August 2010 News
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USMEF, NCBA Applaud Mexico's Elimination of Anti-Dumping Duties
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Many not Taking Advantage of Locally Grown Georgia Produce
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Livestock Producers Fear GIPSA Rule’s Vagueness and Unintended Consequences
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Hundreds of Georgians Expected for FVSU’s “Taste of Ag” Field Day
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American Agri-Women Show begins airing on RFD-TV Aug. 31
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MACC's Jeff Glass says AG is Positioned to Feed a Growing Middle Class
With the ranks of the middle class growing in countries around the world, the future of U.S. agriculture is very promising. That’s the view of Jeff Glass who is the Georgia sales manager for Meherrin Agriculture and Chemical Company (MACC). “When household income reaches $10,000 a year, studies show that a family’s diet changes from starch to protein. That’s good news for American farmers,” Glass explained.
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White Oak Pasture a Piece of the Serengeti in Georgia
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UGA Students Plant, Harvest On-Campus Garden
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Georgia Attorney, Clients Pleased with Peanut Settlement
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Key to Governor's Mansion Could be South of ‘Gnat Line'
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USDA: Commitment to Production Agriculture
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When Temps Fall, Kudzu Critters Invade
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Operation Military Kids 4-H Camp Teaches Coping Skills
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Georgia Pecan, Tobacco Farmers Eye Unexpectedly Good Crops
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Judge Recommends $12M Settlement on Bad Peanuts Tied to Blakely Plant
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Attacking Goat Sends Georgia Man to Intensive Care
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USDA Sees Tame Food Price Inflation
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Bayer CropScience Plans to Discontinue Aldicarb by 2014
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Action Alert from the ASA
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Mahindra USA Continues Growth with Addition of New Director
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Alice Rolls with Georgia Organics Discusses The Local Food Impact
If each of the approximately 3.7 million households in Georgia spent $10 each week on products grown in Georgia, it would add $1.9 billion to the state’s economy. That’s one of the eye-opening conclusions of “The Local Food Impact: What if Georgians Ate Georgia Produce?” – a new study funded by Georgia Organics and conducted by the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development.
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Calhoun Farmer and Congressman Bishop's Aide Lock Horns
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USDA: Reflections on Civil Rights
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Optimism Increasing in Cotton Industry
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USDA Grants Protection to 17 New Plant Varieties
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While Harvest Projections Vary, a Record Harvest Still Predicted
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Record Pork Cutout Value
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USDA Offers Webinars for Fruit and Vegetable Growers
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Fight Spring, Summer Turfgrass Diseases
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Sherrod Won't Return to USDA
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Egg Kingpin Linked to Salmonella Scare Has History of Violations
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U.S. Trade Rep's Statement on Mexico's New Tariff on Imported U.S. Pork
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USDA, FFA Release New Lesson Plans Just in Time for School
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Egg Crisis Could Spill into Poultry Exports to Russia
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Duke Lane of Lane Southern Orchards: Healthy, Local Grown Peaches
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U.S. Probes Egg Recall Amid Calls for Tighter Rules
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Georgia's Egg Production Down 4%
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Crop Progress and Condition Report
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Sherrod to Meet with USDA; Still Undecided on Return
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Frontier Equipment Introduces New Corn Heads to Boost Harvesting Performance
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New Poultry Lab Should be Open by 2012
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Southern Farmers Say Disaster Aid Plan Failed Them
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Digital Archive provides Access to Millions of Rural Photos
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Tractor Show Growing into 'Regional Event'
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U.S. Agriculture Paying Price for Inaction on Mexican Trucks
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Agricultural Machinery Exports Up
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Ag Economist: Today's Farmer Should Think Like a CFO
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Georgia Power To Seek More Solar
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NIFA AgrAbility Grants Give Disabled Farmers Tools They Need to be Successful
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DGM Commodities' Tony Burns says Outlook is Gloomy
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Georgia Eggs Safe From Salmonella?
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Bishop Delivers more Water Funding
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New AgriTourism Facility in Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia
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Range Fuels Gets its Cellulosic Plant Running
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Governor Perdue Announces $13.3 million Broadband Award
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Broilers Placed in Georgia up 6%
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John Deere Reports Earnings of $617 Million
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Mahindra Plans to Scale up Production
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Pasture Conditions Update; US Beef and Dairy Cow Slaughter
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USDA: Committed to Co-ops
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Ethanol Production Becomes Increasingly Efficient
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USDA Reminds Producers of Approaching Sign-up Deadline
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Activist Share Anti-Agriculture Agenda
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Georgia Crop Progress and Conditions
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Total Tractor Sales Up, Combine Sales Even
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Bayer CropScience Takes the Lead
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Cargill Announce $112 Million Investment in Co-Generation and Biodiesel
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Land O'Lakes Sales up, Earnings Down 20%
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Kuhn Launches New Line of Bale Processors
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Alex Rilko of Whole Foods Market needs More Organic Growers
Despite growing demand for organic, locally grown food, only 1,700 acres in Georgia are committed to organic farming according to Georgia Organics, a nonprofit organization devoted to healthy, sustainable and locally grown food in Georgia. That compares to more than 4 million acres of organic farms across the United States.
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Recent Rain is a Good Thing for Farmers
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Mexico Adds Pork To Trade Retaliation List
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Dekalb® Brand Genuity® Corn Delivers Strong Yield Advantage for Southern Farmers
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Case IH Reinvesting in Legendary Farm Equipment Brand
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U.S. Ag Sales to Cuba Continue to Slide
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Technology Means More With Less
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Bigger Crop with Better Yields
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Classes Begin Monday at ABAC
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Crop Report and WASDE
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U.S. Stands to Pick up Wheat Exports Forfeited by Russia
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Early County Home to Largest Organic Farm
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Roy Barnes Visits Irwin County to Talk Ag
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Gilbert Barrett is Putting Agriculture on the Forefront
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Mild Drought Returns to Parts of Georgia
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4-H Centers Offer Environmental Education for Georgia Schools
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ASA Supports Changes in USDA’s Biofuel Program
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Georgia Grazing School
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Precaution and Preparation Prevent Heat Stress, Stroke
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Support Georgia 4-H by Attending the 2010 Georgia 4-H Gala
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Steve Crouch on Gaining Greater Control
A customer recently told Steve Crouch, president of Newton Crouch Inc., an agricultural equipment manufacturer, that it takes a 4,000 to 5,000 acre farm to provide his family with the same livelihood that his father provided on about 1,500 acres. Razor-thin margins mean farmers must work more acres to maintain their standard of living.
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Still Hope for an Above Average Peanut Crop Despite Weather
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A Ban on Atrazine Would Cost Farmers Billions
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ADM Adds Corn Based Isosorbide to its Product Line
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New Website Provides a Central Resource for info on Pesticide Stewardship
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Crop Estimates, MPR Reauthorization
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Weekly Hatchery Report Overview
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Peanut Industry Ramping up Food Safety Efforts
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USDA Announces SURE Program Application Cutoff
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Cash Rents up 3%
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Ethanol Companies Post 2nd Quarter Profits
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Bee Pastures May Help Pollinators Prosper
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Corn and Lean Hog Futures
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Ken Morrow of Sod Atlanta gives Urban Agriculture Input
Like other types of agriculture, urban agriculture, which includes the turf, plants and flowers used in urban areas, requires water to grow. However, it also requires other inputs such as a healthy construction market to truly thrive. In Georgia, both water availability and construction activity have been problematic in recent years.
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Senate Approves Price Reporting Reauthorization
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AEM Comments on Recent Unemployment Report
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Drip irrigation Working in Row Crops
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Proposed Livestock Buying Rules Stir Discord
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USDA Schedules Traceability Meetings for Atlanta
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Jill Stuckey Growing BTUs with Center of Innovation
Wood pellets from Georgia will soon be fueling power plants in the Netherlands, providing electricity while lowering emissions of carbon dioxide. The wood pellet plant currently under construction in Waycross, Ga. and owned by RWE AG, Germany’s second-largest utility and the owner of the Dutch power plants, is a product of the growing demand for green energy. It is also a powerful illustration of the potential that green energy holds for the state of Georgia.
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UGA Students Win National Food Prize
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Food Versus Fuel Debate Deflates
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After the Vote, it’s up to Sonny Perdue to Piece Things Back Together
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Scientific Solutions to Sustainably Increase Agriculture Productivity
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Mahindra USA Launches 13 New Models For 2011 Season
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Farmer Co-Ops, Export Programs Help Farmers Compete Internationally
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NCFC President's Statement on Compliance Extension for Farms on Spill Rules
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Ag Jobs at Risk After UGA Told to Cut
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Southeast Ready for Bioenergy Boom
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Putin Bans Grain Exports Due to Drought
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Georgia Sets Record Highs and Lows
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Is a Big Cat Stalking South Georgia?
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Thurmond to Keynote USDA Conference on Civil Rights and Diversity in Washington
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Chambliss: Robust Trade Agreement Benefits American Agriculture
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USDA Officers Investigate "Illegally Moved" Citrus in Ocilla
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USDA: Farm Production Expenses Fall for the First Times Since 1986
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Researchers Look at the Economics of New Cob-Based Biofuel
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ASA Testifies before Senate Ag Committee on Trade Issues Affecting Soy Exports
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Bishop Announces Broadband Development Grant
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The Movers & Shakers of Georgia Ag
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ADM Fourth-Quarter Earnings up $388 Million
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Study Shows Impact of Buying Produce Grown in Georgia
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ADM Building Large Soybean Processing Plant in Paraguay
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Taiwanese, Chinese Companies Join to Produce, Market U.S. Corn-Based Bioplastics
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Pork Bellies Hit All Time Record Highs
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Brian Tolar with GAC on Agribusiness Issues
As the umbrella advocacy group for the agricultural industry in the state of Georgia, the Georgia Agribusiness Council has a unique perspective. The $54.4 billion industry, which accounts for more than 8 percent of the state’s economy, is massive and complex. According to Bryan Tolar, vice president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council, the list of issues impacting agribusiness is almost as massive and complex as the industry itself.
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USDA Crop Progress & Condition Report
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Farming a Little More Profitable in July
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After 378 Years, Nations Oldest Family Farm for Sale
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DuPont and U.S. Department of Agriculture Collaborate on New Test for Hard to Detect Foodborne Pathogens
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Federation of State Beef Councils Vote to Stay with NCBA
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Planting Seeds of Knowledge
For nearly 64 years, Adams-Briscoe Seed Company has been selling its knowledge and experience to customers. That knowledge can involve what seed mix is best for establishing habitat for bobwhite quail. Or it may focus on how to establish a home garden to provide year-round vegetables for the family dinner table.
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Monsanto to Introduce Aphid Tolerant Soybean Varieties
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Chambliss Urges USDA not to Balance Budget on Backs of Farmers
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UGA Student Food Scientists Win National Title
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Worker in Critical Condition after Falling at Peanut Plant
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Hog Futures Climb on Tight Supplies, Higher Cash Prices
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Deere's 774K Loader Industry's First Machine over 75 HP that Meets 2011 EPA Interim Emissions Regulations
