There are people from universities as well as fertilizer companies attending the Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizer Conference. These are the guys from The Scotts Company. I spoke with two of them on a break today. They’re Karl Shrom, Specialty Ag Marketing Manager and Keith Santner, Technical Services Manager. They both work in Scotts Professional Business Group. Many people are familiar with …
World Market For Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers
One of our keynote speakers at the Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizer Conference is Sarah Landels, Managing Director, AgIndustries Research & Consulting, Inc. Her job was to talk about the world market for EEF’s. Let’s just call them EEF’s since that’s easier than Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers, okay? Sarah conducted a study on this subject a few years ago and presented information from …
Smarter Fertilizers
We seems to have a full house for The New Ag International Enhanced-Efficiency Fertilizer Conference here in Miami. We’re now in the afternoon sessions. I’ve been conducting interviews and recording presentations and I’ll probably be posting them over the next week or so. You can see that AgWired is online in the back of the room. Yes, that’s my Mac …
Nicholson Kovac Selected By USGC For Public Relations Campaign
Nicholson Kovac has been selected by the U.S. Grains Council as its integrated marketing communications agency for their 2010 “Partners in Agriculture” international public relations campaign. Nicholson Kovac will provide public relations services, including media relations and event coordination, for a series of commemorative events that will take place in Japan in 2010. These events, part of the “Partners in …
Putting A New Face On Agriculture
The New Ag International Enhanced-Efficiency Fertilizer Conference is underway. Our opening general session is underway. I will be posting from the session later. Before we got started though I spoke with John Hassell (right), Manager, Research and Agronomic Development, AGROTAIN, pictured here with Jeff Whetstine. AGROTAIN is one of the major sponsors of the conference and my coverage from here. …
Enhanced-Efficiency Fertilizer Conference
Hello from sunny south Florida and the New Ag International Conference on Enhanced-Efficiency Fertilizers. I’ll be here today and tomorrow courtesy of our sponsor AGROTAIN. In just a few minutes I’ll have a pre-conference meeting with the AGROTAIN folks and then the conference kicks off at 10am this morning. So we’ll be learning more about this relatively new class of …
ZimmComm Crew At Commodity Classic
Cindy just found a photo from Commodity Classic in Anaheim that didn’t make it into our photo album. Pictured l-r are Joanna Schroeder, one of our web editors, Robert, our web guru, yours truly and Cindy. Rob and I met at our hotel for several hours of face to face consultation time since he lives out on the west coast …
Zimfo Bytes
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 …