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Controlled Release Nitrogen on Corn

Chuck Zimmerman

The Indian Creek Watershed Project Field Tour stopped at Herb Steffen’s farm again this year. At his farm we received presentations on the use of controlled release nitrogen on corn that according to Herb includes our sponsor’s products – AGROTAIN! Herb says he and his family have farmed in the area since 1863 so you know these people really take …

Ag Groups, Audio, Conservation, Corn, CTIC, Farming

NRCS Chief David White Receives ASTA DSA

Chuck Zimmerman

The American Seed Trade Association presented their Distinguished Service Award this morning to NRCS Chief David White, pictured on right with ASTA Chairman Mike Gumina. Mike says the award recognizes people who have gone above and beyond or made some special contribution to the industry. He says that in the area of conservation ASTA has had very good success. Chief …

Ag Groups, ASTA, Audio, Conservation, USDA

New Mississippi River Basin Conservation Projects

Chuck Zimmerman

Today Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $8.4 million in financial assistance is available to support 23 new partnership projects in several Mississippi River Basin states under USDA’s Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI). On the phone with reporters to talk about it this morning was NRCS Chief David White, seen here talking with participants in the recent Conservation …

Ag Groups, Audio, Conservation, CTIC, USDA

Wrapping Up Conservation in Action Tour

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s time to wrap up my coverage of the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour. To do so I’m sharing a couple of interviews I did at the end of the tour. To start with you’ll hear Danny Murphy, Mississippi soybean grower and First Vice President of the American Soybean Association talk about what he saw and learned during this year’s …

Ag Groups, ASA, Audio, Conservation, CTIC, John Deere, ZimmCast

Finding Balance Between Business and Environment

Chuck Zimmerman

At the closing dinner for the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour, Trudy Fisher, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality spoke to our group. Trudy told us that she’s a farmer’s daughter and has farming experience herself. For that reason, the things we were seeing and hearing about on the tour are near and dear to her heart. …

Ag Groups, Audio, Conservation, CTIC, Environment

Precison Ag Puts Medicine on the Hurt Place

Chuck Zimmerman

We like new technology and we like our gadgets. We’re called AgNerds. And AgNerds are pretty open to precision agriculture. John McKee is one of us. John is a farmer of corn, cotton, soybeans and wheat. He was a civil engineer prior to farming so precision ag has come natural to him. He was also one of the speakers on …

Ag Groups, Audio, Conservation, CTIC, Farming, Precision Agriculture, Technology

Corn Technology Utilization Conference Concludes

Chuck Zimmerman

The 2012 Corn Utilization Technology Conference has come to a close and attendance was officially higher than in 2010. It has been a tremendous showcase of all kinds of research being done to continue to make new products and improve others made out of corn which is “Rooted in Human History (pdf).” To close out the conference and give us …

Ag Groups, Audio, Biofuels, Conservation, CUTC, NCGA

Precision Ag is a Conservation Tool

Chuck Zimmerman

During the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour the word “precision” came up multiple times. As precision ag continues to develop it is being seen as an effective tool for conservation plans and practices. One of our speakers addressed this subject. He’s Terry Griffin, farmer and also VP, Applied Economics for new precision ag company, CrescoAg. Terry says one example of …

Ag Groups, Audio, Conservation, CTIC, Precision Agriculture