Thanks to a heads up from the Association for Downloadable Media I read a great article by Jim Meskauskas, iMedia Connection. He writes about media planning and buying and this one is titled, “Your outdated planning process and how to fix it.” He gets right to the point in the subtitle: The way audiences use media has changed, but agencies’ …
Accelerate Your Beans In 2009
Besides the new Genuity brand, Monsanto was also promoting other brands at Commodity Classic. One such brand is Acceleron, a seed treatment system. I’m sure there are still people who aren’t quite sure just what Acceleron is. To help explain it, I spoke with Tom Schaefer. He says they launched the product line last fall. They had in-field plots out …
PCV Vaccine Studies
There are a number of vaccines currently on the market for hog producers to control PCV2 and associated diseases. The question for producers is, which one is best for them, especially given today’s challenging market for the hog industry. Some of the vaccines are single dose, some require more than one injection – and most are designed for healthy pigs …
Q and A on PCV2 Vaccination
Porcine circovirus type 2 – better known in the swine world as PCV2 – has become increasingly important for hog producers to control through the use of vaccines. One of the world’s leading researchers on the topic gave a comprehensive presentation to swine vet practitioners on Friday at the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica swine health seminar in Dallas. Dr. Tanja Opriessnig …
Zimfo Bytes
The 910GH is a new backhoe offering that fits New Holland’s sub-compact (<30 hp) tractors. Easily transported between job sites, the 910GH is designed for working in close quarters. AgriLabs is awarding a total of $1,500 for scholarship grants to three state associations: The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation, Lincoln, Neb.; the Oregon Cattlewomen in Salem, Ore.; and the Oklahoma Cattlewomen, Oklahoma …
Recommended Reading – WWGD?
After just getting home I saw that my copy of the Jeff Jarvis book, “What Would Google Do?” has arrived. I highly recommend reading this book and I’ll probably do an occasional post about something I find in it. For starters, on the first page: The mass market is dead, replaced by the mass of niches. Boy, how hard is …
Dixie Deer Classic Wrapup
The Dixie Deer Classic will end tomorrow but I won’t be here. I finished up my work with the Drive Green Tractor Utility Show this afternoon. It wasn’t all hard work though and I had time to wander around. Today they had a flea market on the grounds that was huge. Apparently it’s every Saturday on the North Carolina State …
10 Ways to Increase Your Twitter Followers
For you tweeters, this headline must have caught your eye. After all, most of us are on Twitter to try to project a message about our place of business, our passions and the things that interest us. An increase in your following with increase your ability to spread your messages to a wider audience. My Twitter life has substantially increased …
On the Road Again…
After a busy week of tests and projects, I finally headed out of Brookings to start SDSU’s Spring Break. While I’m not headed to Cancun like a lot of my classmates, I have a week of fun things planned to do, both work and play. While I was on my way home yesterday, I stopped at Schlagel Farms to work …
BIVI Flies High
Who would have thought that an aviation museum would be a good venue for a party? But the Frontiers of Flight museum near Love Field was really a great place for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica to wrap up its Swine Health Seminar in Dallas on Friday. The theme was “Take Flight with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica” and like all BIVI events, it …