Just thought I’d remind you to download the AgWired App on your iOS or Android device. The price is right (free!). iTunes Store Android Market If you do have the app and have a moment, please give it a rating or leave a review or comment. It’s very helpful and much appreciated. I’ll be doing an interview later this morning …
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced support for telecommunications projects in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, North Dakota, Montana and Oklahoma to improve broadband service to rural residents and businesses. Koch Agronomic Services has broadened its agronomic portfolio with the acquisition of the Nitamin and Nitamin Nfusion slow-release foliar- and soil-applied nitrogen fertilizers from Georgia-Pacific Chemicals. In connection with the Alltech 27th …
Waiting for the School Bell
Remember sitting in class toward the end of the day, just waiting for that final school bell to ring so you could escape those white sterile classroom walls? The hallways would fill up with bustling students, after-school conversation and the sound of locker doors slamming closed on yet another day. Spring Valley School was different. It was a one-room schoolhouse …
Happy Easter
We wish you a very blessed and happy Easter. It is the day to celebrate Jesus rising from the dead. The greatest event to ever happen in the history of the world. One way to celebrate is with some healthy food and the Easter Egg is a good choice. We’ve decorated a number of them to enjoy with dinner today. …
Investing Back In Agriculture
Illinois and fiscal responsibility aren’t exactly words that go hand in hand but Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford is trying to change that. Earlier this week Rutherford announced his Ag Invest program in conjunction with the Illinois Farm Bureau. Ag Invest (formerly known as Cultivate Illinois) partners with eligible lenders to offer low-interest loans to Illinois farmers that can be …
Foursquare Show Down at United Fresh
Here’s an idea for your next convention or farm show. Wish I was going to United Fresh 2011 to compete in the DMA Solutions, Foursquare Showdown. DMA Solutions, Inc., is a marketing firm focused on the produce industry. I assume you all know about and use Foursquare by now right? United Fresh 2011 attendees that have GPS-enabled mobile devices can …
Farm Podcaster Tool
Here’s a great gift for your favorite farm podcaster. A USB microphone made by Samson that also looks very cool on your desktop or wherever you need to record. It’s the Meteor Mic. Meteor Mic is the universal solution for recording music on your computer. Perfect for your home studio, Meteor Mic is also ideal for Skype, iChat or voice …
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Bayer CropScience and DuPont announced that they have entered into a global licensing agreement for a canola herbicide tolerance trait. Verde Bio-Science has added a line of patent-pending EPA-registered and USDA-certified organic products available for licensing by others. GROWMARK announced it intends to purchase the assets of Select Seed, Camden, Ind. A new online tool to help farmers decide which …
Getting Logistical With GROWMARK
Here’s the latest installment of our “Getting To Know GROWMARK” series. I talked logistics with Tracy Mack. He says they deal with storage and movement. That includes well over 100,000 truck loads of product a year, 650 barge loads, 9,000 rail cars and an occasional vessel. They do wholesale operations for members but also have a supply chain optimization tool …
Stealth Tweet Photo
You never know when your photo is being taken these days thanks to smart phones. So while I was talking about new media I was also being tweeted via Twitpic, courtesy of Janice Person aka @JPLovesCOTTON. I was in St. Louis visiting with Monsanto and learning more about some of the things they are doing in corporate communications. Hopefully it …