The 2011 AgChat Agvocacy 2.0 Conference is underway in Nashville, TN. We’ve got about twice as many attendees as the first conference last year. Getting us started is AgChat Foundation President Jeff Fowle. He welcomed everyone and provided some thoughts on how important it is to engage people via social media. Engagement and interaction is vital to developing trust because …
One and Two
Remember me saying that about three weeks ago, our Black Kitty had her first litter of kittens? All four of them – looking like a mix between cat and raccoon. Well, they’ve been a source of enjoyment for our son ever since, carrying them two at a time into the house to pet them and show them his tractors. (I’m …
Zimfo Bytes
It is important to farmers and ranchers that the Federal Communication Commission’s review possible interference with the Global Positioning Systems that could be created by a broadband network being developed by LightSquared. T. Joe Robertson has been named product marketing manager for Topcon Precision Agriculture. The Animal Agriculture Alliance welcomes two new team members: Catharine Kuber, who will serve as …
Novus International Shares Vision with US Soybean Growers
The vision of Novus International is “To help feed the world affordable, wholesome food and achieve a higher quality of life.” That is a vision this global animal nutrition company shares with the U.S. soybean industry, with exports around the world accounting for more than half of annual production. “A lot of commonality in that and a lot of opportunity …
AgChat Foundation Board Discussion
In advance of tomorrow’s start to the AgChat Agvocacy 2.0 Conference, the AgChat Foundation board members are having a discussion. It has been a year and a half since this organization got started. We’ve got a lot to talk about and I’m looking forward to it. The Agvocacy Conference is larger than last year and if we hadn’t had to …
What Soybean Stakeholders are Learning at USSEC Meeting
The weather is fabulous in Seattle this weekend, but directors of the United Soybean Board (USB) are inside and hard at work learning more about opportunities for exports at the US Soybean Export Council Animal Utilization Stakeholders meeting. As far as stakeholders are concerned, USB is one of the major ones represented here, since soybean checkoff dollars are used to …
USB Helps Direct Soybean Export Promotion Dollars
The whole purpose of the US Soybean Export Council Animal Utilization Stakeholders meeting this weekend in Seattle is to evaluate the international marketing program for animal feed use and explore ideas for the future. One of the architects of the series of meetings that will be held in advance of program allocations for the 2013 budget year is United Soybean …
Around the World at Soybean Export Stakeholders Meeting
Participants in the US Soybean Export Council Animal Utilization Stakeholders meeting got a quick trip around the world in about four hours Saturday morning with presentations on global opportunities for soybean exports for animal use. “We had 11 speakers representing eight different countries or regions,” said Miguel Escobar, USSEC Global Director of Animal Utilization. “We heard from all of them …
Soybean Board Leader at Stakeholders Meeting
One of the many United Soybean Board (USB) farmer representatives in Seattle for the first US Soybean Export Council Animal Utilization Stakeholders meeting is Phil Bradshaw, immediate past chairman from Griggsville, Illinois. Phil has also served on the USSEC board and is on the International Marketing committee for USB and he is pleased to see this meeting taking place and …
Soybean Animal Utilization Stakeholders Meet in Seattle
The first ever U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) Animal Utilization Stakeholders Meeting is being held this weekend in Seattle to allow soybean checkoff farmer leaders to brainstorm about projects for the future to increase soybean exports. “This is the first time we’re doing an animal utilization meeting,” said USSEC CEO Jim Sutter. “We’ve used aquaculture as an example and we’ve …