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Novus Building Builds Teamwork

Chuck Zimmerman

Our tour guide for the Novus International headquarters building today was Don Vondriska, Director of Business Development , pictured on the left here speaking to attendees. As I’ve reported before when covering the facility grand opening, this is a LEED Platinum certified building and very unique. Don took us around and show how they’ve designed with the environment and employees …

Animal Health, Audio, Novus International

Biodiesel Alliance and Backers Supported by New Holland

Chuck Zimmerman

New Holland, one of the sponsors of our coverage of the Farm Progress Show was the first company of its kind to join The Biodiesel Alliance. To talk about it I spoke with Gene Hemphill, New Holland and Tom Verry, National Biodiesel Board. NBB was the founder of the Alliance. The Biodiesel Alliance is a diverse coalition of organizations, agencies …

Ag Groups, Audio, Biodiesel, Biofuels, Farm Progress Show, New Holland

Novus Increasing Animal Feed Efficiency

Chuck Zimmerman

Our first main presentation at the Novus International media day was on poultry marketing and research by Dr. Nasser Odetallah, Global Product Manager Enzymes. He says the products he works on help improve feed utilization efficiency in poultry as well as swine and other animals including companion animals. He really wanted to focus on the issue of efficiency and provided …

Audio, Novus International, Poultry

The Sustainable Novus

Chuck Zimmerman

Journalists attending the Novus International media day were greeted by Scott Fleetwod, Executive Director, Global Marketing and Products. I sat down with him right after his opening remarks to discuss what he hopes we accomplish here today and tomorrow. To start with, Scott says they’ve divided the whole marketing division of the company to one that “faces the company” called …

Agribusiness, Audio, Novus International

BASF Hosts Farm Futures Talk at Farm Progress

Cindy Zimmerman

AgWired coverage of the 2009 Farm Progress Show is sponsored by: and BASF at Farm Progress Show Photo Album New dynamics are shaping the future for agriculture and farmers need to be watching the markets more closely than ever before to keep ahead of the game, according to market analyst Arlen Suderman with Farm Futures. “There’s a lot of money …

Audio, BASF, Corn, Farm Progress Show, Markets, New Holland, Soybean

Agriculture on the eTeam

Cindy Zimmerman

AgWired coverage of the 2009 Farm Progress Show is sponsored by: and Farm Progress Show Photo Album The ethanol organization Growth Energy had a strong presence at the 2009 Farm Progress show, stressing the strong ties the renewable fuel has to agriculture and rural America. “If you want to revitalize rural America, the production of renewable fuels and energy is …

Audio, BASF, Ethanol, Farm Progress Show, New Holland

USDA Rural Development at Farm Progress Show

Chuck Zimmerman

One of the press conferences at Farm Progress Show featured USDA Rural Development. To start it out we heard from Colleen Callahan, Illinois State Director for Rural Development. The former farm broadcaster was very comfortable in the media tent on the other side of the podium! She introduced new USDA Rural Development Under Secretary, Dallas Tonsager. Tonsager used the opportunity …

Audio, Farm Progress Show, USDA

Grains Council Starts Council Cast Podcast

Chuck Zimmerman

Add another farm podcast to your list. The U. S. Grains Council has introduced Council Cast. A team of Egyptian nutritionists traveled to the United States this week for a short course at the International Grains Program at Kansas State University, designed to educate the participants on the inclusion of U.S. sorghum in feed rations. Chris Corry, U.S. Grains Council …

Ag Groups, Audio, Podcasts, USGC

A New Holland Legend Returns

Chuck Zimmerman

The New Holland Rustler utility vehicle isn’t the only attention grabber here at the Farm Progress Show. The retro Boomer 8N is also front and center. I spoke with New Holland Product Manager, Paul Trella, about their new products like the Boomer 8N. The latest addition to the company’s Boomer line, the redesigned 8N features distinctive, timeless styling, a Continuously …

Audio, Farm Progress Show, New Holland, Tractor, Video