I never cease to be amazed by the sunsets we get here in the midwest.
I often find myself driving that direction at that time of day. I was a little too tired to post it last night.
If you get tired of seeing them, let me know. I just love taking pictures of them though. Not sure what I’m going to do with all of them.
Many dad’s love to grill up juicy, tender meat. Saucehead.com suggests kids of all ages should give their dads a must-have for grilling for Father’s Day: zesty barbecue sauces and flavor-packed marinades. Saucehead.com claims to have the broadest online collection of sauces and marinades.
Brent Bolding, Head Head at Saucehead, says that the new lines of sauces add to the website’s growing reputation for pulling together tastes from the little slices of “heaven within smoke stained walls” found across the country.
The special Jardine’s sauces featured on Saucehead.com are great for grilling, smoking or roasting in the kitchen. The new sauces featured on the website are Jardine’s famous Buckin’ Berry Raspberry Chipotle Sauce, Fajita Meat Marinade, and five spectacular barbecue sauces, including 5-Star, Chik’n-Lik’n Mustard, Killer Hot, Mesquite Flavor and Texas Pecan. Saucehead.com is also featuring Jardine’s Texas Grilling Kit, which consists of Fajita Marinade, 5-Star BBQ Sauce, Chik’n-Lik’n BBQ Sauce and Buckin’ Berry Raspberry Chipotle Sauce.
In addition to Jardine’s, Saucehead also carries sauces from Sonny Bryan’s Barbecue in Dallas, the Rendevous in Memphis, Stubb’s, Ironworks, and The Salt Lick — all from Austin.
Saucehead.com describes itself as “The Greatest Place in The World to Buy BBQ Sauce.” It celebrated its first year in business on April 19, 2008.
This is the site of this evening’s Gateway NAMA social hour. I’m in a little early after getting reunited to my Mac. I missed this keyboard the last 2 days but he’s all cleaned up and ready to rock and roll on the agriblogging highway.
Like other NAMA chapters, Gateway, is trying to develop some new momentum and what better way than a party at a sports bar? Unfortunately, some of us have a 2 hour drive later. But that’s okay.
So I’m the first to arrive. That’s not new. But I’m not going to be the last to leave.
The National Turkey Federation wants the 85 million American households that are equipped with an outdoor grill to choose turkey this summer. The organization says turkey is a healthier source of protein.
The National Barbecue Association says 31 percent of American grill owners are barbecuing more than they were a year ago, because they are “trying to eat healthier.” Many are turning to turkey as a protein option. A three-ounce serving of boneless, skinless turkey breast contains 26 grams of protein, one gram of fat and no saturated fat.
Visit eatturkey.com for grilling tips and recipes.
We know that renewable fuels like ethanol and biodiesel are good, right? That’s the premise of a new website that is launched today – GoodFuels.
Addressing America’s dependence on foreign oil will require many solutions. A solution at our disposal today, and one that is already making significant contributions, is the increased production and use of biofuels like ethanol. Ethanol is already reducing our dependence on foreign oil by hundreds of millions of barrels per year and helping to keep oil and gasoline prices lower than they might otherwise be.
GoodFuels.org seeks to provide a thoughtful and comprehensive discussion of all the issues surrounding biofuels and their important role in our energy future, as well as be a resource for information, news and research pertaining to developments in biofuels.
It’s powered by the Renewable Fuels Association and Cindy and I are contributors.
I just bought my plane ticket to Denver for the Cattle Industry Summer Conference. I just don’t think prices are going to improve. Got yours?
The cattle industry comes together twice a year to discuss current issues as a group, to work on programs and initiatives, and to set the course we should take with our various projects for the betterment of the beef cattle industry. The Cattle Industry Summer Conference features meetings of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board, American National CattleWomen, Inc., Cattle-Fax and National Cattlemen’s Foundation.
Here cattle industry members will meet in both NCBA Policy committees and subcommittees and Joint committees and subcommittees to discuss current developments, to work on initiatives developed at Convention, and to make plans for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins October 1st. Issues Forums will be open to all registered attendees at the Summer Conference, and will include hot topics. Everyone is encouraged to participate. A CBB Meeting and NCBA Board of Directors Meeting will also be held.
Download the brochure here (pdf) or register here.
The Texas Longhorn Marketing Alliance (TLMA) announced today that it is acquiring the Texas Longhorn Legacy Sale, an annual event that tops the calendar of the Longhorn cattle industry, generating $2.3 million in sales this year. TLMA is acquiring the event from its founders, Texas Hill County ranchers Joe and Lorinda Valentine and Mississippi rancher Bill Hudson.
“The Texas Longhorn Legacy Sale has been an overwhelming success and we are extremely appreciative of the support from friends throughout the Longhorn industry,” said Joe Valentine. “The Legacy has grown to the point that it requires the additional management and marketing resources only the TLMA offers. We are excited that the Legacy Sale will remain an industry-leading event to promote everyone’s beloved Longhorn cattle, and we look forward to many years of continued involvement and support.”
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is reaching out to decision makers in the ag sector with a new newsletter.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is vitally interested in a profitable ag sector, and to show support the association has begun publishing a newsletter called Ag Executive Advisor. The newsletter focuses on the connection between ag equipment manufacturers and today’s key issues in agriculture.
You can find the inaugural issue here. (pdf)
Next week’s on-location activities for ZimmComm New Media start off at the Corn Utilization & Technology Conference, CUTC, in Kansas City, MO. I’ll be there producing content for Corn Commentary as well as right here on AgWired.
If you don’t know anything about CUTC then you will after you listen to this week’s program. I was in the NCGA offices yesterday and spoke with Nathan Fields, Director, Research & Business Development. Nathan explains that the CUTC is held every other year and focuses on the corn processing industry. They focus on the opportunities coming up in the next couple of years and attract public and private researchers, government people and those directly involved in the industry.
He says that program elements will focus on improving corn wet milling efficiency as well as more this year on the dry grind ethanol process. There will be exhibits from companies that produce equipment for the industry as well as government and seed producers.
This week’s program concludes with music from the Podsafe Music Network. It’s a song titled, “Burnt Popcorn” by a band called general fuzz. I hope you enjoy it and thank you for listening.
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