One of the competitors in the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race was National Biodiesel Board CEO Joe Jobe. He’s pictured here on top of the tractor with Michael Peterson and all the FFA students who helped out at the event. Unfortunately Joe didn’t win but he had a good competitive time. You can watch his efforts on this YouTube …
Country Music and Farming Just Go Together
I hope you enjoyed the posts from this past week of CMA Music Festival activity. I’ve got more for you when I find the editing time. I want to thank Gene Hemphill with New Holland for sponsoring my coverage of the event. I also want to make sure I mention and thank Holly Fritz, H.B. Fritz & Associates, Inc., because …
Learn About Jay Leno’s EcoJet from Bernard Juchli
Thanks to John Herath, producer of AgriTalk for letting me do an interview with Jay Leno’s Garage Chief, Bernard Juchli today. John also edited it together for me and I think I need to take a lesson from him. In this interview with Bernard you can learn all about the EcoJet car that’s been on display this weekend here at …
Michael Peterson Wraps Things Up
At the end of today’s Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race the man took a turn on the course himself. Michael did great with a time of 52.8 seconds. However, that didn’t beat race winner Todd Fritsch’s time. I did a wrapup interview with Michael which Todd joined in on. Michael says the estimate is up to about 1,500 people …
Todd Fritsch Wins Celebrity Tractor Race
The winner of the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race is Todd Fritsch. Amazingly Todd was the last contestant and he blew away the competition. I think his time was 52.6 seconds. I met Todd last year and it appears that his career is doing well. He’s a country boy who plays country music. He was excited when I interviewed …
Rachael Baribeau Competes in Tractor Race
One of the contestants out here at the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race is Rachael Baribeau. She’s an ESPN host of their “In The Zone” program. Rachael says she’s never been on a tractor like the one used for the competition here today (New Holland Boomer). I think she did really well considering. Right before we got started I …
Michael Peterson Starts The Racing Action
Michael got things started this afternoon at his 2nd Annual Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race. I have the start of it on video for you. (If it doesn’t play for you then check back in a few minutes since it’s stil processing on YouTube) In the video you’ll see the tractor that all the contestants will sign after they …
Celebrity Tractor Race Crowd Heats Up
I don’t know what the temperature is out here today at the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race but it hasn’t killed the enthusiasm of this crowd. They are into this event. We’re just having a great time watching these celebrities compete. It’s all for a good cause as this year’s tractor that they’re all signing will be auctioned off …
The Celebrity Tractor Race is On
The first driver in the Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race was Lee Brice. He set a pretty high standard. His time however has been beat and the current leader is A. J. Clark with a time of 53.8 seconds. I don’t think we’ll have a crowd count but it looks to me like we’ve got twice as many people …
The Mike and Mike Show
I guess we’ll have to call it the Mike and Mike show here today. Both Mike’s will be on the microphone announcing and talking with the celebrities as they stop by for their turn at racing a New Holland Boomer. Here’s Mike Adams (left) and Michael Peterson studying the list of contestants and making sure they’re ready for things. Besides …