One of the YouTube Farming Rock Stars attended the Ag Media Summit. He’s Greg Peterson, one of the Peterson Brothers who made the hit, Farming and I Grow It. Greg really does sing and showed his talent at AMS. Here’s Greg on stage singing the National Anthem during one of our lunches. Great voice and a great job. I sat …
Pork Export Market Opportunities
“Trade Policy for a Dynamic Pork Industry” was the topic for one of the first presentations at the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Swine Health Seminar. Our presenter was Laurie Hueneke, National Pork Producers Council. During her presentation Laurie provided an overview of what the trade situation is for the industry in various regions and countries around the world. I spoke with …
It’s Time For The 2012 IFAJ Congress
It’s time for Sweden and the 2012 International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Congress in and around the Stockholm area. I’m leaving in the morning and should have some of my first coverage starting on late Tuesday. I’d like to extend a special thank you to Dupont Pioneer for once again sponsoring my coverage of this annual event. Dupont Pioneer has …
Administration Supports Ethanol
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack demonstrated the Obama administration’s strong commitment to ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) by spending over an hour at the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) conference on Friday morning. “This is an industry that is worth supporting,” he told the crowd of about 250 ethanol industry leaders. “Which is why the president is supporting the …
NCGA CEO Addresses Ethanol Producers
National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) CEO Rick Tolman shared the farmer’s perspective to the American Coalition for Ethanol’s conference while addressing the group on the 2012 corn crop, the drought and NCGA’s support for ethanol and all markets for U.S. corn. “It could all change tomorrow,” was the theme of Tolman’s talk, just hours after the USDA released a new …
2012 AAEA Awards
Their were some very significant awards given out at the Ag Media Summit from the AAEA. Here are some of them. 2012 AAEA Distinguished Service Award, Sponsored by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Jim evans, Phd Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois Dr. Evans is being recognized for his work in the development of the Agricultural Communications Documentation Center on the U …
Ag Media Summit Awards
Let’s just say that their are a lot of award winners at the Ag Media Summit. For a full list follow these links: AAEA Awards (pdf) – LPC Awards. Here are most of the first place winners from the AAEA contest. They were pretty excited with their achievements and we congratulate all the winners. 2012 Ag Media Summit Photo Album
Boehringer Ingelheim Family Time
The Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Swine Health Seminar not only provides speakers on topics of interest to the swine industry but an opportunity for some family togetherness. As in Boehringer Ingelheim family time. Here’s (Colonel) Dan Johnson wrestling with one of the younger attendees. There are lots of activities to keep the kids entertained while Mom and Dad are “working.” Today …
Control Weeds Early With FMC
Matt Foster, FMC, attended the Ag Media Summit InfoExpo to talk to ag editors about pre-plant weed control options. This summer’s weather has been brutal for field control of weeds and he says that growers are looking for options. Matt says that although a good pre-plant program is not a farmer’s “salvation” it is a good tool in their toolbox. …
Captain Peter Shinn Talks Afghan Security
Once upon a time I worked in the same area at DTN with Captain Peter Shinn. That was a while ago. We always knew when Peter was in the office. He definitely has a voice for radio! At the Ag Media Summit Captain Peter Shinn was our luncheon keynote speaker with the topic of “Agriculture and the gulf War—it’s a …