For the fifth year in a row, policymakers in our nation’s capital are learning about the U.S. family farmers who produce corn, our nation’s top crop, as part of the Corn Farmers Coalition program. Once again, the program, which is sponsored by the National Corn Growers Association and its state affiliates, showcases how innovative and high-tech corn farmers have become …
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The National Soybean Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign welcomes you to the 2013 INTSOY Short Course June 2-7. The eighth annual Power of Meat: An In-depth Look at Meat through the Shoppers’ eyes webinar will be held Wednesday, June 5th at 2pm. The MEAT INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME has announced the results of voting by its more …
Most Important New Tractor Features
Before we get to our new ZimmPoll let’s look at the results of our latest one which asked the question, “ Is agriculture doing a bad job of marketing?” Our poll results: Sixty-five percent said Yes, Consumers Losing Trust, twenty-one percent said Yes, Industry Thinks It’s Not Needed, twelve percent said No, Consumers Trust Food Supply, and three percent said …
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KeyBank is expanding its strong agribusiness capability with the addition of Scott G. Rueff, who will oversee the growth of KeyBank’s agribusiness program in the Midwest and Northeast. Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ: BCPC), the global leader in choline chloride and precision release nutrient technologies, today announced the creation of a new grant-based research program, the Real Science Initiative. The National Grange …
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently published a Notice of Solicitation for Nominations for its Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers for 2-year membership terms in the Federal Register dated April 30, 2013. U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance announces the next Food Dialogue will be held at Chicago’s Kendall College of Culinary Arts on June 19. A Federal Communications Commission announcement …
Peanut Butter to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Disaster relief missions have been working over time this past week aiding to those who were affected by the severe weather. Any type of donation is appreciated by those who lost everything – like peanut butter, which is a great source of protein for emergency situations where power and water are lacking. Peanut Proud and the Georgia Peanut Commission are …
Is Ag Marketing Itself Well or Not?
With all the farm bill activity in Congress this past week, our latest ZimmPoll asked “What’s your opinion of committee farm bill?” From the results, most think it’s better than nothing. Our poll results: 18% said Better Than Nothing and Other, 14% said Hits Nutrition Too Hard and Bad For Everyone, nine percent said Senate Better Than House, Bad For …
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broadhead has been named to the Minnesota Business 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the second year in a row. Twelve southern Minnesota John Deere dealerships merged into one large operation on May 1, under the corporate name Kibble Equipment. Case IH Dealer Titan Machinery is partnering with the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, N.D., …
Learn About New Holland for Cattlemen
Want to learn more about New Holland products and services available to cattlemen? The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is partnering with New Holland to answer producer questions about everything from field equipment, to maintenance, to quality haymaking. Tune in as NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen goes LIVE from Denver, Colo., on Tues., May 21, at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on RFD-TV. …
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Syngenta and DuPont announced technology licensing agreements that will broaden each company’s crop protection product portfolio and enable both to bring new products to market more efficiently. New Holland has fully met the demand with two New Holland-engineered and manufactured draper headers specifically designed to maximize the high-capacity performance of New Holland’s CR Series Twin Rotor and CX8000 Series Super-Conventional …