2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album I had a chance to chat about the state of the farm machinery industry with Dennis Hann, manager of North American Strategic Planning for New Holland, at the 2010 National Farm Machinery Show. He told me that, even though some segments of the farm economy are suffering, they were seeing serious buyers at …
On the Sheep and Goat Radio Hour at NFMS
2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album I happened to be in the right place at the right time to be a guest on “The Sheep and Goat Radio Hour” live with Ray Bowman from the National Farm Machinery Show on Thursday. Ray is executive director of the Kentucky Sheep and Goat Development Office and does this live internet show …
Greetings from Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference
I’m joining you today from Frankenmuth, MI, where I’m attending the 2010 Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference as a speaker. This afternoon, I spoke at the Partner’s Program on social media. I provided tips and tricks for sharing the agriculture story through elevator speeches, blogs and social media networks like Facebook and Twitter. I spoke about the challenges I face …
Joliet Junior College
Joliet Junior College and specifically the Weitendorf Agricultural Education Center was the location of the Chicago Farmers Farmland Investment Fair. I spoke with one of their faculty, Bill Johnson (pictured left), about the school. Bill is one of the many volunteers who work to put on the Fair. He says that the College started that state’s first ag program in …
New Holland Workmaster Debut
2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album New Holland’s new WORKMASTER™ tractors bear a trusted name, and the same important qualities that made the original WORKMASTER tractors so popular in the 1960s. The new Workmaster made its debut right out of the box and off the boat here at the National Farm Machinery Show. I talked with Mike Stolitca, New …
Lee Greenwood at National Farm Machinery Show
AgWired continuing coverage at the National Farm Machinery Show sponsored by: 2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album Syngenta sponsors the Championship Tractor Pull at the National Farm Machinery Show, which kicks off each year to Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” This year it kicked off to Lee Greenwood performing his signature song live at the arena and on …
A Message From NFMS For HSUS
As I was leaving the first day of the National Farm Machinery Show, the message on this young man’s shirt caught my eye. “I didn’t climb to the top of the food chain to become a vegetarian.” Ain’t that the truth? I am heading in for the second day at the show today and the weather is better so I …
Getting Ready for Planting Season
2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album Snow may be on the ground but growers at the National Farm Machinery Show know that planting season is just around the corner, and with the potential for yet another wet spring this year, they are looking at ways to get that job done faster and more efficiently. John Deere ‘s Ryan Lair …
John Deere Makes RowSense
John Deere’s AutoTrac™ RowSense™ makes more sense than ever for growers to use automatic guidance in corn, improve harvest efficiency and reduce operator fatigue. That’s because they now offer a universal version that can be used on older models and even other brands of combines and corn heads. I talked with Aguimar de Souza of John Deere at the National …
Growers Love John Deere 8RT Series Tractors
John Deere introduced the 8RT Series tractor just last year and it has quickly become a favorite of both dealers and growers. Kyle Stewart with John Deere says they debuted the tractor in August so it is new this year to the National Farm Machinery Show. “What we’ve done is completely built from the ground up a brand new 8000 …