It’s time to talk about the Zone of Protection offered by FMC’s Capture LFR Insecticide. I first heard this term from Gail Stratman, the Midwest technical sales lead for FMC who spoke with Cindy this week. FMC was one of our sponsors for the 2014 Farm Progress Show. Capture LFR is an insecticide that is specifically designed to combine, or …
FMC ZimmComm Girls
So the girls of ZimmComm are having fun this week at Farm Progress and took a moment to thank FMC for helping sponsor their coverage by dedicating a photo with the infamous “gold” mics sporting FMC wear. In case you missed it, FMC has launched some great new weed control management products this year including Solstice herbicide for corn along …
FMC Solstice Herbicide for Corn
There is a product that has been getting great interest this year and that is FMC’s Solstice Herbicide for corn. While FMC is not onsite in Boone, IA this year, the company helped sponsor coverage of Farm Progress 2014. To learn more about Solstice, I turned to Gail Stratman, FMC Midwest technical sales lead who explained how the product works …
FMC Authority and Marvel for Fall
Even with this year’s crop still in the field, growers at the Farm Progress Show this week are looking ahead to next year already and planning their weed management strategy. We talked with FMC Senior Technical Manager Brent Neuberger, who handles the territory around the Farm Progress Show around Boone, Iowa about that planning and first using a pre-emergence herbicide. …
Congrats to FMC Anthem Contest Finalists
The final four in the 2014 FMC “Stand & Be Heard Anthem Singing Contest” were announced earlier this month and it is time this week to move into the next phase of the competition to choose this year’s winner. FMC Strategic Communications Manager Paul Redhage says they just got back from Nashville where all four finalists recorded music videos at …
FMC Talks Pre-Emergent Herbicides at AMS
At the recent Ag Media Summit Chuck spoke with FMC’s, Len Dobbins, about the importance of pre-emergent herbicide technology when looking ahead to next year’s growing season. “FMC has really developed a number of herbicides to be used pre-emergently for soybeans and corn. The interest in pre-emergence has developed because of weed resistance. When we look back a number of …
Grower Recommendations from FMC
The Golden ZimmComm Microphone got a good workout during the Ag Media Summit. Thanks to Paul Redhage, FMC, for taking this photo of me interviewing Len Dobbins, eBusiness/CRM Manager at FMC Corporation. I think Len has a little bit of the AgNerd in him. In our interview we talked about responsive website design for example. I asked him what FMC …
FMC “Stand & Be Heard Anthem Singing Contest” Finalists
After one round of online voting and review from a panel of judges, the 2014 FMC “Stand & Be Heard Anthem Singing Contest” finalists have been named. Halle Reid, Jessica Ronat, Leanna Crawford and Lindsay Webber have been selected to compete in the final phase of this year’s contest. “This year’s finalists not only display strong musical talents but they …
FMC Anthem Singing Contest Nears Finalists
On August 4th FMC will announce the four finalists for their Stand & Be Heard Anthem Singing Contest. At the Ag Media Summit, our sponsor, FMC, was in the InfoExpo. I stopped and visited Paul Redhage for an update. Paul loves interacting with all the students that have entered this contest which is in its third year. He says they …
Time to Vote in FMC Anthem Singing Contest
It’s voting time for the FMC “Stand and Be Heard Anthem Singing Contest.” Voting for your favorite starts today and ends on July 21. There are more than 200 ag students who have submitted their rendition of the National Anthem. This voting will narrow that down to 20. The big prize is a $10,000 scholarship and nationally-televised recording experience. “The …