I finally got back to ZimmComm World Headquarters and was able to get all my photos uploaded from yesterday’s Conservation Technology Information Center Indian Creek Watershed Project Field Tour. I’m working on interviews and will have more story posts to come so please check back often. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the photos. CTIC Indian Creek Watershed Project …
Zimfo Bytes
The North American Meat Processors Association is partnering with 12 other meat industry organizations, FSIS, and six trade media to host the Third Annual E. coli Conference for North American Beef Further Processors. The National Association of Farm Broadcasting Foundation awarded three college scholarships to deserving upper-classmen aspiring for a career in ag broadcasting and/or ag communications. New Holland has …
Precision Conservation Technology
We couldn’t have had better weather for a farm tour than today for the CTIC Indian Creek Watershed Project Field Day. Several bus loads of participants visited Livingston County, IL area farms to see and hear how they are implementing best management practices for things like nutrient management. One of the people working on the project with CTIC and a …
United Egg Producers Hatches Deal With HSUS
In a move to avoid fighting legislative battles in individual states, United Egg Producers (UEP) will work together with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) “toward the enactment of comprehensive new federal legislation for all 280 million hens involved in U.S. egg production.” According to a release from UEP, the proposed standards advocated by UEP and HSUS, if …
NAFB on the Move
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) will be moving into new digs next week. The big move will mean limited operations for the office during the week of July 11. The News Service will continue operations from a remote location and Stacia Cudd (stacia@nafb.com) will be the primary contact for the office staff during the period of limbo. Phone …
Farm Conservation Technology In Action
Hello from Illinois and the Indian Creek Watershed Project Field Tour. This project and farm tour is being conducted by the Conservation Technology Information Center. Farmers and corporate sponsors at the sites will focus on effective agricultural systems while they showcase products, practices and technology that can boost profitable farming and improve water quality. Tour demonstrations will include nitrogen fertilizer …
Growing AgCareers
There’s never been a better time for careers in agribusiness with a bigger variety of jobs that span the spectrum from production to promotion. “I just feel like it’s a very exciting time to be in agribusiness,” says Eric Spell, president of AgCareers.com. He should know, since they have been specializing in human resource services to the agriculture and food …
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Charly Cummings recently won the Livestock Marketing Association’s 2011 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship. Leica Geosystems has released the new features for the AS7500 section controller. Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association invites you to visit their member farms and ranches on National Alpaca Farm Days on Sept. 24-25. The FAO Prize is awarded every two years to the individual or institution …
InfoAg 2011 Conference App
This is the newest app on my iPhone and will be on my Android phone later this morning. It’s the InfoAg 2011 Conference app. The InfoAg 2011 Conference, hosted at Springfield Illinois’ Crowne Plaza, from July 12-14th, is pleased to add a digital Conference Companion available exclusively for the InfoAg 2011 exhibitors and attendees. Designed to supplement the online conference …
GIPSA Rule ZimmPoll Results
The ZimmPoll is not a scientific, statistically valid measurement of any demographic but rather a gauge of opinion and other information from interested readers. Never has that been more evident than this past week when our poll was highly influenced by a concerted campaign to do so by R-Calf in response to a post Cindy did, “GIPSA Dominates Senate Committee …