If you’re in Washington, DC tomorrow, you won’t want to miss the Farm Foundation’s forum on the finance and credit environment for agriculture and the food system today. The forum, held in the Holeman Lounge at the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C., runs from 9-11 am tomorrow and feaures a community banker, a commercial lender and …
My MOJO
At the request of several people lately, I’m posting what’s in my MOJO. I haven’t done this for a couple of years. You read the last post and compare what’s different. So here’s what’s in my MOJO (mobile journalism kit). Big Mac – 17″ Macbook Pro HP Mini 311 – Netbook Apple iPhone 3GS Nikon D300 D-SLR Nikon SB-900 – …
Missourians For Animal Care Launched
A new coalition has been formed to protect the rights of animal owners in Missouri. It’s called Missourians for Animal Care. Here are representatives of some of the organizations that support the coalition who were meeting today in the Missouri State Capitol. The group is supporting a bill titled HCS/HJR 86 that would protect the right to raise animals in …
NAMA Marketer & Agribusiness Leader Announced
The National Agri-Marketing Association has announced major award winners who will receive their awards at the convention in April. The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has named Dave Seehusen, Executive Vice President, Ag Business Development for Land O’Lakes, Inc., as the 2010 Agribusiness Leader of the Year. This award, which is NAMA’s highest honor, will be presented at the Opening General …
Zimfo Bytes
Dow AgroSciences recently donated $10,000 to the Citrus Research and Development Foundation to help fund research for the control of citrus greening. Cermetek Microelectronics presented a preview of its AquaMon wireless soil monitoring system at the World Ag Expo. Livestock and poultry groups hosted educational briefings on Capitol Hill to share the facts about the importance of tools like antibiotics …
Exposing HSUS
In this week’s ZimmCast you’ll hear my conversation with David Martosko about HumaneWatch.org. This awesome and growing compilation of information about the Humane Society of The United States is a great resource for everyone involved in agriculture. H$U$ may be targeting animal agriculture for extinction but if successful consider the impact on all areas of agriculture, most especially in row …
New Holland’s Rustler is a Workhorse
New Holland debuted the new Rustler utility vehicle at the 2009 Farm Progress Show, but the 2010 National Farm Machinery Show was really this baby’s “coming out” party, since commercial production of the Rustler just started in January and they are really just hitting dealer lots this quarter. I talked with Jared Godfrey of New Holland at the NFMS about …
More AgriBlogging Tools
There are times when my Big Mac is busy or I just don’t want to pull it out of my Mojo (mobile journalism kit). That’s when I’ll be using my new HP Mini 311. I figure that I can still do email and web app functions without having to get all kinds of new software since I just don’t want/need …
Record Breaking “Harvest for All”
Farm Bureau families helped to feed more of the nation’s hungry than ever in 2009. The American Farm Bureau reports that their member families around the country raised more than $213,000 and donated more than 4.8 million pounds of food to hungry Americans as part of Farm Bureau’s “Harvest for All” program. Combined, the monetary and food donations provided the …
Tracy Mader Promoted At Syngenta Seeds
Congrats to Tracy Mader who was just promoted to head of Product Marketing for Syngenta Seeds corn and soybean products. In this new role, Mader will be responsible for the corn, soybean and other field crops portfolio, including traits, genetics, seed care and other relevant technology, and will oversee late stage product development, product launches and product lifecycle management. Mader …