Author: New Holland Rochester

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Stover Harvest at Kaminski Farms

On Sept. 30th a stover harvest was done at Kaminski Farms in Three Oaks, MI.  Leading the three-year study is Dennis Pennington of Michigan State University and he operated the drone and spliced video to make this film.  New Holland Rochester provided the Cornrower and New Holland NA provided use of the CR6.90 combine for this study.  Dave and Linda Kaminski and their son Aaron deserve a huge ‘THANKS’ for providing help and field opportunity for this effort.  The Kaminski’s raise Angus cattle and will wrap the stover for evaluation later. 

The Cornrower provides dirt and rock free windrows of chopped stover concurrent with the corn grain harvest.  This video clearly shows the opportunity to quickly harvest clean stover as the New Holland round baler was packaging the stover right after the windrows were made, thereby capturing the moisture in the stover for ensiling the material.  With chopping happening in the windrow process this material can easily be used for feed or bedding without further processing.

Results of the MSU effort will benefit all growers of corn as well as end users such as the Kaminskis and we are happy to be able to participate in tis effort.

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Technicians like to Harvest Also

Several of our technicians yesterday got to enjoy harvesting crop in the field yesterday as part of a CR combine training. New Holland’s Cole Sanford was the leader of the class.  He did a powerpoint presentation followed by a live screen display, followed by a walk around and Q&A session.  During this training, Cole discussed some of the advantages of the New Holland combine and pointed out many of the servicing tips and tricks to making harvest a success!  After lunch, half of the crew went out to the field to cut soybeans!  A special thanks to Adam Nicholson and Tom Bearss for allowing us to use their combine and field for the training. The other half of the crew will be getting some stick time today. Hope everyone is having a great harvest!

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Come to the Dow Chemical Growth Energy Event 9/15!

We would like to invite you to a Growth Energy event hosted by Dow Chemical at the North Manchester POET plant on Tuesday 9/15. Come join us for a pre-harvest grower appreciation lunch, as Growth Energy members POET, Mycogen, and New Holland will be discussing issues facing the ethanol industry as well as new products and programs designed to benefit corn producers.

Agenda:

  • 11:00 – 11:05: Introduction
  • 11:05 – 11:20: Overview of the GE/Mycogen Partnership & Marketing Offer
  • 11:20 – 11:35: Key corn hybrids for the area
  • 11:35 – 11:45: Grain Market Update
  • 11:45 – 12:00: Ethanol/RFS Issues
  • 12:00 – 1:00: Combine Settings Impact / Cornrower
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Hay Day Photos

Our Hay Day event was held on Tuesday and was a great success as Mother Nature brought us a nice sunny day. Approximately 45 customers came out to see demos of New Holland’s cutting edge hay equipment and learned how to use it themselves. We appreciate those who took time out of their busy schedules to attend, and a big thank you is deserved to Brian Bidwell for being gracious enough to let us use his farm for the demo!

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Blueberry Festival Photos

Over Labor Day Weekend, a Blueberry Festival is held in Plymouth, IN that bring together many different events and vendors for the weekend to celebrate the holiday. This year was the 49th year for the event, which brought out over 135 food vendors, 185 craft vendors, and an estimated 500,000 people during the weekend to participate in events such as balloon rides, fireworks, face painting, and much much more. Our company was a proud sponsor of the festival, and look forward to celebrating the holiday festival with communities around the area for their 50th anniversary next year! Learn more about the festival here.

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NH T8 SmartTrax vs. JD 8335RT 2-Track System

The T8 SmartTrax tractor is fundamentally different from any two-track system. A recent trade in on a T8 Smarttrak unit at New Holland Rochester was used to demonstrate just how much different they really are and what that impact has on the operator.

One salesman, who was attempting to video the ride with his phone, drove the JD 8335RT over a block of wood. As you can see, the bounce from the tractor was severe and you can see that the track actually was airborne as it came off the piece of wood. The lack of a suspension cab (JD doesn’t offer one) didn’t help.

The T8 was driven over the same block, same speed and while the track ‘snaps’ over the piece of wood, the impact on the driver is nominal and the track doesn’t appear to come close to leaving the wood.

This video clearly demonstrates why the New Holland system provides better traction (much more even ground pressure) and a smoother ride. See us for a demo and experience the T8 SmartTrax for yourself.

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Combine Clinic 2015 Summary

Combine Clinics held at New Holland Rochester, Rodkey New Holland and New Holland Tri-County the week of Aug. 17th provided over 100 New Holland combine owners who attended information to make the 2015 harvest more profitable. Attendees included folks from New Holland Centerville, New Holland Logansport and New Holland Greentown.

The difficult conditions that the record-setting rains have cause in 2015 were addressed and owners were told what to do about varying moistures, yields and grain conditions. Grain quality matters were stressed. While the twin-rotor combines from New Holland have earned a reputation for providing better quality grain – and we expect that to be amplified this year – proper combine settings are still required to get the best performance owners were told.

A Purdue study on the value of higher grain quality was used to show attendees how a mere 15% improvement in grain quality is worth about $26.00 per acre in 200 bu/acre corn at $3.50/bushel. Attendees were shown how to do an iodine test to check grain quality. “Getting the best from the best” was the theme of the clinics that were provided courtesy of the New Holland Rochester group of dealership.

We appreciate the great turnout at all 3 events, and were glad to hear the positive feedback from attendees on how the information provided at the clinic will be helpful for them during the upcoming harvest.

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True Blue Salute – $500 Discount for U.S. Military Personnel and First Responders

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New Holland established the True Blue Salute campaign in 2011 as a way of recognizing the men and women of the military, first responders and their families for their bravery and many sacrifices made for our country and communities.

In support of continuing the success of the campaign, New Holland is offering a $500 discount on eligible new New Holland products to all eligible U.S. Military personnel and First Responders. Stop in at any of our locations for the full details.

More details about the campaign’s history can be found here. Thank you for your service.