The 2010 Farm Progress is hours away from kickoff and Matt Jungmann, the National Events Manager for the show, is expecting huge crowds. This year, more than 550 exhibitors will be on hand; this is slightly up from 2008 when the Farm Progress was last in Boone, Iowa. But maybe more impressive is the fact that the exhibitors that are …
The King of Farm Progress Kicks It All Off
The king of Farm Progress, Gene Hemphill, a consultant for New Holland, is on site and raring to go for the start of this year’s Farm Progress Show. The ZimmComm team is on site at the media tent, which is sponsored by New Holland. I’ll be reporting from the show this week along with Chuck Zimmerman. Check out our Farm …
Steer Your Deere
To promote and show off the new steering technology of the John Deere 8R tractors the company has sponsored a new game on Agriculture.com called Steer Your Deere. Navigate a John Deere 8R Series tractor down an obstacle-strewn path. Along the way, you’ll have the chance to acquire ACS, immediately noticing easier steering ability. You’ll generate income for travel time, …
Boots On A Fencepost
We all have traditions. Whether it be gathering at Thanksgiving, sitting down to the dinner table as a family, or the passing of the bride’s hand by her father, traditions have become customs and beliefs we pass down from generation to generation. Cowboys also have traditions, one of which involves old, worn-out boots. Have you ever seen a rickety fence …
Zimfo Bytes
Eight bovine veterinary students from across the United States each received $1,500 awards, sponsored by Intervet, and all-expenses-paid trips to the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) annual conference. Wyffels Hybrids has added a third region to its sales structure in Illinois, further expanding the reach of its resources. This region is located in the central part of the state, …
USDA/DOJ Public Workshop Panels
Friday’s joint USDA/DOJ public workshop was a marathon with potentially over 2,000 people participating. You can follow some of what happened in my archived CoverItLive stream and the press conference featuring Sec. Vilsack and AG Eric Holder. For those of you who couldn’t attend, couldn’t listen to the live stream or need the audio for your reports or broadcasts I’m …
Media Takes Early Look at Farm Progress 2010
The media got a sneak peek this week at what we can expect at the 2010 Farm Progress Show when it officially gets underway on Tuesday in Boone, Iowa. Our roving reporter and New Holland representative Gene Hemphill was kind enough to send us a couple of photos from the event. New Holland is once again the sponsor of the …
Live Coverage – USDA/DOJ Public Workshop
The player below will let you see my CoverItLive stream from the workshop. Thanks to the hundreds who logged in and especially those who commented. I was also live tweeting today using the #USDADOJ hashtag. USDA/DOJ Public Workshop – Ft. Collins, CO USDA/DOJ Livestock Competition Workshop and Forums Photo Album
Live Audio USDA/DOJ Public Workshop
I was streaming live audio from today’s workshop all day. We had about 800 different people tune in and many stayed with it all day. It was a fascinating event in many ways, especially hearing so many different opinions in such a short period of time! I’ve got most of the conference recorded and will be sharing out tidbits in …
USDA/DOJ Public Workshop Press Conference
Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Eric Holder held a press conference this morning during a break in the USDA/DOJ public workshop in Ft. Collins, CO. I’m posting the full audio from it here for you. I’ve got lots of audio and story ideas for after today. I think getting photos, audio and live streaming to the over …