The New Jersey Agricultural Society presented Scott Fein of C.H. Robinson the Phillip Alampi Industry Marketing Award at the New Jersey State Agricultural Convention in Atlantic City. He was selected to receive this award because of his support of Jersey Fresh. Scott was tasked a few years ago with planning, developing and executing a “locally grown” program that would serve …
Going to Mid-South Farm & Gin Show
Let’s look ahead to next week. Of course the big show is Commodity Classic right? Yes, the ZimmComm Team will be there. But there’s also the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show. I will also be there courtesy of our sponsor, FMC Agricultural Solutions. It will be my first time. Another new experience for the AgriBlogger and more of those are …
See the New John Deere Planter at Classic
The new John Deere ExactEmerge Planter is likely to be the big attraction at the Commodity Classic trade show next week, just like it was at the National Farm Machinery Show. At NFMS, I talked with John Deere Seeding Group product specialist Kelby Krueger who worked on the ExactEmerge project from start to finish. He says the new row units …
Water Management … An Ongoing Issue
Today with input costs and costs of fertilizer and seed being as high as they are when you don’t get the crop planted and a good emerged crop with a good stand to it, you don’t get the max benefits out of the crop that you can. Too much water is a big proponent of this as well as not …
Zimfo Bytes
For the second year, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. is excited to partner with the checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance program and sponsor BQA certification for all producers who enroll from February 3 through April 15. Georgia Peanut Commission Farm Bill Update Meeting and Webinar will be held on Monday, Feb. 24 at 10:30 a.m and will be broadcast live at the …
A Week of Awareness and Giving For FFA Members
Students from across the county are wrapping up another successful FFA Week full of sharing the importance of agriculture and their passion for the organization by hosting community wide events helping others. Chapters planned activities to raise awareness about the role the National FFA Organization plays in the development of the agriculture industry’s future leaders and the importance of agricultural …
Elanco: Enough is Enough in Food Security Debate
Farmers need to be able to access and use the latest food production technology to make sure a projected world population of 9 billion by the year 2050 has enough to eat. In a report titled “Enough: The fight for a food secure tomorrow,” from animal health company Elanco, company president Jeff Simmons points out that the biggest growth in …
FMC Watch & Win Winner
FMC does more at the National Farm Machinery Show than talk products in their booth. They also get together for a little fun and fellowship with their customers at the end of each day. It was in their reception room that I met Dan Bender, Indiana family farmer. FMC made Dan a very happy man when he won their last …
Beck Named 2014 Agribusiness Leader of the Year
The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has named Sonny Beck, president of Beck’s Hybrids, as the 2014 Agribusiness Leader of the Year. This is NAMA’s highest honor and will be presented at the opening general session of the 2014 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 10, 2014 in Jacksonville, FL. The award honors outstanding leaders in agribusiness, education, government service or other agribusiness related …
#PorkLuv Share-a-Thon
Do you have pork love? If so, share it. How? By using the #PorkLUV hashtag on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. It can be good for your state since the Pork Checkoff is running a contest to feed hungry people. Pork fans who share their #PorkLUV will be helping their state compete for a food bank donation of 30,000 meals of …