shows that have since revolutionized the hog industry. It took all the prejudice and politics out of livestock shows. And remains to this day the best measuring tool of achievement for the livestock industry. YOUR VOICE IN THE MARKETING PLACE OF YOUR CHOICE — Ken E. Knight is the author of the "Knightro Report", a nationally syndicated livestock-marketing column, which is featured in this publication on a regular basis. Mr. Knight is a graduate of North Dakota State University, with a major BS Degree in Meat and Animal Science and a minor in Communications. In addition to being a professional auctioneer, public speaker and livestock judge, he brings many years of corporate level meat and livestock market management and expertise to the industry for which he now serves as an independent voice of shared knowledge and experience. For more in-depth information regarding the topics that have been touched upon in this report, Knightro conducts livestock marketing seminars on a regular basis. To schedule a seminar, auction, judging, or speaking engagement, please contact Ken Knight, Knightro, 136 Hillridge Ct., Prescott, WI 54021, phone 715-262-8480, fax 715-262-8480, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com; or contact the Farm & Livestock Directory, P.O. Box 998, Fort Dodge, IA 50501; email firstname.lastname@example.com. A16 8 0 0 - 6 2 2 - 8 8 3 6 | Th e SO U T H E R N FAR M a n d LIV E STO C K DIR E CTO RY | www. f a r ma ndl ivest ockdirect ory.com M AY 2 0 1 3 Thousands of cattle producers using Medi-Dart products realize that fast and low stress treatment of their livestock results in maximum gains, lower costs and an easy to handle herd. Treat your cattle within minutes of seeing a problem. Medi-Dart's reusable syringe injects the medicine of your choice either IM or Sub-Q, and there's no cost per shot. Medi-Dart's patented ejection system pushes the dart out of the animal for fast and easy retrieval. 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The competition: Diaphragms will pump deeper but with very little volume of air. The deeper you pump, the less volume. 5. American Eagle: Bellow warranty, five years. The competition: Diaphragm warranty–ZERO! 6. American Eagle: 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1-year warranty with an emailed picture of the defective part–and it ships out FREE the same day. The competition: Diaphragm warranty policy states the part may need to be shipped from as far away as Canada to be evaluated–then determined if it is the customers fault. Any new part will be shipped at the customer's expense for parts, plus shipping both ways. (This can take months. We know a Diaphragm customer still waiting over a year.) 7. American Eagle: Pump action is a huge 1 and 3/4" stroke some call intermittent. Most pumps are. The Eagles huge volume of air creates the most effective method of water circulation. More air, more circulation. The competition: Only 1/2" stroke, also intermittent. Less volume of air results in much less water circulation. FLO™ solutions then expanded to agriculture and turf. A new model line was added for home in 2009. R and D is currently underway on further specialized models. What FRE-FLO™ is not: With FRE-FLO™ there are: no chemicals in daily operation, no magnets, no electricity needed, no salts required, nothing added to the water. FRE-FLO™ is not a water softener (water softeners remove minerals from the water, while FRE-FLO™ water conditioning has the big advantage of minerals remaining in water). What FRE-FLO™ does: Simply stated, FRE-FLO™ is green technology engineered to work with nature. FRE-FLO™ works with the ability of calcium carbonate (a very versatile mineral) to have different forms and functions. Its remarkably different forms are seen in nature – such as in marble, limestone, sea shells, and egg shells. From cement to health food supplements, manufacturers use calcium carbonate, further demonstrating its versatility. Water conditioning prevents minerals that cause hardness in water from clumping together into hard deposit build- ups. Catalytic FRE-FLO™ systems change existing hard calcium carbonate deposits, so water can flow freely, while also preventing new deposits from forming. Thus, bottomline, FRE-FLO™ is a water conditioning technology that unclogs soil pores and water-using equipment of hard calcium carbonate deposits. For more information call 308-236-5399 or visit www.freflowater.com. See our "Compare" video on our web site (www.pondaeration.com) to see why 100% of who compare 'hands on' buy the American Eagle. For fourteen more reasons to choose American Eagle, visit our website at www. pondaeration.com/before.html. For more information, call Joe Mescan at American Eagle Windmills, 440-2363278; fax 440-236-5496 or email joem@ pondaeration.com. You may also visit online at www.pondaeration.com. Pond aeration windmills: Why American Eagle beats the competition, Reasons 1-7 (Out of 21) 1. American Eagle: the bellow is by Firestone, which can last 15 to 20 years under a heavy duty 2,000# truck. The competition: Diaphragms need replacement as early as two years. 2. American Eagle: Bellow most volume of air; 3 to 6 cfm with a 10 – 15 mph wind–even more at 15 – 27 mph wind. The competition: Diaphragms 1 to 3 cfm– maximum. 3. American Eagle: High volume is more important than high pressure. American Eagle puts out only 8 to 9 psi but can supply up to six diffusers. The competition: Diaphragm more pressure, but can only supply a maximum of two diffusers. 4. American Eagle: 8 to 9 psi will supply Farm equipment built by farmers for farmers JBM Manufacturing hits the ag market with built-to-last equipment JBM Manufacturing is an Ontario based manufacturer of heavy-duty farm equipment, including a complete line of bale feeders, bale wagons and dump trailers – each one built with a passion for farmer-friendly products for over 20 years. The Power of FRE-FLO™ Water Systems FRE-FLO™ provides reliable water conditioning to solve scale problems. As an environmentally sustainable water conditioning technology, FRE-FLO™ provides effective solutions for a common, world-wide problem found in soil, pipes, and equipment – water flow stopping or slowing down because of hard calcium carbonate mineral deposits (limescale). Utilized for de-scaling in industry and business since 1972, cost-saving FREww w.farm andl ivest ockdirect ory.com A1 9 MAY 2013 8 0 0 - 6 2 2 - 8 8 3 6 | The S O U T H E R N FAR M a n d LI V E STO C K DI R E CTO RY | Product Spotlight Revolutionary new wire fence stapling system designed for farmers and professional fencers Available for the first time in North America, Wire Fence Stapler introduces the Stockade 400 wire fence stapling system designed specifically with the professional fencer, farmer, and rancher in mind. This new stapling system developed by Paslode New Zealand will save time and money. Simply load a rack of 2 inch or 1 3/4 inch galvanized barbed staples into the Stockade 400 and begin single or multiwire fence construction. With a groundbreaking pneumatic (125 psi) fencing tool and hot dipped galvanized barbed fence staples designed to perform in all weather conditions Paslode has just made a tough job a whole lot easier! quite a while longer, which means we are spending money less often. Also, we feel that with fodder, the animals are getting the extra nutrition they need. They all seem so content on the fodder diet. This system has been a blessing and the animals love it!" For more information about Fodder-Pro 2.0 Feed Systems, visit www.FodderSystems. com or call 1-800-201-3414 to speak with one of FarmTek's knowledgeable fodder specialists. The Brunos realized that the diet they were feeding their animals was very expensive and something had to change. They say, "We were feeding our animals with certified organic grain which was very costly. We do not have a lot of pasture here, but use all that we have to feed our animals." The Brunos discovered the Fodder-Pro Feed System in the FarmTek catalog, which they had been receiving for a while. They continue, "We thought that the Fodder-Pro Feed System would help us out during the winter months when the pasture is lacking for the animals." Hoover Diesel Service LLC has the expertise and sources to provide complete power unit packages for the stationary non-road market For over 35 years Hoover Diesel Service LLC has specialized in diesel power units. If you need reliable PTO power but don't want to invest in a new tractor, consider our PTO power units. Towed by your truck or tractor, these units are designed to provide stationary PTO power for your irrigation pump, manure pump, silage blower, stationary TMR mixer, hammer mill, or PTO generator. 540 and/ or 1000 rpm PTO and hydraulics available. Call us with your needs and we can build to your specs! Generator Sets Hoover Diesel offers a wide range of genset units. We can also custom build a genset to suit your needs. Whether you need a backup power source for when the power goes out, or a mobile unit for on the job site, we offer what you want to fill your needs. Power Units Hoover Diesel Service offers a variety of diesel power units, built specifically to fit your needs. We can custom build a power unit to include a skid, clutch, muffler, or fuel tank. We have new and rebuilt units available. Call us today to see what we can build for you! We stock a large selection of exhaust components and engine control systems. For more information on products contact Hoover Diesel Service LLC at 717-3543322 (New Holland) or 717-786-8839 (Quarryville), or visit www.hooverdiesel. com. The revolutionary Stockade 400 pneumatic stapler is light weight (8.2 lbs), tough, and has enough power to drive staples into even the hardest fence posts. Loaded with depth adjustment features the 400 wire fence stapler is designed for any fencing job, saving up to 70% of the time currently taken to hand hammer fence staples. That time saving is money in your back pocket. Contact your distributor, Wire Fence Stapler at www.wirefencestapler.com Generators The system is working out quite well for Holy Mountain Farm. "It provides enough fresh fodder to supplement our goats, sheep, chickens and dairy cows at the same time. It is very cost effective by making the organic grains last a lot longer," says the Bruno Family. They have seen a real improvement in the health and wellbeing of their livestock as well. "The fodder is very healthy for the animals and their production has gone up. The poultry are a lot healthier and the milking animals' production has really increased." Holy Mountain Farm combats high organic feed prices with hydroponic fodder CHALLENGE: High costs of organic livestock feed SOLUTION: Fodder-Pro Feed System APPLICATION: Feeding livestock for meat and dairy production At Holy Mountain Farm in Redbush, KY, the Bruno family raises Katahdin sheep, Alpine dairy goats, Jersey milk cows and Heritage breeds of turkeys, chickens, ducks and geese. Their goal is "to raise livestock organically to help feed others the way that God intended". The Bruno family raises their animals humanely and lovingly, and one of the main components of this is making sure they have a healthy, complete feed ration. A20 Move hay the economical way The Hay Baby will revolutionize the way you transport your round hay bales! Lonnie Fast, of West Virginia, created the Hay Baby out of personal need to move hay quickly and efficiently, without creating devastating ruts caused by his tractor. The Hay Baby was born. The Hay Baby easily lifts and carries 4x4 and 4x5 hay bales, and is universal and will hook up to most ATVs and UTVs, increasing fuel economy. At Fast Hay Movers Inc., the goal is to provide you with an affordable, efficient and high-quality alternative to expensive, The Brunos are happy, not only that their system is easy to use and economical, but that their animals seem so happy with fodder as part of their diet. "We have been able to make our grain stretch for Hoover Diesel Service has a large selection of generators in stock, both the double bearing belt driven style and the single bearing SAE housing mount. We also stock parts to keep your unit operating and provide field service to repair or maintain your generator. Give us a call to find the best generator to fit your application. continued on next page >> 8 0 0 - 6 2 2 - 8 8 3 6 | Th e SO U T H E R N FAR M a n d LIV E STO C K DIR E CTO RY | www. f a r ma ndl ivest ockdirect ory.com M AY 2 0 1 3 Product Spotlight gas-consuming farm equipment. FHMI is now introducing a 3-point hitch for category I attachments for use with the Hay Mama and Hay Papa to the product line. The Hay Mama can easily handle up to a 5x5 hay bale and the Hay Papa can lift and carry a 6x5 hay bale. the fans in the other two bins, because I know they are running at the right time to get and keep my corn at the moisture it needs to be. I need to get the controllers on the other two so I can get some sleep!" Corn harvested last year at 18.0%-18.5% moisture, went to sale at 14.0%-14.5% with no dockage. "There is no doubt this has been a worthwhile investment for our farm," was Pepper's final evaluation. Half a country away in Eastern North Dakota, Tom Roden has just come through his fifth harvest with his AgriDry Bullseye Controller. "I've only had to use it significantly in three out of those five seasons," Tom says, "but it paid for itself the very first year I had it." Unlike Mississippi, corn is just as likely to be too dry as too wet in North Dakota. Whichever condition, the AgriDry system knows how to achieve and maintain optimum moisture levels. "My biggest problem," Gary relates, "was keeping moisture consistent throughout the bin. My dryers tended to overdry the bottom, but left the top too wet. With the Bullseye Controller, I set it and forget it; top and bottom, it's all the way it should be." Tom is also very pleased with AgriDry's service after the sale, and highly satisfied with all his dealings with them. "In every category, on a scale of 1 to 10, AgriDry is a definite 9 across the board." For owner Eli Troyer and the rest of his crew, that means they still have a little work to do to get to that perfect 10! If you are interested in more information • Riding arenas • Solar barns The Lam-Ply Truss can span up to 72 feet and is used in many applications, from machinery storage to livestock facilities to horse arenas. It also has been developed with a gambrel-style and a mono-slope design. Starwood Rafters: About the company Founded in 1964 as a manufacturer of laminated arch rafters and beams, the company started out in Independence, Wisconsin as a three-man operation, with the original owners, Joseph Wozney and his two partners working nights after working their regular jobs. In the early 1970's, they developed the Lam-Ply Truss. It combines plywood, glulams, and dimensional lumber to make a truss that is stronger than a conventional web truss. This allows the builder to space them further apart to reduce erection time and labor costs. This design also limits bird nesting and improves ventilation in livestock facilities. Today, Corey Wozney and Steve Wozney, Joseph's sons, operate the company. Starwood Rafters is still in Independence, Wisconsin and now ships its products anywhere in the U.S. gas. Producers started purchasing diesel engines and abandoning natural gas. Today, things are different. Diesel fuel has tripled in price since 2000. Producers had to do something to make operating irrigation engines more affordable. They started mixing natural gas with diesel, and discovered they saved $80-100 on average per day, per engine. The new 3-pt. hitch system easily couples with Hay Mama and Hay Papa for use on your ATVs and UTVs. Log on to www.fasthaymovers.com to see a video demonstration or call Fast Hay Movers Inc. at 304-282-1210. Don Hardy, owner of Don Hardy Fuel Efficient Engine Services in Floydada, Texas, developed a dual fuel mixer for diesel engines to combine natural gas and diesel. The fuel mixing process could then be done economically, by all producers. In the spring of 2007, Hardy and Leon New, an engineer with the Texas Cooperative Extension Service in Amarillo, tested this mixer on three engines in Floyd County. Two engines were Case IH engines–one waas a turbo-charged, and the other engine, a 4-cylinder non-turbo. The third engine was a John Deere 4T100. During the testing, straight diesel was used, followed by a diesel and natural gas mix. The dual fuel outperformed the diesel on all three engines. The Case 4-cylinder had a savings of $1.06 per hour; the John Deere saved $2.40 per hour, and the Case turbo saved a whopping $3.55 per hour. From a fuel savings standpoint, mixing propane and diesel might have been yet an even cheaper mix–but propane proved to be more cost prohibitive, and made the engines run hotter. North, south or in between — it's all the same to AgriDry There are a lot of things about agriculture that are uncertain, but one thing is constant: Moisture is everywhere! And when dealing with moisture, farmers often find themselves in the same dilemma as Goldilocks: Most of the time there is either too much or too little, seldom just right. That's where the AgriDry Bullseye Controller becomes invaluable. No matter where you are or what your specific moisture problem is, the Bullseye Controller makes "just right" a whole lot easier to achieve. High humidity is a way of life in the Delta area of Mississippi where Pepper Roberts grows cotton, corn and soybeans. In 2010, he added four 50,000-bushel corn bins so he could better control the timing of his sales and maximize his profits. The problem: How to keep ALL of the profits instead of losing some to dockage fees for high moisture in his corn. He decided to install the AgriDry Bullseye Controller on two of the bins, just to see if they were worth the investment. After the first two seasons, he's planning on adding the controllers to the other two in the coming year. "I use the system start-up notification as a kind of alarm," Pepper says. "If it's 2:00 a.m. and the controllers fire up the fans, I get up and go turn on MAY 2013 about the AgriDry Bullseye Controller, or any of their other grain storage solution products, call 800-203-5669 or visit www. agridryllc.com. Lam-Ply Trusses can span up to 72 feet Used in many applications, from machinery storage to livestock facilities to horse arenas Starwood Rafters, the manufacturers of Lam-Ply trusses, is a company devoted to building high-quality trusses for large buildings. They offer many types of trusses to meet any need, including: • Pole sheds • Free stalls • Pavilion shelters • Machinery storage For more information, contact Starwood Rafters, Inc., W24141 Starwood Lane, Independence, WI 54747. Call 715-9853117, toll-free 888-525-5878, or fax 715985-5222. Email email@example.com or visit online at www.starwoodrafters.com. Hardy says the mixture of natural gas and diesel is "the way to go", and his mixer is designed to reduce the high costs of running irrigation engines. In the past few years, several producers using the mixer have reported their fuel cost savings has been very substantial. Hardy said producers have told him they have savings of over $3.00 per hour by using the mixer over straight diesel, and have had gains of 100-150 rpm from their engines. Another benefit they have reported is oil change intervals could be longer with the fuel mix versus the straight diesel. The Hardy Duel Fuel Mixer comes in a kit, and the cost is $1,595. For more information visit www.donhardyengines. Irrigation engines can be more affordable with a fuel mixer Realize saving of up to $3.00 per hour, per engine using a Dual Fuel Mixer Just ten years ago, diesel fuel was the fuel of choice for irrigation engines. At that time, is was much cheaper than natural 8 0 0 - 6 2 2 - 8 8 3 6 | The S O U T H E R N FAR M a n d LI V E STO C K DI R E CTO RY | ww w.farm andl ivest ockdirect ory.com A2 1 Product Spotlight High-quality portable and permanent storage tanks and products "Quick Move" storage tanks from Red Ewald, Inc. are the quickest and easiest way to handle all temporary and permanent storage needs for the person on the move. Tanks from Red Ewald, Inc. are your best investment in storage. There are many features and benefits, including: - Up to 42,000 gallon storage capacity - Seamless one-piece construction - Non-corroding, maintenance free fiberglass - Pigmented for maximum UV protection The company builds one of the largest onepiece fiberglass storage tanks available for agricultural use. Measuring 15'6" in diameter with a 30'-0" straight side wall height, it provides a 42,000 gallon capacity, giving you the best price per gallon in fiberglass tanks. Pumps, plumbing, valves, manifold stands, and meters are available with all units. For more information, contact Red Ewald, Inc. at P.O. Box 519, Karnes City, TX 781180519. Call 830-780-3304, 800-242-3524, Fax 830-780-4272, or online at www. redewald.com. agriculture and aquaculture environments. Our years of experience, and our company's diversified operation have allowed us to design, engineer, and fabricate the highest quality FRP products available today. We have the personnel to help you select and design a tank for your specific needs, and the know-how to custom fit your tank to meet these requirements. Up-to-date manufacturing capabilities will assure prompt delivery of your tank. Quality, pride and experience, built into each Red Ewald, Inc. tank will assure you complete satisfaction. of 'spherical' bearings, another unique design improvement to its hydraulic onepiece doors. These bearing - critical to safe and smooth door operation - are now built into all Schweiss 'Red Power' Hydraulic Doors. During an extensive testing phase, the design team at Schweiss Doors found them to be the perfect answer to a stronger, longer-lasting door. A Center Unload System to fit every farmer's needs Established in the mid-1980's, Schiltz Manufacturing was born of a concept from farmer Tom Schiltz, who was looking for an easier way to unload grain from his bins after his three sons grew up and moved away. Located in northwest Iowa, each Center Unload System is custom-built to your bin specifications. Some of the benefits to the farmer include: Cost Effective. Our patented system is less expensive than installing an aeration floor and under the floor system. If you have an existing bin and need to replace the rusted out tube in your concrete floor, this system is the best solution. You can install the Schiltz Center Unload System in each of your bins and purchase only one power head and/ or sweep auger as they can me moved from bin to bin. We can special build the power head with short extensions to accommodate bins similar of size. Single Drive System. Choose from a hydraulic or electric model. Our hydraulic system includes the hydraulic motor and motor mount. For our electric system we provide the motor mount, pulley shield and 12" pulley. The electric motor, drive pulley and belt are not included. Star Hill Jawz grabbing tools make chores safer, faster and economical The patented line of Star Hill Jawz Grabbing Tools are designed specifically for removing invasive and unwanted trees and plants – roots and all. The front-end loader attachment makes many tedious and time-consuming chores safer, faster and less costly. Manufactured in the U.S. to high standards, this versatile attachment comes in sizes to fit most compact utility loaders, skid steer and farm tractors, wheel loaders and "Grab Your World" with Star Hill Jawz! Content with the use of conventional bearings, no one else in the industry has adopted this unique feature. Schweiss Doors engineering team has proven that spherical bearings are far superior, and when you use superior components, you get a superior product. Spherical bearings are not new, but they are something 'new' to the door industry. They are being used in tractor 3-point hitches, planters, drawbars, car suspensions, engines, driveshafts, heavy machinery and many other applications. Schweiss Doors is 'light years' ahead of the curve in engineering genius by using these bearings in their large and heavy Red Power lift doors. Schweiss Hydraulic Door spherical bearings are strategically located between the teardrop area and cylinder plate at each end of the doors' large, lifting and closing cylinders. Each door frame has a certain amount of deflection when in operation, and spherical bearings allow for less friction, eliminate binding, wear and damage to a door cylinder and any flexing of the door frame. Established over 30 years ago, Schweiss Doors continues to be at the top of its trade. You can always rely on Schweiss Doors for the very best in agricultural, aeronautical, industrial, commercial, residential and designer doors. Visit us at www.schweissdoors.com or call 800-746-8273. Red Ewald, Inc. has 38 years experience in designing and engineering permanent and portable storage tanks and complimentary products. excavators. Other jobs are made easier, include removing fence posts and stakes and placing large rocks and boulders. The front-end loader attachment is a musthave attachment for the arsenal of all landowners and managers. For more information on Star Hill Jawz Grabbing tools, "grab your world" and visit www.starhilljawz.com, or call 877-798JAWZ (5299). About Red Ewald, Inc. Located in Karnes City Texas, the company has been supplying fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tanks and process vessels since 1963. These tanks continually serve a wide range of applications in the chemical handling, mining, pulp and paper, petrochemical, waste water treatment, oil and gas drilling and testing, food processing, pollution control industries, What Our Customers Are Saying "The Schiltz system has saved me a lot of time. Instead of renting a grain vac – which can get expensive – I now just use this to get the grain out of my bin." "Over time the tubes in my concrete floor had corroded away. I didn't know about this option until I saw it at a farm show. We've used it for 2 seasons and it's works great. I'm going to order 2 more systems for two of my other bins." Schweiss Doors' spherical bearings unique to the hydraulic door industry Schweiss Doors, proven to be a worldwide leader in production of hydraulic and bifold doors, is proud to announce the addition continued on next page >> A22 8 0 0 - 6 2 2 - 8 8 3 6 | Th e SO U T H E R N FAR M a n d LIV E STO C K DIR E CTO RY | www. f a r ma ndl ivest ockdirect ory.com M AY 2 0 1 3 Product Spotlight Plug-Fee Design. Our system is designed so you will never have to worry about it plugging. If for some reason during the unloading process the sump gate becomes restricted you can stop the system and engage the center section. This will allow you to pull the grain from the bottom of the center section like you would when the grain stops flowing into the sump gate during normal operations. Easy Installation. The above-floor design simplifies the installation process. It takes our customers an average of 2-3 hours to install. Our discharge tube is positioned far enough above the ground so your transition auger fits perfectly underneath our system, allowing for easy unloading. Fits Any Bin, New or Existing. Tell us the size of your bin and we will custom build a Center Unload Sysem to fit your needs. For more information on our grain unloading systems, sweep tunnels, or aeration equipment please contact us at 800-658-3637, email schiltzmfg@frontier. com or visit www.schiltzmfg.com. sweep is designed to sweep in down corn, broken stalks, and dry leaf buildup. This in turn eliminates dangerous and dirty manual clean out of the header. This is done with drag arms connected to a crank shaft, which continuously pulls the stalks into the auger. With this design, the drag arms pull back, pickup, and move forward, set down and pull back again. This unit can be left on and in use at all times. It is not big and bulky and will not hinder good standing corn. You just put it on and let it run. Product Summary - Kits mount on most chisel plows, even low lift. - The kits include two 18" 13-wave Boron "Earthen Harden" wave blades and mounting bolts. - Exclusive "Double Shields" protect the bearings. (Patent Pending) maximum growth and yield potential. In addition the Vertical Tillage Coulter Kit Attachment allows for shallow seedbed preparation which decreases the risk of excess soil density below the root zone. The Vertical Tillage Coulter Kit Attachment is a smart investment in that it has multiple uses, which will ultimately produce savings in terms of time and money. It also has a low operating cost per acre and can be used in a wider range of conditions than most tillage tools. It operates at a relatively high speed of 6 to 10 MPH, which saves time. The Vertical Tillage Coulter Kit Attachment allows for quick mixing of manure and soil to prevent loss of nutrients and control odor. It can also be used for very shallow incorporation of fertilizer and select herbicides. The Vertical Tillage Coulter Kit Attachment can be equipped with a wide selection of coulter blades. Spaced on 6" centers, the coulter blades can be matched to achieve the desired amount of tillage and residue sizing. For more information contact Ron's Manufacturing at 40582 187th St., Carpenter, SD 57322 or call 605-266-2177. E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. The header sweep is powered by a hydraulic motor connected to the reel drive which allows for variable speed adjustment. Each drag arm is connected to a spring bar, which allows for tension release when necessary. Also, by using a "V" belt drive slippage is possible when needed. The design allows for easy installation on most headers. The front end loader style bucket attaches to the rear of your tractor using the included 3 point hitch trailer mover/toolbar. Pat's Easy Mover provides a lower cost way for any tractor with a 3 point hitch to complete many of the tasks that were previously only possible with expensive front end loaders. The Pat's Easy Mover is tough enough to dig into the ground or scoop piles of dirt or other debris, while the dumping mechanism makes Pat's Easy Mover ideally suited for scooping and evenly spreading rock on driveways, leveling dirt piles or spreading mulch. The system also includes a removable tailgate which makes it a transport box, well suited for carrying fencing materials, tools, sprayers, firewood or anything you need to carry with you to do a job or move from place to place. The tailgate is easily stored inside the bucket when not in use. The Pat's Easy Mover can be easily removed from the trailer mover/toolbar, a useful tool in its own right, by removing two mounting pins. The trailer mover/ toolbar comes with a 2" receiver hitch as well as place to mount a gooseneck ball (ball not included). The Pat's Easy Mover is made in the USA and is available in 4', 5', and 6' models. All three of the models use a category 1 trailer mover/toolbar. For more information about Pat's Easy Mover or any other Greenwell Manufacturing products call 888-2434204, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit us online at www.greenwellmfg.com. Vertical Tillage Coulter Kit Attachment gets even stronger Ron's Manufacturing has added two more bearings to their kits. This makes the kits even more heavy duty. Coulter kits from Ron's Manufacturing converts any chisel plow to a year 'round tool to prepare your fields. These kits are your year around tool for the perfect seedbed. The Vertical Tillage Attachment has a wide variety of capabilities, making it ideal for use in spring and fall. Pictured: Header sweep built and manufactured by Goodwin Industries Contact Goodwin Industries, Inc., 215 West Broadway, Burns, KS 66840, phone: 620-726-5281, or www.goodwinsweep. com. Product line expands with the new Pat's Easy Mover Greenwell Manufacturing LLC, manufacturer of the Pat's Easy Change system is proud to introduce the newest addition to their popular Pat's product line, The Pat's Easy Mover. This system is a front end loader style bucket, a transport box and a trailer mover/toolbar that can be used to tow trailers using your tractor. In the fall, it can be used to lightly till the soil and incorporate and size residue, setting the stage for the spring planting season. It is also a practical way to dry out wet soils. The Vertical Tillage Coulter Kit Attachment works well in no-till conservation tillage, as well as conventional tillage operations, extending the growing season and creating better planting conditions. Vertical tillage prepares the soil to warm more quickly in early spring, energizing the seedbed for Eliminate the dangerous and dirty manual clean out of headers Goodwin Industries has a corn header sweep for you Pictured on the right is a header sweep built and manufactured by Goodwin Industries Inc. of Burns, KS. The header ww w.farm andl ivest ockdirect ory.com A2 3 MAY 2013 8 0 0 - 6 2 2 - 8 8 3 6 | The S O U T H E R N FAR M a n d LI V E STO C K DI R E CTO RY | Product Spotlight Stull's 600 pound auger fed feeder Our 600 lb. auger fed feeder is Stull Feeder's newest feeder. It has the same basic design as the 400 lb. feeder, holds up to 600 lbs. of feed and is auger fed. A 12-volt motor can be wired to a battery or hooked up to a backup battery. A 10-foot starter switch lets you operate the auger from the driver's seat. The Stull Feeders 600 lb. feeder bolts to the bottom of beds of UTVs and trucks. (It is not made to be mounted on ATVs.) developed a phase converter to run his three phase equipment on his existing single phase power. He soon noticed that others had need of phase converters, and by 1968 was producing Phase-A-Matic™ phase converters as a side line to his other endeavors. Sales of phase converters increased so rapidly that by the early 1970's he was devoting his full time to the manufacture of phase converters. Expanding his staff and facilities, he could barely keep up with the phenomenal growth in sales. All the while, he continued to make refinements in reliability and ease of installation of the phase converters. In 1982 the company was incorporated as Phase-A-Matic, Inc. At that time a line of Rotary Phase Converters was added to our line of products. Through innovative manufacturing techniques we have been able to continue to provide a high quality product at an economical price. your converting needs from choosing the right converter to any help you may need in the proper installation and operation of the converter on your machine. Our technical expertise is derived from over 45 years of experience in phase converter systems. We have amassed a huge database of information on virtually every kind of application possible, from very basic to the most sophisticated of applications.Baldor Electric/PHASEA-MATIC™ Design The rotary portion of our converter is proprietary, custom built to our specifications by Baldor Electric, one of the largest and most trusted motor manufacturers in the world, with warranty stations nationwide and worldwide. It is a true phase converter and not a modified electric motor as most of our competitors use. Many years of testing, changing and developing the converter in conjunction with Baldor's engineers has produced a very simple and trouble-free converter with extremely low idle current and low noise level. Many of our customers confirm that our rotary converters are the quietest and most trouble-free available. standard electric motors, modifying and thereby weakening standard electric motor rotors, which were not originally designed to be used as a phase converter. Testing before shipment Every converter is performance tested before shipment and assigned a serial number. These records are kept for review if any questions should ever arise about the performance specifications. Phase-A-Matic, Inc. has thousands of dealers nation- wide, plus international distributors who are ready to assist you. Call today for your nearest distributor. Or, call us and order directly, call PhaseA-Matic, Inc. at 1-800-962-6976 so our friendly and knowledgeable technical staff can help you. If you know what you need, just call us to order. We normally have all sizes in stock, ready to ship. We can also locate a dealer in your area. Visit our website at http:// phase-a-matic.com today. Need 3-phase power? Get converted - let us show you how. Quality at Phase-A-Matic, Inc. is the highest priority. We strive for the highest quality in customer service, technical support, and product reliability. Every product is fully tested before leaving our plant. We have a friendly, efficient customer service staff ready to take your order, or to refer you to the distributor nearest you. We normally have all models in stock for immediate delivery. Orders received by noon are usually shipped the same day. We have over 3,000 distributors nationwide and in Canada, many of whom regularly stock our most popular sizes. 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