Pioneer Hi-Bred Sponsors Farm Journal Legacy Project

Chuck Zimmerman

Pioneer Hi-Bred announced a multi-year sponsorship to support Farm Journal Media’s Legacy Project at AG CONNECT Expo. You can listen to their press conference remarks below: “The median age of the U.S. farmer today is 58 years, yet only 20 percent of farmers report being confident in succession plans for their businesses,” says Andy Weber, president and CEO of Farm …

Audio, Farming, Media

John Deere AG CONNECT Classroom

Chuck Zimmerman

Besides all the educational sessions and seminars taking place at AG CONNECT Expo many of the exhibitors are also conducting classes. John Deere has an elevated classroom in theirs that features a wide screen tv connected via internet back to their offices in Iowa. So, there is an on-site facilitator to operate the equipment on this end while the actual …

Audio, John Deere

Welcoming Remarks to AG CONNECT Expo

Chuck Zimmerman

I think we had a great crowd for the opening ceremony of the first ever AG CONNECT Expo. The Chapin Theater here at the Convention Center is a beautiful facility. Our emcee for the program was Doug DeVries, John Deere. He welcomed everyone and introduced two of his competitors, Martin Richenhagen, AGCO and Jim Walker, Case IH who also made …

AEM, Audio

YouTube Farmer New YF&R Chair for AFBF

Cindy Zimmerman

American Farm Bureau Federation 91st Annual Meeting Photo Album A dairy farmer who is a YouTube hit with his original “Water ‘n Poo” song is the new chairman of the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. Will Gilmer of Alabama was elected as by the committee as chairperson for 2010 and will take over those duties in …

AFBF, Audio, Video

ASABE’s AETC Co-Located With AG CONNECT

Chuck Zimmerman

One of the events taking place in conjunction with AG CONNECT Expo is the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC) conducted by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The conference chairman is Chad Yagow, John Deere. I spoke to Chad about the conference while a range of educational sessions are taking place this morning. I’ll be attending their …

Audio

Outlook For Ag Equipment Industry

Chuck Zimmerman

Agrievolution 2010 is a very international event. We’ve got participants and presentations from countries like Russia, Brazil, Venuzuela and China. I met one of our delegates, Massimo Goldoni, President, UNACOMA, the Italian equipment manufacturers association, who attended the first Agrievolution in Rome in 2008. Massimo says that back in 2008 they thought it would be helpful to pull together the …

Audio, International

AGCO Supports Agrievolution at AG CONNECT Expo

Chuck Zimmerman

Attending today’s Agrievolution program is Martin Richenhagen, President/CEO, AGCO. I had the opportunity to talk with him about this new ag show – AG CONNECT Expo. AGCO is supporting the show in a big way. Martin says says that although the U.S. is one of the biggest countries in farming, the biggest farm shows are in Europe and they wanted …

AEM, Audio

An Agrievolution Taking Place in Orlando

Chuck Zimmerman

One of the co-located events taking place with AG CONNECT EXPO is Agrievolution. Opening up the program this morning is Doug DeVries, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing Services – Agriculture and Turf Division, John Deere. I spoke with him just prior to the start of the program. Doug is pictured on the right with Rusty Fowler, Krone NA and Martin …

Audio, Equipment, International, John Deere, Technology

AFBF President Meets the Press

Cindy Zimmerman

In his annual press conference, American Farm Bureau Federation president Bob Stallman answered questions from reporters about every thing from climate change and animal rights to crop insurance and estate taxes. With opposition to cap and trade legislation in Congress a major focus at the meeting, Stallman was asked what kind of climate change legislation he would support. “A lot …

AFBF, Audio

An Ag Show For The Ag Industry

Chuck Zimmerman

The first person I spoke with on the show floor at AG CONNECT Expo was Russell Fowler, President/CEO, Krone NA. Of course it’s still setup time so there was a lot of construction going on. However, Russ took a few moments to talk about the company’s decision to become involved in the first ever show and share some of the …

Agribusiness, Audio, Equipment