PureSense, Inc.
Oakland, CA 94607
May 11, 2009 Irrigation Manager v4.0 supports real-time monitoring with irrigation planning, scheduling, and agronomic tools and advice. It helps users budget water required for each plant growth stage and schedule irrigations based on current soil moisture availability, weather/canopy climate conditions, and site-specific evapotranspiration rates. Real-time information is provided on system operation and water applied for growers to track water use and communicate data to irrigators.

Thiele Technologies, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN 55418
Apr 22, 2009 Featuring stainless steel wash-down construction, PLC controls with optional touch-screen, and quick changeover heads, PakTek recaser automatically removes various products from plastic dairy case and re-cases them into corrugated container, eliminating need to add second line. It can be integrated with Thiele case erector and case sealer to function as automated packaging solution.

Trimble Navigation Limited
Sunnyvale, CA 94085-3913
Jan 27, 2009 AgGPS® EZ-Guide® 500 lightbar guidance system is available with VRA option, which allows farmers to apply inputs such as fertilizer, NH3, and seed only where it is needed and at rate needed to improve agriculture operations. Specifically, this site-specific application control option lets user input field prescription map into EZ-Guide 500 system. System reads data, sends appropriate rate information to application controller, and applies appropriate amount of inputs to field.

Trimble Navigation Limited
Sunnyvale, CA 94085-3913
Jan 27, 2009 Featuring 12.1 in. touchscreen, AgGPS® FmX(TM) integrated display can work as stand-alone manual guidance system or as part of automated guidance, implement control, or steering system. It includes Transcend(TM) technology for optimized accuracy while 2 high-performance GNSS receivers offer GPS and GLONASS L1/L2/G1/G2 capability. Up to 4 external video cameras are supported and optional 450 or 900 MHz radios can be incorporated for real-time kinematic (RTK) applications.

MetaFarms, Inc.
Burnsville, MN 55337
Jan 13, 2009 Report Manager enables users to customize, schedule, email, and fax reports within i-Production suite. It allows reports to be altered to fit requirements: users can hide columns, alter widths, and adjust printing options, and one or many different formats of same report are supported. Scheduling feature enables reports to be run at specified times and email provides a link to designated report and notification that it is available for viewing.

USA SOLUTIONS
ST. JOSEPH, MN 56374
Dec 03, 2008 Constructed from pressed wood pulp and cornstalks without using glues or resins, Compost-A-Mats suit applications in farrowing and wean-to-finish barns. Measuring 4 x 8 ft in size, mats are designed to compost after use. They eliminate chance of pathogens being moved from one group of pigs to next.

Schaeffler Group USA, Inc.
Fort Mill, SC 29715
Oct 07, 2008 Offering high load-carrying capacity and tilting rigidity, angular contact needle roller bearing unit includes multi-lip cassette seal, which protects it from contamination and prevents loss of grease. Clearance-free unit features Corrotect® 0.5-5 µm thick zinc alloy coating with cathodic protection, effective against water and weak alkaline and weak acidic cleaning agents. Attachment screws for seed discs are integrated in maintenance-free, flanged bearing.

Worksaver Inc.
Litchfield, IL 62056
Jul 16, 2008 Featuring 5 ft operating width, FOD-16 flip-over disc incorporates eight 16 in. notched disc blades optimized for positive trash cutting and soil penetration. Pull-type implement, designed to disc gardens, orchards, or field game plots, flips over to facilitate transport to area being worked. Requiring minimum 16 hp/250 cc garden tractor or ATV to pull it, 225 lb solution has rectangular steel frame and space to hold 3 concrete blocks for added weight and soil penetration.

Thiele Technologies, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN 55418
Apr 09, 2008 Designed for dairy industry, pneumatically operated plastic case stacker/unstacker utilizes operating pressure of less than 100 psi that offers enhanced safety and energy efficiency over hydraulic equipment without sacrificing performance. It integrates seamlessly with caser systems and can be combined with Thiele Pak Tek caser to completely eliminate hydraulic equipment from dairy's filling room.

Hemisphere GPS
Alberta T2G 3C4  Canada
Feb 18, 2008 Offering ability to set multiple guidance lines and return points in single job, Outback S3(TM) features electronically integrated Outback Steering Guide(TM), which uses GPS data and specific job details to display heading direction. Unit offers job management options, including setting perimeters, dropping marking flags, creating job templates, and recording job specifics. Information can be transferred to Field Notes(TM) PC software via USB thumb drive to generate maps and reports.

DuPont
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-4425
Feb 01, 2008 Resolve® Q provides control of weeds including morningglory, lambsquarter, and velvetleaf while Require(TM) Q offers control of weeds that are resistant to glyphosate and/or ALS chemistries. Both herbicides feature DuPont(TM) Q brand safener technology, which allows corn growers to apply them under diverse weather conditions, across hybrids, and with wide range of adjuvants. They were designed to provide contact plus residual control of grass and weeds in glyphosate-tolerant corn program.

Trimble
Redmond, WA 98052
Jan 29, 2008 Part of Connected Farm(TM) suite of information management tools, EZ-Office(TM) offers growers field-to-office data transfer and way to manage GPS-collected farm management records and information. As farm vehicle moves through field, in-cab displays record farm management practices. Information from display links to EZ-Office software for record keeping and reporting solution, which includes field and crop management, vehicles, operators, staff, and crop inputs.

DuPont Co., Packaging & Industrial Polymers
Wilmington, DE 19898
Dec 31, 2007 Combining flumioxazin and sulfonylurea, Enlite(TM) and Envive(TM) soybean pre-emergence herbicides provide consistent glyphosate- and ALS-resistant weed control even under cool, wet conditions. Envive is designed to control waterhemp and be used by growers in longer growing seasons of central and southern US regions. Enlite, which has no soil pH restrictions, allows growers in northern US regions better plant-back options when rotating from soybeans to corn or cereal crops.

John Deere
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Dec 17, 2007 John Deere 1870 Air Hoe Drills feature Conserva Pak independently controlled hydraulic shank opener that enables placement of fertilizer up to 4 in. away from seed and up to 6 in. deep. Rigid, 3-rank frame allows opener to follow contours and flex with field conditions to deliver seed at prescribed depth. Available in 3-section 40 ft and 5-section 56 ft models, machines feature under-rank clearance of 22.5 in. and 36 in. space between openers.

John Deere
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Nov 26, 2007 Offered in 4 models, 70 Series STS is powered by 265-440 hp PowerTech Plus(TM) engines, which are factory-approved to use up to B5 biodiesel fuel. CommandCenter display provides clear Harvest Monitor(TM) yield and moisture information, as well as text messages from combine to operator regarding calibration, diagnostics, and systems-alert information. Featuring bullet-nose profile, rotor provides room up front, allowing high volumes of crop material to enter smoothly and be distributed evenly.

Cemco, Inc.
Belen, NM 87002
Oct 19, 2007 Tractor mounted and power take-off driven computer-automated Crop Thinning Machine (CTM) utilizes optical technology to locate plants and to thin out any neighboring plants that are growing too close, helping farmers obtain optimal agricultural yield. Available in 4-, 6-, and 8-row unit models, each machine is operated via touch-screen controls at speeds of up to 3 mph, and operation is unaffected by weather and time of day.

Deere & Co.
Moline, IL 61265-8098
Sep 11, 2007 Central Insecticide System uses Force CS, which controls corn rootworms and early-season pests such as white grub, wireworm, and cutworms. It draws Force CS from its closed packaging via direct injection, mixes it with water, delivers solution to individual planter row units, and applies it in T-band over seed furrow. Unit is available on John Deere 1790 Planters (30 in. rows only), 1770 NT CCS Planters with Pro-Series Row Units, and DB 80 and DB 90 CCS Planters with Pro-Series Row Units.

Hemisphere GPS
Alberta T2G 3C4  Canada
Sep 10, 2007 Featuring Raven Industries' controller technology, Outback AutoMate(TM) monitors and controls individual sprayer sections in agricultural applications. With ability to work directly with Outback Guidance products such as Outback S2(TM) and Outback S-Lite(TM), spray boom controller offers up to 7 section automatic control, manual section control, and user adjustable section overlap. Machine and rate controller specific interface kits are available for variety of vehicles and applications.

Trimble Navigation Limited
Sunnyvale, CA 94085-3913
Jan 29, 2007 Designed for agricultural applications, AgGPS® EZ-Guide® 500 provides GPS-based guidance for steering tractors, sprayers, fertilizer applicators, air seeders, and tillage tools that require consistent pass-to-pass accuracy. Color, 7 in. LCD shows plan and perspective views, which let user see covered area in real-time. Built-in lightbar has guidance LED array that is visible even in direct sun, and data logging function lets users record day's work and transfer it to PC.

Trimble Navigation Limited
Sunnyvale, CA 94085-3913
Nov 03, 2006 Designed to solve problems of side draft on extremely sloped fields, AgGPS® Implement Steering system keeps implements pulled by tractors using RTK Autopilot(TM) on same repeatable path. Including implement-mounted GPS receiver and T3 roll-compensated control system, system features single display in tractor that communicates desired path information to the implement.