A new tool is available to hay and forage producers, locally and nationwide, to help them harvest a better quality crop: Dur-Adjust features a dual spring and rod system for DARF Hay Rakes. Sci Protek Inc. has secured exclusive global licensing rights to a new technology, a yeast, that will help manage the spread of one of the worst diseases …
Daryl Southard Joins Leica Geosystems
AgWired sponsor Leica Geosystems has added Daryl Southard, inside sales representative, to their North American Agriculture Solutions group. He started in early April, and is based out of Leica Geosystems’ Ag Solutions headquarters in Denver. With nearly a decade of sales and product development experience in GPS navigation and premium networking systems, Southard is a great fit for the Leica …
Syngenta Gets BIO Award for Feeding the World
Syngenta was honored this week at the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) International Convention in Chicago with an award recognizing achievements in crop productivity innovations that help feed the world. BIO annually honors companies in the categories of “Healing, Feeding and Fueling the World” based on a pre-conference poll of attendees. Syngenta was named the “Buzz of BIO” award winner in …
Bouncing Back To Alltech
Looking ahead, my next big trip will be to Alltech’s 26th International Animal Health and Nutrition Industry Symposium, May 16-19. In a year when much of the world has been impacted by the economic downturn, Alltech’s symposium will focus on a number of key issues critical to the success of a business. Building on the company’s previous symposia, the 2010 …
New Beef Advertising Campaign
This looks like it could be what’s for dinner tonight. The Beef Board’s new advertising campaign is premiering this month with a tagline of “29 Lean Cuts. One Powerful Protein.” Print ads like this one include recipes. The recipe for the meal in the photo is posted after the break below. “This campaign reinforces consumers’ passion for the great flavor …
Zimfo Bytes
Farm Progress Companies is pleased to announce it has been honored with an award from min: the prestigious min’s Most Engaged Media Brand Award. DuPont announced the EPA granted the historic commercial registration of Optimum AcreMax 1 insect protection for Pioneer brand corn hybrids. Bayer CropScience announces a $7.5 million contribution to the Texas Tech University Department of Plant and …
Register For Ag Media Summit
It’s now time to think Agricultural Media Summit. Registration is now available online (pdf). This is the joint meeting of: American Agricultural Editors’ Association, Livestock Publications Council and ABM Agri-Council plus the annual meeting of the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow. If you’re looking for the best place to promote your company or organization’s products and services, then you’ll want to …
RFD-TV to Air Fungicide Feature
Preventative fungicides and plant health will be the topic of RFD-TV’s “Monday Night Live” with BASF on May 10. The show will feature an expert panel to discuss how growers are controlling disease, realizing Plant Health benefits and maximizing yield with preventative fungicides like Headline fungicide from BASF. Among those on the panel will be our friend Ken McCauley, a …
Honest Honey
Honestly, the name is great. What do you think of when you first hear, “Honest Honey”? Four North American honey marketing companies and importers – Golden Heritage Foods, LLC, Burleson’s Inc., Odem International, and Dutch Gold Honey – today launched the Honest Honey Initiative and pledged to help protect the quality and reputation of the U.S. honey supply, as well …
iPad Review Part Two
Since “ag geek” Willie Vogt just wrote an iPad review I figured it was time for me to provide you with another one. You really can’t have enough geek gadget information can you? I know a lot of you are trying to decide if you should get one now that the 3G version is out. I don’t have a 3G …