AgraQuest Inc. announced the appointment of Cesar Lamonega to Senior Vice President, Sales – Americas & Asia, effective immediately. Official judges for World Dairy Expo 2010 have been appointed. Farm Journal Media announces the launch on AgWeb.com of the Virtual Wheat Tour. The More than 2,000 votes were cast in the inaugural World Ag Expo Top-10 Attendees’ Choice Award and …
Potato Expo 2010 Big Success
I probably would have overdosed on a healthy product if I’d attended Potato Expo 2010. It’s hard to say no to chips/dip or a nicely baked potato with the extras. It would be fun to blog. Maybe someday. Anyway, it sounds like the potato business is doing okay. Nearly 1,200 people attended POTATO EXPO 2010, along with a trade show …
Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation
It’s okay to talk about Mark Bloom. I think he’s actually in Brazil right now with an Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation group. Mark is one of the staff members of IALF and he was exhibiting at the recent Chicago Farmers Farmland Investment Fair. Mark says it’s a great time for IALF since they’ve got an overlap in last year’s leadership …
All About the Blue
Green farm equipment apparel has gone pretty mainstream in the past several years, but if you see someone sporting a New Holland blue shirt or cap, you can be fairly certain they are a real farmer. I talked with Glenn Brumley who was staffing the New Holland toys and merchandise display at the National Farm Machinery Show about some of …
Virtual Wrench Speeds Precision Service
Virtual Wrench is a service offered by Leica Geosystems. For growers using precision applications it’s like having a technical support person in the cab with them. This remote service and support system uses built-in cell data modems and even incorporates Google Earth! To learn more about it I spoke with Darren Herstedt, Leica Geosystems service and support manager for North …
Public Relations Ducks Unlimited Style
In ZimmCast number 250 learn how Ducks Unlimited does public relations. I can’t believe I’ve done 250 of these. The first posted version of the ZimmCast was January 31, 2005! I wish I could say it seems like only yesterday but it really doesn’t. Getting on to the topic of this week’s program, I recorded the presentation made by Tony …
HSUS Feeling Heat in N.Y. Times
The Center For Consumer Freedom is dialing up the heat on the Humane Society of the United States. This is their full page ad that’s appearing in today’s New York Times. It highlight’s “the failure of the Humane Society of the United States to devote a significant amount of money to supporting America’s underfunded pet shelters. The ad explains that …
NAMA Regionals
I know that a lot of regional Best of NAMA has been going on. Unfortunately I was not able to attend any of the activities. So congratulations to all winners. I just saw via NAMA Twitter that the MidSouth NAMA finally had their awards dinner. You can see more photos from the event and other regional events in the NAMA …
AdFarm Opens St. Louis Office
When you’re doing agricultural work, “growing” is good. Sounds like some new members for Gateway NAMA to me. AdFarm continues to grow alongside their agricultural clientele with the recent opening of their new office in St. Louis in early January. A number of AdFarm employees already operating remotely in the St. Louis metro area, as well as planned hires, will …
2009 FinOvation Awards
Once again this year I had the pleasure of attending the Farm Industry News (FIN) FinOvation Awards banquet at the National Farm Machinery Show. FinOvation awards go to the most innovative products coming to the market, based on Farm Industry News readers’ interest Among the award winners this year was New Holland’s BB9000 Series large square balers. New Holland’s Bob …