You scream, I scream we all screamed for ice cream during this year’s Farm Progress Show. The weather may have been damp and somewhat dreary, but it didn’t stop the crowds from enjoying some homemade ice cream from Beekmans Homemade Ice Cream. They made vanilla, chocolate, peach, and raspberry delights right on site. All the ingredients came from local farmers …
American Soybean Association Update
Commodity group leaders always make time to visit with the media at Farm Progress Show. One of them I spoke with yesterday was Rob Joslin, President, American Soybean Association. Rob is a soybean grower from Ohio. In the photo he’s on the left and speaking with Stu Ellis. I asked him about the issues that ASA is working on and …
New Holland NH2 Helping Achieve The Independent Energy Farm
One of the coolest examples of new technology on display at the Farm Progress Show is the New Holland NH2 hydrogen powered tractor. Paul Trella, New Holland, told me all about it on video this morning. He says the tractor is part of their effort to help create the energy independent farm. The tractor is not in commercial production but …
Success of Ethanol Important for Corn Farmers
“We need ethanol to be able to use up the excess corn,” began Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey during a press conference at the Farm Progress Show hosted by Growth Energy. “That’s what started ethanol in the 1980s. Farmers said we’re tired of $1.50, $1.30 corn prices and we’re going to build an industry to use of some of the …
Day Three of Farm Progress Show
Day three of the Farm Progress Show is going to get off to a wet start. We’ve got rain on the way and had some overnight. I don’t think it will cause too many problems, especially if most of it goes south of us. Joanna and I are back in the media tent working on some story posts. We did …
Farm Progress Show Toad
It doesn’t take much to entertain the media sometimes. In this case it was a toad. The Farm Progress Show Media Tent Toad. This little fellow caught everyone’s attention as he took up residence right in front of the press conference stage. I wonder if he was paying attention during this afternoon’s Growth Energy discussion. We’ll have a full story …
Visiting With Senator Grassley At Farm Progress Show
Iowa’s Senator Chuck Grassley spent some time at the Farm Progress Show. I caught up to him and found out that he had been checking out all the new technology on display at the show. When it comes to Washington, DC policy and specifically energy policy he provided an update of what we might expect in coming weeks. In September …
Pioneer Hi-Bred Announces IMPACT at Farm Progress Show
Pioneer Hi-Bred announced IMPACT today. That’s Intensively Managed Product Advancement, Characterization and Training trials. The announcement was made at a press event in their exhibit at the Farm Progress Show. I spoke with Brent Wilson about the new initiative. You can listen to him describe what this means for Pioneer’s customers in my interview below. Pioneer Hi-Bred announced plans to …
Vote For Bunge M.O.E. in Great Food Truck Race
For breakfast this morning I went to the Bunge M.O.E. at the Pioneer Hi-Bred exhibit at the Farm Progress Show. My biscuit and ingredients were cooked with Plenish, the new high oleic soybean oil being developed by Pioneer. Bunge Chef Adam was doing the cooking and you can meet him in the video clip. The Bunge M.O.E. is competing in …
Former Governor Branstand Running For Governor
It’s not just farmers who visit the Farm Progress Show. Politicians have a great opportunity to interact with constituents and prospective voters. One of them is former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad who is hoping to become Governor again! Terry is pictured second from the left with his new Pioneer Hi-Bred cap. I spoke with him after our photo opp. He …