NAFB President

Chuck Zimmerman

Our NAFB President until tonight is Pam Fretwell, WTAD. She’s had a great year leading the organization through some major issues like the creation of a 5-year Strategic Plan. Here’s Pam at the annual member’s meeting. Afterward I spoke with her to get her feelings as she’s about to become past-president and I’m sure she’s looking forward to some time …

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World Soybean Champ at NAFB

Cindy Zimmerman

I waited until NAFB to get a one-on-one interview with the world soybean yield record-breaker Kip Cullers of Missouri. He is a great spokesperson for the ag industry as a whole, not to mention the products that helped him achieve the world record yield of 154.7 bushels per acre in his contest plot. “I’m a lot more proud of our …

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Can You Say Pamwich?

Chuck Zimmerman

At the NAFB Annual Member meeting which is taking place right now, Randy Koenen got placed in a Pam Sandwich. That would be between Pam Jahnke, WTDY, NAFB vice president and Pam Fretwell, WTAD, current NAFB President. Randy, Red River Farm Network, is incoming NAFB President. At the meeting they’re getting a presentation on the new NAFB 5 Year Strategic …

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What Trade Talk Participants Think

Chuck Zimmerman

To find out why companies and organizations participate in the NAFB Trade Talk I asked a few of them as things were winding down. Included are comments from Monsanto, EPIC, New Holland, FMC and Dairy Farmers of America. I pieced together an audio clip of their answers to the question, “Why do you participate in Trade Talk?” Listen to their …

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Beef Is For Lunch

Chuck Zimmerman

The Trade Talk Lunch was very good today as usual. It’s a nice working lunch buffet with no program/speakers because many of us use the opportunity for a quick bite and then back to the interviews. One of the things I liked this year was the fact that we could grab a quick fresh-carved roast beef sandwich in the Trade …

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NCGA Is All Ears

Chuck Zimmerman

The National Corn Growers Association is one of the Trade Talk exhibitors and a NAFB convention sponsor. Last night at our opening reception they were all “ears.” During Trade Talk I had a chance to conduct a series of video interviews which we’ll be using on their Corn Commentary website. This new media world means that we have multiple options …

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AgriTalk on AgWired

Chuck Zimmerman

I’ve already been asked what’s been taking me so long to get my AgriTalk picture on AgWired. Well here it is. Like a lot of us Mike and John are set up in the BASF-sponsored Broadcast Service Center. We’ve got some of the fastest internet access I’ve used in a while which is making uploading pictures and other files a …

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New Member Orientation Breakfast

Chuck Zimmerman

If you’re a new member of an organization you rarely get a chance to get oriented to things like who’s who and what’s what. Here at the NAFB convention you get your opportunity right away at the new member orientation breakfast. It’s a great chance to interact with some “old timers” and have a full meal deal breakfast too. NAFB …

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NAFB Trade Talk

Chuck Zimmerman

If you’ve never attended an NAFB Convention and experienced Trade Talk then you haven’t seen a whole lot of interviewing going on simultaneously. It’s an interview marathon going on here in Kansas City. To see what it’s like I did a short walk through video: NAFB Convention Photo Album

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Trade Talking

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s Trade Talk day at the NAFB Convention. Most of the companies and organizations are set up in traditional booths but the show has spilled out into the open area outside the ballroom. So you’ll find interviews taking place everywhere, including the front seat of a Ford Mustang that’s partly made out of soybeans. I’m just getting ready to head …

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