Before leaving Ducks Unlimited this morning we took a group photo of those of us attending the Agricultural Relations Council meeting. Thank you to Tony Dolle, Director, Communications for doing the honors. We received a great program overview and I’ll have more to post on the presentation at Ducks Unlimited within the next couple days. Your agriblogger is a little …
Guess Whose Boots
At the urging of my ARC buddies I am posting a new edition of “Guess Whose Boots.” This is going to be tough. I will not lie. But the first person to leave a comment with the correct answer (as defined by me) will win a prize from the ZimmComm prize stash. I will tell you that the photo was …
Kasper New Director of Marketing For FMC Corporation
John Kasper has been announced as Director of Marketing for FMC Corporation today. In this position, Kasper will lead the FMC marketing group and oversee segment strategies, all tactical marketing elements of the operational business, traditional communications and e-communications, market and competitive intelligence efforts, data management and customer relationship management functions. “John is an excellent addition to our strong, innovative …
Zimfo Bytes
John Deere has stepped forward once again as a premier sponsor of National Ag Day, celebrated on the first day of spring, March 20, 2010. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., will begin selling soybean seed in EZ-Count 140,000 seed units for the 2010 planting season. T-L Irrigation Company is pleased to announce that Dan Glenn of Danvers, Ill., has earned the “Top …
New Logo/Officers For Agricultural Relations Council
This morning the Agricultural Relations Council unveiled a new logo. Actually, it was ARC President Deron Johnson who made the unveiling. He says the logo has some very specific thematic elements including: The “A” in arc has an actual arc that sweeps through the middle of the letter. The typeface is bold and uppercase signifying simplicity and strength. This logo …
Land Values
Farmland values was a very important topic of discussion at the Farmland Investment Fair put on by the Chicago Farmers. One of the educational sessions on the topic was conducted by Mike Shane, First Farm Credit Services. Mike told me they focused on what land values are now and what drives them. They can’t predict them of course. He says …
New Beef News From BIVI
New things are coming to the cattle industry market from Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica. During a media breakfast at the recent Cattle Industry Convention I spoke with Craig Jones, Sr. Associate Director Cattle Services. He told me that the company has had great interaction with producers who have been visiting with them in their booth. Their acquisition of products like Cydectin, …
Consumer Outreach For Ag at ARC
From Puerto Vallarto to Memphis, TN. Now that’s culture shock. But I’m here at the Agricultural Relations Council Meeting at the Westin off Beale St. Our program has just started with a presentation from John Charles Wilson, Agricenter. I’ll have a post on his presentation later. To get things kicked off I spoke with ARC President Deron Johnson, Rhea & …
Need For More Exports
The new U.S. Grains Council senior vice president of operations and industry relations is Keith Heffernan, pictured in the middle here. He was chief of staff for the Farm Credit Administration. Keith was also the first executive director for the Iowa Corn Growers Association; director of public affairs for the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; assistant director for the Center of …
Zimfo Bytes
The world’s largest annual farm equipment show delivered on its promise to power global agriculture. The show opened under rainy skies, but the weather didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of show-goers seeking money- and energy-saving technology. Here is an invitation from USDA to attend a Rural Summit with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in Hillsboro, Mo., on Feb. 26, 2010. If you …