I finally made it to Washington, DC but not without missing last night’s Agri-Pulse reception with Michael Peterson. Here’s the Agri-Pulse banner crew in action before the party. I was able to attend the Mix & Mingle Luncheon and have lots of photos. We’re going to have the big dinner tonight at USDA and I’ll have lots of photos from …
“Bury Derry Day” Details
It may sound disrespectful, but our good friend Derry Brownfield always referred to the day of his funeral as “Bury Derry Day” – so that’s what we’re calling it! The official obituary has been published now in the Jefferson City News Tribune with the important facts of his life distilled into a few short paragraphs. Those who knew him could …
Friends Support America’s Heartland
With federal funding for public broadcasting on the chopping block in Washington, programs like “America’s Heartland” need friends more than ever.
Students Getting Ready for National Ag Day
Students are getting a little training today for tomorrow’s National Ag Day activities. I am not there yet. In fact, the snow in Missouri caused my flight to be canceled. However, I’m now scheduled for a late flight out tonight. So I’m going to miss the reception this evening with Michael Peterson. Someone is taking photos and you can see …
Syngenta at Commodity Classic
Syngenta held a press conference at the recent Commodity Classic to discuss challenges growers have in the upcoming season and the Syngenta commitment to make their R&D investment “local” to the grower. Getting things started was Tracy Mader, head of product marketing for Syngenta Seeds. He asked the ag media how many new technologies they had heard about, seen or …
BASF and Monsanto Move Forward on Dicamba Tolerance
BASF and Monsanto are taking their dicamba tolerant cropping system collaboration to the next level. The two companies today announced a new agreement to “facilitate further development work and subsequent commercialization of a dicamba tolerant system, which includes innovative dicamba formulations proprietary to BASF and the dicamba tolerant trait for soybeans, which is proprietary to Monsanto. The system is expected …
IFAJ and NAMA Deadlines
We’ve got a couple of deadlines coming up this Friday. The first one is for entries for the IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award. Since each country member of IFAJ can nominate a member (that’s AAEA in the USA) you need to get your application in if you would like to be considered. The award recognizes the leadership potential …
Vintage American Angus Video
Here is a totally hilarious, must-see video. It is a vintage promotional film produced by the American Angus Association in the early 1970s called “Your Best Beef Buy,” which shows the importance of selecting for quality when ensuring a satisfying eating experience. The advice is still solid but the 70s fashion and film production techniques make it just funny! Thanks …
The Derry Brownfield Show Tribute
Good ol’ Brown Derryfield will be remembered today at 10:00 central time as “The Derry Brownfield Show” will be a memorial to the man who was common sense personified. It’s planned to be the final episode of the talk show which started in 1994. As Chuck already noted, we’ve known Derry for over 20 years now, having moved from Florida …
Zimfo Bytes
Brownfield Ag News introduces Brownfield Mobile Smartphone applications for iPhone and Android platforms. Agri-Pulse Communications launches expanded information and features on the firm’s newly redesigned website. Syngenta is sponsoring the Syngenta Almond Scholarship program for the second year. Advanta US and Chromatin, Inc. have entered into a commercial license agreement for the development of sorghum.