Compact Spray System

The AutoJet® Model 1550 Modular Spray System ensures accurate, precise placement of the liquid being sprayed to minimize waste. The system provides automatic on/off control of electrically- and pneumatically-actuated spray nozzles and offers greater precision than manual operation or devices such as solenoid valves.

Woman Behind $27.4M Grain Fraud Scheme Sentenced To Prison

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri woman was sentenced Thursday to nine years in federal prison for a grain fraud scheme that bilked 179 farmers out of a combined $27.4 million and earned her the nickname the "Madoff of the Midwest." Cathy Gieseker, 45, of Martinsburg, pleaded guilty to one felony count of mail fraud in November.

Warm Winter Worries Oregon Fruit Growers

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A mild January, followed by several days of 60-degree temperatures last week, could lead to the earliest arrival of pear blossoms in the Rogue Valley in nearly two decades. David Sugar, a plant pathologist at the Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center in Medford, said the average date for Bartlett pear trees to reach full bloom is April 6.

Machine Guarding Training Program Now Available

Riddle Me This, Small Business

Many of you reading this column may work for a small business, or perhaps aspire to own one.  Congratulations. According to Henry Paulson, Alan Greenspan and seemingly everyone else along the beltway, small businesses are the key to this nation's recovery. Small businesses account for 52 percent of all the jobs in this country, and conventional wisdom says that if we can just get them to hire more people we can turn this thing around.

Rotary Arm Compactor

The Rotopac industrial waste compactor provides maximum compaction (at least 6 times) of large volumes (over 250#/hr) with a minimum footprint (4' x 5'). Rotary arm compaction continually extracts air from waste through the use of a high torque rotating and sweeping drum. The product reduces labor costs (removing waste from the plant), accidents (reducing forklift traffic), time (not having to break down boxes), hauling costs (huge volume reductions) and carbon footprint (using bio-degradable trash bags, fewer collections and less landfill space).

Toxic Sprite Terrifies Consumers

After two recent discoveries of dangerous levels of mercury in Sprite bottles in Beijing, 62% of Chinese consumers claim they will no longer buy the soft drink.

Are Sodas The New Cigarettes?

After the death of the federal bill imposing additional taxes on sweetened beverages, California state senate majority leader Dean Flores discusses the possibility of imposing the tax on the state level.

Livestock Groups Educate Legislators On Antibiotics

WASHINGTON (National Cattlemen's Beef Association) — Yesterday, livestock and poultry groups hosted educational briefings on Capitol Hill to share the facts about the importance of tools like antibiotics in raising healthy food animals. The informational sessions were co-hosted by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association through beef checkoff funding, the National Chicken Council, National Pork Producers Council, National Milk Producers Federation, National Turkey Federation, American Meat Institute and National Meat Association.