Thanks to our Amanda for letting the world know about 4-H allowing the Humane Society of the United States to participate in their conference. Shocking but true. I was going to post a news release from 4-H that was sent to me about a new fundraising effort but I don’t think I will. Instead, I would like to call on …
Spring Planting Advice
It’s spring planting time and in this week’s program you’ll hear some ideas and suggestions for row crop farmers. I interviewed Syngenta Crop Protection Technical Support Representative, Michael Leetch this morning. He’s based in Iowa and says there are areas that still have up to five percent of their corn left standing. Couple that with a very wet start to …
Meat-In Day
Penn State students in the College of Agricultural Sciences once again joined forces to put on a showing of their support for animal agriculture. This year marked the 4th anniversary of Meat-In Day, an event originally started by Penn State Alumnus and former National Beef Ambassador Chris Molinaro. On March 18, approximately 175 students from the College of Agriculture Sciences …
Using Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers for Corn and Wheat
Using enhanced efficiency fertilizers (EEF’s) in corn and wheat was the subject of a presentation by Greg Schwab, University of Kentucky, at the Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizer Conference. We’re just starting to see these products make their way into large acre crop use. I spoke to Greg after his presentation and he says he works very closely with farmers and crop …
BASF LEGOs Donated to FFA
Remember the LEGO sculpture at BASF’s Commodity Classic booth in Anaheim? Ever wonder what they did with that? Turns out that BASF donated the thousands of LEGO bricks used in the custom barn and crop sculpture to the National FFA Organization in Indianapolis. The organization plans to utilize the LEGO bricks beginning this fall as part of leadership conferences and …
Live From ZimmComm World Headquarters
Good morning from ZimmComm World Headquarters. I was streaming live from my iPhone at my desk for a while this morning. I might do that more often. I heard from folks like Gardner Hatch at Gibbs & Soell, Ron Hayes from RON in Oklahoma and Allie Hembree at Alltech. It’s a beautiful day in the midwest again and I’m betting …