The Rural Voice, 2000-09, Page 37residue, and in -field demonstrations
of the latest innovations in handling
bales — round or square, big or
small.
"Material handling in the field or
at the barn has become a big item on
most farms and we want to help the
farmer make the right choice of
equipment for his particular
conditions," Elston says.
New for Ag Expo 2000 is a skid
steer demonstration. These power
units with various attachments, from
buckets to scrapers, have become
"the little workhorse" on many
farms. The daily demonstrations will
feature products from several
manufacturers.
Anew venture in crop spraying
will be unveiled at AG Expo
2000 as Rotary Air Force
introduces gyroplane technology.
With its 20 ft sprayboom and 30
gallons of product on board, the
gyroplane can apply pesticides at
much lower cost than a helicopter
and with no effect on the spray
pattern from the rotor blades.
For those livestock farmers for
whom liquid manure is part of their
cropping program, a new liquid
manure handling technology
developed in Taiwan will be on
display through Byron Ballagh of
Wingham and his Ballagh Liquid
Technologies.
The TR separator is now
manufactured in Canada and Ballagh
says the TR technology has more
than 10,000 installations worldwide
for municipal, industrial and
agricultural waste treatment.
"The key to manure waste
management is the efficient
separation of solids from liquids, and
this separation system is tops on the
market," Ballagh says. The unit is
designed for both dairy and hog
operations.
Many of those farmers who are in
the dairy industry will be watching
the demonstration of the Lely robotic
milking system which will milk a
herd of 60 cows throughout the three-
day period of the show.
Ontario dairy farmers are leading
the North American industry in the
adoption of robotic technology,
according to Jack Rodenburg,
OMAFRA dairy specialist.
"Automated milking will have a
major influence on the future of both
dairy farming and rural communities.
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