I couldn’t resist taking this picture here in the media room which is a lot busier today. Here’s a couple of BARN guys, Andy Vance (l) and Adam Lohrey. One’s on his iPhone, the other’s on his iPod Touch and I’m taking the picture with my Blackberry Curve which I just emailed to my Mac for this post. Yeah, it’s …
FMC Gets an Authority Assist
Leah Guffey, WFMB, would like to hop on this Harley and drive it home. We were in the FMC farmer reception yesterday. The Harley is part of a contest the company is running. Our good friends Sally Behringer and Paul Redhage were on hand and so was Tyler Tuttle, FMC Retail Marketing Manager who I spoke with about their announcement …
National Championship Tractor Pull
All I can say is that the testosterone level was high in the arena for the 40th National Championship Tractor Pull which got kicked off tonight in Louisville. I attended last year and tonight things went way smoother. You can find a bunch of photos in my online event photo album. There’s no way to describe the sound of these …
Welcome to the Media Center
The media here at the National Farm Machinery Show are thrilled to have an official media room. It’s got the fastest internet access I’ve used in a long time. I sure wish they could all be like this. When we get here we’re greeted by the lovely Ellen Anderson who’s an Administrative Assistant for the Kentucky State Fair Board that …
John Deere Booth Video
John Deere is sponsoring my coverage of the National Farm Machinery Show so today they get all the love. I’ve done at least 7 interviews so far with more to go. Some of them will be featured on the Precision Pays website as well. Before it got too difficult to walk through I shot a video clip of their booth …
Ethanol Insurance From John Deere
By ethanol insurance I mean that John Deere Risk Protection is now offering a policy to a grower who wants some extra coverage in case he can’t fulfill a delivery contract to an ethanol plant. Dennis Daggett, Director of Marketing for John Deere Risk Protection, is on the scene here at the National Farm Machinery Show. He’s been involved in …
A Snowy Start To Farm Machinery Show
The National Farm Machinery Show is off to a bright white start here in Louisville. They said it was over but they were wrong. I’ve spoken with some exhibitors inside who have apparently been here a while and they didn’t even know it was snowing hard outside. Hopefully it’s just a short flurry and then we’ll be done. It’s making …
Nasty Drive to Louisville
Yuck. The drive to Louisville this afternoon got bad once I got into southern Indiana. I think I drove through everything – freezing drizzle, freezing rain, rain, snow, sleet, etc. Off and on, off and on. I passed or was passed by a number of farm trucks so I know I’m not the only one who traveled I-64 today. (Yes …
National Farm Machinery Show Media Room
The National Farm Machinery Show now has an official media room. Great news for those of us who will be there this week. Last year was my first year and not having a media room made it a challenge. An official National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) media room designated to serve members of the working press at the NFMS and …
Internet Marketing Management For Syngenta
I really think I need to get in touch with more Internet Marketing Managers like Gigi Arino. She holds this position for Syngenta in their crop protection area. We had a great conversation at the National Farm Machinery Show and I recorded part of it to share with you. Gigi says that a growing challenge within the company is how …