One of the new utility tractors that John Deere has just launched is the 5D, 5E, 5E Limited and 5M Series. To learn more about it I spoke with Blake Barnes at one of our field stops during this week’s media event. Utility tractors ranging from 45 – 105 engine horsepower have many uses for property owners, commercial operators, governmental …
New Utility Tractors From John Deere
The first stop on our John Deere, Drive Green, media event was an introduction to the new utility tractors. Dan Pashke (in video, not this picture) gave us the rundown with the who/what/where/when and why. In this video clip you’ll also see some demonstrations of the machines. All the new utility tractors use the new John Deere name/numbering system. What’s …
Zimfo Bytes
Elanco announced it has finalized the purchase of Posilac (sometribove), a supplement for dairy cows, from Monsanto. The acquisition includes complete worldwide rights, a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Augusta, Ga., and product-support operations. Agri-Business Solutions is changing its name to Water Street Solutions. “Water” is a fundamental resource necessary for the success of agricultural producers while “Street” keeps in mind …
Agri-Pulse Has an Open Mic
Sara Wyant and Stewart Doan at Agri-Pulse have started a new weekly audio interview program called Open Mic. Great idea since I know they talk with people “on the inside” a lot. Now if they’ll just add an rss feed for it then I can subscribe to it and get it on my computer/iPod automatically (podcast)! Challenging times call for …
Advocate for Agriculture
Dr. Jay Lehr has the title of Science Director for an organization called The Heartland Institute, which is a national nonprofit research and education organization with the goal to “discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems.” He is also an entertaining and passionate speaker who believes in spreading the good news about agriculture to places that …
Preview of AG CONNECT
A preview of the new generation of ag show – AG CONNECT 2010 – was offered to ag executives meeting Thursday in St. Louis. Sara Truesdale Mooney has the job of show manager for this ambitious new ag show being organized by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and she says they have taken a very deliberate approach in developing AG …
Ag Secretary Addresses AEM Ag Executives
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer discussed some of the big issues facing agriculture today and in the future during an address to agribusiness company executives meeting in St. Louis Thursday for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers AgExecutive Forum. Two primary issues he addressed were trade and renewable energy, as well as the importance of the financial rescue plan passed by …
A New Frontier From John Deere
One of our field stops at the John Deere Drive Green event was focused on the Frontier line of tractor attachments. In this video clip you’ll see our presenter tell us about Frontier and how John Deere acquired the line to allow them to provide more options to their customers. He also points out some of the new items they …
New John Deere Tractor Overview
I hope you enjoyed Cindy’s live webcast this morning from the AEM AgExecutive Forum in St. Louis. I’ve held off some posts from my location for that. She’s got recordings of Sec. Schafer’s speech and the panel discussion that followed on AGCONNECT 2010. So, let’s get on with stories from the John Deere, Drive Green event. The Director of Tactical …
Next Generation of Ag Show Panel
Joining in progress – I joined the panel a few minutes late, but here are the people you are hearing and seeing – left to right. Doug DeVries, Deere and Company; Doug Griffin, AGCO; John Koetz, Case IH; Rusty Fowler, Krone NA; Gary MacDonald, MacDon Industries; Dick Brown, Krause Corp. The topic of this discussion is the AGCONNECT 2010 trade …