Betaseed Sponsors Minn. High School
Betaseed Inc. is the newest sponsor of the Academy for Sciences & Agriculture (AFSA) High School in Vadnais Heights, Minn.
“This exciting opportunity for Betaseed allows students focused on science, and specifically agriculture, greater future success,” said Lisa Butzer, Betaseed marketing manager. “Betaseed is proud to sponsor agricultural education and to continue the tradition of farming in the United States.”
Vadnais Heights is a community in greater Minneapolis/St. Paul. AFSA is a public charter school that opened in 2001. Since then, AFSA has experienced exponential growth in students attending the school, expanded to also include the middle grades and has achieved educational excellence.
“We are very pleased to have Betaseed Inc. join with our other sponsors to provide funding for the Academy for Sciences & Agriculture High School,” said Becky Meyer, AFSA High School executive director and principal. “Betaseed’s sponsorship represents an investment in youth and the future of the science and agriculture industries.”
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Mattracks Offers TA9000 Track Series
Mattracks, an innovative leader in rubber track conversion systems, introduced its new series of 9000 tracks.
The products expand Mattracks current Track-tor-Assist lineup of conversion systems for the ag, commercial markets and extremely large machinery and equipment with axle loads from 10-to-20 tons. Track widths in the TA9000 series are 15-, 20-, 24- and 30-inches. The heavier framework has been designed for increased load carrying capacity.
Mattracks is based in Karlstad, Minn., where the design, engineering and manufacturing of the rubber track conversion takes place for 4x4 trucks, SUV’s, tractors, ATVs, UTVs, large machinery and equipment. Mattracks has customers in all seven continents and 100 countries.
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BioSafe Systems Announces California Territory Manager
BioSafe Systems announces the recent addition of Ed Chell as California Territory Manager for the agrichemical division, supporting the crop protection, water treatment and food safety business segments.
Based in Camarillo, Calif., Chell will grow and develop sales goals along the central coast of the states, specifically focusing on BioSafe’s new TerraClean 5.0/TerraGrow program and vegetable production.
"BioSafe is excited to have Ed as a member of our Western Sales Team and confident he’ll be an excellent performer in the California market supporting our Agrichemical product line," said Michael Larose, Market Segment Manager for the Crop Protection Division. "He has positioned himself as a leader in agriculture industry and is excited to use his previous chemical sales experience, as well as his experience as a grower and loyal BioSafe Systems customer, to expand BioSafe’s reach in his new territory. I’m confident Ed will outperform expectations and strengthen BioSafe’s position in California.”
Chell comes to BioSafe Systems with a CA PCA license, and a wealth of knowledge and experience regarding farming and agronomics.
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Syngenta Hires New Sugarbeet Supply Operations Manager
Syngenta announced Bruce Peters as the new sugarbeet supply operations manager in North America.
Peters will be responsible for coordinating the end-to-end supply chain activities for sugarbeets from breeder seed to finished goods.
“Bruce brings a wealth of experience, and we are pleased to have him on our North American sugarbeet team,” said Tyler Ring, head of Syngenta’s North America sugarbeet seed business. “Peter’s appointment effectiveness and increase focus on our sugarbeet customers.”
Over the past four years, Peters has worked as a seed production manager with Pacific Seed in Toowoomba, Australia, and before that held the position of director of operations at Betaseed Inc., in Tangent, Ore. He has worked in production and sales of sorghum, corn, canola and sugarbeet seed throughout his career.
Peters graduated from the University of Idaho with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture education and is a member of the American Society of Sugarbeet Technologist.
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Mattracks Rolls Out New Tracks
Mattracks, the innovator in rubber track conversion systems, introduced its new 2015 EZ-ATV and EZ-UTV tracks, now with lightweight cast aluminum frames and sprockets.
Mattracks has improved upon its already highly popular EZ series by incorporating a high strength aluminum cast alloy in both its frame and sprocket. Total weight savings is close to 100 pounds on the system assembly weight. Also new to the 2015 model year is a new idler wheel that has been designed to be lighter, more efficient and with a more stylized appearance. The EZ-ATV and EZ-UTV are two models from Mattracks LiteFoot lineup that currently consists of 32 models.
Learn about the new EZ’s, as well as the rest of Mattracks expansive lineup of tracks for 4x4 trucks, SUVs, tractors, ATVs, UTVs and trailers.
Visit www.mattracks.com or call toll-free 877-436-7800.
Agronomist Chosen to Lead Agri-Knowledge Division
Agri-Trend Inc. has named Tim Eyrich as the director of business development of its new Agri-Knowledge Division, which is dedicated to improving knowledge transfer between the scientific community, industry and growers.
The launch of Agri-Knowledge completes Agri-Trend’s full-service model, making it the only company to provide growers with agricultural coaching, knowledge transfer and a farm-data platform in one complete system. Agri-Trend Inc. is an independent agricultural coaching company that works with more than 2,000 farms in North America.
In his new role, Eyrich will enhance Agri-Trend’s training, research and grower support services as well as facilitate technology integration from industry to farm level.
“What’s needed is a strong conduit to bring science down to the common denominator, the farmer,” said Eyrich, former senior manager of product development for plant nutrition and yield enhancement at WinField Solutions, a division of Land o’ Lakes, the second largest agricultural co-operative in the U.S. “The other issue is that the science around farming has been compartmentalized—soils, moisture, plant physiology, insects—and very few people can put the components together and help the farmer make it work.”
With today’s advances in seed genetics, growers cannot afford to think in silos.
“The genetics now are incredible,” Eyrich said. “They’ll help you perform so much better if you do understand how the whole system works together, and punish you so much more if you don’t.”
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ICON Introduces New, Larger AG-13 Scraper
Once again, ICON Industries has made high-capacity earthmoving available to the agricultural market—this time in an even larger size.
“Like the AG-11, which was introduced three years ago, the new AG-13 is ideal for the producer whose needs exceed that of box scraper or carryall, but are below that of an industrial scraper,” said Jamie Meier, ag manager for Landoll Corporation. “However, with a heaped capacity of 13 yards, the AG-13 provides additional capacity to move even more material in a short amount of time. Like the AG-11, and many of the ICON industrial models, the AG-13 features ICON’s patented Swing Wall that ensures smooth, clean and rapid ejection cycles.”
The front gate and eject wall are also finished in dirt-resisting epoxy to maintain efficiency in the stickiest of soils. Meanwhile, the double-wall frame sidewall design increases overall strength and rigidity, while protecting hydraulics.
The AG-13 is also like the AG-11 in that it utilizes a front dolly that not only improves maneuverability via 50 degrees of horizontal movement and 70 degrees of lateral movement, but helps support the load, allowing the use of an average-sized ag tractor.
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T-L Irrigation Celebrates 60th Anniversary
Since founding T-L Irrigation Company 60 years ago in Hastings, Neb., LeRoy W. Thom has consistently guided the company under the philosophy that “We’re farmers,” emphasizing that T-L’s manufacturing and marketing decisions are deeply influenced by how a grower would view T-L’s exclusive hydrostatically powered irrigation systems to produce income.
T-L Irrigation Company is the only pivot irrigation system manufacturer to use hydrostatic drive rather than electric power.
Although unique to the industry, the hydrostatic design made sense. All growers are familiar with hydraulics since it’s used in every machine they operate. The simplicity of design allows growers to enjoy exceptional reliability and low maintenance. T-L’s irrigation systems also move continuously, delivering even water distribution, which conserves water and enhances crop production. Additionally, there are the benefits of safety due to the absence of high voltage electricity, drastically reduced chances of copper theft, and the elimination of high repair costs and parts replacement.
Today, T-L center pivots, linear irrigation systems and GPS corner systems are represented by more than 300 dealers in over 70 countries worldwide.
Visit www.tllirr.com.
Product Helps Pivot Owners
Net Irrigate, a manufacturer of wireless agricultural irrigation monitoring (WAIM) technology, announces WireRat 4.0, an update to its WireRat technology that offers pivot owners new benefits like the ability to self-test the system and increased battery performance.
Since its release in 2011, WireRat technology has become the agriculture industry’s bestselling alarm solution for copper theft on center pivot irrigation systems and other agriculture equipment.
WireRat technology offers each grower the ability to better protect the valuable copper wire on their pivot irrigation systems and other equipment by immediately sending alerts to his phone when a span cable is cut. The technology works seamlessly with all brands of center pivots and requires no external power. New for the WireRat 4.0 is the ability to self-test by simulating span cable cuts without causing any damage to your equipment. Every month the system auto-tests the copper wire, ensuring the alarm is not compromised during the off season.
WireRat 4.0 also includes increased battery performance, with a battery pack design that can last up to seven years with average pivot usage.
Visit www.netirrigate.com.
Fungicidal Surfactant SSS Cuts Costs
This Specialized Spreader Sticker is a proven technology in chemical enhancement. This special non-ionic surfactant sticker was designed to evenly spread and synergistically work with other chemicals.
Although SSS is highly effective at chemical label rates, it has proven equally effective with reduced rates of fungicide. Replacing a portion of your high-cost chemicals with SSS can give substantial cost savings while being more effective and environmentally responsible.
Visit www.growerssource.com.