With all the hog farmers and swine vets gathered in Des Moines for World Pork Expo this week, it was a perfect opportunity for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica (BIVI) to host a PRRS Area Regional Control (ARC) seminar. “It’s a very good opportunity to have a peer-to-peer meeting,” said Dr. Laura Batista with the BIVI PRRS Solution Team, who says there …
The Great Flood?
Its’ coming. And for now, farmers are playing the “sit and wait” game to see just how bad it’s going to be. We’ve all heard the news reports about people evacuating Hamburg, Iowa, and seen workers frantically filling sand bags, the endangered fish, and the reports about levy capacity. We even know what USDA is telling consumers to help them …
Pork Board Celebrates Silver Anniversary
Missouri hog farmer Everett Forkner is the new president of the National Pork Board. He is owner and president of Forkner Farms Inc., which has 550 purebred sows and markets 7,500 hogs per year. With members of his family, he also raises corn, soybeans and wheat on 2,000 acres in west central Missouri. Everett takes the helm of the 15 …
Pork Producers Talk Issues at Pork Expo
National Pork Producers Council leaders conducted the traditional first day World Pork Expo press conference this morning to discuss issues of importance to the industry. Among the bigger issues is expanding international markets for U.S. pork by getting Congress to pass the three pending free trade agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama. “We need new and expanded markets,” said NPPC …
Pork For Lunch
I don’t know if there is such a thing as a self-induced pork coma and I really don’t want to find out. But I have done some major sampling today at the World Pork Expo. This little display of Plowboys BBQ was found in the Boehringer Ingelheim tent and they were really good. I also sampled ribs in the Novus …
Definition of QR Code
So, we’ve got a little way to go as far as getting the whole QR Code thing going from the looks of our last ZimmPoll. We asked, “Have you ever used a smartphone to scan a QR code?” I was a little surprised to see the answer, What’s a QR code?, had the biggest response at 41%. But 37% of …
Zimfo Bytes
Beck’s Hybrids announces that Jim Zimmer has joined the company to focus on the strategic development of Beck’s growing business. Farmers Edge has been ranked 11th by PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success in their annual ranking of Canada’s Top 200 Fastest-Growing Companies. Pioneer Hi-Bred announced it has closed the acquisition of Doebler’s PA Hybrids, Jersey Shore, Pa., as part …
Novus Meets Cubbie
The mascot for the Iowa Cubs minor league baseball team is Cubbie. Here’s Cubbie with Novus International interns at the ball park prior to World Pork Expo. Cindy and I attended the game and had a good time chatting with our Novus friends and their clients. During the next couple days we’re going to learn what’s new with our sponsor. …
Welcome To World Pork Expo
The 2011 World Pork Expo is starting in Des Moines, IA. Welcoming the media was Doug Wolf, President, National Pork Producers Council. Doug is a producer from Lancaster, WI. He says there are over 450 exhibitors from eleven different countries and attendees from 33 countries. He says they’re expecting over 20,000 producers to attend. Attendees will find business seminars on …
Celebrate June 10 With Ice Tea
WHAT: 100% Natural Lipton Iced Tea Celebrates National Iced Tea Day; Facebook Fans Receive Free Tea. WHY: 100% Natural Lipton Iced Tea, a new line of beverages with a simple, all-natural ingredient list, is excited to celebrate National Iced Tea Day with free tea. WHEN: June 10, 2011 HOW: 1. “Like” Lipton Iced Tea on Facebook 2. Share free Iced …