‘Celebrity Tractor’ Sold in Online Auction

New Holland, PA – June 28, 2007 (AgNewsWire) – The one-of-a-kind New Holland compact tractor autographed by more than two dozen celebrities who competed in the popular “Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race” during the 2006 CMA Music Festival Fan Fair in Nashville is now owned by Kyle Wilson, Agro Equipment Co., Uvalde, TX. Wilson was the online auction winner for this first celebrity tractor. Wilson likes the idea of working with a star like Michael Peterson. “I think that’s a fantastic idea. I think it’s wonderful that New Holland has teamed up with country music. That’s what most of our customers relate to and sends a very positive message out to the community of…

Beef Producers Urged to Vote for Representatives

Columbia, MO (AgNewsWire) All Missouri beef cattle producers are eligible to vote in elections this summer for representatives to serve on the Missouri Beef Industry Council (MBIC) board of directors. MBIC Executive Director John Kleiboeker says the elections are important for producers to choose their directors to serve on the board which administers the $1 per head beef checkoff on the state level. “We hold elections annually on a staggered rotation across the state,” said Kleiboeker. “We are an organization that is run by beef producers from across Missouri. They make up our board of directors and that is what this election is all about.” This year, elections are being held for directors to represent…

Quilt Fungicide Receives Section 3 Registration for Soybeans

Greensboro, N.C., June 25, 2007— (AgNewsWire) Syngenta Crop Protection announced today that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Section 3 registration for the use of Quilt® fungicide on soybeans. Originally approved in 2005 for use in the United States as a Section 18 Quarantine Exemption on soybeans for control of Asian soybean rust (ASR), Quilt has a proven track record of helping to rid fields of ASR and other soybean diseases in both South America and the United States. In addition to its use on soybeans, Quilt is also registered on a number of other crops, including rice, corn and cereals. “The section 3 registration for Quilt on soybeans is especially helpful…