Jimmie Van Zant Riding a Blue Boomer

Chuck Zimmerman

One of the celebrities competing in the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor race was Jimmie Van Zant, pictured on the left with Michael. Jimmie is a cousin to Johnny, Ronnie and Donnie Van Zant, deceased members of the band, Lynyrd Skynyrd. He’s been making quite a career on his own. He thinks the tractor race is an excellent opportunity for …

Audio, New Holland, Video

AgWired & AgriTalk is Winning Combo

Chuck Zimmerman

Mike Adams (right), Host of AgriTalk was the celebrity announcer of the celebrity tractor race. He and I talked about the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race right before it got started. AgriTalk producer, John Herath, got this photo of us sporting our Frogg Toggs to keep cool. This was Mike’s second year as the emcee for the race and …

Audio, Media, New Holland

Celebrities Riding Tractors

Chuck Zimmerman

My latest road trip ended at the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race in Nashville, TN. So this week’s program has been produced there and includes an event wrap-up with Michael. Michael Peterson has become a good friend after I’ve had so many opportunities to work with him since this event started 3 years ago. Today he got the crowd …

Audio, New Holland, Tractor, Video, ZimmCast

Joe Jobe Competes in Celebrity Tractor Race

Chuck Zimmerman

Joe Jobe, CEO of the National Biodiesel Board (left) and Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for the Rolling Stones (right) were two of the competitors out here at the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race today. I spoke to both of them before their competition runs and will post my interview with Chuck later. In this post you can watch Joe give …

Ag Groups, Audio, Biodiesel, New Holland, Video

Darby Ledbetter Wins Celebrity Tractor Race

Chuck Zimmerman

The winner of the 2008 Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race is Darby Ledbetter with a time of 47 seconds. He pretty much blew away the competition. Here’s Darby on the New Holland tractor with Michael Peterson (left). I interviewed Darby right afterward and he was still pretty excited about his win. He’s a National Guard supporter and really appreciates …

Audio, New Holland

Novus Nutrition Innovation

Cindy Zimmerman

The slogan for Novus International is “Performance Through Innovation” and that is why they employ more than 50 Ph.D. Animal Nutritionists and Doctors of Veterinary Medicine who work continuously to create new products and programs for animal health and nutrition. One of those is Dr. Brad Lawrence, a swine nutritionist who is manager of technical services for the Novus pork …

Animal Health, Audio, Novus International, Swine, World Pork Expo

Cindys are Never Blah

Cindy Zimmerman

Two Cindys are twice as fun as one and never blah! My buddy Cindy Cunningham with the National Pork Board/Pork Checkoff stopped by the Novus International tent to do a “Cindy Show” with me. Among the many things we talked about were how the pork checkoff is helping producers find new ways to save money on their operations during these …

Ag Groups, Audio, Novus International, Pork, World Pork Expo