New perspectives on rural economic growth will be discussed at the Farm Foundation Forum on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The National Corn Growers Association has added two new managers, Susan Powers and Cathryn Wojcicki Dixson, to fill vacant positions on its award-winning communications team as it works to promote the image of corn farmers and the importance of U.S. corn and …
Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Passes Away
Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Norman Borlaug has passed away. You can find more information from The Borlaug Institute. He’s pictured with his Nobel Peace Prize. Norman E. Borlaug, the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner for developing high-yielding, disease-resistant wheat used to prevent famine in developing countries throughout the world died today in Dallas, Texas. Borlaug, whose career was dedicated to …
NAFB To Study Farmer Internet Usage
You know how much farmers like to be studied don’t you? Yeah. You’ve got that right. Well now the National Association of Farm Broadcasting is conducting a new survey of how farmers use the internet and what types of information they get from it and how. Most recently we saw results of a similar study by Nicholson Kovac and of …
Farm Podcaster Tool From Apple
The iPod Nano just became a farm podcaster tool. Now you can not only record audio with a built in microphone but video as well. It also has a built in speaker so you can listen to your recording right away. If you still listen to terrestrial radio the new Nano now does FM. Say you need to take a …
Zimfo Bytes
DuPont has received full Canadian regulatory approval of its proprietary herbicide tolerance trait, Optimum GAT, in corn and soybeans for cultivation, feed, and food. Monsanto Company announced a non-exclusive research and commercial license agreement with France-based Cellectis S.A. for broad use of its meganuclease technology in plants. Larry A. Quinn, assistant director of the USDA Office of Communications, will retire …
Crops Keep Growing
Edging closer to the number one record crop, USDA boosted the corn production forecast by two percent in the report out this morning – to an even 13 billion bushels. Still expected to be just the second largest on record, it is a mere 100 million bushels short of the 2007 record crop. USDA is now saying yields are expected …
Get it Right – Call it H1N1
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday urged reporters to “get it right” and call it H1N1. “The job of the media is to get it right and not necessarily to get it convenient,” said Vilsack. “Some media outlets have been responsive and sensitive to this, but there’s really not been a concerted effort by the media to do a good …
Catch Me in Pierre Tomorrow!
Today, I’m hitting the road to attend an event with the South Dakota CattleWomen’s Association. I will be their keynote speaker at the Ramkota Inn in Pierre, S.D. during their noon luncheon. I will be speaking on my life since being the 2006 National Beef Ambassador and explaining the importance of getting involved in our agriculture industry. I’m excited to …
Energy Main Topic at Forum
It was standing room only at the Town Hall Meeting featuring U.S. Senator John Thune at the 2009 South Dakota State Fair in Huron, S.D. last week. The senator was welcomed to a standing ovation after he was introduced, and from there, he presented a powerpoint detailing spending and deficit projections. However, it was the question-and-answer segment of the town …
Georgia Peanut Industry Helps Feed Hungry
The Georgia peanut industry helped to fill the coffers of the state’s food banks – and the stomachs of hungry children – with a hefty donation this week. In honor of Hunger Action Month, representatives from the Georgia Peanut Commission, National Peanut Buying Points Association, American Peanut Shellers Association and Georgia Farm Bureau along with fourteen other individuals, organizations and …