Here’s the latest installment of our “Getting To Know GROWMARK” series. Meet Sid Parks, Manager, Precision Farming. That means we talked about FS Green Plan Solutions, a broad area of products and services offered to local FS retailers. The definition of precision farming is very broad and the technology is advancing at a fast pace. For this reason Sid says …
World Pork Expo 2011
It’s time for the World Pork Expo. This year both Cindy and I will be on location with coverage here on AgWired starting tomorrow morning. If you’re attending Expo please use the official hashtag – #nppcwpx and follow along with the Expo Twitter account: @NPPCWPX. We’ve got a media reception this afternoon and then all kinds of activities get going …
American Ethanol on the Kansas Speedway
American Ethanol was prominently displayed at the Kansas Speedway on Sunday for the inaugural Sprint Cup Series STP 400 race. The American Ethanol logo and paint scheme was on Clint Bowyer’s No. 33 Chevrolet and larger than life along the backstretch wall of the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway to spotlight the partnership between the National Corn Growers, ethanol and NASCAR, which …
Irish Agricultural Journalism
The ZimmCast takes an Irish turn this week. I visited with agricultural journalist, Damien O’Reilly. Damien works for the Irish National Television and Radio Broadcaster, RTE where he hosts a weekly show called, “Countrywide.” The show is the evolution of “Farmweek” which was very production agriculture focused. The change in the show allows for more rural lifestyle content while still …
Customer Videos From John Deere Drive Green Challenge
You’ve probably wondered what I was doing at various John Deere dealers this past couple months. Well, now you can see it in action. It is a series of customer video clips for the John Deere Drive Green Challenge promotion that is taking place around the country. John Deere selected several dealership promotion days and I showed up to collect …
Put a little *umpf* into it!
I’m not sure I’ve mentioned this before, but another household chore I absolutely adore is vacuuming. I could do it every day and be happy, if only the trade-off were that I never had to dust. Ever. Now, I’m not one of those who has to have perfectly symmetrical lines, and I don’t actually vacuum every day, but at the …
Zimfo Bytes
Pro Management has announced that Kevin Howell of Stratford, Okla., has become its Show and Event Coordinator. Bette Lu Lerwick, Albin, Wyo., is Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Mom of the Year 2011. Calcium Products, Inc. has purchased the former Monsanto seed warehouse in Aplington, Iowa. Jonathon Lawrie, Ph.D., has joined the North Carolina Biotechnology Center as executive director of the Western …
STP 300 Winner Justin Aligaier
The inaugural STP 300 Nationwide Series race is in the books. The winner is Justin Aligaier, Brandt Racing, in the #31 car. He actually ran out of fuel right after crossing the finish line. These guys plan it right down to the end! The Family Farmer/Marquis Energy car driven by Kenny Wallace finished 7th. And since all these cars are …
Master AgVocate Kenny Wallace
I finally caught up to NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace today during the hospitality event for Illinois corn and soybean growers. Here’s Kenny revving up the crowd before afternoon qualifying. I’ve been following some race car advocates for clean burning ethanol for a while but I think Kenny has them all beat. I wish I had recorded his remarks to the …
NASCAR AgriPhotographer
Who says agriblogging isn’t hard work? I dare them to come out to a 90+ degree race track, strap on some Nikons and a vest and wander around getting the shots you need. I love it though. Whether it’s out in a field or at a race track, anywhere, anytime is a great time to agvocate for America’s farmers and …