With a little cooperation from the weather we might see some interesting corn and soybean crop results this year. Can you say feed and fuel in the same breath? Bumper corn and soybean crops are still possible in 2009, despite a very unusual growing season, according to the latest Farm Futures survey of U.S. farmers. Corn production could reach 12.545 …
America Needs Agriculture
It’s going to cost WHAT to raise a child today? $221,190, you say? No kidding? With the rising cost of living, including raising children, it’s more important now than ever before for American families to have safe, inexpensive food for their dinner plates. With ballot initiatives sponsored by groups such as the Humane Society of the United States working to …
Zimfo Bytes
Mycogen Seeds is pleased to announce the addition of 29 new grain corn hybrids to its robust 2010 lineup. Internet Radio has been taken to the next level with the launch of iBizRadio.com’s personalized business talk Internet radio station. This free Internet radio station allows listeners to schedule their own programming and learn from some of the best minds in …
Riding into the Sunset
It’s been an amazing week here in Ft Worth for the largest ever IFAJ Congress and Ag Media Summit. We’ve had some fun times and made long-lasting new friends from around the world but its time to ride into the sunset and say goodbye. Thanks for letting AgWired be a part of your celebration with special thanks to Novus International, …
Kickin it up with Kixor
AgWired coverage of IFAJ 2009 is sponsored by: and There’s been a lot of stampeding and kicking it up on the dance floor here in Ft. Worth this week during the IFAJ Congress and Ag Media Summit. And one company that is really kicking it up is BASF with their new product Kixor. Kixor is currently under development and is …
Fungicides in Ft. Worth
AgWired coverage of IFAJ 2009 is sponsored by: and Small grain farmers and agricultural researchers were taken by surprise this year due to a huge outbreak of head scab. But many farmers were spared to much damage through the application of various fungicide products including those who used Caramba. Caramba is a fungicide developed by BASF and now for the …
Pioneer Promotes Its New Products
AgWired coverage of IFAJ 2009 is sponsored by: and I spent some time with Jerry Harrington, Sales and Marketing PR Manager for Pioneer during the Ag Media Summit today so that I could learn a little more about some of their new products. Pioneer is launching several new products this year for producers, two of which are for corn farmers …
IFAJ Congress/Ag Media Summit Update
Although I could not attend the combined IFAJ Congress/Ag Media Summit that doesn’t mean I’m not in touch. I just got off Skype with Greg Lamp, Corn & Soybean Digest, and Co-Chair of the event. He had a short break before the afternoon activities get underway. Greg says the mix of U.S. and international visitors has worked out great and …
AG CONNECT: The Place to Be in 2010
AgWired coverage of IFAJ 2009 is sponsored by: and Time flies when you’re getting close to an event as exciting as the AG CONNECT Expo, who just celebrated its one year anniversary of “existence”. What does that mean you wonder? Last year the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced the first ever AG CONNECT show on January 13-15, 2010 in …
“Shooting” in Old Texas
This year IFAJ and AMS brought an all-day photography school to the conference. The photography school was taught by Michael Schwarz of the Blue Pixel Group. We started the day off at the historical Fort Worth Stockyards, where we were free to roam the grounds and take pictures that inspired us. Our assignment was to capture old time Texas and …