Hagie Unveils New Self Propelled Sprayer

Joanna Schroeder

In an earlier post, Matt Jungmann, the director for the Farm Progress Show, noted that one of the reasons Farm Progress is one of the largest ag shows in the world is because of the new technologies unveiled. Last night, I was invited to a media preview of Hagie Manufacturing Company’s new self propelled sprayer, the STX10. This new product is in addition to their current lineup and is intended to be delivered into the producer market according to Alan Hagie, Vice President and COO. He is the third generation of Haigies to enter the business.

The STX10 is a single tank machine. Hagie said it is very well balanced, which is especially important this year with all of the rain. “People are starting to find out how important it is to keep a light weight balanced machine on their farm so they can protect their crops,” explained Hagie.

The sprayer is a fully CANBus machine. What this means is that it has a computer on board that controls all the functions of the machine. In addition, customized precision technologies can be added to the SPX10.

“We’re not a company that says you have to put our machine on it as far as precision type technology,” said Hagie. “We say, What do you want on the machine?”

The company is customers first, so they work with their customers to ensure the technology added to the machine will work best for them. This is also why the STX10 will be launched as a limited build after the first of the year. Although this machine has been tested more than any other Hagie machine, they want “every minute to test these machines” to make sure it performs above and beyond their customer’s standards.

You can check out photos of the full line-up of Hagie machines in our Farm Progress Photo Album.

Listen to the interview with Alan Hagie here: Alan Hagie Unveils New Self Propelled Sprayer, The SPX10

AgWired coverage of the 2010 Farm Progress Show
is sponsored by: New Holland and .

Audio, Farm Progress Show, Farm Shows

Farm Progress Show Expected to Draw the Crowds

Joanna Schroeder

The 2010 Farm Progress is hours away from kickoff and Matt Jungmann, the National Events Manager for the show, is expecting huge crowds. This year, more than 550 exhibitors will be on hand; this is slightly up from 2008 when the Farm Progress was last in Boone, Iowa. But maybe more impressive is the fact that the exhibitors that are here are using more space than ever.

This is a good sign for the 100,000 plus visitors who are expected to walk the roads over the next three days. Last year there were attendees from all 50 states as well as from 56 different countries. The show is a huge draw for the international crowd, who get to preview new equipment and products for the upcoming growing season.

I asked Jungmann what some of the new features will be at this year’s show. He said that people come, in part, to see the unveiling of new farm equipment. This year John Deere, Case IH and New Holland are all rolling out new tractors. AGCO is rolling out a brand new combine and Hagie is debuting a new self propelled sprayer.

Other elements that draw the crowds include the field demonstrations and the equipment demonstrations. “People love to watch the machinery run side by side,” said Jungmann.

Jungmann also suggested that people visit the website before they drive up to the gates. On the site that can create their own itinerary and buy and print tickets, basically create their own personal Farm Progress Show.

You can check out photos of the exhibitors setting up for the show in our Farm Progress Photo Album.

Listen to the interview with Matt Jungmann here: Matt Jungmann Talks Farm Progress Show

AgWired coverage of the 2010 Farm Progress Show
is sponsored by: New Holland and .

Audio, Farm Progress Show, Farm Shows

The King of Farm Progress Kicks It All Off

Joanna Schroeder

The king of Farm Progress, Gene Hemphill, a consultant for New Holland, is on site and raring to go for the start of this year’s Farm Progress Show. The ZimmComm team is on site at the media tent, which is sponsored by New Holland. I’ll be reporting from the show this week along with Chuck Zimmerman.

Check out our Farm Progress Photo Album. You can also follow our coverage on Twitter under hashtag #FPS10.

AgWired coverage of the 2010 Farm Progress Show
is sponsored by: New Holland and .

Farm Progress Show, New Holland

Steer Your Deere

Chuck Zimmerman

To promote and show off the new steering technology of the John Deere 8R tractors the company has sponsored a new game on Agriculture.com called Steer Your Deere.

Navigate a John Deere 8R Series tractor down an obstacle-strewn path. Along the way, you’ll have the chance to acquire ACS, immediately noticing easier steering ability. You’ll generate income for travel time, overtime and bonus items, but you stand to lose some for uncontrolled driving. Rocks, hay bales, and logs abound!

Once you’ve given it a spin, stop by Machinery Talk, add your score and talk a little friendly smack!

Agribusiness, Internet, John Deere, Tractor

Boots On A Fencepost

Melissa Sandfort

We all have traditions. Whether it be gathering at Thanksgiving, sitting down to the dinner table as a family, or the passing of the bride’s hand by her father, traditions have become customs and beliefs we pass down from generation to generation. Cowboys also have traditions, one of which involves old, worn-out boots.

Have you ever seen a rickety fence lined with old boots and tennis shoes? It looks like the fence is about to fall over from wear. It’s as tired as the old shoes that decorate it. But there’s a reason for that.

Many ranchers wear cowboy boots and like everything else, they eventually wear out. Ranchers are very resourceful and when this happens — they put the boots on top of the posts to keep them covered and prevent rain water from seeping into the posts and rotting them out.

Sometimes, a rancher will put boots on the fencepost to honor the passing of a beloved horse, a hired hand or fallen comrade. Also, before telephones were invented, a rancher would indicate he was home and the workday was over by hanging boots on the fence.
So, I have good reason to leave my old sneakers outside the back door. I am just letting people know I’m home. Call it tradition.

Until we walk again…

Uncategorized

Zimfo Bytes

Melissa Sandfort

    Zimfo Bytes

  • Eight bovine veterinary students from across the United States each received $1,500 awards, sponsored by Intervet, and all-expenses-paid trips to the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) annual conference.
  • Wyffels Hybrids has added a third region to its sales structure in Illinois, further expanding the reach of its resources. This region is located in the central part of the state, serving 22 counties and 3.6 million corn acres.
  • HealthPro Brands, Inc., and Elanco announced that Elanco is the global animal-protein development partner for HealthPro Brands’ antimicrobial food wash.
  • Boot Media, LLC, parent company of PegasusTV.com, host of the Equine Film & Video Archives, and Equus Theater, a new PPV distribution platform for video-on-demand digital home media, announced the development of a twenty-four hour a day streaming iTV network focused on equestrian lifestyles and rural farm and ranch living.
Zimfo Bytes

USDA/DOJ Public Workshop Panels

Chuck Zimmerman

Friday’s joint USDA/DOJ public workshop was a marathon with potentially over 2,000 people participating. You can follow some of what happened in my archived CoverItLive stream and the press conference featuring Sec. Vilsack and AG Eric Holder. For those of you who couldn’t attend, couldn’t listen to the live stream or need the audio for your reports or broadcasts I’m posting the 4 main panel sessions for you. I’m including a list of the participants of each too.

Keynote Roundtable Discussion Keynote Roundtable Discussion

Eric Holder, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Christine Varney, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Betsy Markey, Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives
Bill Ritter, Jr., Governor, state of Colorado
John Suthers, Attorney General, state of Colorado
Steve Bullock, Attorney General, state of Montana
John Stulp, Commissioner of Agriculture, state of Colorado

Producer/Feeder Presentation of Issues Producer/Feeder Presentation

This panel will be an opportunity to hear first-hand from producers or feeders as they share their experiences and perspectives on the industry.

Moderators:
Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Christine Varney, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Panelists:
Mike Harper, sheep producer, Eaton, Colorado
Dr. Taylor Haynes, rancher, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Robbie LeValley, rancher, Hotchkiss, Colorado
Harry Livermont, rancher, Interior, South Dakota
Chris Petersen, hog farmer, Clear Lake, Iowa
Allen Sents, feedlot owner, Marquette, Kansas
Alden Zuhlke, rancher, Brunswick, Nebraska

Panel I – Trends in the Livestock Industry Trends In Livestock Industry

This panel will discuss trends in the livestock industry, including issues associated with contracting, price transparency and the effects of concentration.

Moderator:
Philip Weiser, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Panelists:
Jerry Bohn, general manager, Pratt Feeders, Pratt, Kansas
Libby Cook, co-founder, Wild Oats Markets and Sunflower Farmers Markets
Mark Greenwood, vice president, commercial lending, AgStar Financial Services
Bill Heffernan, professor emeritus of rural sociology, University of Missouri
Mark Lauritsen, international vice president, director food processing, packing and manufacturing division, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Gilles Stockton, rancher, Range, Montana
Armando Valdez, rancher, La Jara, Colorado
Clem Ward, professor and extension economist, Oklahoma State University

Panel II – Market Structure Market Structure

This panel will include a variety of market participants who will discuss market structure issues in the livestock industry.

Moderator:
James MacDonald, Chief, Agricultural Structure and Productivity Branch, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Panelists:
Bruce Cobb, general manager, Consolidated Beef Producers
David Domina, attorney, Domina Law Group
Mark Dopp, attorney, American Meat Institute
James Herring, president and chief executive officer, Friona Industries
Robert Mack, cattle producer/feeder, Watertown, South Dakota
Bob Miller, rancher, Okmulgee, Oklahoma
William Rishel, Richel Angus, Platt, Nebraska.
Charlie Rogers, owner/general manager, Clovis Livestock Auction

USDA/DOJ Livestock Competition Workshop and Forums Photo Album

Audio, GIPSA, Livestock, USDA

Media Takes Early Look at Farm Progress 2010

Cindy Zimmerman

fp10The media got a sneak peek this week at what we can expect at the 2010 Farm Progress Show when it officially gets underway on Tuesday in Boone, Iowa. Our roving reporter and New Holland representative Gene Hemphill was kind enough to send us a couple of photos from the event. New Holland is once again the sponsor of the media tent at FPS, something Gene has taken care of for years and which the media sincerely appreciates!

Dena Morgan, Farm Progress national shows marketing specialist, told the media about many changes made this year that longtime attendees will notice and appreciate – things like improved traffic control, new web cams, hand sanitizer stations, and more.

fp10The media day is an opportunity for reporters to get a feel for the show site ahead of the big event. Riding in a tram pulled by (what else?) a New Holland tractor, the media checked out several highlights around the site including the field demonstration plots, the locations of the web cams, the cattle handling location, the hospitality tent, the Iowa State University exhibit, and Big Bud.

Chuck and Joanna will be the ZimmComm bloggers on site at FPS 2010 this year, with coverage provided here on Agwired and on Precision Pays, as well as other websites as appropriate. New Holland will once again be the main sponsor of our coverage here on Agwired, with other sponsors here and on Precision Pays including AgLeader Technologies, John Deere, and Pioneer.

Farm Progress Show, New Holland

Live Coverage – USDA/DOJ Public Workshop

Chuck Zimmerman

The player below will let you see my CoverItLive stream from the workshop. Thanks to the hundreds who logged in and especially those who commented. I was also live tweeting today using the #USDADOJ hashtag.


USDA/DOJ Livestock Competition Workshop and Forums Photo Album

GIPSA, Livestock

Live Audio USDA/DOJ Public Workshop

Chuck Zimmerman

I was streaming live audio from today’s workshop all day. We had about 800 different people tune in and many stayed with it all day. It was a fascinating event in many ways, especially hearing so many different opinions in such a short period of time!

I’ve got most of the conference recorded and will be sharing out tidbits in coming days. For now, it’s time to get out of the facility and head home to ZimmComm World Headquarters in the morning. Thanks to everyone who followed along!

Audio, Livestock