One of the awards presented here tonight at the Canadian Animal Health Institute dinner was the Industry Leadership Award. This year’s recipient is Stan Eby for his efforts on behalf of the Canadian cattle industry. Stan has served as president of the Ontario and Canadian Cattlemen’s Associations and during some trying times like the BSE crisis.
Eating With CAHI Progressively
Tonight at the Canadian Animal Health Institute Awards dinner it was set up as a progressive dinner. I’ve never been on one of these but it’s a cool idea. Basically every table is numbered and at your first seat you receive a card which tells you which table you go to next and then you rotate to one more. They’re …
Near The Niagra
I’ve only ever been through Niagra Falls once before and a long time. It’s just as pretty as I remember it. This is a view of the river below the falls I took while waiting in line for Canadian customs this afternoon. I’m here at the White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa and getting ready to head to the reception …
Chinese Barbeque Tools
I get a lot of requests like this that I take a pass on but this one involves one of my favorite activities so I thought you might be interested too. This is from Dalen, the sales manager for H.X.I. MANUFACTURING CO., LTD, YANGJIANG, GUANGDONG, CHINA. I’ve heard that it’s grilling season. I say it’s always grilling season! We are …
Off To CAHI To Talk New Media
Hello AgWired fans. After spending a few hours home on Memorial Day it’s off to the annual meeting of the Canadian Animal Health Institute. It’s going to take place starting Tuesday evening in Niagra-On-The-Lake, Ontario. Their theme is “Harnessing Technology to Expand Markets.” My presentation will take place on Wednesday morning and I’ll be addressing new media as communication platforms …
Ethanol and Dario Franchitti Win The Indy 500
Finally, the race is over and ethanol wins again. Actually the winner of the Indy 500 is Dario Franchitti seen waving at me as he passes the media center. At the post-race press conference, he seemed like the most amazed guy in the world for having run and we certainly congratulate him. During the press conference I asked him how …
The Race Is On Again
The track got dried out so we’re back to racing here in Indianapolis. However, rain is on the way again. Jeff Simmons in the ethanol car has been running very strong today. It looks like the race will be won on strategy and pit stop timing since the cars are pretty much out of sync with their normal plan. I’ll …
David Letterman Appearance
For the first time in my 3 years at the Indianapolis 500 I got to see the other half of the Rahal-Letterman Racing ownership. Here’s David Letterman on the track prior to the race talking with his partner Bobby Rahal. I just happened to be in the right place but I had my hands full of camera and couldn’t get …
Rain, No Rain and Rain Again
The weather held out for a start and a pretty good race up to lap 113 which means it’s an official race. Here’s Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning waving the green “e” flag to start the race here this afternoon. I’ve posted the audio of the start for you each of the last couple years and this year is now …
An Indy Weather Issue
The big story here in Indianapolis this morning has been the weather. It’s lightly raining now and the trucks are running the track to try to keep as much water off it as possible. You can’t race on a wet track. We’re hoping for some clearing today and will stay here as long as we can to cover the 91st …