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Mangoes From India

Chuck Zimmerman

You are definitely not going to see this on CNN or Fox News. At least not until they have their event in June. I can only imagine what Florida or California mango growers think of this idea. How big of a need do we have for mangoes anyway? Today, the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) met with U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador …

Agribusiness, International

Land O’Lakes Makes Better Animals

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s “The place where animal lovers come together.” It’s a new interactive website by Land O’Lakes Purina Feed. You need to be a member to be able to take advantage of the features offered on the site. Land O’Lakes employees, members and customers now have a fun, interactive way to learn about Land O’Lakes Purina Feed’s Better Animals program. Visit …

Agribusiness, Internet

The KINZE Vision

Chuck Zimmerman

Two Iowa companies, KINZE Manufacturing and Ag Leader Technology, have gotten together to develop new planting techology that improves the precision and control of row crop planters. Now if they could just add a satellite tv feed into this thing. The new KINZE Vision system is based on the Ag Leader Insight display with touch screen control (on a large …

Agribusiness

Zimfo Bites

Chuck Zimmerman

Farm Journal Media announced a significant expansion of its senior management staff for the Company’s Internet division, AgWeb (www.AgWeb.com). Steven Slakis joins AgWeb as Senior Vice President and Managing Director. David Bergen joins AgWeb as Vice President Operations and Business Development, and Damon Popovich joins as AgWeb’s Site Manager. Syngenta announced today that Scholar and Graduate postharvest fungicides have been …

Zimfo Bytes

Liver Fluke Roundtable on RFD-TV

Chuck Zimmerman

Now I ask you. Where else but on a “new media outlet” would you find a full hour tv show on the subject of liver flukes? Could you see this on Good Morning America? No. But on RFD-TV now . . . I assume this is sponsored by Merial. Tune to RFD-TV Live on Monday, April 23, 2007, at 8 …

Agribusiness

Not Paying Close Attention

Chuck Zimmerman

Our presenter here at the appleJAC Mac Users Group meeting is going through the different types of digital cameras there are available. He hasn’t mentioned the iSight built in to most Macs today. So while he’s talking my buddy Steve Mays here and I are doing digital photography and I’m posting to AgWired. I know this doesn’t have anything to …

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Meeting Some Fellow Mac Users

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s a new/next step in my Mac conversion experience. I’m attending my first appleJAC Mac Users Group meeting. “Hello, my name is Chuck Zimmerman and I’m a Macaholic.” Actually we’re getting a presentation on digital photography right now. There’s about 25 of us in attendance. I’m hoping for some time to meet with and ask some questions of these folks …

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NALC Attendees Get Agency Exposure

Chuck Zimmerman

At the National Agriculture Leadership Conference, sponsored by Alpha Zeta, that was held in St. Louis recently, Osborn & Barr Communications made a presentation to the students participating. The conference’s workshops focused on ethics in agribusiness, shaping the image of agriculture and developing sound public policy. 6sborn & Barr and approximately 20 other employers met students and discussed career opportunities …

Agencies

American Egg Board Appointees

Chuck Zimmerman

The American Egg Board members and alternates have been appointed by Ag Secretary Johanns. Reappointed members and alternates, by region, are: North Atlantic states – Paul D. Sauder, Lititz, Pa., member; Christopher M. Pierce, Annville, Pa., member; James L. Adams, Mount Joy, Pa., alternate. South Atlantic states – Adolphus (Dolph) B. Baker, Jackson, Miss., member; Michael H. Bynum, Fayetteville, Ark., …

Ag Groups