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May 1, 2009 12:00 PM
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Big thinker talks robotics
UNIVERSITY OF Illinois mechatronics expert Qin Zhang explains his research field and how it has developed in agriculture. Zhang believes that in the future some farm equipment may become autonomous. He discusses how robotic vehicles may someday handle fieldwork. See page 25 for the “Big Think” story and watch the video at: farmindustrynews.com/tv/
New Syngenta herbicides, trait
SYNGENTA RECENTLY announced a new cereal herbicide, Axial TBC, for grass control and the registration for Lumas and Lexar herbicides in grain sorghum.
farmindustrynews.com/tv/0402-syngenta-herbicides/
NEXT YEAR, a new corn trait in the Agrisure hybrid lines will be available from Syngenta. The Viptera trait offers control for lepidopteran corn pests like black cutworm, corn earworm and fall armyworm.
farmindustrynews.com/tv/0417-agrisure-viptera-trait/
Another ethanol bankruptcy
JUST MONTHS after VeraSun Energy filed for Chapter 11, another ethanol-producing giant, Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Pekin, IL, along with its subsidiaries, has done the same. Aventine will continue operations through a first priority secured debtor-in-possession (DIP) term loan totaling $30 million. Aventine reported that the DIP loan will provide it with new liquidity, permitting it to maintain normal operations and allowing the company and its creditors “to jointly plan for the future.”
Read the full story and other biofuel news on the Farm Industry News Biofuel Lines blog by Lynn Grooms.
blog.farmindustrynews.com/biofuellines
TALK
More on seed cleaner screens
A reader phoned about an item in the Talk section of our April issue (page 6), in which we suggested visiting eBay to find screens for a Clipper No. 1 seed cleaner. Our caller said many farmers probably have old screens in their machine sheds or groves. So if you have a screen available for an old Clipper No. 1 and want to get rid of it, contact Farm Industry News at 952/851-4680 or FIN@penton.com, and we'll forward the offer to the reader who originally inquired about the screens.
From FIN TV
“Business brisk at MachineryLink” “We are getting very tight on machines right now…You don't have to worry about where to get capital to purchase a large piece of underutilized equipment.”
Mark Gabrick
MachineryLink
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