Welcome to another week in the world of agribusiness. To kick it off I thought I’d share one of the latest video clips on the John Deere Drive Green Utility Tractor Show blog. I’m really having fun with this project and it’s going to keep me busy. I’ll be in Houston later this month as we kick off the “Year …
Satellite TV For Your Car (or Tractor?)
Kurt has a great post on our Precision Pays website that I thought I’d share with you. How about this for an extravagant non-ag precision gizmo? Among the many high-tech product launches at the recent SEMA (automotive specialty products) show was this AT&T Cruisecast satellite TV for your car–through a unique roof-top antenna developed by AT&T and RaySat. For a …
More About U.S. Soybean Federation
I just got off the phone with Missouri soybean grower, Warren Stemme, who is the Vice President of the newly formed U.S. Soybean Federation. I wanted to learn more about the USSF so I could share with you. Warren says the USSF is just getting started so there is no staff yet although they plan to put a lobbyist in …
iPhone Apps I Like
It seems like a growing number of people I run in to have an iPhone. So I’ve been getting some questions about the apps that I’m using. I thought I’d just list them for you and invite you to post your own. These are links to the apps in the iTunes Store. NetNewsWire: Great news feed reader which syncs with …
Soybean Farmers Form U.S. Soybean Federation
I don’t know if you saw the release about USDA recommending that their Office of the Inspector General conduct an audit and perhaps investigation of the United Soybean Board but the allegations are serious. Apparently all is not well in soybean grower organization land. This is evidenced even more by this morning’s announcement of the U.S. Soybean Federation (USSF). I …
Zimfo Bytes
Israel invites you to register for one of the following International Agricultural Training Centre programmes from March 19 – April 6, 2009: Agribusiness, Export and Marketing Management, Water and Crop Production Management or The Role of Agro-technology in Poverty Alleviation and Food Security. Monsanto announced the names of the high school seniors being awarded Deltapine Class of ‘09 scholarships to …
Promoting Welfare of Animals
Animal welfare is a hot topic right now in the agribusiness world and anyone involved in animal agriculture should know that they’ve got a friend in Washington, DC called the Foundation For Biomedical Research. FBR has a new voice as I mentioned recently and that’s Paul McKellips. He’s bringing his multimedia skills to the organization to help get out good …
A Blog For Foodies
I never came across the Farm Bureau Foodie News Blog until this morning. It looks like the staff is into it. I think I would describe myself as a foodie. How about you? The preferences of foodies, who generally are more discriminating than other consumers, continue to influence the food grown by America’s farmers and ranchers. With this trend in …
A Network Just For Ranchers
There are so many social networks out there, it’s hard to maintain them all! However, I have found a social network that might be perfect for you! It’s called CattleGrower, a network community for livestock producers to connect, collaborate and promote their operations. It’s a great way to make more connections, increase business in 2009, chat with like-minded producers, list …
Beer Flavored Popcorn
Cindy found a very corny story that is worth sharing. With all the many flavors of gourmet popcorn out there, apparently no one perfected the pairing of two perennial party favorites until now. A Kansas City college student named Cary Silverman has invented beer-flavored popcorn, according to a KMBC-TV story. Pub Corn also comes in other alcohol flavors – like …