Caterpillar’s Skid Steer, Multi Terrain and Compact Track Loader will now feature hand and foot controls. Operators who prefer this type of control can now take advantage of the full suite of features and benefits that the Cat D Series loaders deliver. It starts with smart joystick design. Single-axis joysticks were chosen in order to provide the fore/aft movement operators … Read More
GEA Robotic Milkers Impress at WDE
GEA Engineering Group made an impressive presence at the 2015 World Dairy Expo, showcasing an expansive trade show booth centered around the company’s DairyProQ robotic rotary milking parlor. “It’s been the center point of the booth, there have been lots of people talking about it, lots of people coming and looking at it,” said Robotic Sales Specialist Paul Burdell during … Read More
Innovation Changes Everything at DeLaval
Dairy in our DNA was the theme for the 2015 World Dairy Expo and Mark Futcher, market development manager for DeLaval’s capital goods and equipment portfolio in North America, said they have that. They have been supporting and servicing the dairy industry globally since 1878. Innovation changes everything was the take home messages as you walked through their booth. On … Read More
New Holland's Forage Cruisers Impress at #WDE15
Producing the best quality feed possible is the end goal for New Holland’s FR Forage Cruiser SP Forage Harvesters. Naturally, one of the best places to display this monster of a machine is during the 2015 World Dairy Expo. The New Holland team has been out in full-force to talk to producers from around the globe about their line up … Read More
New Holland Increases Support for WDE
The New Holland team is making a huge presence at this year’s World Dairy Expo, which is being held for the second year in the state of the art New Holland Pavillon at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. The new facilities make it much easier for exhibitors to house the 2100 cows that attend the show by consolidating … Read More
Vermeer BW5500 Inline Bale Wrapper
Vermeer Corporation has added a new inline bale wrapper to its hay and forage equipment lineup. The Vermeer BW5500 bale wrapper is designed to give large volume hay operations and custom operators faster wrapping times and more operational control. “As you increase the number of bales wrapped each year, producers should consider moving from an individual wrapper to an inline … Read More
Digi-Star Introduces Rate Control Manure Spreaders
Digi-Star introduces the NT 8000i rate control system for manure spreaders. The NT 8000i is a weight-based system that improves application efficiency by varying the unloading rate in proportion to ground speed. The NT 8000i is a closed-loop rate control system designed to provide precision guidance and prescription-based control of the spreading rate in hydraulically driven apron floor systems on … Read More
Deere Updates 3E Series Compact Utility Tractors
The 2015 John Deere 3032E and 3038E compact utility tractors feature some new customer-driven updates for added convenience, comfort and ease of use. The 3032E and 3038E are equipped with powerful, emissions-compliant Final Tier 4 engines with 31.1 (22.3 kW) and 37.3 (27.4 kW) horsepower, respectively. A hydrostatic transmission with Twin Touch™ pedals provides operators with simple, comfortable-to-use controls to … Read More
Casto Joins Udder Tech as Business Manager
Udder Tech Inc., announces the hiring of Dana (Mohn) Casto as the business manager. Casto will be helping with daily operations as well as assisting in decisions for production, logistics and sales. Casto joins the team at Udder Tech Inc. after spending more than three years working as a territory sales representative for Mycogen Seeds, where she gained experience in … Read More
Miller’s Ag Bag Silage Bagger
If you haven’t heard of the Ag Bag, now is the time to learn. While at the National Farm Machinery Show, Chuck spoke with Stashia Bittner with Miller who owns Ag Bag, to learn more about the equipment and what they can offer farmers across the country. “Ag Bag machines are used to bag silage. The concept started in 1970 … Read More