This picture shows you why I miss Florida. This is Ft. Lauderdale beach on Sunday where I went for a power walk in the sand. That’s one of the reasons I didn’t post much after Saturday’s late night, rain-delayed, IRL race. Sometimes you just need a little relaxation. All I had with me was my Palm Treo but it does …
ABEF Online Auction Nears Deadline
There’s only one more day left in the NAMA Agribusiness Educational Foundation (ABEF) online media package auction. If you haven’t looked at it, now’s the time. I think it’s interesting that all the media packages are print with the one exception of an NAFB News Service donation. Don’t we have any farm broadcasters willing to submit a schedule to support …
20 Years of Colossal Pork BBQ
There’s been a lot of years of BBQ pork goodness at World Pork Expo. This year the Great Pork BarbeQlossal will celebrate a milestone. The Pork Checkoff’s 20th annual Great Pork BarbeQlossal contest is the Saturday of World Pork Expo, which runs June 7-9 in Des Moines, Iowa. This annual contest highlights barbeque techniques from across America. “More than 90 …
Mac Conversion Update
Hello from South Florida. This has been my first trip with the Macbook Pro and I thought it would provide a good context for an update on my conversion experience. First of all, I thought that in a week or so with the new box I was pretty well prepared for this but it has been a challenge. When you’re …
Eldon White Leaving NAMA For Texas
Here’s a news flash for you. I guess it’s appropriate that we have the NAMA convention in Dallas this year! I will have to come back and add a picture of Eldon for you. I know I’ve got one somewhere in my photo archive at the home office. I’m getting ready to travel home from south Florida today. So Eldon …
Dan Wheldon & Ethanol Win Race
Well, my man Jeff Simmons may not have won the race but ethanol still came out a big winner. Did any of you watch the ESPN coverage? I’ve heard that they spent lots of time talking about the fuel. Here’s the winner of the first Indy car race of the year, Dan Wheldon. It’s the third time in a row …
Ethanol Car Has A Short Night
The Team Ethanol car driven by Jeff Simmons is out of the race after what looked like a slide coming out of a turn which turned the car around and then two other cars crashed into it. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. Jeff is seen here with his fiance just prior to the race. I’m going to stick it …
The Ethanol Green Flag
This year the IRL is giving new meaning to the “green flag.” The official green flag has the ethanol logo. I was in the pits at the start to take this shot. It’s the best of my bunch. If you want to see all of them don’t forget to check out my photo album. I’m also posting more frequently on …
Troy Price New VP of Sales For New Holland
Troy Price has been named to a newly created position of Vice President of Sales to oversee the New Holland North American sales organization. In that position, he is responsible for promoting sales growth and increased profitability of the North America market, directly managing the sales team. He will report to Lorenzo Sistino, President of New Holland worldwide, and will …
Ethanol Car Leaving The Pits
At the moment it’s cool inside the overflow media tent which where I got assigned to. My little spot is right in front on the end of the table. It was the last place open when I got here yesterday. You can’t escape the word ethanol here as the logo is everywhere and it’s on the “suggested stories” list handed …