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February 3, 2017 CapitalPress.com 15 World Ag Expo World Ag Expo picks Top 10 new products TULARE, Calif. — The winners of the World Ag Ex- po’s Top 10 New Products Competition will be show- cased Feb. 14-16 during the 50th anniversary of World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif. A group of judges made up of farmers, ranchers and indus- try professionals selected the Top 10 New Products. Exhibitors and visitors interact at World Ag Expo 2016 in Tulare, Calif. heat stress is an unavoidable problem. Cool-Calf Covers reflect 84 percent of the sun’s heat, resulting in a 10-15 degree reduction in temperatures. Warm-Calf Covers absorb 94 percent of solar heat, while insulating the hutch, reflecting body heat back to the calf and improving temperatures by up to 10 degrees. The covers reduce the stress of varying temperature extremes that calves inevitably experience. Calf-Rescue Blankets use both reflective and heat absorption technology to help struggling newborns control body heat fluctuations in varying climates, and can be used to move the calf. Location: Farm Credit Dairy Center. • J&D MANUFACTURING INC. — 72-inch Torque Drive Mega Storm II Fan: The 72-inch Torque Drive Mega Storm II Fan is the first exhaust fan of its size with no belts, pulleys or tensioners. This fan is the highest performing exhaust fan — 46,225 cubic feet per minute — and it still meets the 20.3 CFM/Watt requirement for many energy rebates. Both dealers and farmers will enjoy virtually no mainte- nance issues and increased efficiencies with this fan. Location: Farm Credit Dairy Center. • LOGAN CLUTCH CORP. — Flexadrive: This is a multiple pump drive system that facilitates diesel, diesel-elec- tric and hybrid drives for all sizes of agricultural production equipment. This multiple pump drive system enables you to connect and disconnect hydraulic pumps on demand. Further, it has a power management system that enables you to switch from diesel to hybrid mode much easier than anything else on the market today. Among the list of features, data collection and wifi capability are beneficial for those interested in big data. Flexadrive boasts fuel savings and lower emissions which results in reduced costs and environmental benefits. Location: Building C booth. • PROTEKTA INC. — X-Zelit: This is the answer to preventing clinical and subclinical hypocalcemia in dairy cows. It is added to the close-up ration at the Courtesy of World Ag Expo rate of 17.6 ounces per cow per day for the 14 days prior to calving. When using X-Zelit, no other methods of prevention are necessary. X-Zelit binds excess calcium from the close-up ration in the small intestine. Thereafter, the calcium leaves the cow through her feces. At this point, there is no calcium in the close-up ration available for absorption. This activates the cow’s natural process of mobilizing calcium from her bones/body reserves (triggering her parathyroid hormone). Triggering this pro- cess allows her to maintain an optimum calcium level at calving and into lactation. To prevent subclinical hypocalcemia, it is crucial to consistently maintain calcium levels at 8.5 mg/dl or higher at calving. X-Zelit is the only product on the market today that is capable of achieving this re- sult. Location: Farm Credit Dairy Center. • SILOSTOP — SilostopMAX: Silostop- vacuum system, to remove any material that is not the crop. This prevents foreign materials from being harvested and in turn reduces processing time while increasing food safety. Location: T Street and Median Street. • VEDA FARMING SOLUTIONS INC. — Scorpion: The Scorpion is a self-pro- pelled automatic weeder that has a built-in frame and engine that allows it to control weeds by carefully cutting the weed at the root, without hurting nearby plants. The Scorpion removes weeds within 1/2 inch around each plant, with hydraulically operated blades. The weeder can be used on as many rows as needed for each bed, with flexible configurations. One single pass is all you will need to get the job done. Location: Corner of U Street and Median Street. • WATCH TECHNOLOGIES — Auto- Flood: AutoFlood completely automates on-farm flood irrigation by retrofitting existing delivery gates with linear actuators that open and close the gates based on sufficiently irrigating fields. AutoFlood completely controls all aspects of flooding, from the time water enters an on-farm canal until flooding is completed. AutoFlood controls delivery gate oper- ations, manages flow in all “checks” or “lands” to nearly eliminate tailwater spill, reduces cost of irrigation labor by 75-90 percent, reduces water consumption by 5-10 percent, reduces standing water on crops due to over-flooding, provides real-time data to farmers on progress of irrigation via telemetry and allows a farmer to change system operational pa- rameters remotely. Location: Pavilion B. The 2017 Top 10 New Products Competition is spon- sored by Bank of America. Crafted for Safety, Longevity, Stability and Affordability! Quality Made in the Since 1954 tallmanladders.com (541) 386-2733 (800) 354-2733 WAE17-2/#8 • AFIMILK — AfiAct II Calving Alert Service: This unique service provides Afimilk customers with the ability to receive an alert when any of their cows or heifers have started the process of calving. This is a service provided to Afimilk customers who utilize AfiAct II tags on their dry cows. The service is free of charge, and only requires activation within the software (version AfiFarm 5.1 or higher). Within seven days of activation, calving alerts can be sent automatically to users in the form of text messages or emails. These alerts are sent once the system detects the specified changes in an animal’s pattern of behavior. Additional alerts may also be sent, should calving complications occur. Alerts contain basic but important information about the animal, such as time of detec- tion, her number, group, days pregnant and lactation. There is also a new Calving Animal Report in the AfiFarm software. Once a calving alert is sent, the animal will show in this report with details indicating dry days, days pregnant and time of detection. This service provides dairymen with peace of mind and rest, knowing their animals are being closely monitored at all times. Location: South Street and S Street. • AUTOMATED AG SYSTEMS — Melon Wrangler: The Melon Wrangler is a harvest assist machine that helps to maximize the safety and efficiency of the worker, while protecting the fruit and helping to lower harvest costs. The Wrangler can attach to a trailer, truck or bus in less than one minute. Equipped with two side conveyors, it has eliminat- ed the toss method, which can bruise and damage the fruit as well as cause injuries to the crew. The Wrangler is equipped with two 24 horsepower gas engines that use approximately four gallons of gas in an eight-hour work period. Due to the short picking season and the high heat, the Wrangler is equipped with lights, allowing for harvest to be done a night. Growers who use the Mel- on Wrangler have seen an exponential increase in efficiency during harvest. Location: Expo Lane. • COOL-CALF COVERS — Cool-Calf Cover Product Series: These covers use the latest in heat reflective and absorption technology to improve the health, growth and welfare of newborn calves. Simple to use, they help control for heat and cold stress. Calf hutches can absorb 83 percent of solar radiation, so MAX has been developed by the creators of the worldwide leading oxygen barrier film. It is an orange on black film that is virtually impermeable to oxygen and, for this reason, prohibits the entry of air into ensiled crops. It is crucial that ensiled crops are stored in an anaerobic environ- ment to prevent energy and dry matter losses. SilostopMAX is a robust film that complies with state Air Resources Board rule 4750 and is therefore suitable for larger applications. It is easy to handle and apply. It has unique oxygen barrier properties that reduce VOCs and is proven to be over 100 times more effec- tive than conventional silage sheeting. Loation: Farm Credit Dairy Center. • SUTTON AG ENTERPRISES — Or- tomec Cleaner 2: The Ortomec Cleaner 2 is an innovative, in-field crop cleaning system. The self-propelled Cleaner 2 cuts crops at variable heights and vacuums away the cut product and foreign material with its high-powered suction system. By running the Cleaner 2 through a post-harvest field, the machine enables an increase in the number of harvests on the same seeding bed and the quality of the next crop. This is made possible by removing the residuals of the previous cut, harmful insects and any other unwanted material in the field, while cutting the crop to a uniform height. This allows the crop to regrow in a cleaner and healthier environment, which in turn allows for a reduction of the use of chemicals. Traditionally, the field would be plowed and replanted after a harvest, but with the use of the Cleaner 2 multiple harvests are made possible from the initial seeding, increasing turnaround time and profitability. 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