Are You Carhartt Tough?

Amanda Nolz

My favorite clothing gear on the ranch, Carhartt and Cintas have recently launched a search for North America’s toughest workers. The Are You Carhartt Tough? Contest is being conducted in conjunction with the roll-out of a new product line being offered by the two companies. I know at my cattle operation in South Dakota, we don’t step foot outside without …

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What’s New at NFMS

John Davis

2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album Hello from the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky! Cindy is off to Florida, and I’m going to be here at NFMS for a couple of days covering events. Just a few minutes after I got into the airport, I was able to find my way to the Louisville Convention and Expo …

New Holland, NFMS

Getting To Know Leica Geosystems

Chuck Zimmerman

Since I’ve found that many AgWired fans are not familiar with Leica Geosystems, a new sponsor of ours, I thought it would be helpful to post a little background for you. You can also listen to an interview I did with Rob Kiernan at the recent AG CONNECT Expo. In it he said: “Being a late entrant in the precision …

Agribusiness, Leica Geosystems, Precision Agriculture, Technology

A Biodiesel Family

Chuck Zimmerman

In case you can’t tell, I’m a big fan of the music of Emily Richards and Jason Brock since I first met them at a National Biodiesel Conference years ago. The photo is from one of the screens that was displaying them during their time on stage at the conference and I thought it looked cool. Emily announced that she …

Audio, Biodiesel, ZimmCast

Zimfo Bytes

Melissa Sandfort

Syngenta Seeds, Inc., announced it received import approval from the National Commission for Sanitary Risks of the Mexican Ministry of Health (COFEPRIS) for genetically modified corn event MIR162, also known as the Agrisure Viptera trait. The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives launched a campaign to tell the story of this country’s 2,500 farmer cooperatives to policy makers, government officials, and …

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Social Media Future

Chuck Zimmerman

So we’ve gone from wondering if social media was just a passing fad to a general acceptance of its existence and usefulness. At least most people who haven’t closed their minds to reality have. So, let’s just say your company or organization is in the acceptance mode. What’s the future hold? What do you do next? Many of you don’t …

Social Networking

Issues, Engagement and Impact

Amanda Nolz

Participating on the panel were three outstanding college students including: Greg Thon, Celeste Laurent and Bailey Albright. As moderator, I asked them several important questions pertaining to the agriculture industry today such as: What do you think are the biggest misconceptions consumers have about where their food comes from? What are the biggest challenges facing young people today? How can …

Ag Leader, Education

Video Tour of New Holland Exhibit at NFMS

Cindy Zimmerman

2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album There’s so much to see at New Holland exhibit at the 2010 National Farm Machinery Show that I had Dennis Hann take me on a tour and explain a little bit about everything. It ended up being just a few minutes longer than the 10 minute limit for YouTube, so I split it …

National Farm Machinery Show, New Holland, Tractor, Video

Seeing Old Friends at NFMS

Cindy Zimmerman

2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album You never know who you are going to run into at the National Farm Machinery Show, but I am sure this young man has been to many of these shows over the years. Many of our Agwired readers will recognize Mr. John Harvey, who was with DuPont for numerous years and very active …

National Farm Machinery Show, New Holland, Tractor