Anyone who thinks a PB&J is boring or just for kids should try it with Bananas Foster or Chocolate Panini, or maybe strawberries and basil. That’s just a few of the ten winning recipes in the Southern Peanut Growers “PB&J My Way” contest. The contest kicked off during March Peanut Month, pledging to donate one jar of peanut butter to …
New Holland NH2 Helping Achieve The Independent Energy Farm
One of the coolest examples of new technology on display at the Farm Progress Show is the New Holland NH2 hydrogen powered tractor. Paul Trella, New Holland, told me all about it on video this morning. He says the tractor is part of their effort to help create the energy independent farm. The tractor is not in commercial production but …
Success of Ethanol Important for Corn Farmers
“We need ethanol to be able to use up the excess corn,” began Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey during a press conference at the Farm Progress Show hosted by Growth Energy. “That’s what started ethanol in the 1980s. Farmers said we’re tired of $1.50, $1.30 corn prices and we’re going to build an industry to use of some of the …
The Dirt On Seeds
I remember when the idea of a company blog was just so “silly.” But really, it is amazing how the self publishing platform has grown. The latest entry coming to my attention this morning is The Dirt On Seeds by Syngenta Seeds. Joanna has conducted a couple of interviews with Syngenta here at the Farm Progress Show btw. We’ll feature …
R-CALF President Says Livestock Pub Editors Should be Fired
R-CALF USA is not very happy with the way “mainstream” livestock media editorialized about the DOJ/USDA workshop in Colorado last week that was primarily about the proposed Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rule. In fact, if it were up to the president of the organization, he would “Fire Them All.” I guess hangin’s too good for ’em! The …
Day Three of Farm Progress Show
Day three of the Farm Progress Show is going to get off to a wet start. We’ve got rain on the way and had some overnight. I don’t think it will cause too many problems, especially if most of it goes south of us. Joanna and I are back in the media tent working on some story posts. We did …
Farm Foundation Looks at Farm Bill’s Budget Implications
Some of the best minds in agriculture will get together to discuss and debate the budget implications for the next Farm Bill, Tuesday, Sept. 14 at the next Farm Foundation Forum at the National Press Club in Washington, DC: Presenters will include: Craig Jagger, chief economist of the House Agriculture Committee; Patrick Westhoff of the Food and Agriculture Policy Research …
Farm Progress Show Toad
It doesn’t take much to entertain the media sometimes. In this case it was a toad. The Farm Progress Show Media Tent Toad. This little fellow caught everyone’s attention as he took up residence right in front of the press conference stage. I wonder if he was paying attention during this afternoon’s Growth Energy discussion. We’ll have a full story …
Visiting With Senator Grassley At Farm Progress Show
Iowa’s Senator Chuck Grassley spent some time at the Farm Progress Show. I caught up to him and found out that he had been checking out all the new technology on display at the show. When it comes to Washington, DC policy and specifically energy policy he provided an update of what we might expect in coming weeks. In September …
Pioneer Hi-Bred Announces IMPACT at Farm Progress Show
Pioneer Hi-Bred announced IMPACT today. That’s Intensively Managed Product Advancement, Characterization and Training trials. The announcement was made at a press event in their exhibit at the Farm Progress Show. I spoke with Brent Wilson about the new initiative. You can listen to him describe what this means for Pioneer’s customers in my interview below. Pioneer Hi-Bred announced plans to …