Bayer CropScience announced that its vegetable seed business Nunhems has acquired the U.S. seed company Paragon Seed Inc. Based in Salinas, Calif., Paragon Seed specializes in the breeding, production and sales of lettuce varieties. The lettuce seed market with a volume of about $60 million is one of the three most important vegetable markets in the United States. Furthermore, the …
Ag Dept Reaches Children Through Disney and Video
The latest ploy from the USDA to teach kids about nutrition features characters from Walt Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book.’ The Ag Department is working with Partners with Ad Council and Collaborates with Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment in an effort to promote nutrition education to children and families. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Nutrition and Consumer Services and …
January Farm Meetings
It’s going to be a busy farm meeting season right after the holidays. Have you given any thought to having your event covered online? How about sponsoring coverage of an event as a way to promote your company or products? Here’s a few meeting ideas for you that we don’t have sponsors for but would love to cover: American Farm …
A YouTube Phone
Here’s a gadget that today’s agriblogger might want to have in the kit. It’s the updated Helio Ocean that now allows you to take a video clip and immediately load it to YouTube. I’m not sure what the quality is like but for that quick upload from an event this phone might be worth checking out. Helio is a stand …
Free Ice Cream!
The 12 days for Christmas aren’t just for eight maids-a-milking, five golden rings, or a partridge in a pear tree anymore. Turkey Hill Dairy, based out of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is celebrating the Christmas holiday with the !2 Days of Ice Cream. Starting Friday, December 14 and ending on December 25, we’ll post a new entry every day on The …
Brussels Song
Never let your guard down in Brussels or someone will capture it on video. Such was the case for my partner and wife Cindy and BASF’s Pat Morrow. I think it could become a YouTube hit. Thanks to Don Green, Farm Journal for making sure we got to see this.
Farm and Energy Bill Movement
Just in case you didn’t know it, the Senate passed a farm bill today. Ho Hum. The news releases and statements are flying. It’s still got to go to conference committee and the President isn’t happy with it. Politics as usual. Kind of like the energy bill which is heading toward the White House now that it finally got past …
I’ll Have a PorkSlap Please
I don’t plan to drive to New York to buy some Butternuts Beer and Ale but I would. You’ve got to love a beverage that combines beer and farm. The following links will take you to where you can see the ads that will be running in Times Square. This first one if for Moo Thunder and Heinneweiser. I can’t …
Michael Walter Named President of CMC and TEGMA
Here’s a couple of groups I’m not familiar with. But I do know they have a new leader. I’ll bet we could all learn a lot more if they would have me blog their annual meeting. The Commodity Markets Council (CMC), a competitive markets association, announced today that Michael D. Walter has been named President of the organization. Walter, who …
USDA Makes Soy a Staple for WIC
The USDA says soybeans, soymilk and tofu are nutrient-rich foods for nutritionally vulnerable women and children. Maybe you should consider including more soy in your diet too. To meet the growing needs and food preferences of diverse families participating in the Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Food Program (WIC), USDA has incorporated tofu and soymilk into the revised WIC food …