Cost projection software
Cattleman’s Calculator Inc. has introduced a new version of its livestock cost projection software.
It is compatible with Microsoft Windows Mobile-based pocket PC computer devices, giving producers an effective portable management tool designed to ensure improved cost control measures and higher profits.
The software is divided into modules such as feed costs, grazing and pasture costs, feedlot profits and losses, cow herd feeding costs, cow-calf production and livestock purchases.
For more information, call 800-473-2333 or visit the website at www.cattlemanscalculator.com.
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Residue database
The International Maximum Residue Limit database has been recently upgraded as part of a public-private partnership between CropLife America and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s foreign agricultural service.
It is now on-line at www.mrldata
base.com.
The database provides users with a searchable catalogue of international maximum pesticide residue tolerances organized by active ingredient, pesticide type, crop, commodity group and importing country. It was developed by CropLife America and allows users to search for nearly 350 fruit, vegetable and nut commodities and 272 pesticides. MRL data are included from 76 countries as well as the European Union, the Codex Alimentarius Commission and Hong Kong.
Seeder-fertilizer
Kuhn Farm Machinery Inc. has a new precision planting and fertilizing system.
The PlantMaster is a rigid or stack folding planting system that is tool-bar mounted on a dry fertilizer cart.
It features Kuhn Maxima planter row units with versatile seed metering plates, heavy-duty parallel linkage, disc openers, gauge wheels and firming wheels. The Maxima row units are built to strict standards for perfect seed placement. The front fertilizer cart can be adapted for precision fertilizer placement before or after planting.
For more information, write to Kuhn Farm Machinery Inc., 5390 East Seneca Street, Vernon, New York, U.S.A., 13476, phone 315-829-2620 or visit www.kuhn-usa.com.
Pet carts
HandicappedPets.com has expanded its line of wheeled carts for cats, dogs and other pets that have lost the use of their legs.
The company’s website has a list of photos, descriptions and measurements.
Often referred to as Dogkarts or Wheelchairs for Dogs, pet cart mobility aids are designed for elderly, injured or handicapped animals, allowing them to live healthy independent lives. The company also has a line of pet aids including splints, harnesses, diapers, slings and rear supports.
For more information, write to HandicappedPets.com, 27 Route 101A, Unit 6, Amherst, New York, U.S.A., 03031, phone 603-673-8854 or visit www.HandicappedPets.com.
New sprayer
Agco Corp. has expanded its line of sprayers.
The RoGator 874 and 1074 sprayers are designed to offer more horsepower, a more effective drive system and better traction. They also feature an upgraded pumping system, allowing operators to handle a wider range of application rates at higher ground speeds.
Both machines are powered by Cat 3126B diesel engines with full electronic control and waste-gate turbo-chargers. The 874 model has a tank capacity of 800 gallons US while the 1074 has a 1,000 gallon capacity.
The machines use a Sauer/Danfoss hydrostatic drive system that produces more torque because of an increased flow rate of 66 gallons per minute. The Hypro 9306 product pumps deliver liquid to the boom systems at rates as low as 10 gpm or as high as 138 gpm using standard plumbing. Plumbing upgrades can boost the delivery rates to a range from 20 to 192 gpm.
For more information, write to Agco Corp., 4205 River Green Parkway, Duluth, Georgia, U.S.A. 30096-2563 or visit www.agcocorp.com.
