The Renewable Fuels Coalition is starting to crank up their campaign and it includes cartoons. That’s a great idea. You can find the first ones here. The Renewable Fuels Now Coalition is a group of organizations and associations that support the need for a balanced energy diet in America. ZimmComm New Media is proud to be assisting the group in …
James Garner Thanks Corn Growers
I did not know that James Garner knew much about growing corn but in this YouTube video he sure thanks our corn farmers for the job they do. You can find it on NCGA’s Farmers Matter. Maybe it’s because he was a spokesperson for the beef industry and learned how important corn is to a good steak!
Eubank Joins HAT
Hoosier Ag Today has increased their staff with the addition of Andy Eubank. Maybe we’ll see some agriblogging from the HAT team now. Hoosier Ag Today is proud to announce the appointment of Andy Eubank as Vice President of Operations. Eubank will join HAT President Gary Truitt in hosting and producing agricultural programs that are aired on 30 radio stations …
Show Me Some Schmap
Many of the pictures I take out and about the country have been getting used by various publications, newsletters and websites. Here’s a unique one than I was happy to allow to use a couple of the photos I took at this summer’s CMA Music Festival. It’s called Schmap. They’re basically travel guides. They needed some photos for their Nashville …
Heinze and Slagle at Beef Board
I’m still getting caught up on email from the last couple weeks so I’ve been meaning to let you know what those of us at NAFB’s Trade Talk already know and that’s that Lynn Heinze is now on board with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board as well as Melissa Slagle. That would be the Melissa that posts here on AgWired btw. …
Farmers in Midwest Have New Reason to Invest Ethanol Crops
The Midwest is getting three new ethanol production plants. Washington Group International has received $150 million worth of cost-reimbursable contracts from E85 Inc. for the construction of E85’s first three ethanol plants in the Midwest region. Washington Group will provide procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up services for the facilities in Wahoo, Neb., and Red Oak and Council Bluffs, Iowa. Each …
Mix It Up This Holiday Season
The American Culinary Federation wants holiday cooks and chefs to experiment in the kitchen this holiday season. That’s why the organization is offering new, tantalizing recipes for those who are a bit more adventurous. During the holidays, cooks confuse tradition with monotony. Every year, it’s the same menu. Offer your readers new recipes that will give them cause to celebrate. …
Chins Sing Carols
The Chins are back at Sundog and they’re ready to sing your favorite Christmas carol. I picked Silent Night to start with. Just enter in your song and let them sing it for you. We’re trying to get into the holiday spirit and thanks to our friends at Sundog for helping us out. Let me know how you’re trying to …
Zimfo Bites
Ag Leader Technology, Inc. introduced the GPS 1500, a low-cost high-accuracy GPS receiver, ideal for use in DirectCommand™, SeedCommand™ and harvesting operations using AutoSwath™. AutoSwath is used to automatically turn sprayer boom sections or planter sections on and off based on field maps or already applied/planted areas and to automatically adjust swath width of combines during harvest. The GPS 1500 …
Corn Commentary on YouTube
If you want to learn the facts about water usage and corn then Rick Tolman, NCGA CEO, will fill you in. This is a short video interview I did with Rick at the recent NAFB Convention. I shot several while I was in their booth. It was pretty dark in the Trade Talk room so a light is now on …