NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2014
LEVERAGING LITTER
Texas turkey operation added to supply manure
November/December 2014 Volume 12 • No. 6
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By Margaret Land
Positive about poo
Back in the spring, I had the honor and pleasure of being part of a panel discussion at the EPA AgStar’s annual meeting in San Diego, Calif. The topic?
The media’s role in promoting anaerobic digestion.
I’ll be honest – I don’t consider myself much of a public speaker. In fact, I believe I express myself much clearer in print than in person. But after the talk, a very nice gentleman approached me and praised my enthusiasm for the topic because, after all, it’s pretty hard to find people who are enthusiastic about manure.
He had a point. Most of my days are filled with negative stories about manure – several thousand gallons spilled here, thousands of dollars in fines there, a tipped tanker or spreader accident over there. So when I find information promoting the benefits of animal excrement, I tend to get excited. But this latest pro-manure story has left me with mixed views.
About a year ago, an elderly woman in the Hunan province of China was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. But rather than waiting to die, she decided to do something about it. Why she decided to do this particular something, I’m really not sure, but eight months ago, she began preparing and ingesting her own treatment. Now she says she’s cancer free. And what is this miracle cure, you ask?
Why, manure infused water of course.
In a cringe-worthy article currently making the rounds of the Internet, it’s claimed this Chinese lady, plus 20 of her neighbors, is cooking up her own poop soup using air dried cow and goat manure that is then stir-fried and ground up. One spoonful is mixed in a cup of water and drank twice daily. And everyone is feeling as healthy as a horse.
But how can this be? Here in North America, where leafy greens have to be practically sterilized before they’re considered free of E. Coli, the idea of drinking manure water would send the local health department running to your door. But it seems there is some truth behind this stomach-churning Chinese fad.
According to a research scientist with the Cancer Prevention Institute of California, who is also a member of the Stanford Cancer Institute, the human body needs to be regularly exposed to nasty bacteria and microbes because they can help people fight off illness.
According to Dr. Christina Clarke, the immune system can be stimulated by inhalation of endotoxins, which become airborne when cow or dog manure dries. It’s believed exposure to these microbes might play a role in cancer and inflammatory diseases.
Back in 1996, an Italian researcher by the name of Giuseppe Mestrangelo discovered that dairy farmers are 35 percent less likely to develop cancer and 51 percent less likely to develop lung cancer to other farmers. Why? Cow manure, of course.
He also found that the longer a dairy farmer worked with cattle plus the more land and animals he or she had, the less risk they had of developing lung cancer.
While it’s an interesting idea, I’m not sure if I’m 100 percent convinced. But if there are any readers out there who would like to put this hypothesis to the test, feel free. I’m sure Dr. Clarke would be interested in the end results as well.
Millennium in Maryland
By Tony Kryzanowski
First poultry manure digester in Maryland drawing widespread interest and support
Maryland is getting serious about controlling the amount of poultry-derived nutrients seeping into Chesapeake Bay, and poultry producer Millennium Farms is developing a manure processing technology that, if economical, could make a significant dent in controlling this problem.
Jason Lambertson, owner of Millennium Farms and a longtime poultry producer in the state, has partnered with a group of local businessmen and technical experts in a company called Planet Found Energy Development to build a pilot plant at the Pocomoke City area farm that will use anaerobic digestion of poultry manure to produce biogas as a fuel to generate power. The system includes nutrient separation technology
to ensure that phosphorous is reduced from the byproduct stream before it has the opportunity to potentially seep into Chesapeake Bay if land applied.
Construction on the pilot project began in the spring. Completion and commissioning will likely occur in early 2015. Developers are hoping to construct the pilot plant as economically as possible with the State of Maryland contributing over $674,000 to use primarily to install and refine the nutrient recovery system. It will separate the nutrient streams from the processed manure. The funds were provided through the state’s revitalized Department of Agriculture Animal Waste Technology Fund.
Because of the impact that nutrients flowing into Chesapeake Bay are having on water quality, the state is discussing the possibility of limiting raw poultry manure application, which could limit producers to application on only 15 percent of available farmland. Should this limitation proceed, this would result in a massive shortfall of land available for poultry manure application compared to the size of the industry.
“It could get to the point where it
would affect the poultry industry trying to be viable here if the farmers did not utilize the manure,” says Lambertson. “It could really harm the industry and that’s what we don’t want to happen.”
That’s why so many, including government representatives at various levels, are watching to determine the viability of the manure treatment technology being investigated at Millennium Farms. This is also what motivated Lambertson and other local investors to partner with a group of scientists with knowledge about anaerobic digestion on the Planet Found Energy Development business to build a pilot version of a potential system.
The anaerobic digestion technology being installed at the poultry farm was adapted from technology that has been common in other parts of the world for decades. However, this will be the first poultry anaerobic digester installed in Maryland with added nutrient separation.
The system starts with the farmer dumping loads of raw poultry manure into the introduction tank where the manure is mixed with water. From there, the slurry is pumped into one of two anaerobic digestion tanks. They are large, 200 cubic meter
Top: The anaerobic digester pilot plant is taking shape at Millennium Farms. Once complete, it will produce biogas from 1500 tons of poultry manure produced annually at the farm and also separate phosphorus from the nutrient stream.
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tanks in which the biogas produced from processing the poultry manure bubbles to the top before being captured and transported to an engine where it is burned as fuel to drive a generator on site. The processed material exits the tanks and flows through the nutrient recovery system where the undesirable nutrients can be stripped out and the remainder transported to a post treatment pit where it is dried. At this point, it is a usable mulch that can be spread on the fields without restriction or sold as organic fertilizer. There are two other tanks in the system. One is a buffer tank that allows system operators to better control the material being processed in the anaerobic digesters so that they work at optimum biogas production efficiency. The other is a clean water holding tank that helps to control the water flow through the closed loop system.
“We were bent on building the pilot, but with the help of the state, it is making it that much easier for us to obtain quantifiable results and show farmers that there are some open pathways to be able to generate renewable energy on
site for their benefit,” says Lambertson. Monitoring and research assistance is being provided by the United States Department of Agriculture and the University of Maryland.
Even if the land application restrictions don’t come about and the system demonstrates how farms can produce fertilizer and reduce energy costs, Lambertson says, “it could be a win-win for the farmer.”
Millennium Farms was chosen as the ideal site for a pilot plant because it is a modern computerized and automated facility in an area where the land has high levels of phosphorus and it is close to Chesapeake Bay. So it is in the backyard of where the technology is needed the most. The farm produces 160,000 pullets for Tyson Foods annually, which equates to over 12 million broilers from the parent flock. In total, there are eight barns that generate about 1500 tons of manure. The manure is a mixture of wood shavings used as bedding and animal droppings. Millennium Farms also grows corn, wheat and soybean on 2000 acres, and typically their poultry manure would be land ap-
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plied as an organic fertilizer and a means of disposing of it. As with other poultry farms in area, the issue is the amount of phosphorus in that raw manure and its impact on local waterways.
The Lambertson family has been producing chickens since the 1950s, but Jason built his current farm starting with four barns in 2000 and adding four barns in 2009. Although they have had adequate farmland in the past to dispose of their poultry manure, the state’s consideration of limiting field application is a concern.
Once operational, the anaerobic digestion system will produce about 520 daily kilowatts (kW) of power that will be wheeled through the local Choptank Electric Cooperative transmission system. The farm will be compensated and save money on its power costs through a net metering system. Lambertson says because the system is a pilot project, they have yet to determine if the system will be capable of providing all of the poultry farm’s power needs.
“We’ll definitely be able to make a good reduction on our energy bills on the farm,” says Lambertson. They will know
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The byproduct that is discharged from the digestion tanks can be land applied, sold as fertilizer or potentially reused as bedding.
Heat generated by the anaerobic digestion system not needed to maintain the process could also be channeled to heat the poultry barns, thus creating the possibility of the farm saving a lot of money on propane heating costs. Additionally, some of the biogas could be used as heating fuel.
These are all the factors that are yet to be determined once the Millennium Farms system becomes operational.
If proven economical, Lambertson says that there are thousands of similar poultry farms in the state or Delvarva Peninsula where the system could be installed. The dream, once this technology is proven, is for Planet Found Energy Development to build and operate systems capable of producing significantly more power. They are working with the state to consider larger systems with a number of poultry producers supplying raw material
for one system. The goal is to develop a system where the farm owner will only need to replenish the system with raw poultry manure and remove the processed material to a storage area once a day.
There will be no water discharge from the system as it is described as a closed loop system where all the water used to create a raw material slurry at the front end of the digester is captured and recycled within the system, which in itself will control the amount of nutrient-rich water leaving the farm that could potentially seep into local watercourses.
As far as the nutrient separation technology, Lambertson says it can be adjusted according to the needs of a particular area. While the issue is controlling the phosphorus in Maryland, another area might have a problem with sulfur content. So the system is adjustable to local requirements.
They also want to build considerable flexibility into the system so that it will work using a variety of raw feedstock. For example, there are areas where there are no wood shavings mixed in with the manure, so it has to have the capability to be able to process, “a random mix of materials.”
It also has to have the capability of being customized in size to match the needs of individual farms, depending on how much manure the farm is generating.
The owners of Planet Found Energy Development expected extra costs to build what is essentially the prototype of their system at Millennium Farms, but Lambertson says they have already recognized many areas that can be changed in the future to streamline the system and reduce construction costs.
Should the byproduct prove useful as a reusable bedding material, this could be a substantial savings for Tyson Foods, which supplies the wood shavings bedding to its growers in that area.
The overall support being expressed for proving this technology has helped to maintain the momentum through the challenging construction phase of the pilot project.
“We have the Department of Environment, Agriculture and Energy all sitting there together, all agreeing how this could help, and it’s rare to have all three of them agreeing that something like this could help to solve some of our problems,” says Lambertson.
The Glaser family of Rogers, Texas, own 500 acres and lease another 250. On that land, which has been in the family for three generations, they run 200 cow/calf units. Contributed photo
LEVERAGING LITTER
By Diane Mettler
Bar G Ranch Poultry incorporated a turkey operation and significantly improved the cattle herd
Some farmers buy chicken litter for their fields to avoid using commercial fertilizers. The Glasers took it one step further. They added a large turkey operation –producing approximately 600,000 birds a year – to guarantee their supply.
The Glaser family, owners of Bar G Ranch Poultry in Rogers, Texas, owns 500 acres and leases another 250. On that land, which has been in the family for three generations, they run 200 cow/calf units. They also raise turkeys for Cargill Turkey Production, LLC, in four 450-foot by 50-foot turkey houses, with each house holding 30,000 birds.
The birds are raised from one day to six weeks, and are changed out five times year. When the birds come out, front end loaders come in and remove 250 to 300 tons of litter – one of the main reasons for the turkeys.
“We built the whole system to inte-
grate the turkey operation with the cattle operation,” says owner Darrell Glaser. “I saw right away that the litter was going to make the difference. That we could save a lot on fertilizer costs on our cattle operation, and improve our soil. It’s done so much for our organic matter and our water holding capacity of the soil. It’s turned our whole operation around.”
Getting started
The transformation began 20 years ago in the mid 1990s. Darrell’s family farm wasn’t profitable and his mother Jeanette was faced with either selling or leasing the farm. Darrell, who was getting his master’s in nutrition, and his wife Shannon, who was completing her master’s degree in biochemistry, had to decide if they wanted to go back.
“Coincidentally, when I was completing my master’s degree, I took over a nutrition lab from a lady whose parents were contract-growing turkeys for Plantation Foods, and the whole idea started there,” says Darrell. “We had to figure out a way to make the family profitable. We started in research and ended up in production agriculture.”
Darrell and Sharon found a way to balance careers and farm life, and set out to turn the farm around. One of the first steps was adding turkeys to provide the much needed fertilizer.
“When I came back from college, we
had a farming ranch and we were running some row crop. We converted everything over to improve pasture with different coastal Bermuda grass, some Tifton 85 coastal. We also did some cross fencing for better rotational grazing, and then utilized the litter,” says Glaser, now 47.
Since then, the Glasers have doubled their stocking rate, all due to incorporating turkey litter, which in turn improved the soil condition, fertility and water holding capacity. They make it all happen with two full-time employees, as well as Glaser team, which includes Darrell and his four sons: Trenton, 18, Trevor and Troy, who are 13, and 11-year-old Travis.
Moving the litter
When it comes time to spread, Darrell leans on a local farmer.
“He has a pretty good system,” explains Darrell. “He has three flat bottom floor trucks, and as soon as we bring the manure out of the houses, he loads it and takes it to the spots where it’s going to be put it on the farm ground.”
Luckily, the farm is located where spreading can take place year round, although it tends to take place most often in the spring and fall.
The litter that’s not spread on-farm is used by neighboring farmers. Nothing goes to waste – including the mortalities. Because the ranch is a brooder farm,
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The Glaser family, who operate Bar G Ranch Poultry, guaranteed their annual supply of chicken litter by adding a large turkey operation – producing approximately 600,000 birds a year.
raising such young turkeys, they may lose 25 to 30 birds a day. The Glasers incinerate the mortalities and the ash is added to the litter that’s spread on the pasture.
“They’re very small, so you don’t really have a lot of mortality to deal with,” says Darrell. “That’s why the incineration works the best for us.”
Controlling the cows not the turkeys
The Glasers don’t have a lot of control over the turkey operations. It’s fairly standardized and most of the management decisions are made by Cargill. That works out, because the Glasers aren’t focusing on big margins with the turkeys. Instead, the focus is on the cows where they do have control and are trying innovative things.
“We run a purebred Beefmaster operation. And we use an embryo transfer program and work to establish cows that do better on grass and are more efficient converters of feed. So, we’re working on both sides of the system,” says Darrell. “What we’ve done in our cattle operation is we’ve tried to increase the quality of our cattle through better animals that use the grass better, which in turn allows us to market those for a premium also.”
Proactive water planning
Twenty years ago, when the Glasers set out to change things around, water quality management wasn’t yet an industry standard. But the ranch was proactive and has operated under a water quality management plan since the very first day birds were placed on the farm in 1994.
“We worked with the soil conservation service on managing our litter and following guidelines to try and make sure the soil was cared for and there was no over fertilizing,” says Darrell.
And the extra effort was worth it.
“We didn’t run into a lot of problems that a lot of places had where they had been raising birds for years prior and then they started testing their soils and found out they had a tremendous excess of phosphorus in the soil, then had to stop using their litter,” he says. “Because we started managing from the beginning, we’ve been able to continuously use our litter from the very start because we’ve kept a very close eye on the phosphorous
When the Glasers decided to increase their cattle, they built five new clay-bottom ponds, 6,000 yards each. The ponds provide a water source for the cattle, help handle drainage and run off and add value to the property because there is more water-holding capacity. The ponds also provide wildlife habitat and help prevent soil erosion.
levels in the soils. And we’ve managed our application rates to our yield goals, like how many cattle per acre or how much hay we wanted to produce. And we test every year to make sure that we’re not getting an imbalance of our nutrients.”
Management practices have worked well. To date, the farm has never had an excess nutrient buildup.
Watering holes
One of the other things the Glasers did when they decided to increase their cattle was to build five new clay-bottom ponds, 6,000 yards each, in addition to the five Darrell’s grandfather had originally dug. Again, they worked with soil conservation folks.
“They came out, looked at the property, surveyed and said here’s where you should put your ponds and that’s what we did,” says Darrell.
The ponds provide a water source for the cattle, help handle drainage and run off and add value to the property because there is more water-holding capacity. The ponds also provide wildlife habitat and help prevent soil erosion.
Awards & education
The work they’re doing has been getting recognition. This year, the farm was one of the recipients of the USPoultry’s 2014 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award, where farms are judged on dry litter management, nutrient management planning, community involvement, wildlife enhancement techniques, innovative nutrient management techniques and participation in education or outreach programs.
Darrell believes education is the key to the future of family. That doesn’t mean doing anything more than just speaking to people and letting people know where their food comes from.
“We always talk about agriculture. Since we began our turkey operation we’ve raised almost 14 million turkeys. When someone asks that question and you say that, they’re very intrigued and want to know how in the world do you raise 14 million turkeys. Then I tell them the brands of product that you
The Glasers have integrated the turkey and cattle operations together to produce a least cost system. The turkeys benefit the cattle, in that they produce the litter, which saves the family a lot of money on commercial fertilizer.
would see that possibly would have come through our farm.
“In my opinion it’s absolutely critical to our industry that we be good stewards and also share the knowledge of what goes on in our farms in a factual manner because there’s so much out there that may not be true. They need to know that, for the most part, we take good care of the land because that’s where our livelihood comes from.”
Tomorrow
The Glasers have lots of plans ahead –more ponds, better soil, improved cattle operation through breeding and efficiencies – and it still all hinges on the litter.
“The whole key is how we’ve integrated the turkey and cattle operations together to produce a least cost system. The turkeys benefit the cattle, in that they produce the litter, which saves us a lot of money on commercial fertilizer. Then the cattle benefit from the turkeys because the labor I use on the turkey farm also works on the cattle operation – maximizing my labor force. So it’s just a least cost system that just works really well.”
Darrell adds, “We’ve been able to do it for this number of years and are seeing continuing improvement. Some of the things we’ve put in place for years, we’re starting to see the plan come to fruition. After 20 years, we’re reaping the rewards.”
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By Ann Perry
Manure disposal is a big concern for cattle feedlot operators,” says Agricultural Research Service agricultural engineer John Gilley. “Fortunately, producers can reduce their use of commercial fertilizer – and their production costs – by using manure to fertilize their fields.”
“Manure makes a great fertilizer because it has so many nutrients,” agrees ARS agricultural engineer Bryan Woodbury. “But more people are moving to rural areas and don’t like the odor, so we’re trying to find a way to help producers control odors more effectively.”
Wherever manure ends up, its decomposition releases volatile fatty acids, aromatics, sulfides, amides, and
Agricultural engineer Bryan Woodbury (front left) collects a soil sample to characterize soil conditions following the field application of beef manure while agricultural engineer John Gilley (front right) and biological sciences aides adjust small wind tunnel equipment to be used for air quality measurements.
alcohols that are responsible for the odors. There has been some research on reducing odors when manure is used for fertilizer, but much of the work has been focused on applications of swine manure and poultry litter, which can be very different than beef manure applications.
Another factor that affects beef manure odor emissions is diet. Some producers supplement livestock feed with wet distillers grains with solubles (WDGS), a coproduct of corn ethanol production. Adding WDGS to cattle feed can increase the dietary levels of phosphorus, nitrogen, and sulfur, which in turn can raise emissions of ammonia and other odor-causing compounds.
However, WDGS feed supplements are a cost-effective way for livestock producers to lower their expenses, so producers are interested in finding approaches to managing manure odors that do not limit their use. One alternative is identifying how different beef manure application methods affect the emission of odor-causing compounds.
Woodbury and Gilley decided to conduct a comprehensive study to identify compounds responsible for beef manure odor and to evaluate how diet, soil moisture, and application procedures affect odor emissions. Woodbury works in the ARS Nutrition and Environmental Management Research Unit in Clay
Center, Nebraska, while Gilley works in the ARS Agroecosystem Management Research Unit in Lincoln, Nebraska. ARS agricultural engineer Roger Eigenberg and microbiologist Daniel Miller also collaborated on the study, as did West Texas A&M University professor David Parker and University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor David Marx.
“Compounds that cause odor are really hard to identify, so we knew we had our work cut out for us,” Gilley says.
In their study, the team used manure collected from feedlot pens where cattle consumed diets containing 0, 10, or 30 percent WDGS. The scientists also evaluated two application methods – no-till surface manure application and disk tillage that incorporated manure into the soil –and collected air samples before and after water was added to the soil to assess the effect of moisture levels on emissions.
Beef cattle manure was applied at levels that provided 135 pounds of nitrogen per acre, which met the 1-year nitrogen requirement for corn. This meant that some plots received more manure than other plots, because varying levels of WDGS in the cattle feed resulted in different levels of nitrogen in the manure. This approach was selected so that study findings related to odor mitigation practices would have more real-world relevance for producers.
After collecting and analyzing the air samples, the researchers determined that two volatile fatty acids – isovaleric acid and butyric acid – and the aromatic compound 4-methylphenol were responsible for more than two-thirds of detectable beef manure odors. Most of these odors were released within 24 hours after manure was applied to the soil.
Incorporating the manure into the soil and irrigating afterwards reduced most of the odor compounds that were measured. But the manure needed to be incorporated almost immediately after it was applied to obtain the most effective odor mitigation.
The importance of tilling manure into soil was highlighted by emission measurements the researchers obtained for 4-methylphenol. The greatest emissions of this compound occurred from dry soils on no-till plots and were sometimes as much as 10 times more than similar emissions from tilled soils.
Biological sciences aide Charles Hinds
and microbiologist Daniel Miller apply beef cattle manure to experimental plots in studies to identify compounds responsible for manure odor.
The researchers also noted some significant differences between emissions produced by volatile fatty acids and aromatics and emissions produced by sulfide compounds. These differences were especially notable in soils amended with manure produced by cattle that consumed feed with 30 percent WDGS. This type of manure emitted two sulfide compounds (dimethyl disulfide and dimethyl trisulfide) at significantly higher levels than other manures in the study –sometimes as much as eight times more.
The researchers also saw something they didn’t expect to see: Overall emissions of the sulfide compounds increased when soil moisture levels increased, unlike the other odor compounds, where emissions decreased as soil moisture levels increased. They are currently conducting additional laboratory studies to determine why this occurred. “It was a big surprise to us,” Woodbury says.
“Our results basically confirm that producers who want to use beef manure
to improve soil quality can incorporate it into the soil to reduce odors and maintain nutrients,” Woodbury says. “Now we’re working on ways to manage manure in the feedlot that will improve its characteristics as a soil amendment.”
“Knowing the principal components that influence odors in feedlots – pen location, moisture, and temperature – will help us with these investigations,” Gilley adds.
This research, which was published in the Journal of Environmental Quality in 2013, was conducted as part of the GRACEnet (Greenhouse-Gas Reduction through Agricultural Carbon Enhancement Network) program. GRACEnet is an effort to coordinate research projects at multiple ARS locations and determine the effects of management practices on soil carbon sequestration, trace gas emissions, and environmental quality.
Ann Perry is a member of the Agricultural Research Service Information Staff.
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Iowa’s EPC adopts federal
requirements on animal feeding operations
In a unanimous vote, Iowa’s Environmental Protection Commission recently adopted rules governing totally roofed confinement feeding operations.
The rules require these facilities to have a federal permit to discharge to waters of the U.S. Called a national pollutant discharge elimination system or NPDES permit, operations that need the permits
must meet federal design, construction and monitoring standards.
However, the NPDES permit allows discharges of effluent to a water of the U.S. under certain conditions such as heavy rainfall. Depending upon the location, an NPDES-permitted facility in Iowa would be allowed to discharge if more than 5.6 inches of rain fell within 24 hrs.
“Iowa has 167 open feedlots with NPDES permits,” said Bill Ehm, the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) administrator for environmental services. “These unroofed or partially roofed facilities have historically had some runoff through the feedlot when it rains. I don’t expect many NPDES permits to be issued to confinements.
“Most confinements will not need the protection of an NPDES permit, because they are unlikely to discharge,” Ehm added. “Most manure releases we’ve had in Iowa have been caused by a one-time event -– like an accident or failure of a pipe -– problems that the producer can demonstrate have been fixed with permanent measures that eliminate the cause of the discharge.
“However, the owner of a confinement or open lot that is likely to discharge would be wise to apply for an NPDES permit and the protection it provides in severe weather conditions.”
Any NPSDES permit holders must continue to meet existing requirements of Iowa law for construction permits and siting, manure management plans and land application.
The Iowa Legislature directed the commission to adopt the federal rules. Adoption was also a condition of a work plan agreement signed between the DNR and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Sept.11, 2013.
More information is available at www.iowadnr.gov/afo/.
New product manager with Vogelsang
Vogelsang, a pump and grinder manufacturing company, recently announced the appointment of John Grucella to the position of product manager for maceration and grinding products. John will champion our constantly evolving line of grinding products.
“Vogelsang provides an exceptional opportunity to grow the XRipper and RotaCut business in North & South America,” said Grucella. “I look forward to working with our distribution network to increase the presence of our great grinding products in the municipal and industrial markets.”
Grucella comes to Vogelsang with more than 10 years of experience in the municipal water and wastewater business. Recently, he was a regional sales and product manager for grinding and screening technology at JWC Environmental. He also spent time on the distribution side of the business, representing a variety of grinding and process products for the Newman Regency Group of Dallas, Texas. He earned a mechanical engineering degree from Ohio University.
“John has an extensive background in all kinds of grinding and process technology,” said Russ Boring, president of Vogelsang. “His expertise will help us properly apply the products into new markets. We’re excited to have him join us.”
www.vogelsangusa.com
Ontarians invest over $1 million to turn poo into power
ZooShare recently announced it has raised more than $1 million for what is soon to be North America’s first zoobased biogas plant.
ZooShare bonds, which are being used to build the biogas plant, pay a
return of seven percent each year for seven years. The bonds have the added benefit of an environmental return: the facility will recycle animal manure from the Toronto Zoo and food waste from local grocery stores into renewable power, while cleaning the air and returning valuable nutrients to the soil (in the form of a high-quality fertilizer).
“We are so grateful for the 150 investors who helped us reach one million dollars,” said Daniel Bida, executive director, “We reached this goal in less than a year, which exceeded our expectations, proving the market demand for sustainable high-impact investments. Together, we can demonstrate the true value of organic waste.”
ZooShare Biogas Cooperative Inc. is building a 500-kilowatt biogas plant across from the Toronto Zoo. Scheduled to be operational by December 2015, the facility will produce renewable power for the Ontario grid, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 10,000 tonnes each year, and generate above average returns for local investors.
New video highlights poultry, egg farm environmental stewardship
The US Poultry & Egg Association (US Poultry) recently released a second video in a series highlighting environmental stewardship on poultry and egg farms.
The video features one of US Poultry’s Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award winners Cooley Farms, of Roberta, Georgia.
Cooley Farms, owned and operated by Larry and Leighton Cooley, has more than 1,050 acres of land on which chickens and cattle are raised and hay is grown. The farm began operating in 1985 on 70 acres of land with two broiler houses.
Over the years, the farm operation grew and evolved, specifically in the area of chicken production. Today, Cooley Farms raises approximately 500,000 chickens per flock on behalf of Perdue Farms, which equates to three million chickens per year in their 18 poultry houses. Litter management is an important part of farm
NRS – Nutrient Recovery System
management for the Cooleys.
The farm uses detailed record-keeping to implement precise nutrient management plans. The litter is applied to the land and hay fields at rates needed to maintain appropriate nutrient levels in the soil, and the remainder is sold to other farms.
“We are proud of our farm and strive to ensure we exercise the best environmental management practices possible, said Larry Cooley, Cooley Farms.
“US Poultry and our members recognise the importance of exemplary environmental stewardship. We are pleased to be able to provide a video series that highlights how our family farmers achieve this,” commented John Starkey, US Poultry president.
Cooley Farms is one of US Poultry’s past Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award winners, recognised for exemplary environmental stewardship by family farms engaged in poultry and egg production.
The video can be viewed on US Poultry’s YouTube Channel.
John Deere announces changes to 5M Utility Tractors
John Deere has made changes to its 5M-model lineup, including the addition of after-treatment systems to meet Final Tier 4 compliance, plus comfort, convenience, and performance features starting with model year 2015 tractors.
The changes impact the complete range of 5M Utility Tractors, ranging from 75- to 115-hp. The 3-cylinder 5075M model will have John Deere’s diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) and diesel particulate filter (DPF) solution with no diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) required. The 5075M will also feature modern styling with chrome headlight bezels, a full range of isolated open operator stations and cabs, and new factory installed options such as front fenders and cab fender extensions, according to Brad Aldridge, product
marketing manager for 5M Tractors at John Deere.
“The no-hassle emissions regeneration system on the 5075M, combined with our durable 2.9 liter PowerTech engine, delivers simple ease of use and low cost of operation to customers,” Aldridge explains. “In addition, the new line of fully isolated platforms provides premium operator comfort, helping to maximize productivity and efficiency during long days in the field.”
The 4-cylinder 5Ms (5085M, 5100M, 5115M) will have a DOC/ SCR (selective catalytic reduction) solution using DEF to meet Final Tier 4 emissions standards. They also feature a compact cooling package and a new, low sloping hood that will improve in loader applications. Their 4.5-liter John Deere PowerTech engines are designed with an increased power bulge of up to four percent and a 30 percent torque rise for improved performance under load.
Servicing of the cooling system is easy with a slide-out condenser, sliding oil cooler, tiltable charge air cooler, and removable radiator screen. Optional LED worklights provide bright lighting for working late in the day or early in the morning.
These improvements are on top of the 16F/16R PowrReverser and 32F/16R PowrReverser transmissions, heavy-duty hitch capacity, and hydraulic capacity.
All 5M models can be matched with a variety of John Deere and Frontier implements.
www.JohnDeere.com/ag
Cadman utilizing Vogelsang technology
Cadman Power Equipment has utilized various Vogelsang technologies for a number of Cadman nutrient management products.
Earlier this spring, Cadman engineered a hydraulic manure injector featuring a Vogelsang ExaCut Distributor at its core.
“Every farmer has their own unique set of challenges,” said Craig Cadman, vice president of operations at Cadman Power Equipment. “We not only want to provide a solution, but we pride ourselves on coming up with a variety of quality solutions to effectively solve each of our customer’s own specific needs. Vogelsang products are a key component in some of our largescale nutrient handling equipment.”
Cadman Power Equipment now offers Vogelsang BackPacs as a part of their expanding nutrient handling suite. The BackPac umbilical system is an efficient way to spray manure, with maximum efficiency and minimal soil compression. Spreading can be done quickly and precisely using tanks or with a drag hose system.
“Using liquid manure instead of nitrogen and phosphorus-rich chemical fertilizer is the way of the future,” said Russ Boring, president of Vogelsang. “It’s best for crops and our watersheds. We’re excited to introduce our diverse line of agriculture products in North America.”
Cadman continues to introduce new products to the nutrient management market with the profitability of farmers in mind.
New collaboration allows one-pass application of poultry litter
A joint collaboration between Chandler Equipment Company and SFP has led to the development of a spray unit mounted on Chandler spreaders allowing one-pass application of dry manures and More Than Manure (MTM) Nutrient Manager. The spray
assembly can either be factory installed or retrofitted to existing Chandler spreaders.
According to Michael Sosebee, national sales manager for Chandler Equipment Company, use of MTM on chicken litter previously required an additional pass to spray the product on applied litter 24 to 48 hours after application.
“No one wants to run their sprayers
that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars through applied chicken litter for obvious reasons,” Sosebee explains. “And farmers using chicken litter did not like making the separate application trip to apply MTM at a time when spray equipment is often tied up with other crop-related duties.”
The new spray kit, developed jointly by Chandler and SFP and offered on both pull-type and truck-mounted spreaders, avoids these obstacles and saves farmers the $7- to $10-per-acre application trip. In addition, farmers who purchase or retrofit their Chandler spreaders with the spray kit assembly are eligible for a $10-per-gallon credit on the purchase of More Than Manure – up to the actual invoice amount of the spray unit or a maximum of $8,000.
SFP regional manager Mark Fuchs, who covers the Mid-Atlantic region, notes that this new ability to apply MTM in conjunction with litter applications will be well received by no-till farmers because it will remove the need to incorporate the litter following application.
“This will be a big benefit for no-tillers who apply chicken litter – not only in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, but throughout the U.S. where poultry production is well established,” Fuchs says.
The boom-less nozzles create a spray swath of 30 feet, which will cover the applied litter in the first pass. The spray kit also can be used to apply other crop-protection products that are labeled for tank mixes with MTM.
The spray kits for retrofitting and the spreaders with factory-installed spray nozzles are currently available nationwide through Chandler Equipment Companyauthorized dealers.
www.chandlerequipment.net
MANURE MANAGER 2014 BUYERS GUIDE
A & L CANADA LABORATORIES INC.
2136 Jetstream Rd.
London, ON N5V 3P5
Tel: 519-457-2575 Fax: 519-457-2664 www.alcanada.com
A & L CANADA LABORATORIES INC.
2136 Jetstream Rd.
London, ON N5V 3P5 Canada
Tel: 519-457-2575 Fax: 519-457-2664 www.alcanada.com
A & L GREAT LAKES LABORATORIES
3505 Conestoga Dr.
Fort Wayne, IN 46808 USA
Tel: 260-483-4759 Fax: 260-483-5274
e-mail: lab@algreatlakes.com www.algreatlakes.com
ABSOLUTE RESULTS
PO Box 6
Poole, ON N0K 1S0 Canada
Tel: 519-595-4117
Toll-Free: 1-855-595-4117
e-mail: tldiemand@cyg.net www.penergetic.ca
ACCENT MANUFACTURING, INC.
602-30731 Simpson Rd.
Abbotsford, BC V2T 6Y7 Canada
Toll-Free: 1-877-855-4890 Fax: 604-850-7909 www.accentmanufacturing.com
AERWAY/SAF-HOLLAND CANADA
LIMITED
P.O. Box 339
Norwich, ON N0J 1P0 Canada
Tel: 519-863-3414 Fax: 519-863-2398
Toll-Free: 1-800-457-8310
e-mail: aerway@aerway.com www.aerway.com
AG LEADER TECHNOLOGY
2202 South Riverside Dr. Ames, IA 50010 USA
Tel: 515-232-5363 Fax: 515-232-5363
e-mail: info@agleader.com www.agleader.com
AGCO CORPORATION
4205 River Green Parkway
Duluth, GA 30096 USA
Tel: 770-813-9200 Fax: 770-813-6038
Toll-Free: 1-877-525-4384
e-mail: AGCOanswers@AGCOcorp.com www.agcocorp.com
AGPROFESSIONALS, LLC
3050 67th Ave.
Greeley, CO 80634 USA
Tel: 970-535-9318 Fax: 970-535-9854
e-mail: tharen@agpros.com www.agpros.com
AGRIBRINK
RR 1, 8152 Con 16
Moorefield, ON N0G 2K0 Canada
Tel: 519-840-0919
e-mail: sales@agribrink.com www.agribrink.com
AGRIMENT SERVICES INC.
PO Box 1096
Beulaville, NC 28518 USA
Tel: 252-568-2648 Fax: 252-568-2750
Toll-Free: 1-800-641-6981
e-mail: agrimentservices@yahoo.com www.agrimentservices.com
AGSOURCE LABORATORIES
106 N. Cecil St. Bonduel, WI 54107 USA
Tel: 715-758-2178 Fax: 715-758-2620 www.agsource.com
AIM ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP
400 Jones Rd. Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5P4 Canada Tel: 905-560-0090 Fax: 905-560-0099
e-mail: info@aimgroup.ca www.aimgroup.ca
ALLIANCE TIRE AMERICAS, INC.
201 Edgewater Dr., Suite 285 Wakefield, MA 01880 USA
Toll-Free: 1-877-978-4737
Fax: 888-371-6195
e-mail: atamarketing@atgtire.com www.atgtire.com
ANAERGIA INC.
4210 South Service Rd. Burlington, ON L7L 4X5 Canada
Tel: 905-766-3333
e-mail: info@anaergia.com www.anaergia.com
AQUA INNOVATIONS LLC
655 Third St., Suite 100 Beloit, WI 53511 USA
Tel: 262-736-4211 Fax: 262-736-4214
e-mail: info@aquainnovationsllc.com www.aquainnovationsllc.com
ART’S WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
PO Box 288 Armstrong, IA 50514 USA
Tel: 712-864-3131 Fax: 712-864-3312
e-mail: sales@artsway-mfg.com www.artsway-mfg.com
ATD WASTE SYSTEMS INC.
3099 West 24th Ave. Vancouver, BC V6L 1R7 Canada
Tel: 604-736-4474 Fax: 604-736-4493
e-mail: 1cleanfarm@hogmanure.com www.hogmanure.com
AUTOMATED WASTE SYSTEMS LLC
3115 - 320th St.
Hull, IA 51239 USA
Tel: 712-439-2081 Fax: 712-439-2078
Toll-Free: 1-866-918-2081 www.automatedwastesystems.com
BAG MAN
PO Box 162, 634 County Rd. T
Hammond, WI 54015 USA
Toll-Free: 1-800-796-5333
Fax: 715-796-5655
e-mail: info@afsbagman.com www.afsbagman.com
BALLAGH LIQUID TECHNOLOGIES INC.
121 North St. W. RR 2 Wingham, ON N0G 2W0 Canada
Tel: 519-357-4600 Fax: 519-357-4630
Toll-Free: 1-877-312-4600
e-mail: info@bliquidtech.com www.bliquidtech.com
BALZER, INC.
County Rd. 27E, Box 458 Mountain Lake, MN 56159 USA
Tel: 507-427-3133 Fax: 507-427-2364
Toll-Free: 1-800-795-8551 www.balzerinc.com
BAMBAUER EQUIPMENT LLC
19151 Kettlersville Rd. New Knoxville, OH 45871 USA
Tel: 419-753-2275 Fax: 419-753-3116
e-mail: info@bambauerequipment.com www.bambauerequipment.com
BAUER ENERGY DESIGN INC.
130 Louisa St. Baden, ON N3A 2T8 Canada
Tel: 519-634-9974 Fax: 519-634-9906 www.bauerenergydesign.com
BAUER NORTH AMERICA
107 Eastwood Rd. Michigan City, IN 46360 USA
Tel: 219-879-4986 Fax: 219-879-5160
Toll-Free: 1-800-922-8375
e-mail: r.hultgren@bauer-at.com www.bauer-at.com
BAZOOKA FARMSTAR
800 E. 7th St., PO Box 869 Washington, IA 52353 USA
Tel: 319-653-5080 Fax: 319-653-5806
Toll-Free: 1-800-775-7448
e-mail: spittman@bazookafarmstar.com www.bazookafarmstar.com
BBI SPREADERS
PO Box 630, 470 S. Wayside St. Cornelia, GA 30531 USA
Tel: 706-778-2767 Fax: 706-778-2787
Toll-Free: 1-800-282-3570 www.bbispreaders.com
BIOFERM ENERGY SYSTEMS
617 N Segoe Rd, PO Box 5408 Madison, WI 53705 USA
Tel: 608-467-5523 Fax: 608-233-7085
e-mail: info@biofermenergy.com www.biofermenergy.com
BIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
PO Box 9617
Helena Lewis Clark, MT 59604 USA
Tel: 406-458-3855 Fax: 406-458-3906
BIOROTER.COM
1555 Hwy. 210 E., Box 575
St. Adolphe, MB R5A 1A2 Canada
Tel: 204-883-2378 Fax: 204-883-2869
Toll-Free: 1-866-943-0739
e-mail: dean@triplegreenenergy.com www.triplegreenenergy.com
Main Products/Services: The BioRoter is an in-vessel composter. Every unit is custom built to suit the individual’s needs. In-vessel composting is a very economical solution to manure management. BioRoters produce quality compost.
BOERGER, LLC
2860 Water Tower Place
Chanhassen, MN 55317 USA
Tel: 612-435-7300 Fax: 612-435-7301
e-mail: america@boerger.com www.boerger.com
BRAD PENN LUBRICANTS
77 N. Kendall Ave.
Bradford, PA 16701 USA
Tel: 814-368-1200 Fax: 814-368-1335
e-mail: rbyron@amref.com www.bradpennsgeo.com
BRENTWOOD POLYMER COATINGS INC.
324 Saunders Road, Unit 8 Barrie, ON L4N 9Y2 Canada
Tel: 705-792-0500 Fax: 877-411-6866
Toll-Free: 1-855-792-0500
e-mail: info@brentwoodcoatings.com www.brentwoodcoatings.com
BRITESPAN BUILDING SYSTEMS INC.
37651 Amberley Rd.
Lucknow, ON N0G 2H0 Canada
Toll-Free: 1-800-407-5846
Fax: 519-528-2890
e-mail: info@britespanbuildings.com www.britespanbuildings.com
BRODIE AG & INDUSTRIAL INC.
4490 Trussler Rd.
Ayr, ON N0B 1E0 Canada
Tel: 519-632-1190 Fax: 519-632-1189
e-mail: albrodie@megawire.ca www.brodieagandindustrial.ca
BTL SALES INC.
3451 SW Empire Dr. Prineville, OR 97754 USA
Tel: 541-447-0712 Fax: 541-447-0759
Toll-Free: 1-800-280-0712 (US only) e-mail: info@btlliners.com www.btlliners.com
BUHLER INDUSTRIES INC.
1201 Regent Ave. W. Winnipeg, MB R3C 3B2 Canada
Tel: 204-661-8711 Fax: 204-654-2503
e-mail: info@buhler.com www.buhlerindustries.com
C & E TANKS AND SILOS, LLC
PO Box 406
Menomonie, WI 54751 USA
Tel: 715-235-9647 Fax: 715-235-9433 www.cetanksandsilos.com
CADMAN POWER EQUIPMENT LTD.
Box 100
Courtland, ON N0J 1E0 Canada
Tel: 519-688-2222 Fax: 519-688-2100
Toll-Free: 1-866-422-3626
e-mail: inquiries@cadmanpower.com www.cadmanpower.com
CADY INC.
383 Illinois Hwy. 92
Tampico, IL 61283 USA
Tel: 815-438-5678 Fax: 815-438-5681
Toll-Free: 1-877-999-CADY
e-mail: cady@cadyinc.com www.cadyinc.com
CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW
160 Research Lane, Unit 101 Guelph, ON N1G 5B2 Canada
Tel: 519-822-2890 Fax: 519-829-1777
Toll-Free: 1-800-563-5441
e-mail: info@outdoorfarmshow.com www.outdoorfarmshow.com
CH-FOUR BIOGAS INC
1390 Prince of Wales Dr., Suite 102 Ottawa, ON K2C 3N6 Canada
Tel: 613-224-8308 Fax: 613-224-1642
Toll-Free: 1-866-730-6500
e-mail: info@chfour.ca www.chfourbiogas.com
CHORE-TIME PO Box 2000
Milford, IN 46542-2000 USA
Tel: 574-658-4101 Fax: 574-658-3471
e-mail: choretime@choretime.com www.choretime.com
CLAAS OF AMERICA INC.
8401 South 132nd St. Omaha, NE 68138 USA
Tel: 402-861-1000 Fax: 402-861-1003 www.claasofamerica.com
CLEARSPAN FABRIC STRUCTURES
1395 John Fitch Blvd.
South Windsor, CT 06074 USA
Tel: 866-643-1010 Fax: 860-760-0210
e-mail: trussinquiry@clearspan.com www.ClearSpan.com/ADMM
CONESTOGA-ROVERS & ASSOCIATES
651 Colby Dr. Waterloo, ON N2V 1C2 Canada
Tel: 519-884-0510 Fax: 519-725-5256 www.CRAworld.com
CONNECT EQUIPMENT CORP.
P.O. Box 71
Mildmay, ON N0G 2J0 Canada
Tel: 519-508-7010 Fax: 519-637-5502
e-mail: sales@connectequipment.com www.connectequipment.com
COOKS COUNTRYSIDE TRUCKING, LLC
S7701A Denzer Rd. North Freedom, WI 53951 USA
Tel: 608-544-5445 Fax: 608-544-9955
Toll-Free: 1-877-261-0619
e-mail: cookscstllc@aol.com www.cookscountrysidetrucking.com
CORNELL PUMP COMPANY
16261 S.E. 130th Ave. Clackamas, OR 97015-8948 USA
Tel: 503-653-0330 Fax: 503-653-0338
e-mail: bjansen@cornellpump.com www.cornellpump.com
CROP QUEST INC.
PO Box 357, 74 Sylvia St. Mitchell, ON N0K 1N0 Canada
Tel: 519-348-1121 Fax: 519-348-0030
Toll-Free: 1-866-630-2767
e-mail: cropquest@quadro.net www.cropquest.ca
DARITECH, INC.
8540 Benson Rd. Lynden, WA 98264 USA
Tel: 360-354-6900 Fax: 360-354-7522
Toll-Free: 1-800-701-3632
e-mail: info@daritech.com www.daritech.com
DE BIE MANUFACTURING LTD.
720 Goshen Rd. Tillsonburg, ON N4G 4G7 Canada Tel: 519-842-6218
e-mail: info@debie.ca www.debie.ca
DEGELMAN INDUSTRIES
272 Industrial Dr. Regina, SK S4P 3B1 Canada Tel: 306-543-4447 Fax: 306-543-2140 Toll-Free: 1-800-667-3545
e-mail: info@degelman.com www.degelman.com
DFK EQUIPMENT SALES INC.
PO Box 938, 475 James St. S St. Marys, ON N4X 1B6 Canada Tel: 519-349-2080 Fax: 1-800-752-0934
Toll-Free: 1-800-881-3794
e-mail: sales@dfkequipment.com www.dfkequipment.ca
DIGI-STAR LLC
W5527 Hwy. 106
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 USA
Tel: 920-568-6231 Fax: 920-568-9721
e-mail: sales@digi-star.com www.digi-star.com
DODA USA INC.
255 16th St. South St. James, MN 56081 USA
Tel: 507-375-5577
e-mail: admin@dodausa.com www.dodausa.com
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
9330 Zionsville Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46268 USA
Tel: 317-337-3000 Fax: 317-337-6081 www.dowagro.com
DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS
45 Waterview Blvd.
Parsippany, NJ 07054-1298 USA
Tel: 973-257-8396 Fax: 973-257-8653 www.dsm.com
DUTCH BUNNING DISTRIBUTION LTD.
500 Portico Dr., PO Box 568
Pilot Butte, SK S0G 3Z0 Canada
Tel: 306-781-4820 Fax: 306-781-6038
Toll-Free: 1-800-663-8824
e-mail: sales@dutchbunning.com www.dutchbunning.com
DVO, INC.
PO Box 69
Chilton, WI 53014 USA
Tel: 920-849-9797 Fax: 920-849-9160
e-mail: info@dvoinc.net www.dvoinc.net
ELMIRA MACHINE INDUSTRIES/RIV QUALITY BRASS VALVES
20 Martin Lane
Elmira, ON N3B 2A1 Canada
Tel: 519-669-1541 Fax: 519-669-8331
Toll-Free: 1-800-801-6663
e-mail: info@elmiramachine.com www.elmiramachine.com
ENVIRONETICS INC.
1201 Commerce St. Lockport, IL 60441 USA
Tel: 815-838-8331 Fax: 815-838-8336
e-mail: info@environeticsinc.com www.environeticsinc.com
EUROVIX USA, INC.
PO Box 1808
Portage, MI 49081 USA
Tel: 269-329-1198
e-mail: pbperks@cs.com www.eurovix.us or www.eurovix.it
FAN SEPARATOR
107 Eastwood Rd.
Michigan City, IN 46360 USA
Tel: 219-871-1580 Fax: 219-879-5160
Toll-Free: 1-800-451-8001
e-mail: r.hultgren@bauer-at.com www.fan-separator.com
FARM CREDIT CANADA
100 - 120 Research Lane
Guelph, ON N1G 0B5 Canada
Fax: 519-826-2066
Toll-Free: 1-800-387-3232 www.fcc-fac.ca
FARM-FLEET INC.
23703 Wellburn Rd., RR 3
St. Marys, ON N4X 1C6 Canada
Tel: 519-461-1499 Fax: 519-461-1599 www.farmfleet.com
FARMER BOY AG INC.
50 West Stoever Ave.
Myerstown, PA 17067 USA
Tel: 717-866-7565 Fax: 717-866-6233
Toll-Free: 1-800-845-3374
www.FarmerBoyAG.com
FARMTEK
1440 Field of Dreams Way
Dyersville, IA 52040 USA
Tel: 860-289-7261 Fax: 860-289-4711
Toll-Free: 1-800-327-6835
e-mail: sales@farmtek.com www.farmtek.com
FEECO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
3913 Algoma Rd.
Green Bay, WI 54311 USA
Tel: 920-468-1000 Fax: 920-469-5110
Toll-Free: 1-800-373-9347
e-mail: sales@feeco.com www.feeco.com
FENDT TRACTORS
4205 River Green Parkway Duluth, GA 30096 USA
Tel: 770-813-9200 Fax: 770-813-6038
Toll-Free: 1-877-525-4384
e-mail: AGCOanswers@AGCOcorp.com www.fendtfielddays.com
FIRESTONE SPECIALTY PRODUCTS
250 W. 96th St. Indianapolis, IN 46260 USA
Tel: 317-575-7000 Fax: 317-575-7002
Toll-Free: 1-800-428-4442
e-mail: info@firestonesp.com www.firestonesp.com
FLOTECH PUMP
D1, 3911 Brandon St. SE Calgary, AB T2G 4A7 Canada
Tel: 403-236-2886 Fax: 403-225-8446
Toll-Free: 1-866-248-2886
e-mail: sales@flotechpump.com www.flotechpump.com
FTI FLOW TECHNOLOGY, INC.
8930 S. Beck Ave., Ste. 107 Tempe, AZ 85284 USA
Toll-Free: 1-800-528-4225 www.ftimeters.com
GEA FARM TECHNOLOGIES CANADA
INC., DIVISION GEA HOULE
4591 boul. St-Joseph Drummondville, QC J2B 6W3 Canada
Tel: 819-477-7444 Fax: 819-477-5565
Toll-Free: 1-800-563-4685
e-mail: geahoule@gea.com www.gea-farmtechnologies.com/houle/en
GEOMEMBRANE TECHNOLOGIES INC. (GTI)
370 Wilsey Rd. Fredericton, NB E3B 6E9 Canada
Tel: 506-452-7304
e-mail: covers@gticovers.com www.gticovers.com
GLOBAL REPAIR
33 Bellefair Ave.
Toronto, ON M4L 3T7 Canada
Tel: 416-686-3690 Fax: 416-686-1744
Toll-Free: 1-866-271-0719
e-mail: sales@globalrepair.ca www.globalrepair.ca
GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY
305 Bowman St. Mansfield, OH 44903-1600 USA Tel: 419-755-1011 Fax: 419-755-1251 www.GRpumps.com
GORMAN-RUPP OF CANADA LTD.
70 Burwell Rd. St. Thomas, ON N5P 3R7 Canada Tel: 519-631-2870 Fax: 519-631-4624
e-mail: grcanada@grcanada.com www.GRCanada.com
GREEN EARTH NATURALLY/EARTHCLEANZ
2314 Ridgefield St. NE Roanoke, VA 24012 USA
Tel: 540-362-5636 Fax: 540-362-9447
e-mail: info@greenearthnaturally.com www.greenearthnaturally.com
GROWING THE MARGINS CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
c/o 1 Concord Gate, Suite 109, Box 26 Toronto, ON M3C 3N6 Canada
Tel: 416-426-7029 Fax: 416-426-7280
e-mail: info@gtmconference.ca www.gtmconference.ca
GSE ENVIRONMENTAL 19103 Gundle Rd. Houston, TX 77073 USA Tel: 281-443-8564 Fax: 281-230-6739 Toll-Free: 800-435-2008 e-mail: marketing@gseworld.com www.gseworld.com
H & S MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 2608 S. Hume Ave., PO Box 768 Marshfield, WI 54449 USA
Tel: 715-387-3414 Fax: 715-384-5463 www.hsmfgco.com
HAGEDORN
3098 Bruce Rd. 3 S., PO Box 129 Paisley, ON N0G 2N0 Canada Tel: 519-353-5642 Fax: 519-353-5871
Toll-Free: 1-800-707-7271
e-mail: info@hydra-spread.com www.hydra-spread.com
HANSEN MANUFACTURING Box 393
Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0 Canada
Tel: 604-316-3664 Fax: 604-858-9128
e-mail: glenhansen@live.ca
HAPCO
390 Portage Blvd. Kent, OH 44240 USA
Tel: 330-678-9353 Fax: 330-677-8282
e-mail: sales@hapco.com www.hapcoinc.com
HARCO AG EQUIPMENT
5808 Hwy. 9, RR 4
Harriston, ON N0G 1Z0 Canada
Tel: 519-338-2923 Fax: 519-338-2756
e-mail: harquip@wightman.ca
HAWKEYE STEEL PRODUCTS INC.
609 Main St.
Houghton, IA 52631 USA
Tel: 319-469-4141 Fax: 319-469-4402
Toll-Free: 1-800-553-1791
e-mail: sales@hawkeyesteel.com www.spantechbuildings.com
HCC, INC.
1501 First Ave.
Mendota, IL 61342-0952 USA
Tel: 815-539-9371 Fax: 815-539-3135
e-mail: info@hccincorporated.com www.hccincorporated.com
HCL MACHINE WORKS
15142 Merrill Ave.
Dos Palos, CA 93620 USA
Tel: 209-392-6103 Fax: 209-392-3000
e-mail: sales@hclmachineworks.com www.hclmachineworks.com
HORIZON LIVESTOCK & POULTRY SUPPLY LTD.
329 Bronstone Dr. Niverville, MB R0A 1E0 Canada
Tel: 204-388-9333 Fax: 204-388-5227
Toll-Free: 1-877-388-3887
e-mail: info@horizonhasit.ca www.horizonhasit.ca
HUSKY FARM EQUIPMENT LTD.
7440 Wellington Rd. 17 Alma, ON N0B 1A0 Canada
Tel: 519-826-5329 Fax: 519-846-9378
Toll-Free: 1-800-349-1122
e-mail: husky@huskyfarm.ca www.huskyfarm.ca
HUSSEY & COMPANY
11 Plaza Dr. Clear Lake, IA 50428 USA
Tel: 641-357-7000 Fax: 641-357-7008
Toll-Free: 1-800-944-1830
e-mail: josh@husseyco.com www.husseyco.com
HYDRO ENGINEERING
HYDRO ENGINEERING
301 Industrial Blvd.
Norwood Young America, MN 55397 USA
Tel: 952-467-3100 Fax: 952-467-4000
Toll-Free: 1-800-833-5812
e-mail: sales@hydro-eng.com www.hydro-eng.com
IMPERIAL INDUSTRIES INC.
PO Box 1685
Wausau, WI 54402 USA
Tel: 715-359-0200 Fax: 715-355-5349
Toll-Free: 1-800-558-2945
e-mail: toma@imperialind.com www.imperialind.com
INDUSTRIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL
CONCEPTS, INC.
6009 Chapel Dr. Minneapolis, MN 55439 USA
Tel: 952-829-0731 Fax: 952-829-9770
Toll-Free: 1-888-829-0731
e-mail: anderson@ieccovers.com www.ieccovers.com
JAMESWAY FARM EQUIPMENT
12 Route 249
St-Francois-Xavier-de-Brompton, QC J0B 2V0 Canada
Tel: 819-845-7824 Fax: 819-845-5758
e-mail: marketing@valmetal.com www.jameswayfarmeq.com
JAYNE PRODUCTS/JENFITCH, LLC
17904 S. Star of India Lane Carson, CA 90746 USA
Tel: 310-715-3070 Fax: 310-327-4906
Toll-Free: 1-866-754-8062
e-mail: info@struviteremoval.com www.struvite.info
JBS LTD. (J. BOND & SONS LTD.)
Unit 103 - 31413 Gill Ave.
Mission, BC V4S OA1 Canada
Tel: 604-826-5391 Fax: 604-826-5392
Toll-Free: 1-855-826-5391 www.jbscanada.ca
JENI MOBILE WASH LTD.
Box 100
Fergus, ON N1M 2W7 Canada
Tel: 519-843-2672 Fax: 519-787-7608
Toll-Free: 1-800-361-3637
JIM HODEL INC.
2278 CR 1350 N. Roanoke, IL 61561 USA
Tel: 309-923-7106 Fax: 309-923-7655
Toll-Free: 1-800-562-8565
e-mail: jim@jimhodelinc.com www.jimhodelinc.com
JONES MANUFACTURING CO. 1486 12th Rd., PO Box 38 Beemer, NE 68716-0038 USA
Tel: 402-528-3861 Fax: 402-528-3239 www.mightygiant.com
JONKMAN EQUIPMENT LTD.
28355 Fraser Hwy. Abbotsford, BC V4X 1K9 Canada Tel: 604-857-2000 Fax: 604-857-2001 e-mail: info@jonkmanequipment.com
KARCHER PROFESSIONAL WASH SYSTEMS, DIV. OF CONNECT EQUIPMENT CORP.
2193 Line 29, RR 2 Tavistock, ON N0B 2R0 Canada
Tel: 519-655-2253 Fax: 519-655-3017 www.karcherpro.ca
KEY DOLLAR COMPANY
PO Box 49
Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 USA
Tel: 541-938-6336 Fax: 541-938-6282
Toll-Free: 1-800-241-2427
e-mail: key_dollar@hotmail.com www.keydollar.com
KIFCO IRRIGATION
700 S. Schrader Ave. Havana, IL 62644 USA
Tel: 309-543-4425 Fax: 309-543-4945
Toll-Free: 1-800-452-7017
e-mail: sales@kifco.com www.kifco.com
KLINE IRRIGATION NORTH AMERICA
4270 Hollywood Rd. St. Joseph, MI 49085 USA
Tel: 269-429-3000 Fax: 269-429-3700
Toll-Free: 1-866-665-5463
e-mail: info@k-linena.com www.k-linena.com
KOOLMEES EQUIPMENT INC.
285687 Airport Rd., RR 1 Norwich, ON N0J 1P0 Canada
Tel: 519-468-3356
e-mail: info@koolmees.ca www.koolmees.ca
KOOLMEES MARINE INDUSTRIAL SALES, SERVICE (IRRIGATION) Middletown Line 712651
Otterville, ON N0J 1R0 Canada Tel: 519-879-6878 Fax: 519-879-6319
e-mail: springfordenterprises@execulink.com
KUHN NORTH AMERICA INC. PO Box 167 Brodhead, WI 53520 USA Tel: 608-897-2131 Fax: 608-897-2561 www.KuhnNorthAmerica.com
KUNAFIN - THE INSECTARY PO Box 190 Eagle Pass, TX 78877 USA Tel: 830-757-1181 Fax: 830-757-1468
Toll-Free: 1-800-832-1113
e-mail: office@kunafin.com www.kunafin.com
KYTE CENTRIFUGE LLC
10 E Owl Creek Lane Fairview, NC 18730 USA
Tel: 832-368-2667 Fax: 407-369-4674 www.kytecentrifuge.com/manure
LAGOON PUMPING AND DREDGING INC. 4015 South 9th St. Columbus, NE 68601-6227 USA Tel: 402-563-3464 Fax: 402-564-1696
LAYFIELD GROUP OF COMPANIES 11120 Silversmith Place Richmond, BC V7A 5E4 Canada
Tel: 604-275-5588 Fax: 604-275-5589
Toll-Free: 1-800-558-8275
e-mail: corporate@layfieldgroup.com www.layfieldenvironmental.com
LEADING EDGE EQUIPMENT LIMITED
404878 Beaconsfield Road
Burgessville, ON N0J 1C0 Canada
Tel: 519-424-9112 Fax: 519-424-2667
e-mail: wayne@leadingedgeequipment.ca
LEON’S MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC.
135 York Rd. E.
Yorkton, SK S3N 3Z4 Canada
Tel: 306-786-2600 Fax: 306-782-1884
Toll-Free: 1-800-667-1581
e-mail: mkt@leonsmfg.com www.leonsmfg.com
LITCHFIELD ANALYTICAL SERVICES
535 Marshall St., PO Box 457
Litchfield, MI 49252 USA
Tel: 517-542-2915 Fax: 517-542-2014
e-mail: litchlab@qcnet.net www.litchlab.com
LIVESTOCK WATER RECYCLING, INC.
3637 - 44th Ave. SE
Calgary, AB T2B 3R5 Canada
Tel: 403-203-4972
Toll-Free: 1-855-597-4972
e-mail: marketing@livestockwaterrecycling. com www.livestockwaterrecycling.com
LOEWEN WELDING LTD.
33655 Harris Rd., PO Box 66
Matsqui, BC V4X 3R2 Canada
Tel: 604-826-7844 Fax: 604-826-6051
e-mail: rick@loewenwelding.com www.loewenwelding.com
LSC PRE-CAST SYSTEMS LTD.
8285A Lickman Rd.
Chilliwack, BC V2R 3Z9 Canada
Tel: 604-792-4244 Fax: 604-792-4241
Toll-Free: 1-888-796-2323
e-mail: lsc@lscprecast.com www.lscprecast.com
MANURE SYSTEMS INC.
3046 McMillan Rd.
Abbotsford, BC V2S 6A8 Canada
Tel: 604-226-6075
Toll-Free: 1-800-799-3740
e-mail: info@manuresystemsinc.com www.manuresystemsinc.com
MCLANAHAN CORPORATION
200 Wall St. Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 USA
Tel: 814-695-9807 Fax: 814-695-6684
e-mail: agdivision@mclanahan.com www.mclanahan.com
METAL 360
Box 59, RR 1 Ste. Anne, MB R5H 1R1 Canada
Tel: 204-355-7634
e-mail: info@metal360.ca www.metal360.ca
MEYER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
574 W. Center Ave., PO Box 405 Dorchester, WI 54425 USA
Tel: 715-654-5132 Fax: 715-654-5513
Toll-Free: 1-800-325-9103
e-mail: sales@meyermfg.com www.meyermfg.com
MIDWEST BIO-SYSTEMS
28933 - 35E St. Tampico, IL 61283 USA
Tel: 815-438-7200 Fax: 815-438-7028
Toll-Free: 1-800-689-0714
e-mail: info@midwestbiosystems.com www.midwestbiosystems.com
MIGHTY GROW ORGANICS
870 Edward Loper Rd. Fruitdale, AL 36539 USA
Tel: 251-827-6668 Fax: 1-888-565-7378
e-mail: anne@mightygrow.com www.mightygrow.com
MILLER ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS
5308 S. 12th St.
Sheboygan, WI 53081 USA
Tel: 920-458-6164 Fax: 920-458-0369
Toll-Free: 1-800-969-7013
e-mail: sthiel@startwithmiller.com startwithmiller.com
MMI INTERNATIONAL
Box 544
Brush, CO 80723 USA
Tel: 970-842-5161 Fax: 970-842-3111
Toll-Free: 1-800-523-2614
e-mail: info@mixerfeeders.com www.mixerfeeders.com
MOBY DICK WHEEL WASHING
20 Highview Rd. Downington, PA 19335 USA
Tel: 610-613-2939 Fax: 610-458-9151
e-mail: ralodi@us.mobydick.com www.mobydick.com
MOHRLANG FABRICATION
18990 CR 29 Brush, CO 80723 USA
Tel: 970-542-0640
e-mail: bmohrlang@spreaderz.com www.spreaderz.com
NEBRASKA HARVESTORE SYSTEMS
3201 S. 13th St. Norfolk, NE 68701 USA
Tel: 402-371-0144 Fax: 402-371-6031
Toll-Free: 1-800-777-0501
e-mail: sales@nebraskaharvestore.com www.nebraskaharvestore.com
NEW LEADER/HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT CO. 1330 76th Ave. SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 USA
Tel: 319-363-8281
e-mail: info@highwayequipment.com www.highwayequipment.com
NOLT SERVICES LLC
728 Rettew Mill Rd. Lititz, PA 17543 USA Tel: 717-738-1066
e-mail: janolt@windstream.net
NUHN INDUSTRIES LTD.
PO Box 160, 4816 Line 34 Sebringville, ON N0K 1X0 Canada Tel: 519-393-6284 Fax: 519-393-5104
Toll-Free: 1-877-837-7323
e-mail: nuhnind@nuhn.ca www.nuhn.ca
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
8995 East Main St. Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-3399 USA
Tel: 614-728-6201 Fax: 614-728-6310 www.agri.ohio.gov
ONTARIO SOIL & CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
1 Stone Rd. W. Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2 Canada
Tel: 519-826-4214 Fax: 519-826-4224 www.ontariosoilcrop.org
PACIFIC DAIRY CENTRE LTD.
34282 Manufacturers Way
Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M1 Canada
Tel: 604-852-9020 Fax: 604-852-5091
e-mail: office@pacificdairy.net www.pacificdairycentre.com
PARMA COMPANY
PO Box 190, 101Main St.
Parma, ID 83660 USA
Tel: 208-722-5116 Fax: 208-722-6012 www.parmacompany.com
PATZ CORPORATION
PO Box 7
Pound, WI 54161-0007 USA
Tel: 920-897-2251 Fax: 920-897-2142
Toll-Free: 1-800-236-7280
e-mail: info@patzcorp.com www.patzcorp.com
PENERGETIC CANADA
329 - 5525 West Blvd. Vancouver, BC V6M 3W6 Canada
Tel: 604-736-0907 Fax: 604-736-0901
Toll-Free: 1-888-737-0907
e-mail: info@penergetic.ca www.penergetic.ca
PICHON S.A.
BP 21, Z.I. de Lavallot Guipavas, F-29490 France
Tel: +33 298 34 41 00
Fax: +33 298 34 41 20
e-mail: jp@pichonindustries.com www.pichonindustries.com
PIK RITE INC.
60 Pik Rite Lane
Lewisburg, PA 17837 USA
Tel: 570-523-8174 Fax: 570-523-8175
Toll-Free: 1-800-326-9763
e-mail: sales@pikrite.com www.pikrite.com
PIPPING CONCRETE INC.
N5888 Center Rd. Brandon, WI 53919 USA
Tel: 920-872-2520 Fax: 920-346-2520
Toll-Free: 1-877-948-9661
e-mail: pippingconcrete@hotmail.com www.pippingconcrete.com
PREMIER EQUIPMENT LTD.
122 Church St. W. Elmira, ON N3R 2X6 Canada
Tel: 519-669-5453 Fax: 519-669-3403
Toll-Free: 1-800-265-6188
e-mail: elmira@premierequipment.ca www.premierequipment.ca
PRESS TECHNOLOGY & MFG., INC. 1401 Fotler St. Springfield, OH 45504 USA
Tel: 937-327-0755 Fax: 937-327-0756
e-mail: dberner@presstechnology.com www.presstechnology.com
PRICE BROS. EQUIPMENT CO. 619 S. Washington
Wichita, KS 67211 USA
Tel: 877-957-9577 Fax: 316-265-1062
e-mail: tprice@pricebroseq.com www.pricebroseq.com
PRO-ACT BIOTECH
PO Box 345
Warren, RI 02885 USA
Toll-Free: 1-800-772-3775
Fax: 401-633-6270 www.proactbiotech.com
PROFITPRO, LLC
408 1st Ave. S.
Albert Lea, MN 56007 USA
Tel: 507-373-2550 Fax: 507-373-2520
Toll-Free: 1-888-875-2425 www.profitproag.com
PUCK CUSTOM ENTERPRISES, INC.
1130 - 100th St.
Manning, IA 51455 USA
Tel: 712-653-3045 Fax: 712-653-3099
e-mail: jpuck@puckenterprises.com www.puckenterprises.com
QUANTUM BIOTEK
1394 Milton Ave.
Mississauga, ON L5G 3C6 Canada
Tel: 647-490-0095 Fax: 1-888-390-2655
Toll-Free: 1-800-263-0048
e-mail: garry@omnienviro.ca www.waterforfarming.com
RCM DIGESTERS INC.
PO Box 4716
Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
Tel: 510-834-4568 Fax: 510-834-4529
e-mail: contact@rcmdigesters.com
REDHAND LTD.
PO Box 989
Boissevain, MB R0K 1E0 Canada
Tel: 204-534-7382
REDWOOD METAL WORKS
36419 US Hwy. 71, PO Box 88
Redwood Falls, MN 56283 USA
Tel: 507-644-2893 Fax: 507-644-7000
Toll-Free: 1-888-644-2893 www.redwoodmetalworks.com
REINKE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
INC.
5325 Reinke Rd.
Deshler, NE 68340 USA
Tel: 402-365-7251 Fax: 402-365-4370
Toll-Free: 1-866-365-7381 www.reinke.com
REMOTE LOAD, INC.
2428 Hwy. 3
Dumont, IA 50625 USA
Tel: 641-425-6998
e-mail: kurtwolf@remote-load.com www.remote-load.com
ROACH & ASSOCIATES, LLC
856 North Main St.
Seymour, WI 54165 USA
Tel: 920-833-6340 Fax: 920-833-9851
e-mail: john@jmroach.com www.jmroach.com
ROTARY COMPOSTERS
503 School Rd. Denver, PA 17517 USA
Tel: 717-397-7237 Rotarycomposters.com
SENNINGER IRRIGATION
16220 East Hwy. 50
Clermont, FL 34711 USA
Tel: 407-877-5655 Fax: 407-905-8249
e-mail: info@senninger.com www.senninger.com
SFP - SPECIALTY FERTILIZER PRODUCTS
11550 Ash, Suite 220 Leawood, KS 66211 USA
Tel: 913-956-7500 Fax: 913-956-7506
Toll-Free: 1-888-446-GROW
e-mail: mberry@sfp.com www.sfp.com
SIDUMP’R
53577 Hwy. 20, PO Box 520 Plainview, NE 68769 USA
Tel: 402-582-4830 Fax: 402-582-4810
Toll-Free: 1-888-743-8677
e-mail: sales@sidumpr.com www.sidumpr.com
SOUCY INTERNATIONAL
5450 Saint-Roch St. Drummondville, QC J2B 6W3 Canada
Tel: 819-474-6666 Fax: 819-477-9423 www.soucyinternational.com
SPANJER MACHINES
50 - 715 Doon Village Rd. Kitchener, ON N2P 2A2 Canada
Tel: 519-897-1891
SPRUCEDALE AGROMART LTD.
Box 68
Hanover, ON N4N 3C3 Canada
Tel: 519-364-4070 Fax: 519-364-7716
Toll-Free: 1-888-289-2440
e-mail: hanover@sprucedale.com www.sprucedale.com
SRS CRISAFULLI INC.
1610 Crisafulli Dr. Glendive, MT 59330-1051 USA
Toll-Free: 1-800-442-7867 Fax: 406-365-8088
e-mail: srsc@crisafulli.com www.crisafullipumps.com
STEWART’S EQUIPMENT
9410 Wellington Rd. 124, PO Box 10 Erin, ON N0B 1T0 Canada
Tel: 519-833-9616 Fax: 519-833-2253 www.stewartsequip.com
STRATFORD AGRI ANALYSIS 1131 Erie St.
Stratford, ON NSA 6W1 Canada
Tel: 519-273-4411 Fax: 519-273-4411
Toll-Free: 1-800-323-9089
e-mail: info@stratfordagri.ca www.stratfordagri.ca
SUMA AMERICA, INC.
855 N. Wood Dale Rd., Suite A Wood Dale, IL 60191 USA
Tel: 847-427-7880 Fax: 630-354-6840
e-mail: gene@gosuma.com www.gosuma.com
SUMMIT LIVESTOCK FACILITIES
3823 W 1800 S Remington, IN 47977 USA
Toll-Free: 1-800-213-0567
Fax: 219-261-3193
e-mail: info@summitlivestock.com www.summitlivestock.com
SUNOVA WORX INC.
196679 19th Line, RR 1 Lakeside, ON N0M 2G0 Canada
Tel: 519-349-2770 Fax: 519-349-2310
Toll-Free: 855-386-(WORX) 9679
e-mail: info@sunovaworx.com www.sunovaworx.com
T-L IRRIGATION COMPANY
151 East Hwy. 6 & AB Road Hastings, NE 68902-1047 USA
Tel: 402-462-4128 Fax: 402-462-4617
Toll-Free: 1-800-330-4264
e-mail: sales@tirr.com www.tlirr.com
TASCH’S CUSTOM LLC
N9900 St. Paul Rd. Malone, WI 53049 USA
Tel: 920-375-0900
e-mail: chad@taschscustomllc.com www.taschscustomllc.com
TEAMCO 2, Rue Du Parc Warwick, QC J0A 1M0 Canada
Tel: 819-358-6808 Fax: 819-358-6806
e-mail: info@teamco.ca www.teamco.ca
TERRATEC ENVIRONMENTAL/AMERICAN WATER
200 Eastport Blvd. Hamilton, ON L8H 7S4 Canada
Tel: 905-878-2800 Fax: 905-878-4180
THE EXPERT COMPANY
PO Box 6
Clintonville, WI 54929 USA
Tel: 605-337-3737 Fax: 605-337-3400
e-mail: sarc@midstatesd.net www.expertcompany.us
THERMOENERGY CORPORATION
10 New Bond St. Worcester, MA 01606 USA
Tel: 508-854-1628 Fax: 508-854-1753 www.thermoenergy.com
THOMPSON PUMP
4620 City Center Dr. Port Orange, FL 32129 USA
Tel: 386-767-7310 Fax: 386-761-0362
Toll-Free: 1-800-767-7310
e-mail: sales@thompsonpump.com www.thompsonpump.com
TOMCO CHEMICAL PO Box 78
Wantagh, NY 11793 USA
Toll-Free: 1-800-645-3285 www.tomcochemical.com
TREES ONTARIO
144 Front St. W., Suite 700
Toronto, ON M5J 2L7 Canada
Tel: 416-646-1193 Fax: 416-493-4608
Toll-Free: 1-877-646-1193 www.treesontario.ca
TRIMBLE AGRICULTURE
935 Stewart Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA
Tel: 408-481-8000
Toll-Free: 1-800-TRIMBLE (874 6253) www.trimble.com/agriculture/livestock.aspx
TRINITY TRAILER MFG., INC.
8200 Eisenmann Rd. Boise, ID 83201 USA
Tel: 208-336-3666 Fax: 208-336-3741
Toll-Free: 1-800-235-6577
www.trinitytrailer.com
U.S. POULTRY & EGG ASSOCIATION
1530 Cooledge Rd. Tucker, GA 30084-7303 USA
Tel: 770-493-9401 Fax: 770-493-9257
www.uspoultry.org
U.S. SCREEN
462 County Rd. 40 Sullivan, OH 44880 USA
Tel: 419-736-2400 Fax: 877-329-5614
e-mail: info@us-screen.com www.us-screen.com
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
2611 East 29th St. Marshfield, WI 54449 USA
Tel: 715-387-2523 Fax: 715-387-1723
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN CUSTOM MANURE TEAM
c/o UW-Extension, 1150 S. Bellvue St. Green Bay, WI 54302 USA
Tel: 920-391-4652 Fax: 920-391-4617
UTS RESIDUAL PROCESSING LLC
109 S. Main St., Suite C, PO Box 237 Eaton Rapids, MI 48827 USA
Tel: 517-663-0663 Fax: 517-663-0979
e-mail: info@uts-residuals.com www.uts-residuals.com
VANDEN BUSSCHE IRRIGATION & EQUIPMENT LTD.
2515 Pinegrove Rd.
Delhi, ON N4B 2X1 Canada
Tel: 519-582-2380 Fax: 519-582-1514
Toll-Free: 1-800-387-7246
e-mail: info@vandenbussche.com www.vandenbussche.com
VARCO
7489 Mason King Ct. Manassas, VA 20109 USA
Tel: 703-334-5980 Fax: 703-334-5979
Toll-Free: 1-866-872-1224
e-mail: ron@varcopumper.com www.varcopumper.com
VAUGHAN COMPANY INC.
364 Monte-Elma Rd. Montesano, WA 98563 USA
Tel: 360-249-4042 Fax: 360-249-6155
Toll-Free: 1-888-249-CHOP
e-mail: info@chopperpumps.com www.chopperpumps.com
VECOPLAN MIDWEST
PO Box 86
Floyds Knobs, IN 47119 USA
Tel: 812-923-4992 Fax: 812-923-4994
e-mail: info@vecoplanmidwest.com www.vecoplanmidwest.com
VEENHUIS MACHINES B.V.
PO Box 35
Raalte, NL-8100AA The Netherlands
Tel: +31 572 35 21 45
Fax: +31 572 35 83 84
e-mail: info@veenhuis.com www.veenhuis.com
VENTRAC BY VENTURE PRODUCTS INC.
328 East Water St., PO Box 148
Orrville, OH 44667 USA
Tel: 330-683-0075 Fax: 330-683-0000
Toll-Free: 1-866-836-8722
e-mail: info@ventrac.com www.ventrac.com
VERMEER CANADA INC.
10 Indell Lane
Brampton, ON L6T 3Y3 Canada
Tel: 905-793-9339 Fax: 905-793-5679
Toll-Free: 1-800-668-9065
e-mail: brampton.canada@vermeercanada.com www.vermeercanada.com
VINCENT CORPORATION
2810 E. 5th Ave.
Tampa, FL 33605 USA
Tel: 813-248-2650 Fax: 813-247-7557
e-mail: bob@vincentcorp.com www.vincentcorp.com
VINCENT, URBAN, WALKER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
300 Dousman St.
Green Bay, WI 54308-8608 USA
Tel: 920-432-7246 Fax: 920-432-0744
Toll-Free: 1-800-753-9153
e-mail: danderson@vuw4ins.com www.vincenturbanwalker.com
VOGELSANG
7966 State Route 44, PO Box 751 Ravenna, OH 44266 USA
Tel: 330-296-3820 Fax: 330-296-4113
Toll-Free: 1-800-984-9400
e-mail: sales@vogelsangusa.com www.vogelsangusa.com
VTI LLC
2709 Airport Rd. Washington, IA 52353 USA
Tel: 319-653-8950
e-mail: vti.llc22@yahoo.com www.vtillc.com
WALLENSTEIN VACUUM PUMPS
20 Martins Lane
Elmira, ON N3B 2A1 Canada
Tel: 519-669-1541 Fax: 519-669-8331
Toll-Free: 1-800-801-6663 www.wallypumps.com
WAM USA INC.
1300 Triad Blvd.
Ft Worth, TX 76131 USA
Tel: 817-232-2678 Fax: 817-232-2676
e-mail: wamtexas@waminc.com www.waminc.com
WARD LABORATORIES INC.
4007 Cherry Ave. Kearney, NE 68848-0788 USA
Tel: 308-234-2418 Fax: 308-234-1940
Toll-Free: 1-800-887-7645 www.wardlab.com
WATER AGRICULTURAL LAB
2101 Calhoun Road, Hwy. 81 Owensboro, KY 42301 USA
Tel: 270-685-4039 Fax: 270-685-3989 www.watersag.com
WEST POINT IMPLEMENT AND DESIGN PO Box 255 West Point, NE 68788 USA Tel: 402-372-2408 Fax: 402-372-2440
e-mail: jean@westpointimp.com www.westpointimp.com
WIDEMAN’S FARM SERVICE
26 Hemitite Rd. Madoc, ON K0K 2K0 Canada Tel: 613-473-4745 Fax: 613-473-2488 www.widemans.ca
WORLD DAIRY EXPO
3310 Latham Dr. Madison, WI 53713 USA
Tel: 608-224-6455 Fax: 608-224-0300 www.worlddairyexpo.com
WORLD PORK EXPO
10676 Justin Dr. Urbandale, IA 50322 USA
Tel: 515-278-8012 Fax: 515-278-8014
e-mail: fricked@nppc.org www.worldpork.org
WW WILLIAMS, INC.
1176 Industrial Parkway North Brunswick, OH 44212 USA
Tel: 330-558-8545 Fax: 330-273-8110
Toll-Free: 1-800-338-1989
e-mail: hdrake@wwwilliams.com wwwilliams.com
YUNKER PLASTICS, INC.
251 O’Connor Dr. Elkhorn, WI 53121 USA
Tel: 262-743-1234 Fax: 262-743-1233
Toll-Free: 1-800-236-3328
e-mail: mark@yunkerplastics.com www.yunkerplastics.com
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Feed Additives
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Eurovix USA
Farmer Boy Ag
Global Repair
Jim Hodel
Midwest Bio-Systems
Pro-Act Biotech
ProfitPro
SFP - Specialty Fertilizer Products
Tomco Chemical
VTI
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Ballagh Liquid Technologies
Balzer
Bauer North America
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Cooks Countryside Trucking
Fan Separator
GEA Farm Technologies Canada, Division GEA Houle
Hydro Engineering
Kifco Irrigation
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Pacific Dairy Centre
Parma Company
Puck Custom Enterprises
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Suma America
Teamco
The eXpert Company
Vanden Bussche Irrigation & Equipment
Vaughan Company
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BIOFerm Energy Systems
Boerger
Cadman Power Equipment
DariTech
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Vanden Bussche Irrigation & Equipment
Vaughan Company
Vecoplan Midwest
WW Williams,
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U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
World Pork Expo
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Britespan Building Systems
ClearSpan Fabric Structures
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ARS research shows that spring is the optimal season for applying poultry litter to cornfields in the South and Southeast and can improve crop yields. Photo courtesy of USDA-ARS
Choosing the right season for applying chicken litter in the South
By Dennis O’Brien
Using poultry litter as fertilizer is a welcome trend in many southern states because that is where most of the U.S. broiler chickens are produced. The litter’s nitrogen content helps boost crop yields, and also helps reduce farmers’ expenses for commercial fertilizers. But a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agronomist has found that many farmers in Mississippi may be applying litter at the wrong time of year.
Farmers in Mississippi often apply poultry litter in the fall, months before planting cash crops in the spring, because it’s cheaper then and they have more time than in the spring. But Haile Tewolde, an Agricultural Research Service
(ARS) agronomist at Mississippi State, Mississippi, has found that spring is the optimal season for applying litter in the South and Southeast.
Tewolde and his colleagues applied poultry litter in the spring and fall to test plots of corn planted each April for three years. They applied the litter at two rates – four tons per acre and eight tons per acre – and incorporated it into the soil by “disking,” a process that turns the soil and pulverizes it so that the litter blends in with the soil. For comparison, the researchers applied nitrogen fertilizer to other test plots in the spring and fall.
The results showed that over three years, yields were cumulatively higher in plots with litter applied in the spring than in the fall, regardless of the application
rate. At the four-ton rate, spring-application yields were 16.7 percent higher, and at the eight-ton rate, they were 12.8 percent higher.
The results also showed that while using litter produced less corn than using fertilizer in the first year, those results were reversed in the second and third years. Higher yields in the second and third years were likely because nitrogen in the litter applied during the first year stayed in the soil and benefited crops in subsequent years.
The results, published in 2013 in the Agronomy Journal, show that if growers stick with litter for more than a year, their yields will improve. Yields also will be enhanced if they apply that litter in the spring.
The difference between this Fendt and other tractors is the location of the manure.
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2014 Hydro Agitation Pontoons
Hydro Agitation Pontoons are able to reach depths where no other agitation product has gone before. Utilizing low maintenance 17” hydraulic props these pontoons send an intense cyclone of destruction to the bottom of your lagoon. Now you can reach even the deepest parts of the lagoon to get all the nutrients your crops need.
HYDRO F1 FEATURES:
60 HP Engine
1 - 17” Hydraulically Driven Prop for Agitation.
Hand Held Control
Cable and Winch Steering System
120 Gallon Fuel Tank
HID Spot Lights
HYDRO F4 FEATURES:
200 HP John Deere Engine
4 - 17” Hydraulically Driven Props for Agitation and steering.
Remote Controlled Belly Pack
225 Gallon Fuel Tank
HID Spot Lights
