A&B Packing Equipment offers four models of the Evolution soft pack weigh and fill machine. The Evolution was designed to be used by just about any size grower or packinghouse. It is simple to operate with its 12-inch touchscreen monitor and artificial intelligence software. The machine can basically run itself. Not to mention the fact that the Evolution can keep track of average weight, total weight, cups per minute, and total cups run. Cleaning starts with the push of a button that begins the automated purge cycle for easy cleanup and product changeover. By pressing another button, the machine opens up for ease of cleaning and allows users to flip the vibrating troughs out of the way. With stainless-steel construction and water-resistant design, the Evolution is a low-maintenance machine.
Contact A&B Packing Equipment at 800-269-8234, or go to www.abpacking.com.
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Agro-K
Plant Nutrition
Sysstem-CAL from Agro-K Corp. is a calcium formulation providing the plant nutrition fruit crops need for early root and cell development, improved yield, quality, and postharvest traits. Sysstem-CAL uses a phosphite formulation for rapid absorption and translocation into the root system and fruiting sites where and when calcium is needed. Use it early for fast, full root flushing, and later so calcium is not pulled from the fruit, and to maximize calcium cellular levels as development progresses.
Contact Agro-K at 800-328-2418, or go to www.agro-k.com.
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Avian Control
Bird Repellent
New Avian Control Bird Repellent works by creating a "No Fly Zone" around crops. EPA registered for use on a wide variety of crops, Avian Control reduces crop losses to birds by up to 87% because it is highly effective against all destructive and unwanted birds. It is economical to use, is nontoxic (non-harmful to plants, animals, and people), has a short reentry interval, and unlike other earlier generation repellents, Avian Control Bird Repellent will not alter the taste of crops. Join the hundreds of growers who are currently using Avian Control to protect their crops.
Oxidate 2.0 from BioSafe Systems is a broad spectrum bactericide/fungicide for foliar applications. Apply throughout the season to provide control of bacterial inoculums and fungal spores. Zero days to harvest and zero-hour re-entry interval allow spraying up to harvest reducing bacteria, yeasts, and molds. The product works for a broad range of pathogens and is exempt from pesticide residue, and there is no mutational resistance. It can be tank mixed with fungicides and insecticides.
For more than 60 years, BRANDT has been at the forefront of new plant health technologies, including:
BRANDT Manni-Plex® foliar micronutrients: a proprietary molecule that keeps nutrients wet on the leaf surface longer and allows more micronutrients to penetrate the leaf. Manni-Plex improves nutritional quality of food, and enhances yield, shelf life, color, size, and uniformity.
Organic Nutrition, Protection, and Adjuvants: BRANDT has been a leader in sustainable solutions for more than 30 years and proudly offers more than 50 Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI)-listed products, which includes micronutrients, pesticides, and adjuvants.
BRANDT TriTek® 3-in-1 fungicide, insecticide, miticide (OMRI-listed): the product provides long lasting, broad-spectrum use on a wide range of crops. It controls more disease and insects than most oils, plus it coats leaves evenly and stays on longer, without stressing the plant.
Zen-O-Spore OMRI listed Fungicide: controls gray mold, brown rot blossom blight, jacket rot, and fruit rot on grapes, stone fruit, almonds and strawberries. In a recent apricot field trial, Zen-O-Spore eliminated nearly all blossom blight within five days and less than 0.5% of fruits had brown rot.
N-Boost® Bio-Yield Enhancer: a patent pending microbial formulation that increases plant nitrogen uptake, use, and efficiency for improved quality and yields. Foliar application stimulates plant growth and reduces nitrogen run-off. It has been tested in more than 250 trials worldwide.
Contact Brandt at 800-300-6559, or go to www.BRANDT.co.
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CSI Chemical
Potassium Source
Nutri-K from CSI Chemical is a special formulation of potassium and a unique organic complexing agent, T.O.G. This combination provides a high-quality, readily available source of potassium for fruits and vegetables. Because of the high solubility and mobility of Nutri-K, the potassium is immediately absorbed and utilized by the plant’s metabolic system. The T.O.G. ensures the maximum translocation effi ciency of the potassium ion to individual cells, tissues, or roots demanding potassium. Nutri-K is an organically complex liquid potassium supplement with superior absorption and translocation. Nutri-K contains no chlorides, nitrates, or sulfates and is a pure solution with a low-salt index.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc. introduces Bio360, succeeding the BioTelo, as the only 100% biodegradable and compostable mulch film made from Mater-Bi, a genetically unmodified starch/vegetable oil resin. Microorganisms in the soil transform the Bio360 mulch film in water, carbon dioxide, and biomass. No toxic residue is left in the soil. No retrieval is needed at the end of the season. The Bio360 is a fi lm derived from the latest technologies in biodegradable and compostable mulch film in agriculture.
Contact Dubois Agrinovation Inc. at 800-463-9999, or go to www.DuboisAg.com.
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Evonik
Absorbent Polymer
The best pepper growth takes place in deep, medium-textured sandy loam or loamy, fertile, well-drained soils offering plants physical support, nutrition, and a consistent level of soil moisture. Peppers don’t like too much water, so successful growers raise them in beds to facilitate drainage; however, in dry periods it means adding additional irrigation and/or absorbent polymers to keep soil moisture consistent. Evonik's STOCKOSORB® trials have shown that absorbent polymers in soil increased pepper yield by up to 32%.
Contact Evonik at 336-335-3764, or go to www.evonik.com.
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Fanno Saw Works
Folding Saw
Fanno Saw Works’ newest addition to its line of quality hand pruning tools is the Fi-107 folding saw. Its features include a 7-inch taper ground chrome plated blade. The blade has induction-hardened 6 ppi saw teeth for smooth and fast cuts. A durable positive locking system and rubberized grip area make it a safe and comfortable saw to use.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our customers for choosing our company to meet their planting needs. We appreciate the feedback that we have received and we are always working to improve our products and our customer service. We look forward to serving our customers and to welcome new customers in the years to come. Wishing everyone a successful planting season! All our best, from the staff at Ferris Farm Inc.
Get a jump start on the season with a ClearSpan High Tunnel from Growers Supply. Growing in a high tunnel provides an easy and costeffective way to establish greater control over your environment and extend your season. Ideal for a variety of crops, these structures will enhance your crop yield, quality, and profi tability. Our high tunnels are USA-made, from triple-galvanized structural steel tubing. Available in single-bay and multi-bay styles, these high tunnels can be round or gothic design and are covered with greenhouse film. Roll-up and drop-down side and zippered end options make ventilation easy within the high tunnel. From small Economy High Tunnels for the hobby grower to larger Pro Solar Star High Tunnels for the commercial grower, there is an ideal structure for every growing need.
Growing Systems Inc. gives you an alternative to bare root propagation with the #38 Deep Groove Seed Tray available in depths of 3½, 4½, and 5¼ inches. The Deep Groove Seed Tray provides easier seed handling, straighter roots, stronger, denser root systems, air-pruned roots, and more consistent moisture and chemical control. It also allows for no root damage when transplanting, seedlings that are more tolerant of shipping stress, and quicker take-off after transplanting. The tray creates the possibility of mechanized transplanting, and maximum exposure of active roots to new soil while transplanting.
Haines Equipment Inc. has been serving the agricultural industry for more than 70 years. Haines manufactures baggers, bag fillers, box movers and dumpers, brushers, conveyors, diggers, flumes and soak tanks, bulk hoppers and loaders, roller tables, graders and sizers, rock pickers, seed cutters, and washers. Pictured is a self-contained grading system featuring the ability to move from farm to farm. The brushing and sizing versatility allows the producer to grade out defects before they are packaged or put into storage. Maneuverable and adjustable back stinger conveyors reduce unloading bruising from trucks. Sizing consolidation for the undersized produce allows the ability to bag or box the product while dirt and trash are conveyed into a truck.
Contact Haines Equipment Inc. at 607-566-8531, or go to Hainesequipment.com.
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Infaco
Pruning Shears
Infaco’s battery-operated pruning shear, the Electrocoup F3010, works with four interchangeable heads and quickly snaps into any of Infaco’s incredibly light carbon extension poles. Cutting capacity is up to 2.5 inches and extension poles (fixed or telescopic) come in lengths from 4 feet to 11.5 feet, allowing users to prune large branches up to 16 feet high. The entire tool is waterproof and can be used in nearly any weather condition from Alaska to California to Maine. Infaco’s patented flat battery system also allows users to get a full day’s work without ever recharging. The battery vest itself is engineered to distribute weight evenly across the shoulders and hips so it feels surprisingly light and is anything but bulky. Orchard owners will love this versatile tool that can be quickly adapted to a range of needs. Whether you are pruning tree skirts off of the ground, opening up the middle of your trees, or pruning high branches, you’ll be able to use Infaco’s Electrocoup F3010. The same battery vest is also compatible with Infaco’s line of battery-operated tools including the Electroflor — Infaco’s bud thinner.
Only Mettle 125 ME fungicide from Isagro USA contains the powerful and proven active ingredient tetraconazole for superior powdery mildew control in grape and strawberry. With strong preventive and post-infection performance, Mettle quickly attacks and controls powdery mildew longer, improving fruit quality and yield, with no effect on benefi cials. Mettle provides optimized systemic movement and vapor action throughout the plant, protecting both existing and newly emerging plant growth, including developing grape bunches. Mettle is formulated in a high-quality microemulsion (ME) providing excellent spray coverage and retention characteristics. It is also tank mix flexible.
The Kerian Sizer from Kerian Machines quickly and accurately sorts products such as fruit, vegetables, and nuts by size. Known for being gentle, the 12 standard models are designed for different capacities. The versatile models vary by type of roller, with specialized rollers allowing for the accurate sizing of round, long, and irregular products. The speed of the Kerian Sizer, ranging from 1,000 to 100,000 pounds per hour, also makes it an attractive tool for growers.
Contact Kerian Machines, Inc. at 701-352-0480, or go to www.kerian.com.
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Market Farm Implement
Vacuum Seed Planter
The new PushMacc MSJ from Market Farm Implement is a one-row hand-controlled vacuum seed planter that plants all size seed from carrot to pumpkin — one seed at a time. The vacuum is created by a Briggs & Stratton gasoline engine that also propels the planter forward. Market Farm Implement specializes in vegetable crop machinery from tillage to harvest.
Contact Market Farm Implement at 814-443-1931, or go to www.marketfarm.com.
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Mechanical Transplanter
Transplanters
Mechanical Transplanter Co., LLC offers the Model 912 and 912T mulch transplanters. The Model 912 is a singlerow transplanter designed to set greenhouse cells into plastic mulch. The Model 912T is a twinrow transplanter for double-row transplanting in plastic mulch. Twin row spacing on the 912T starts at 12 inches and other row spacings available include 14, 16, or 18 inches. Both are capable of setting plants as close as 10 inches in the row. Other plant spacings for the 912 series include 12, 16, 21, 32, and 64 inches. Both of these models are capable of setting plants on either flat ground or raised beds. Separate gauge wheel drive system allows for very accurate spacings and depth control. Operators sit in an upright, comfortable working position while hands stay out of the soil and water. Water valve systems are also available for these transplanters.
Microstart60 fertilizers from Perdue AgriRecycle are suitable for organic/non-organic programs and feature high humic acid value up to 6%, low salt index, less osmotic pressure, and better nutrient uptake. The fertilizers are pasteurized, pathogen and weed free, OMRI and NOP compliant. The micro-element package includes Magnesium, Iron, Sulfur, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, and Calcium for improved cell structure. It also features consistent quality and nutrient values of 3-2-3 NPK, improved soil performance, moisture retention, and tilth. The fertilizers feature less than 12% moisture content and encourage microbial activity and cation exchange while repressing leaching.
Pik Rite Inc. presents the 8020 Carrot Harvester, a two- or three-row trailed harvester for slicers or dicers. It features two hedge hog cleaning systems, spring loaded belt idlers on the header, powered points, and a product observation table. The harvester also offers a single-wheel system, discharge bin, steerable axle, and star cleaner table. Debris removal fan and optional accessories include automatic row guidance system, automatic header height control, two belt vibrators for dirt removal, and more.
Contact Pik Rite Inc. at 800-326-9763, or go to www.pikrite.com.
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Putnam Plastics
Tote Bags
Putnam Plastics provides three different sizes of their design home toter bags. Ranging from the Cadet bag, which holds 4 to 5 pounds, to the Prep bag which holds 5 to 8 pounds, and the Jumbo bag which holds 9 to 10 pounds, the bags can be printed in the upper left corner and are FDA compliant and certified compostable. The bags are sold by the thousand and are packed 500 to the case. A minimum order of 1,500 bags applies for imprinted totes.
The Labour Platform — Leveling Model is made in Italy by Orsi Group (www.orsigroup.it) and brought to the tree fruit growers of North America by Provide Agro. This orchard platform is built with the highest quality components and construction. For harvest, five empty bins can be loaded onto the machine without the use of a trailer — no need to bin out the orchard before harvest. Pick the tops of your trees twice as fast as using ladders. Ultra-sonic sensors automatically steer the machine down the center of the row and a compressor is used to power pruning/thinning tools. The machine is used all year long for any orchard task that would otherwise require a ladder. Provide Agro is the new horticulture equipment and technology division of N.M. Bartlett Inc. N.M. Bartlett Inc. is a family owned and run company that celebrated their 100th year of business in 2012.
Contact Provide Agro at 800-263-1287, or go to www.provideag.ca.
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Robert Marvel
Plastic Mulch
Robert Marvel offers a thin polyethylene sheeting that warms the soil, stimulating seed germination and plant growth. Plants or seeds are placed through holes in mulch; irrigation tape can be laid under it. Three mulches are available: smooth, the most economical; embossed mulch, stronger than smooth and can be laid with few machine adjustments; and degradable, which is environmentally friendly, tilled in with soil, and breaks up at the end of the growing season. Embossed plastic is available in white, black, red, green, and blue.
Contact Robert Marvel Plastic Mulch LLC at 800-478-2214, or go to www.robertmarvel.com.
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Van Wamel
BGM/BKM Flail Chopper
Versatility is the key word of the BGM/BKM fl ail chopper from Van Wamel BV. This heavily constructed chopper can be used as a front machine as well as a rear machine. Therefore this machine is ideal for companies disposing of different tractors to drive. The BGM/BKM can be supplied with a working width of 4 feet, 11 inches; 5 feet, 11 inches; and 6 feet, 11 inches. The standard confi guration of the BGM/BKM has a hydraulic side shift and a heavy gearbox with integrated overrunning clutch that accepts any direction of PTO rotation. The cast steel 2.2 kg flails handle prunings up to 31/8 inch diameter. The BKM chopper is equipped with rake tines to pick up prunings that have been run over and/or are lying flat. The chopping height as well as the height of the rake tines can be easily adjusted. Before and after mounting the flails to the flail rotor, the rotor shaft is balanced. This ensures a long life of this flail chopper.
Contact Van Wamel B.V. at 314-875-92944, or go to www.vanwamel.nl.
Growers are constantly looking for tools and technology to improve their production. American Fruit Grower and American Vegetable Grower present the products that can help you get the job done on your farm and orchard. The 2014 Product Guide contains information about products that are designed with your needs in mind.
Planting and spraying equipment, crop protection, and plant nutrition products are among the offerings in this year’s guide to help improve your operations.
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Christina Herrick is former Editor of American Fruit Grower magazine and Western Fruit Grower magazine, published by Meister Media Worldwide. See all author stories here.
November 8, 2013 
