Disc mowers
Claas of America has introduced the Corto 240D and 280D disc mowers which along the full width of the mower. An adjustable hitch ensures the entire working width of the implement can be used even if the tractor which is pulling it is equipped with wide tires.
Disc gears are mounted on large ball bearings, gearbox housings are sealed and springs relieve ground pressure.
Both models fit Category II, three-point hitches. The 240D has six mowing discs (two knives per disc) and a working width of 2.4 metres. The 280D has seven discs for a working width of 2.8 m.
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Contact: Claas of America, Inc., 3030 Norcross Dr., Woodside Business Centre, Columbus, Ind. 47202; tel. 812-342-4441; fax. 812-342-3525.
Roundup changes label
Monsanto Canada Inc. has announced a label change for Roundup herbicide that allows farmers to avoid tillage and still control annual weeds prior to seeding this spring.
Annual weeds such as wild oats, green foxtail, downey brome, giant foxtail as well as volunteer crops can be controlled with the new label of one-half litre per acre.
Mike Frank, Monsanto’s product manager for Roundup, predicted the label change will be especially welcome to farmers who are direct seeding their crops. The new label changes apply to both liquid and dry formulations of the herbicide.
Contact: Mike Frank, Monsanto Canada, Inc., 55 Murray Park Road, Winnipeg, Man., R3J 3W2; tel. 204-985-1000.
Champion Plus registered
Agriculture Canada has approved registration of a new barley herbicide developed by DuPont.
Champion Plus uses similar chemistry to AgrEvo’s Triumph Plus. Champion Plus is packaged in pre-measured containers and provides one-pass control on more than 30 broadleaf weeds and grasses including wild oats, wild millet, wild buckwheat, chickweed and suppression of Canada thistle without the need to tank-mix with other products. Apply to the two tiller, two- to five-leaf stage.
Contact: Lori Fleming, Product Manager, DuPont Canada Inc., Mississauga, Ont., tel. 905-821-5595.
Controls odor
Noxdown, a product that has been used in Europe for years, has recently been registered in Canada. Available in discs or granules, Noxdown reduces odors from poultry, swine, dairy and beef manure tanks. The active ingredient in Noxdown works by locking up ammonia and hydrogen sulfide, which help produce the offensive smell.
Contact: United Agri Products, 789 Donnybrook Drive, R.R.#2, Dorchester, Ont., N0l 1G5; tel. 519-268-8001; fax. 519-268-8013.
