For those of you not familiar with ACE you might think hardware but it’s actually an agricultural communications organization. The full name is Association for Communications Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Life and Human Sciences. I conducted a presentation on social media at their convention recently and recorded a conversation with their President, Steve Dodrill. Steve works in Extension …
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Syngenta Seedcare announced Ryan McGruder, a rice grower from Wynne, Ark., as the grand-prize winner of the CruiserMaxx Rice Sweepstakes, which celebrated the recent launch of CruiserMaxx Rice, the first insecticide/fungicide seed treatment combination for rice. Advanta US, Inc., announces the addition of Steve Ligon as business manager. All three DuPont biofuels collaborations received top honors in the 2010 “Transformative …
Biosecurity, Vaccination, Tracking Keys to PRRS Control
Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome … better known as PRRS … has changed the way farmers raise hogs, and attendees of the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) seminars at the recent World Pork Expo were able to hear how biosecurity, vaccination and tracking of PRRS are keys to controlling the disease. At the session I was able to attend, Dr. …
Ag Media Summit Early Registration Deadline Approaching
This is a friendly reminder to register for the Agricultural Media Summit by June 30 if you want an early registration price break. I got mine in and am looking forward to it since I missed last year. Ag Media Summit is getting more social this year btw. Actually it was always social, as in a very social affair! Check …
Sanani Coffee Gets Thumbs Up
I introduced you to Sanani Coffee recently after interviewing company President, Tarif Ausaf. Since then I was sent a box to sample and I’m happy to report that I can recommend it. The coffee is excellent and Cindy told me she liked it too after trying it this morning for the first time. Here are a few newsworthy facts that …
Truth About Modern Pork Production on YouTube
Probably many of you have heard about the problem hog farmer, Chris Chinn, had with a YouTube video she had produced to “help the public understand modern agriculture.” The problem was it got flagged as inappropriate content. That got changed this week. You can read more about this situation on the FBlog. My faith in YouTube was restored yesterday when …
Iowa Corn Growers Tour Indy Garages
One of the cool things to do at an Indy race is tour the garages where the technicians work on the engines in preparation of race day. The Iowa Corn Growers conducted multiple tours of the garages during race weekend for the Iowa Corn Indy 250. I followed one group and interviewed several grower participants. First up was Tim Recker, …
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Syngenta Seeds, Inc. has received approval from Japanese regulatory authorities for the Agrisure Viptera trait and the Agrisure Viptera 3111 trait stack. This approval clears the way for U.S. corn growers to plant corn hybrids with the Agrisure Viptera trait during the 2011 planting season. Premier Power, LLC has designed a new, mobile PTO power source for farm operations needing …
iPhone 4 Changing Everything Again
The iPhone 4 has landed in the AgriBlogger’s lap and is fully activated and ready for action. This photo was the first one I took with the phone. You can see it and others from a Katy Trail bike ride today in an online photo album iPhone 4 First Photos My first impressions include: Sleek and solid. Not as prone …
Do You Have A Social Media Strategy?
That question is one I rarely get a yes answer to. In fact, after saying no the question I get back is “How do we create one?” or “Can you provide an example of one?” If you’re wondering about this then today’s eMarketer report is a good read. Recent research has shown that most companies don’t have a strategy or …