Westlands Water District and Ag-Water New Sky, LLC, announced they will develop an integrated drainage water treatment facility in California’s Central Valley. Cooperatives Working Together announced that it is reactivating its Export Assistance program, effective immediately, to boost sales of U.S.-made cheddar cheese. The American Lamb Board partnered with Boston Chefs to bring lambtastic dishes to the table at the …
Ag Day Meat BBQ Cookout at MI State Capitol Overwhelming Success
It looks like there was quite a barbeque party at the Michigan State Capitol on National Ag Day. Wish I could have been there in person but I was in spirit. I’m hoping to obtain a photo of the event to add to this post. Post Update: Thanks to George for sending over a couple of photos from the event …
Celebrating The Great American Steak Out
Thank you America’s farmers and ranchers for all you do. I want to especially thank Michigan’s beef producers. Sorry you had to put up with that silliness from your Governor. I made some steak choices today and they were good. Never let a little sleet and rain stop a good steak to celebrate Ag Day. If you’ve enjoyed a good …
Ag Day Essay Contest Winner
The Agriculture Council of America has announced the 2010 National Ag Day Essay Contest winner. Her name is Christine Vanek. ACA called upon seventh- to 12th-grade students nationwide to submit original essays of 450 words about the importance of agriculture in the U.S. Using this year’s theme, “American Agriculture – Abundant, Affordable, Amazing,” students were encouraged to focus their essays …
Learning About Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers With AGROTAIN
Next week I’ll be covering the International Conference on Enhanced-Efficiency Fertilizers courtesy of AGROTAIN. The event is produced by IFA-New Ag International. We’ll be kicking things off on Tuesday morning. While at Commodity Classic I spoke with Andrew Semple, VP, International Sales for AGROTAIN. He says this category of fertilizers was created only recently. It was meant to encompass types …
Farmers New Cash Crop is Clean Energy
Farmers and small business have found a crop to make them more money – clean energy. This according to a recent report from the Environmental Lay & Policy Center (ELPC) which just released “Farm Energy Success Stories” that demonstrate how a farm or small rural business adopted clean energy technologies and cut energy costs. Much of the monies that made …
Ladhoff To Lead USPB Retail Marketing
The U.S. Potato Board will have Don Ladhoff leading their retail efforts for their Domestic Marketing Program. He will provide key input to strategy and guide the tactical execution of the program, with the goal of increasing demand for potatoes in the retail environment. “I’m pleased Don has joined our team,” said Kathleen Triou, USPB’s Vice President, Domestic Marketing. “He …
The Teat Tweet
This is taking teating, er, I mean tweeting to a whole new level. Not only are dairy farmers getting social but so are dairy cows. From our World Dairy Diary site: Wondering what your cows are thinking? Well, a group of Candain Holsteins is telling the world through Twitter, exactly what they are mooing about. Called “The Teat Tweet“, the …