This soybean grower from Missouri doesn’t plant corn with the machine he’s standing next too. No way. But he does power it with a biodiesel blend and compete in tractor pulls across the United States. He’s Dennis Shramek and one of the competitors in this weekend’s NTPA Midwest Extreme Truck and Tractor Pull. Thank you to the United Soybean Board …
Discussing Value of Social Media
Since we made the change in our AgWired Mobile service this week by working with Joel Jaeger at Commodity Update I thought I’d get him on the phone to find out how things are going in the text messaging world and discuss these new media communications platforms we’ve been developing. There is a growing amount of data from public sources …
PIC Helps Hog Producers Improve Performance
There are still hog producers in business in Iowa and they are more dedicated than ever to producing a quality product for consumers at the best price possible. That was my take away from a meeting I attended this week in Washington, IA to gather some audio, photos and video for our friends at PIC International to use for some …
Carbon and Land Use Models Being Discussed
Do you understand things like indirect land use when it comes to regulations via departments like the EPA due to the RFS? Me either. And I’ve sat in on conferences and discussions and interviews on the subject for a while now. That’s because an issue like indirect land use involves predicting the future based on certain assumptions that may or …
Nicholson Kovac Agriculture New Media Usage Study
48% of large acre corn/soybean growers send 5 or more text messages a day! That’s just one of the findings from a survey conducted by Nicholson Kovac. In this week’s program you can hear Sheree Johnson, Nicholson Kovac Senior VP and Director of Media talk about their findings. Just when I was about to write a post inspired by Jeff …
SFP: Wasted Fertilizer is Wasted Money
AgWired coverage of IFAJ 2009 is sponsored by: and SFP, formerly Specialized Fertilizer Products, wants everyone to know that wasted fertilizer is wasted money, and naturally, they have products for growers that can help them see a higher return on investment when added to their current fertilizer mix. The first product is AVAIL, a phosphorus fertilizer enhancer that when added …
If You Haven’t Already, Reach Teach Learn
Have you ever summited Mt. Everest? I haven’t but Lance Fox has. He is a technical service veterinarian for Alpharma, and his successes both in his job and in his personal life have trained him to become a natural role model for children across America as part of the Reach Teach Learn ag educational program. “My role is to educate …
United Soybean Board Committed to the Success of Soybean Farmers
AgWired coverage of IFAJ 2009 is sponsored by: and I sat down with Keith Dunn with the United Soybean Board (USB) during the Ag Media Summit to see what their main initiatives currently are. Dunn explained to me the importance of animal agriculture and how supportive the USB was of this industry. “Currently in the United States 98 percent of …
Monsanto’s Commitment to Sustainable Agriculture
AgWired coverage of IFAJ 2009 is sponsored by: and A little over a year ago Monsanto made a commitment to people around the world to sustainable agriculture. The company is working on products that will produce more than double current yields while reducing the resources needed to grow the crops by nearly one-third. They are so committed that they launched …
Nufarm’s New Product Line-Up a Hit
AgWired coverage of IFAJ 2009 is sponsored by: and As farmers are getting ready to harvest soon, it’s never too late to begin to think about products for the upcoming year. Nufarm is one of the largest crop protection companies in the world and is primarily at post patent company. After another company’s patent expires, Nufarm brings a similar product …