The U.S. Grains Council (USGC ) made a significant announcement during a press conference at Commodity Classic last week with the announcement of key speakers for the upcoming Global Food Security Symposium, which is sponsored by the organization. USGC Chairman Rick Fruth confirmed that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is expected to deliver the keynote address at the symposium, …
BIVI Seminar Attendees Told to Take Holistic Approach to Swine Herds
His presentation was entitled “The quagmire of Enzootic Pneumonia: a view from the trenches.” But while that was a mouthful of a title looking at one disease, Dr. James Lowe’s real message to his fellow veterinarians was to take a more holistic approach when looking at the health strategy of a swine herd. The visiting assistant clinical professor at the …
New Holland Puts Your Farm on the Map
Precision is the name of the game when it comes to farming these days. It’s getting hard to find a farmer anymore who doesn’t use auto steer at the very least – and the options to save resources, time and money just keep growing. At the New Holland exhibit at Commodity Classic, I talked to Matt Ahrens about some of …
Schwartz to BIVI Swine Health Attendees: “Do Your Homework”
Since learning never seems to stop in the real world, an Iowa State University veterinary diagnostician has advised his fellow veterinarians to do their homework. Dr. Kent Schwartz was one of the featured speakers at the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) Swine Health Seminar in Omaha, NE, and he told the group that diagnosing endemic diseases is a lot more …
Zimfo Bytes
Farm Market iD announced it has entered into a sales agreement with Bock & Associates who will join the Farm Market iD (FMiD) sales team in making FMiD’s data and information intelligence available to agribusinesses, effectively extending the sales reach of the company. The agreement is effective immediately. The 2010 All Aboard Wheat Harvest Tour gives followers across the U.S. …
Boots and Jeans at Commodity Classic
Nobody has made a guess yet on the last “Guess Whose Boots” from Commodity Classic, but here is another pair that was spotted on the trade show floor. These “boots with bling” were purchased by the owner at last year’s classic in Texas. I don’t think we have ever done a “Guess Whose Jeans” but these are just too good …
Study Shows Performance Benefits of BIVI’s Vaccines
Researchers at Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) have unveiled the results of a performance study of their swine vaccine products during BIVI’s Swine Health Seminar in Omaha, NE. Dr. Keith Bretey, a professional service veterinarian at BI, told the group of veterinarians in attendance that the company’s CircoFLEX and PRRS vaccines were safe to be used concurrently and did not …
BIVI Swine Health Seminar: Climbing the Mountain of Data
A great opening session at the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) Swine Health Seminar in Omaha, with BIVI’s own Director of Technical Services, Dr. Tyler Holck, talking to attendees about FLEX vaccinology. Dr. Holck talked about how Ingelvac’s CircoFLEX and MycoFLEX vaccines have nearly three years and 200 million doses of experience in U.S. swine herds. He says that has …
Good Eggs By Howard Helmer
The world’s fastest omelet maker is Howard Helmer seen here in action at Commodity Classic. I missed his presentation but got there in time to talk with him. In the interview you’ll hear him tell you how to make a delicious omelet fast. He also talks about the Good Egg Project. It is . . . an initiative by America’s …
BASF Lego Artist
I’m going to do another post about Nathan Sawaya, Brick Artist, who built a farm scene in the BASF booth at Commodity Classic out of LEGO building blocks because I interviewed him during the show. For now though I just thought you’d like to see the final creation in this short video clip from my iPhone right at the end …