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FMC Hero Dollars

Chuck Zimmerman

We sure need some new heroes in our society today. And a good comic book to go with it. I just noticed how FMC is marketing their Hero Insecticide using a “Hero.” It looks like their Commodity Classic donation promotion went over well. As part of its ongoing “Be a Hero, Support a Hero” promotion, FMC Corporation will donate more …

Agribusiness

McCormick Gets Rodney Miller

Chuck Zimmerman

It looks like McCormick is going to increase their marketing efforts, especially in the area of compact tractors with this announcement. McCormick International USA, a division of ARGO Tractors and part of ARGO S.p.A., based in Italy, announces the appointment of Rodney Miller as vice president of sales and marketing for new products and communication effective June 1, 2007. Miller …

Agribusiness, Tractor

Pioneer Sponsoring Team Ethanol

Chuck Zimmerman

The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council has a new team member. Pioneer Hi-Bred is now working with the group to educate consumers about the benefits of ethanol-enriched fuel. The effort includes funding for ethanol promotion and education programs. “Ethanol is a factor in the effort to reduce our nation’s reliance on petroleum,” says Dean Oestreich, Pioneer president and DuPont vice …

Agribusiness, Pioneer

Is Blue Better

Chuck Zimmerman

I was looking through my latest issue of Living The Country Life and saw an ad for New Holland. It features a blue cow out in front of a red, green and a sort of off-white cow. All it says is “Looking for a new tractor? whyblueisbetter.com.” That leads you to a website showing off some tractors. You can listen …

Agribusiness, Internet, New Holland, Tractor

Mangoes From India

Chuck Zimmerman

You are definitely not going to see this on CNN or Fox News. At least not until they have their event in June. I can only imagine what Florida or California mango growers think of this idea. How big of a need do we have for mangoes anyway? Today, the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) met with U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador …

Agribusiness, International

Land O’Lakes Makes Better Animals

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s “The place where animal lovers come together.” It’s a new interactive website by Land O’Lakes Purina Feed. You need to be a member to be able to take advantage of the features offered on the site. Land O’Lakes employees, members and customers now have a fun, interactive way to learn about Land O’Lakes Purina Feed’s Better Animals program. Visit …

Agribusiness, Internet

The KINZE Vision

Chuck Zimmerman

Two Iowa companies, KINZE Manufacturing and Ag Leader Technology, have gotten together to develop new planting techology that improves the precision and control of row crop planters. Now if they could just add a satellite tv feed into this thing. The new KINZE Vision system is based on the Ag Leader Insight display with touch screen control (on a large …

Agribusiness

Liver Fluke Roundtable on RFD-TV

Chuck Zimmerman

Now I ask you. Where else but on a “new media outlet” would you find a full hour tv show on the subject of liver flukes? Could you see this on Good Morning America? No. But on RFD-TV now . . . I assume this is sponsored by Merial. Tune to RFD-TV Live on Monday, April 23, 2007, at 8 …

Agribusiness

Geri Berdak in Monsanto Public Affairs

Chuck Zimmerman

Monsanto has a new public affairs director. She’s Geri Berdak and she’ll be heading up the Oilseeds and Chemistry business. Berdak brings over 16 years experience in marketing and strategic communications and has used this skill to benefit companies in differing sectors of the agriculture industry including producer organizations, food companies, ingredient companies and retailers. Most recently, Ms. Berdak was …

Agribusiness