The president and COO of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica opened BIVI’s 2009 Swine Health Seminar in Dallas on Friday before a group of nearly 300 swine veterinary professionals. George Heidgerken says events like these are important for BIVI to deliver answers to questions their customers have. “This is a wonderful forum to deliver those answers,” George told me. The seminar included …
Farm Foundation Announces 30-Year Challenge Competition
The world faces some serious challenges… as pointed out in a Farm Foundation report released last December (see my post from the Food and Agriculture Policy Summit). That report identifies six major areas of challenges with a role in agriculture’s ability to provide food, feed, fiber and fuel to a growing world: global financial markets and recession; global food security; …
It’s A Convention For Hunters And Outdoorsmen
He says he’s grown old with the Dixie Deer Classic. But Bruce Blackwell, General Manager, doesn’t look old to me. I caught up with him relaxing on a golf cart this afternoon. I made him get up for a picture though. He says the show started in 1981. He says the easiest way to describe the show is, “a great …
BIVI Swine Health Seminar in Dallas
The Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica swine health seminar is about to get underway here in Dallas. The event is being held just prior to the start of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians annual meeting, which is here along with Pork Forum. Our friends at BCS Communications are coordinating the event and are busy right now registering people and getting ready …
Deer Classic Media Room
Here’s another case of the shooter getting shot. And I don’t mean Deer or Deere. I’ve been on and off the computer today here at the Dixie Deer Classic and loving the free open wireless internet access. There’s no formal media room but since I’m working for the Drive Green Utility Tractor Show today and tomorrow, I had no problem …
The Deer Measurer
I don’t know is he’s really called the Deer Measurer but he is one and he says, “Have tape measure, Will travel.” He’s Dave Boland and he’s an official measurer for Pope & Young, Boone & Crockett, Long Hunter Society and the North American Shed Hunters Club. He explained the process for coming up with the measurement to score deer …
Pork Forum Media Room Benefits
I didn’t know that media room services were already changing. Apparently at Pork Forum you now get a neck rub while you’re slaving over your computer. Andy Vance, ABN Radio, seems to like the new treatment he’s getting from Cindy Cunningham, National Pork Board. Here’s a little information about this year’s program. We’ve chosen for our theme this year: “Principles, …
Porta Climb For Dixie Deer
I’m on location in a deer hunters paradise. Well, I’m not in the woods looking at a big buck but I am at the Dixie Deer Classic. This is a big show at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. John Deere has their Drive Green Utility Tractor Show set up here and I’m actually posting from one of their displays since …
Zimfo Bytes
Arkion Life Sciences has received a Section 18 Crisis Exemption to market Avipel Corn Seed Treatment in Louisiana effective March 1, 2009.The EPA approval means that Louisiana farmers can use Avipel to protect field and sweet corn from marauding blackbirds and grackles for the 2009 planting season. Dow AgroSciences LLC and Schillinger Seed, Inc. have entered into a licensing, research …
Peanut Day at the Speedway
The Atlanta Motor Speedway is declaring Sunday, March 8, as “Georgia Peanut Farmer Appreciation Day” during the Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race in recognition of Georgia’s official state crop. It’s a show of support to Georgia-based peanut farmers who have been suffering due to the recent difficulties facing the industry, with the whole salmonella in peanut products problem. …