Athena For Cotton

Chuck Zimmerman

During the Beltwide Cotton Conferences my sponsor, FMC, featured two products for cotton growers, Athena and Mustang Max. I visited with Rusty Mitchell, to learn more about Athena. Rusty says Athena was originally developed for tree fruits and vegetable crops but realized it would have a great fit in cotton. It’s a pre-mix insecticide which was initially targeting spider mite …

Agribusiness, Audio, Beltwide Cotton, Cotton

FMC Makes Winners At Beltwide

Chuck Zimmerman

During the 2012 Beltwide Cotton Conferences FMC held a daily drawing for a $250 Home Depot Gift Card. The first winner Mickey Weeks and he is from Cameron, SC. Mickey (right) receives his prize from Stu Throop, FMC. The second day winner is Barry Evans of Kress, TX. Barry receives his prize from Amie Dunn, Marketing Intelligence and Communications Manager …

Agribusiness, Beltwide Cotton, FMC

eCotton Launches MyModules App

Chuck Zimmerman

At the Beltwide Cotton Conferences I met Joe Wyrick, President, EWR, Inc. His company has a division called eCotton which “is dedicated to supplying the information processing needs of the cotton industry.” One of the new ways they’re doing that is with a brand new smartphone app called MyModules. Cotton producers can register new cotton modules and have them transmitted …

Agribusiness, Apps, Beltwide Cotton, Cotton

FMC On Display

Chuck Zimmerman

During the Beltwide Cotton Conferences there’s a program track called “New Developments From Industry.” Our sponsor, FMC, conducted two of those sessions, including one by Craig Heim on a product they expect registration on later this year. Now that’s new! Craig says they anticipate the new product will have the trade name Display which is a combination of two PPO …

Agribusiness, Audio, Beltwide Cotton, Cotton, FMC

New Holland Announces Boomer 555 Contest Winners

Chuck Zimmerman

New Holland has announced the eight regional winners of their Boomer 555 Contest. This was a great promotion and we congratulate the winners. Lots of interesting and well done photo, video and written entries were submitted. These winners will enjoy the use of a Boomer tractor protected by the “industry-leading Boomer Guard-5 Warranty” for the next five years! Daniel Del Vicario, Merrimack, NH Wounded …

Agribusiness, Equipment, New Holland, Tractor

The Beltwide FMC Team

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s the FMC team ready for the start of the trade show at the 2012 Beltwide Cotton Conferences. I really appreciate their support and making my coverage of this year’s event possible. To find out what cotton growers will find when they visit with FMC I spoke with Stu Throop, Product Manager. Stu says that FMC has “placed a tremendous …

Agribusiness, Audio, Beltwide Cotton, Cotton, FMC

FarmChat.com Is Now Live

Chuck Zimmerman

The Global Auction Guide Media Group family is growing. My friend, Dwayne Leslie, just sent this announcement. After several years of planning we are proud to announce that www.FarmChat.com is now live and available to farmers to interact with other farmers. FarmChat.com is a sister site to FarmAuctionGuide.com, AgClassifieds.com and PrairieLinks.com. Dwayne Leslie, the founder of this network and an …

Agribusiness

BASF Sponsors ASA Educational Podcasts

Chuck Zimmerman

BASF is sponsoring a series of educational podcasts for the American Soybean Association. Here are three currently in the list that you might be interested in: This podcast recaps the 2011 soybean growing season with BASF Technical Market Manager, Nick Fassler. Developed by the American Soybean Association, this educational podcast is designed to provide growers with the latest information about …

Ag Groups, Agribusiness, ASA, Audio, BASF