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NEW’N’NOTED Technical manuals can now be ordered online Getting off on the right foot T AGCO publication website AGCO Parts and Service offers you a new electronic way to order technical publications such as parts catalogs, operator manuals and repair manuals, and promises shipment in hard-copy paper format within 72 hours. It includes all of AGCO’s current brands, AGCO, Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson, and Valtra, as well as heritage brands, where older publications in original printed form are difficult to get. You can access the ordering system through the corporate website, www.AGCOcorp.com; the specific brand websites, such as Massey Ferguson, Challenger, Fendt, and Valtra under the Parts & Service tabs; or through www.AGCOpubs.com. When you enter the AGCO publication website and select an AGCO brand, you will be able to use the site search engine to find the desired publication. The AGCO “Dealer Locator” is featured on various brand websites, giving you the option of ordering technical materials through a local dealer. In addition to current brands and models, the new system will quickly provide printed copies of original publications of AGCO’s heritage brands including Agostar, Allis–Chalmers, Farmhand, Fieldstar, Gleaner, Glencoe, Hesston, Loral, Massey Harris, New Idea and others. Note: Descriptions of products and services are for the information of our readers only. Publication of this information does not constitute endorsement by The Milk Producer. he EasyFix slat rubber system is made of natural rubber for lasting durability. It will not move, tear or expand after years of use. Suitable for new and existing slats, it is easy to install with no drilling into concrete required. The wedge system, molded as part of the rubber sheet, ensures the rubber is held in place on slats. The diamond pattern on the EasyFix slat rubber system. surface of the rubber offers more grip and reduced animal slippage to help prevent lameness. Other advantages include improved heat detection due to enhanced foothold and comfort, and better animal cleanliness due to slope on slat rubber. Automatic scrapers glide easily over the slat rubber. For more information, contact AgSourcing International, 1-877-247-4685 or visit www.agsourcing.net. CIP cleaners go sustainable and high-tech ouMatic’s EnviroGuard family of products is formulated for environmental sustainability while still delivering outstanding cleaning results for your milking equipment. “Our goal for sustainable dairy farm chemistry is to reduce environmental impact, increase safety, and keep the dairyman profitable,” says Randy Stevenson, BouMatic’s global sanitation director. EnviroGuard 50 is a highly concentrated, sodium-free CIP (clean-inplace) detergent that reduces sodium in waste and ground waste. EnviroGuard Defender Additive eliminates chlorine from the CIP wash cycle, improving sustainability and cleaning ability, and helping protect rubber goods while reducing environmental impact. “Besides being better for the environment, EnviroGuard 50 and EnviroGuard Defender can deliver exceptional cleaning results with our new FlashPoint technology,” says Mike Connell, chemical and aftermarket manager. “When two products are mixed that contain FlashPoint technology, a revolutionary cleaning activation occurs providing the best, most thorough CIP cleaning results available.” Also available is EnviroSecure, an effective germ-killing floor treatment powder that increases bio-security and cuts through slime, giving cows and employees better footing. For more information, contact your area BouMatic dealer. MilkPRODUCER | December 2009 | 47 http://www.agsourcing.net http://www.AGCOcorp.com http://www.AGCOpubs.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Milk Producer - December 2009

Milk Producer - December 2009
Contents
Editor's Notes
DFO Chair's Message
Dairy Update
Industry Roundup
DFC Promotion
Office Management
Seven Issues That Matter
Herd Health
Research
Applied Science
Ruminations
Markets
New 'N' Noted
Back Forty

Milk Producer - December 2009