The countdown has started – just 106 days until the 16th Annual Commodity Classic! The annual event will be “smooth sailing” for soybean, corn, wheat and sorghum farmers, March 3-5 in Tampa, Fla. Housing and registration officially opened today at noon. Definitely need to register early to get a good hotel. Growers who attend the 2011 Commodity Classic are sure …
Ethics Group Questions GIPSA Boss Conflict
A government ethics watchdog group thinks it might be a conflict of interest for a trial lawyer known for suing meat and poultry companies to be in charge of making new rules for regulating that industry. The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) this week sent a letter to USDA’s general counsel expressing concerns about J. Dudley Butler’s …
From Farm To City
I only get to do this once a year and when I get lucky with a nice buck I’ve got to share. I enjoyed a great post-NAFB convention deer hunt once again. In fact, next year will be my 20th anniversary of fall Missouri deer hunting. Kind of hard to believe. My brother Paul and his sons joined me and …
NAFB Shutterbug
Did we take your picture at NAFB last week? If so, it’s probably in our NAFB convention photo album. There’s almost 800 photos in there, so if you got in the way of our cameras, check it out. Like all of our on-line photos, feel free to copy and use as you please. We still have lots of interviews from …
RFA Loves NAFB
There were lots of ethanol issues to discuss at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual Trade Talk event in Kansas City last week. The topics included the lame duck session of Congress, importance of renewing biofuels tax incentives, doing more to invest in cellulosic ethanol, labeling for E15 at the pump, just to name a few. Renewable Fuels Association …
Zimfo Bytes
Syngenta highlights its celebration of the company’s 10th anniversary by embarking on an ambitious program to feed 10,000 families in the United States. The new DeLaval AMR will suit herds exceeding 300 cows, the first commercial rotaries will have a 90 cow/hour capacity, and up to five robots will simultaneously operate the system. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company announces that the …
AgriSolutions Releasing AgManager Software Upgrade
A popular agricultural accounting program is getting a face lift. AgriSolutions®, the developer of AgManager® accounting software, is announcing an exciting new release which includes many feature updates and a new, easy-to-use interface. These improvements further enhance the ability of agricultural producers to manage the demands of their modern farm businesses. The agricultural accounting experts at AgriSolutions Inc., of Brighton, …
America’s Heartland Redesigns Website
America’s Heartland has a new website using all the latest social networking tools.
Fretwell Joins Farm Journal
Farm Journal Media has acquired the syndicated radio show, Consumer Ag Connection from Fretwell Communications, and hired show founder and former NAFB president, Pam Fretwell, to head up the new position of Director of Industry Relations at Farm Journal Media. “Bringing Pam and her show into the Farm Journal Media family is a significant statement and addition to our advocacy …
Vilsack Non-Comments on GIPSA at NAFB
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was asked three times about some aspect of the proposed Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rule during a press conference last week at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting meeting in Kansas City, and each time he said he could not comment specifically about the proposed rule during the comment period. But, he did …