Long time AgWired fans know that we worked very closely with the former Ethanol Promotion and Information Council. The organization has now been remade into Growth Energy with a completely different mission as it goes through a major transition. Today a Co-Chairman was announced and retired General Wesley Clark embraced his new role as a leader in the growth of …
Ervin Group Hires Francesca Faber
The Ervin Group is getting more creative. Ervin Group, an Omaha-based agency focusing on advertising, branding and public relations, announces the addition of Francesca Faber as Graphic Designer. Faber is responsible for producing creative concepts and graphic execution for Ervin Group’s growing list of agricultural, health care and financial services clients. A native of Dubuque, IA, she graduated magna cum …
New BASF Leadership
BASF Corporation this week announced the appointment of Markus Heldt as President, Crop Protection, BASF. Heldt, who held the position of Group Vice President, North America for the past three years, will relocate to the company’s global headquarters in Limburgerhof, Germany. Heldt is pictured here (right) with Michael Heinz, the man he is succeeding as president of crop protection, during …
Weed Sciences Going Web
The agriblogging highway runs to Orlando, FL next week and the Weed Science Society of America annual meeting. I’ll be speaking on the subject of “Agricultural Communications in a New Media World.” Here’s part of my program abstract: What do today’s web savvy growers do when in need of information? Just like most anyone else they go online and search …
AgWired Live TV Brings You Drive Green Show
We were broadcasting live earlier this evening from the Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo in Watt Arena. Here’s the setup. I really didn’t know we’d have fairly good internet access but thought I’d give it a try. So, while my Mac was broadcasting live, I was recording the show with a video camera and also an audio recorder. I …
2007 Census of Agriculture Release Day
This is the big day for all you agriculture statistics fanatics. USDA will be releasing the 2007 Census of Agriculture. Yep. Old data. The Census of Agriculture, taken every five years, is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. The Census looks at land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and …
Zimfo Bytes
International Institute for Ecological Agriculture announced that its executive director, permaculture and biofuels expert David Blume, received the American Corn Growers Association’s prestigious Truth in Agricultural Journalism award. The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture has authorized Dow AgroSciences to sell its first corn hybrids with HERCULEX I Insect Protection technology. CHS Inc., has completed its acquisition of Winona River & Rail, …
Do you iGoogle? I do!
When I was working as an intern in Minneapolis this past summer, one of my co-workers would always stop by my office to share her latest techno-gadget love. I will admit that I’m not often at the front of the pack when it comes to technology, and I often avoid trying something new if I’m not sure of the benefits. …
Register Now For Farmland Investment Fair
I just spoke with Jeff Martin, Co-Chair for the Chicago Farmers Farmland Investment Fair and he encourages everyone interested in how to use social media marketing to attend. Speaking at one of the seminars will be Jeff Korhan, green industry speaker, video blogger, Internet marketer, and the founder of True Nature. Jeff gave me background on the organization and fair …
Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo President Bob Watt
The President of the Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is Bob Watt. He also used to be the General Manager but that position is now being done by Brad Barnes who I hope to meet while I’m here. I sat down with Bob in his office this morning to learn all about him and this big show. Bob has …