This looks like it could be what’s for dinner tonight. The Beef Board’s new advertising campaign is premiering this month with a tagline of “29 Lean Cuts. One Powerful Protein.” Print ads like this one include recipes. The recipe for the meal in the photo is posted after the break below. “This campaign reinforces consumers’ passion for the great flavor …
Zimfo Bytes
Farm Progress Companies is pleased to announce it has been honored with an award from min: the prestigious min’s Most Engaged Media Brand Award. DuPont announced the EPA granted the historic commercial registration of Optimum AcreMax 1 insect protection for Pioneer brand corn hybrids. Bayer CropScience announces a $7.5 million contribution to the Texas Tech University Department of Plant and …
Register For Ag Media Summit
It’s now time to think Agricultural Media Summit. Registration is now available online (pdf). This is the joint meeting of: American Agricultural Editors’ Association, Livestock Publications Council and ABM Agri-Council plus the annual meeting of the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow. If you’re looking for the best place to promote your company or organization’s products and services, then you’ll want to …
RFD-TV to Air Fungicide Feature
Preventative fungicides and plant health will be the topic of RFD-TV’s “Monday Night Live” with BASF on May 10. The show will feature an expert panel to discuss how growers are controlling disease, realizing Plant Health benefits and maximizing yield with preventative fungicides like Headline fungicide from BASF. Among those on the panel will be our friend Ken McCauley, a …
Honest Honey
Honestly, the name is great. What do you think of when you first hear, “Honest Honey”? Four North American honey marketing companies and importers – Golden Heritage Foods, LLC, Burleson’s Inc., Odem International, and Dutch Gold Honey – today launched the Honest Honey Initiative and pledged to help protect the quality and reputation of the U.S. honey supply, as well …
iPad Review Part Two
Since “ag geek” Willie Vogt just wrote an iPad review I figured it was time for me to provide you with another one. You really can’t have enough geek gadget information can you? I know a lot of you are trying to decide if you should get one now that the 3G version is out. I don’t have a 3G …
Seed Company Loyalty Drops According to New Seed Study
While most of the seed decisions have come and gone for the 2010 growing season, farmers are always thinking about the next year and marketers are always thinking about how to encourage farmers to buy their seed. This year, Successful Farming (SF) conducted a seed study, (and they also do a Farmer Insight Study each year) one that they have …
Zimfo Bytes
Join the American Agricultural Editors Association for a Webinar on Tuesday, May 11, 2 p.m. CST — Headline Writing Creativity vs. Practicality: One sings on the printed page, the other draws readers to the Web. Contact Linda Smith (lsmith@farmjournal.com) for more information. The Agribusiness Association of Iowa has donated $100,000 to Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences …
EPA Approves First ‘Refuge-in-the-Bag’ Seed Product
DuPont made history this week when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted approval for the first “refuge in the bag” with commercial registration of Optimum® AcreMax™ 1 insect protection for Pioneer® brand corn hybrids. “This decision is not only a regulatory milestone, but also great news for corn growers,” said Paul E. Schickler, president — Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business. …
iPhone App For Humane Foodies
I’m pretty sure most AgWired fans like a good steak or hamburger and some, myself included, like a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Right? We support our farmers and ranchers and that includes meat producers of all types. We know that in order to be successful they have to take good care of their animals. That’s partly why we …