“Drink the best and burn the rest” has been the unofficial motto of the ethanol industry – but you can literally do that when you grill with the FlameDisk® charcoal alternative. According to their promotional material, “the FlameDisk® is much more eco-friendly than charcoal and lighter fluid because it features renewable ethanol. Ethanol is extremely clean burning and generates 90% …
AutoCopter Has Ag Applications
This flying machine has got to appeal to the kid in any farmer or rancher who loves to play with remote-controlled toys. It’s called the AutoCopter, it costs about $30,000 up front and less than $2.00 an hour to operate, and it can let you see your crops, land, fences, barn roof, wind turbine or whatever from a bird’s eye …
Zimfo Bytes
Brownfield Ag News announces the launch of Brownfield Mobile which enables farmers to use their mobile smart phones to stay informed about the weather, markets and news important to them. Monsanto Company welcomed guests to the future home of the company’s Asgrow soybean seed production facility in West Fargo, N.D., to celebrate the groundbreaking for a multi-million dollar facility expansion. …
Disagreement on Ethanol Policy
The food versus fuel debate is back in full force, creating division between the crop and livestock industries at a time when it would behoove them to work together against the very real threat of animal activism. This reached an interesting level last week when Rick Tolman, CEO, National Corn Growers Association (ZimmComm client) published an editorial taking the American …
Let’s Put More Corn In The Classroom
Teaching children about where there food comes from is talked about a lot and the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council is doing something about it with their “Corn in the Classroom” program. This educational program helps students reconnect with today’s farmers and better understand the source of their food, fiber and fuel. “Informing students about Missouri’s corn industry allows them to …
Planting My First Garden
Wow. Growing your own food is hard work. For the past month, I’ve been living (and continue to live) in the Canyons of California on Puma Canyon Ranch. Here on the ranch (what most people would call a farm), there are dozens of acres of avocado, lemon and orange trees. However, there is more than fruit here on the farm, …
Virtual Connection Point
Here is where you want to go at the NAMA convention to register for a B&N Nook (professional) or an Zoom H2 digital audio recorder (student). You can see a bigger version of the Connection Point virtual trade show online. This virtual trade show is okay as a map but it will be a lot more fun to be there …
Developing Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers In France
Sophie Marquis works for GPN Agriculture in France, pictured here with Andrew Semple, VP International Sales, AGROTAIN. She says there’s a lot of pressure in France and other EU countries on the development of new fertilizers that can increase yields while helping with environmental concerns. She says there are some products available now in their market but it sounds like …
Book Review – Enough
As I write this review, I’m sitting on my deck looking out at dozens of acres of avocado, orange and lemon trees. Yesterday, I helped to plant a vegetable garden – the produce being grown for a local restaurant. The irony is that as I am surrounded by abundance here in America, I’m reading about those in other countries who …
TATT App
No. It has nothing to do with tattoos. The Truth About Trade & Technology now has an iPhone app. We are a nonprofit advocacy group led by American farmers – narrowly focused, issue specific – as we support free trade and agricultural biotechnology. The TATT mobile app allows you to stay on top of the latest biotech, trade and agriculture …