We had a very enjoyable day two morning out here at the Farm Progress Show. AgWired Live TV ran for hours and we had lots of viewers coming and going! I’m taking a break and going back to the hotel shortly to work on some of the photos, video and audio interviews that we’ve conducted. Let’s just say it’s been …
Illinois Governor Visits Farm Progress Show
AgWired coverage of the 2009 Farm Progress Show is sponsored by: and Farm Progress Show photo album Pop quiz – who is the governor of Illinois? Since that Blago guy moved on earlier this year, the governor’s office in Illinois has been somewhat quieter, not being in the national spotlight so much, so Governor Pat Quinn has not exactly become …
Corn Growers Giving Away a Wii
Corn growers nationwide are represented here at the Farm Progress Show by the Illinois Corn Growers Association. New ICGA representative Tricia Braid-Terry, former farm broadcaster, spoke with me today during our AgChat tweetup about all the things they’re doing in their tent. To start with you can participate in a contest to Win a Wii. Lean more about that on …
AgChat Tweetup at Farm Progress Show
Hey AgChat fans. We had a tweetup today in the Country Financial tent this afternoon and many of us who have only communicated via Twitter got to meet face to face for the first time. Here’s most of our group. What is AgChat? Learn more by visiting AgChat or looking back through post via Twitter Search. AgChat was started by …
BASF at FPS09
BASF was hoping that Farm Progress Show 2009 would be the big kick off for Kixor, but registration by EPA remains “imminent.” Still, Kixor is the new star of the BASF exhibit at the FPS09, complementing the company’s powerhorse fungicide Headline. Kixor product manager Mike Hofer says they are getting to really talk with growers in the Midwest to show …
AgWired Live TV From Farm Progress Show
ZimmComm New Media is live and on location at the Farm Progress Show. We’ll have a live feed up a lot of the time. We’re mainly focusing on the press conferences when we can. Right now we’re apparently overloading the internet access system here so I’ve shut down our live feed at least for a while. In the meantime enjoy …
Growth Energy Calls For COOL For FUEL
Gen. Wesley Clark, Growth Energy, made a major announcement this morning at the Farm Progress Show. The organization is calling for country of origin labeling for fuel. I would call that the “COOL for fuel” initiative! Hey, we do it with food, why not fuel? General Wesley Clark, Co-Chairman of Growth Energy, today called on the United States Congress and …
Get a Rustler From New Holland
The first big news at the Farm Progress Show was the announcement by New Holland, our sponsor, of their new utility vehicle called The Rustler. Carly is seen here in the driver seat of the one we have on display in the media tent. New Holland announces a new product for the hardworking rancher, farmer or property owner and the …
Farm Progress Show Ready To Kick Off
It’s that time. Time for the 2009 Farm Progress Show. I know a lot of people and a lot of work has been going on in Decatur, IL already and I’ll be on location tomorrow afternoon. Cindy and Carly will be going to their first FPS. It looks like they’ll have some great weather. That’ll be a change. Before we …
AgChat at Farm Progress Show
If you’re going to the Farm Progress Show and you have never participated in AgChat, the weekly Twitter conversation/community for agriculture, then you’re going to have several chances to learn more about it. AgChat will be on display along with all the latest products and services. AgChat is for farmers, in fact for anyone involved in providing food, fuel, feed …