Along with the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)and the American Soybean Association (ASA), BASF Crop Protection announced the winners of six scholarships during the 2011 Commodity Classic on Thursday in Tampa. This is the fourth year for both scholarship programs. “BASF is dedicated to providing the next generation of agricultural industry leaders with resources to further their education and advance …
New Holland Sponsors Classic Media Room
Our sponsor New Holland is also sponsoring the media room. Cindy took a photo of me with Gene Hemphill, New Holland and good friend. We’ve covered some miles over the years and I’m very proud to be working with Gene once again here at Classic. This evening New Holland also sponsored the annual reception for the media. We had some …
Trade Top Issue for Corn and Soybean Leaders
The issue at the top of the list for the farmer leaders of the American Soybean Association (ASA) and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is trade. “In the last marketing year, over 60% of the soybeans in the U.S. were exported, compared to 55% just a year ago,” said ASA president Alan Kemper of Indiana during a press conference …
New Holland Rustler Giveaway
New Holland provide one lucky Commodity Classic registrant a big prize again this year. All growers who completed the demographic information on their registration forms were automatically entered. The prize this year was a Rustler 120 utility vehicle! The winner is Brock Millan, Millan Farms, Mitchell, SD pictured in the seat of the vehicle along with Gene Hemphill, New Holland …
AgHaven An Ag Destination
New AgWired sponsor AgHaven is now ready for anyone in the agricultural industry to sign up. You can create a free account and use their one of a kind search engine or get social with their built in social networking tools. This morning I spoke with Srik Soogoor, President (pictured left), who gave me some background on how the idea …
Commodity Classic Trade Show Ribbon Cutting
The Commodity Classic trade show is now in session right after a ribbon cutting. I was a little slow on the trigger but there was a ribbon up there. During the special time the media gets to attend before the show is open to all attendees Cindy and I took some photos and did some interviews which we’ll be posting …
The Hay Rake
I’ve mentioned that I’m a corn and soybeans kind of gal. But I’m broadening my horizons and learning more about hay. This rake sits outside my Grandpa and Grandma’s house. Back in the late ‘teens, the rake was pulled by two horses while the operator would sit on the seat. He had two pedals –- one to engage the dogs …
BASF Xemium Fungicide Difference
BASF Crop Protection is well known for the super effective and ever popular Headline fungicide, but company officials say the newly developed Xemium is a totally different animal that will serve to complement Headline. BASF is developing uniquely-designed formulations that provide complete coverage of the leaf surface and systemic distribution to ensure the product not only moves within the leaf …
Learning the Science Behind Xemium Fungicide
BASF Crop Protection presented educational information and research results on a new active ingredient, Xemium® fungicide, during the fifth annual “Science Behind” media symposium Wednesday in Tampa, just prior to the kickoff of the 2011 Commodity Classic. This new chemistry demonstrates strong field test results in disease control in a variety of crops being researched. BASF hopes to introduce products …
Classic Weather in Tampa
Hello from Tampa, FL. It’s warm and sunny and that’s a welcome relief for farmers who have been dealing with some pretty severe winter weather. Cindy and I are set up in the New Holland sponsored media room. We waited until this morning to get our photo album started. Attending various company media events yesterday didn’t allow us good internet …