I just learned that Loren Kruse, Successful Farming Editor in Chief, is retiring. Here’s Loren seated on right with Scott Mortimer and Curt Blades during a visit I made to Meredith headquarters in the fall of 2010. That was when the company had just announced a major rebuild of Agriculture.com. You can still listen to our interview about that here: …
Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Famer Lyle Orwig
During the 2012 Agricultural Relations Council Annual Meeting Lyle Orwig, CEO, Charleston|Orwig, was inducted into the inaugural Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame. Here’s Lyle with his award in between past ARC President, Deron Johnson (left) and current President, Mace Thornton. I visited with Lyle about his recognition at the meeting and he says he’s very honored and humbled to …
Zimfo Bytes
R&D LifeSciences, LLC, announced the hiring of Megan Passow as marketing coordinator. A new United States Potato Board demand metric was introduced by President and CEO Tim O’Connor at the USPB’s 40th Annual Meeting. The National Milk Producers Federation will now manage the licensing and use of the REAL Seal. Palisade 2EC plant growth regulator now registered for use on …
GROWMARK Legislative Priorities
GROWMARK government affairs director Chuck Spencer shared some of the agricultural cooperative’s top legislative priorities on both the state and national level during the media day tour this week. Chuck and other GROWMARK representatives participated in the Ag Day event Wednesday at the Illinois state capitol to talk with legislators about some of those priorities. “Obviously everyone in Illinois is …
cropNAtion App Now Available
It has been a long time coming. Well, not really. It just seems like it. But the cropNAtion App is now available in the iTunes Store and Android Market. The “virtual coffeeshop” was introduced last fall. I spoke with Heather Thompson during the GROWMARK Media Tour about the newly available app. She says that cropNAtion is a social network for …
Farm Podcasting Tool
Want to improve the audio in the videos you shoot with your iPhone? How about getting the iPhone Boom Mic for your device? Here’s some information about it: A boom mic for crisp, clear sound recordings on your iPhone 2 directional settings let you control the recording Small enough to always keep with you Attaches to your phone’s headphone jack …
Coming up for air
I have a fairly short list when it comes to things I’m afraid of. And I don’t mean squeamish, I mean scared. Topping the list is any critter that buzzes – horse flies, wasps, sweat bees, bumblebees, hornets. (I guess if you add those all up, that’s quite a start to the list.) If it’s buzzing, I’m running. And let …
Ag Secretary Vilsack & IA Gov. Branstad Press Conf.
Today at 3pm, CDT, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad will hold a joint press conference to clarify facts surrounding Beef Products Inc.’s lean finely textured beef. We sure need some facts to get out into the consuming public on this. You can watch it live in the player window below. The press conference will be held …
BASF Sends Ohio Grower to Daytona 500
Thanks to BASF Crop Protection, Ohio farmer Jason Davis and three of his guests got to see one of the most memorable Daytona 500 races in history as the winner of the Kixor® herbicide technology Road to DAYTONA® sweepstakes. A corn and soybean farmer from Hillsboro, Ohio, Jason says he uses Sharpen® herbicide, powered by Kixor, to help control his …
GROWMARK Media Day Tour
It was a beautiful day for a media tour in Illinois on Tuesday. About a dozen journalists joined representatives from GROWMARK to tour some of the unique facilities of South Central FS around Casey and Effingham. Chuck and I both got to attend the event this year and we’ll be bringing you some of the highlights of our trip, including …