New Farmhand loaders
Farmhand has introduced two new loaders, the SL945 and the XL945, for MFD tractors to 115 horsepower. A Quick-Tach mounting system lets you mount and remove the loader from tractors in minutes, including new tractors with front-wheel drive.
The loaders will lift to four metres (13 feet), have a 1,590-kilogram full-lift capacity, 42-degree bucket rollback and a 45-degree dump angle.
The loaders are built with premium one-quarter inch, 50,000 psi steel plate. Mechanical self-leveling options and quick couplers for attachments are also available. The Quick Coupler mounts buckets with capacities from 18-35 cubic feet, bale forks, manure forks, grapple forks and bale spears.
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Contact your nearest dealer or Farmhand Customer Service, R.R.#1, Box 25, Grinnell, Iowa, 50112; tel. 515-236-6571.
Blackleg fungicide
Ciba Plant Protection has recently announced the registration of Tilt fungicide for control of blackleg in canola. Tilt fungicide works by reducing the impact of early season blackleg infections. It protects the canola plant at the rosette stage – between the second true leaf and bolting.
Infections at this stage develop into stem cankers, limiting nutrients available to the canola when it tries to fill pods. Early infections cause the most serious yield losses.
Research trials have shown yield benefits from using Tilt range from three to 60 percent with an average of 19 percent over two years.
Tilt is a foliar fungicide and can be applied either by ground or air, during the rosette stage of the crop. Approximate cost is $12.75 per acre.
Contact: Ray Chyc, Product manager, Ciba Plant Protection, 905-821-4420 or toll-free 1-800-315-2422.
