http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Special Purpose Machinery"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:14:46 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 21178 | Monsanto Fund helping keep kids safe by sponsoring FS4JK http://en.redtram.com/go/236118522/top100/ 236118522 SOURCE : AgPRThe Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of Monsanto Company, recently made the safety of our youth a priority by sponsoring Farm Safety 4 Just Kids (FS4JK) with a $14,000 grant.Farm Safety 4 Just Kids raises awareness about health Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:07:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118522/top100/ 21178 | Stop Diesel Filter Fuel Gelling in Cold Weather http://en.redtram.com/go/236118509/top100/ 236118509 PRWEB ReportsA new product to help prevent diesel & bio-diesel fuel gelling in cold weather is announced by Hugh Goulding, President of E TIP, Inc. The launch of the new product adds to the extensive range of products for security, Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:07:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118509/top100/ 21178 | Deere’s Ultimate Skid Steer Smackdown Takes a "D-Tour" http://en.redtram.com/go/236118503/top100/ 236118503 The Ultimate Skid Steer Smackdown takes a "D-Tour" with the launch of John Deere’s new D-Series skid steers and compact track loaders (CTLs), including stops at trade shows and real job sites so operators can check out the company’s hottest Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:07:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118503/top100/ 21178 | Top 10 Ag Colleges Named http://en.redtram.com/go/236118494/top100/ 236118494 BrownfieldAgNews Reports: A new study by Ohio State University asked professionals in the field to rank agriculture education programs on characteristics that include research, faculty and program features. The Top 10 Were Labeled "Distinguished Programs" 1) University of Florida2) Texas Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:07:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118494/top100/ 21178 | Agco To Reduce Number Of Brands http://en.redtram.com/go/236118483/top100/ 236118483 Farm Equipment Magazine Reports:In a news release from the North American Equipment Dealers Assn. (NAEDA), it was announced that major brand changes were taking place within the AGCO Corp., Duluth, GA. According to AGCO, the changes involve a new strategy Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:06:59 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118483/top100/ 21178 | Ag Industry Critical of New EPA Spray Drift Regulations http://en.redtram.com/go/236118476/top100/ 236118476 Agri-Pulse Reports:The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out proposed guidance for new pesticide labeling to reduce off-target spray and dust drift that left a bad taste in the mouths of industry lobbyists. The new instructions, when implemented, will improve the Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:06:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118476/top100/ 21178 | Cole's Corner, Observations of a 10-year old wannabe http://en.redtram.com/go/236118465/top100/ 236118465 Hi, I’m Cole, This month I got to visit the 36th Annual Hermiston Farm Fair and Trade Show in Hermiston, Oregon. There were some great tractors and equipment from John Deere and New Holland, and a few Ford trucks parked Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:06:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118465/top100/ 21178 | ZF-Terra+ Starter Generator System http://en.redtram.com/go/236118455/top100/ 236118455 Environmentally Conscious and Fuel-Saving Drive System for Tractors and Self-Propelled Harvesters ZF offers hybrid technology ranging from the electrical machine to the complete hybrid system Various electrification and hybrid concepts matching individual applications and customer requirements Core Competence: Integration and Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:06:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118455/top100/ 21178 | Autofarm Introduces World’s First Totally Integrated Precision Farming System http://en.redtram.com/go/236118445/top100/ 236118445 SOURCE : AutoFarm News Release AutoFarm introduced an all-new precision farming system called ParaDyme during its North American dealer meeting held at Harrah’s Tunica Resort, Tunica, MS. Calling ParaDyme the world’s first totally integrated precision farming system, AutoFarm says the Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:06:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118445/top100/ 21178 | 2008 Oregon Nursery Sales Down 17 Percent http://en.redtram.com/go/236118439/top100/ 236118439 Oregon’s nursery sales decreased to $820 million in 2008. This is a 17 percent decline from the record high 2007 sales of $988 million. This also represents the first annual decline in sales since the survey began in 1990. The Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:06:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118439/top100/ 21178 | Idaho Russet Potato Size and Grade Summary 2009 Crop http://en.redtram.com/go/236118431/top100/ 236118431 The statistics in this publication were obtained from the 2009 Potato Objective Yield Survey. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service would like to thank all growers who allowed the enumerators to dig samples in their fields. Without the voluntary cooperation of Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:05:59 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118431/top100/ 21178 | Producer Groups Write House Ag on Farm Credit Oversight http://en.redtram.com/go/236118422/top100/ 236118422 NAWG and 20 other producer groups wrote Members of the House Agriculture Committee this week expressing concerns about the status of the Farm Credit System under a consumer protection bill passed by the House Financial Services Committee.The Consumer Financial Protection Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:05:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118422/top100/ 21178 | Continued Intensive Animal Agriculture With Significant Humane Improvements http://en.redtram.com/go/236118408/top100/ 236118408 World Food Demand and Consumer Expectations for Humane Care Will Drive Both Factors, She Notes at 'Future of Animal Agriculture’ SymposiumMarie Belew Wheatley, president and CEO of the American Humane Association, today predicted that intensive animal agriculture processes will necessarily Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:05:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118408/top100/ 21178 | Momentum Grows for Changing U.S.-Cuba Trade http://en.redtram.com/go/236118400/top100/ 236118400 Just as USW Director of Policy Rebecca Bratter was arriving in Havana as part of a multi-party U.S. trade delegation, word came this week that farm state legislators will soon push hard to open trade with Cuba. Proposed legislation now Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:05:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118400/top100/ 21178 | USDA Estimates Second-Largest Corn Crop Despite Harvest Challenges http://en.redtram.com/go/236118394/top100/ 236118394 What has been dubbed the slowest harvest in decades is reflected in USDA’s lowered projections of feed grains supplies for the 2009/2010 marketing year. USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) released Tuesday forecast corn production 97 million bushels Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:05:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118394/top100/ 21178 | EU Tariff Reductions Put US Durum Export Potential Back on Track http://en.redtram.com/go/236118387/top100/ 236118387 Chad Weigand : USW Market Analyst Durum growers received good news last week when the European Union (EU) removed a $25/ton tariff placed on high quality durum wheat. The tariff had been in place since Oct. 2 but was removed Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:05:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118387/top100/ 21178 | 2010 World Ag Expo Top-10 New Products Unveiled http://en.redtram.com/go/236118379/top100/ 236118379 SOURCE : AgPRThe results are in for the highly anticipated 2010 Top-10 New Products competition, the winners of which will be showcased Feb. 9-11 during the 43rd annual World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif."These products showed the most potential to Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:05:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118379/top100/ 21178 | Lindsay Introduces FieldNET With Pump Control http://en.redtram.com/go/236118368/top100/ 236118368 Allows Growers to Control Entire Pump and Center Pivot Irrigation SystemGrowers can now access a single online portal to monitor and control their entire pump and center pivot irrigation system.Lindsay Corporation, maker of Zimmatic® irrigation systems, announces the addition of Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:04:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118368/top100/ 21178 | New U.S. Wheat Associates Web Site Offers Richer Content, Easier Navigation http://en.redtram.com/go/236118364/top100/ 236118364 The newly redesigned U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Web site unveiled today provides a wider variety of valuable business information in a format that makes it more accessible than ever to wheat buyers, the U.S. wheat industry, and media outlets. The Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:04:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118364/top100/ 21178 | Reinke Introduces Touch Screen Control Panel for Irrigation Systems http://en.redtram.com/go/236118352/top100/ 236118352 Touch Technology Available Exclusively Through Reinke RPM Product Line Reinke® Manufacturing, Inc., a leading manufacturer of mechanized irrigation systems, announced the release of its new touch screen control panel, the RPM Preferred with Touch Technology. The innovative touch screen panel Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:04:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236118352/top100/