This edition of “Gizmos & Gadgets” features high-visibility workwear, innovative feed additives that decrease methane emissions from heifers, a newly approved herbicide product, and a versatile tractor line that’s easier on the checkbook.

High-visibility subzero workwear

RefrigiWear, the largest supplier of insulated workwear for extreme cold, has released PolarForce^® high-visibility workwear for subzero conditions.

Field-tested and comfort-rated for cold and wet conditions down to -40° F, PolarForce work jackets and bib overalls are among the company’s most popular workwear for both cold storage facilities and harsh outdoor work environments.

“From the unrelenting cold of a freezer to the unpredictable weather of a winter jobsite, our customers are trusting us to keep them safe, warm and productive,” says RefrigiWear Chief Commercial Officer Wes Dye. “They prefer having high-visibility options for added safety, and RefrigiWear is committed to delivering the insulated PPE (personal protective equipment) they need across a wide range of cold temperatures.”

For more information visit https://bit.ly/3AFAFa6.

Sustainability-enhancing feed additive for finishing heifers

Elanco Animal Health is making significant progress on its four-pillar livestock sustainability strategy, delivering new innovations to farmers, as well as advocating and changing the narrative on cattle from a climate culprit to part of the sustainability solution.

As part of this effort, Elanco has been working to expand access to innovations that can reduce livestock’s environmental footprint. Most recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved three combination clearances of Experior^® and MGA^® in finishing heifers. Experior is the first FDA-approved product with a gas emissions claim to help reduce ammonia gas emissions per pound of live weight and hot carcass weight for beef steers and heifers fed in confinement.

The FDA has approved combination feeding of:

• Experior and MGA;
• Experior, Rumensin^® and MGA; and
• Experior, Rumensin, Tylan^® Premix and MGA.

For more information visit: https://bit.ly/40JJSc5.

New herbicide controls broadleaves, preserves white clover

Corteva Agriscience announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has registered NovaGraz™ herbicide. As the only pasture herbicide to give cattle producers broad-spectrum weed control while preserving white clover and annual lespedeza, NovaGraz meets a long-standing need.

Eliminating weeds in white-clover pastures can increase the amount of forage produced and improve utilization. In research trials where NovaGraz herbicide controlled broadleaf weeds and preserved white clover, pastures produced 21% more total forage, compared with untreated sites.

Multiple years of testing show NovaGraz herbicide, powered by Rinskor™ active, provides broad-spectrum control of important broadleaf species, including ironweed, cocklebur, wild carrot, buttercup, biennial thistles, ragweeds, plantain, woolly croton, poison hemlock and many others.

In addition, NovaGraz herbicide carries no grazing restrictions for beef cattle and only minimal haying and manure restrictions after application.

For more information visit https://bit.ly/40Kqbkb.

Tractor series offers dependability and better cost of ownership

AGCO Corp. has released the Massey Ferguson^® 9S Series tractor. Designed with the farmer in mind, the MF 9S Series offers better dependability and efficiency to help farmers achieve a lower overall cost of ownership.

The MF 9S Series sets the standard with efficiency, dependability and field-proven technology. While in the field, farmers have experienced up to a 15% reduction in fuel consumption along with other fluid efficiencies, to help reduce costs and maximize profits.

Designed with field-proven technology, including the industry-leading 8.4-liter AGCO Power™ engine, Dyna-VT™ transmission and Protect-U™ cab design, as seen on previous Massey Ferguson S Series models, the MF 9S Series delivers maximum power and efficiency for demanding implements. The 90-GPM ECO pump allows farmers to deliver the power needed to operate the technology features on the implements they need without taking that power away from the operation of the tractor itself.