The slices on this ZimmPoll pie are almost the same size! In our latest ZimmPoll we asked the question, “With net farm income up this year, how is your income?” The idea for the question came from the recent USDA Economic Research Service Net Farm Income Forecast that showed a 28% increase over 2010. The responses to our question were …
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RFD-TV will honor Roy Rogers with a spectacular 75’ float entitled “Happy Trails” in the 2012 Tournament of Roses Parade. The FDA has approved Pulmotil, an innovative Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) treatment for groups of cattle in the early stages of a BRD outbreak that provides 14 days of sustained in-feed therapy. CEV Multimedia has launched the new Meat Science …
Hang Out With National Fisheries Institute
Now why aren’t we seeing more of this? Hanging out on Google+. The National Fisheries Institute wants to hang out with you. As the year comes to a close, the President of the National Fisheries Institute, John Connelly, plans to take a few minutes online to “Hangout” with trade media on the latest social networking site to hit the web, …
North-Central Illinois PRRS Project Update
During the Boehringer Ingelheim PRRS ARC&E Seminar participants heard reports from some of those area regional control & elimination projects. One of those was the North-Central Illinois Project. Our speaker was Dr. Noel Garbes, Bethany Animal Hospital Swine Services. Noel says the PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome) project has been going on for about two years and early on …
Raven Simplified
It is hard to believe that the AgWired App has been out for over a year! And the company staking an immediate sponsorship claim was and still is Raven, Precision Simplified. In this week’s program we’re going to learn that Raven has just “Simplified” their website and sees social media as a great opportunity to engage with their customers. I …
Ag Aviators are Unsung Farming Heroes
Aerial applicators really don’t get the credit they deserve when it comes to helping to feed a growing population. “I do think we’re the unsung heroes,” said National Agricultural Aviation Association president Rick Richter of Richter Aviation in Maxwell, CA. “We don’t get the credit but we don’t ask for it. We just want people to let us do our …
Vegh Presented With Charles Eastin Award
Ferenc X. Vegh, Jr., Shelby County, Ky., has been awarded the first annual Charles Eastin Outstanding Service Award from the National Farm-City® Council. The award is presented to an outstanding individual who has contributed to Farm-City activities as an advocate for accurate communications between rural and urban audiences. The award is in honor of Charles “Charlie” Eastin, DVM, who passed …
Deadline Moved Up For IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders Award
Calling on future young leaders in agricultural journalism. The deadline for the IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism award is being moved to March 1, 2012. Previously, the deadline had been set at April 15, 2012. The change was made to allow award winners time to make travel plans as economically as possible. “Travel is becoming increasingly complicated and expensive,” …
BASF Supporting Young Ag Aviators
The kick-off breakfast for the National Agricultural Aviation Association convention for the last several years has included the awarding of two scholarships, sponsored by BASF Ag Products, for young ag aviators. This year’s winners were Jordan Loewen of Valley Sprayers in Park River, ND and Brad Taylor of Corinth, MS. They are pictured here in the center, Brad on the …
ARC Public Relations Hall of Fame Nominations Open
The Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) just announced that nominations are open for the Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame, a new award program honoring agricultural public relations professionals who have made lifetime contributions to the industry. The program, sponsored by the Agricultural Relations Council and Agri Marketing magazine, will recognize its first recipients at the March 2012 ARC annual meeting …