Answers From Monsanto

Chuck ZimmermanAgribusiness, Audio, Production

Posilac I have some new information that goes along with a post I did last week on Monsanto’s Dairying Equals Choice. I received some Q&A with Kevin Holloway, president of Monsanto Dairy Business who shares his perspective on dairy farmers’ right to choose safe, effective tools. Here you go:

Hesston Header Heightens Drydown

Andy VanceAgribusiness, Feed, Nutrition, Production

AGCO’s Hesston line of hay equipment now features a new disc double conditioner header for faster drydown. The 9180 disc header features two sets of steel-on-steel herringbone conditioning rolls for smoother crop throughput and more thorough crimping. This system is known as the Advanced Conditioner System, or ACS. AGCO says efficent haymaking is about quality and time, and that the 9180 delivers, processing heavy crops faster and more evenly. The header also produces windrows that will dry down faster, with a more even crimping for a more palatable forage.

Monsanto's Chief Technology Officer

Chuck ZimmermanAgribusiness, Audio

Rob Fraley At the Farm Progress Show Monsanto has a huge display showcasing their current and new technology. Although it’s mostly about row crops when I interviewed their Chief Technology Officer, Rob Fraley, he talked about what Monsanto is doing in the dairy area.