In case you can’t tell, I’m a big fan of the music of Emily Richards and Jason Brock since I first met them at a National Biodiesel Conference years ago. The photo is from one of the screens that was displaying them during their time on stage at the conference and I thought it looked cool. Emily announced that she …
Zimfo Bytes
Syngenta Seeds, Inc., announced it received import approval from the National Commission for Sanitary Risks of the Mexican Ministry of Health (COFEPRIS) for genetically modified corn event MIR162, also known as the Agrisure Viptera trait. The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives launched a campaign to tell the story of this country’s 2,500 farmer cooperatives to policy makers, government officials, and …
Social Media Future
So we’ve gone from wondering if social media was just a passing fad to a general acceptance of its existence and usefulness. At least most people who haven’t closed their minds to reality have. So, let’s just say your company or organization is in the acceptance mode. What’s the future hold? What do you do next? Many of you don’t …
Issues, Engagement and Impact
Participating on the panel were three outstanding college students including: Greg Thon, Celeste Laurent and Bailey Albright. As moderator, I asked them several important questions pertaining to the agriculture industry today such as: What do you think are the biggest misconceptions consumers have about where their food comes from? What are the biggest challenges facing young people today? How can …
Video Tour of New Holland Exhibit at NFMS
2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album There’s so much to see at New Holland exhibit at the 2010 National Farm Machinery Show that I had Dennis Hann take me on a tour and explain a little bit about everything. It ended up being just a few minutes longer than the 10 minute limit for YouTube, so I split it …
Seeing Old Friends at NFMS
2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album You never know who you are going to run into at the National Farm Machinery Show, but I am sure this young man has been to many of these shows over the years. Many of our Agwired readers will recognize Mr. John Harvey, who was with DuPont for numerous years and very active …
New Holland Exec on State of the Industry
2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album I had a chance to chat about the state of the farm machinery industry with Dennis Hann, manager of North American Strategic Planning for New Holland, at the 2010 National Farm Machinery Show. He told me that, even though some segments of the farm economy are suffering, they were seeing serious buyers at …
On the Sheep and Goat Radio Hour at NFMS
2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album I happened to be in the right place at the right time to be a guest on “The Sheep and Goat Radio Hour” live with Ray Bowman from the National Farm Machinery Show on Thursday. Ray is executive director of the Kentucky Sheep and Goat Development Office and does this live internet show …
Greetings from Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference
I’m joining you today from Frankenmuth, MI, where I’m attending the 2010 Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference as a speaker. This afternoon, I spoke at the Partner’s Program on social media. I provided tips and tricks for sharing the agriculture story through elevator speeches, blogs and social media networks like Facebook and Twitter. I spoke about the challenges I face …
Joliet Junior College
Joliet Junior College and specifically the Weitendorf Agricultural Education Center was the location of the Chicago Farmers Farmland Investment Fair. I spoke with one of their faculty, Bill Johnson (pictured left), about the school. Bill is one of the many volunteers who work to put on the Fair. He says that the College started that state’s first ag program in …