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6 OCTOBER 2014 ARBOR AGE www.arborage.com INDUSTRY NEWS Rotochopper hosts Demo Day The 2014 Rotochopper Demo Day was another great success. More than 100 people from around the world came to the small Minnesota town of Saint Martin to watch the high-quality horizontal grinders that Rotochopper has to offer. Demo Day kicked off with Rotochopper President John Babcock explaining why he and the rest of the company are proud to be a part of an employee-owned company, and how all the employees take pride in standing behind their work. "Our employees are committed to building hardworking, dependable machines that help make our customers money. The dedication and commitment carries through the entire Rotochopper sales and manufacturing process," said Babcock. After a the opening remarks, the guests and employees were treated to the opening ceremonies, which included an honor guard; singing of the national anthem; and two semi-trucks bringing in two Rotochopper B-66 Track and Dolly combos, disconnecting them from their trailers, and watching as they moved into the position for the demo using their crawler tracks. Both the Rotochopper B-66T 950HP and the Rotochopper B-66T 750HP ground cut-to-length logs into two very distinct fi nished products to everyone's delight. After the initial B-66T demos, guests were broken up into smaller groups to watch machine-specifi c demos. The "a la carte" demos included the Rotochopper Go-Bagger 250 bagging mulch and compost, the Rotochopper FP-66 showing just what it means to produce fi nished landscape mulch that's "Perfect In One Pass," and the Rotochopper EC-366 showing guests just how versatile electric-powered stationary grinding should be. Kleiman Off-Road Racing showed off its TORC Pro-Lite truck to all of the guests of this year's Rotochopper Demo Day. Members of Kleiman Off-Road Racing signed autographs, and explained to the guests what professional truck racing is all about. After several other demos, the fi nal demo of the day was a Rotochopper B-66T producing colored mulch. Rotochopper East-Coast Regional Manager Scott Harrington showed everyone how switching from one product to another (brush, logs, and scrap pallets) in mid-stream doesn't diminish the "Perfect In One Pass" high product standards that Rotochopper customers have come to expect. "This year's event was the best one so far — a complete success," said Monte Height, Rotochopper national sales manager. "I am beyond proud of everybody who helped put this event together and I am happy that we were able to show off our facility, our machines and the spirit of the company in such a fun way to such a large crowd." New England Grows, the Northeast's premier commercial horticulture conference and exposition, will be held Wednesday, February 4 - Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Mark your calendars and register before mid- January to save. "Bold Ideas. Big Results." is this year's conference theme. With more than 30 innovative educational sessions planned and new vendor sales exceeding expectations, New England Grows 2015 promises to be bigger and better than ever. Known for identifying emerging trends with agenda-setting experts, New England Grows' speaker lineup includes Doug Tallamy, Ph.D.; Ed Gilman, Ph.D.; Toby Hemenway; George Hudler, Ph.D.; Raymond Cloyd, Ph.D.; John Kaminski, Ph.D.; John Kennedy; Kelly Norris; Jan Johnsen; and Brad Lancaster. These and other great minds will address the critical topics of our day such as climate change, permaculture, tree preservation, water conservation, biological controls, soil health, native plants, low- input design, as well as important business-building advice such as motivating meaningful organizational change and working smarter with technology. Grows' popular Garden Center Success sessions will be peppered throughout the three-day conference and feature retail wizards such as Jim Hole on "Building the Garden Center of the Future"; Kelly Norris on "Chic Plants for Hip Gardeners"; and Rick Segel's "Five Step Formula for Retail Success." At New England Grows, horticulture professionals can obtain most of their professional continuing education (CEU) credits under one roof with recertification opportunities for Pesticide Licenses, NOFA, APLD, LA CES, ISA, CTSP, and most state association credentials. The Grows tradeshow floor will be buzzing with more than 500 of the industry's leading suppliers ready to share information and make deals on everything from birdhouses to backhoes. Sprint Sessions on the Common Ground stage, Learning Hubs, live demonstrations, idea swap tables and more round out an interactive exposition that can't be missed. Discover Grows, a new fast-paced video recently launched by New England Grows, provides a snapshot of everything a visitor can expect to enjoy when they attend this important industry event. Check it out on Grows' home page at www.NewEnglandGrows.org. New England Grows releases 2015 program details