From heavy-duty diesel engine oils and tractor hydraulic fluids to motor oils, industrial fluids and greases, GROWMARK is a leading manufacturer and supplier of lubricant products through the FS System. GROWMARK’s lubricant marketing manager Tom Drew says the lubricants division includes a wide range of products and brands. “We also have Archer lubricants, United lubricants, we do private label and …
2012 National Agriculture Day Proclamation
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack signed a proclamation making March 8, 2012, National Agriculture Day. Here’s an excerpt of the proclamation which you can read in its entirety here (pdf). UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Secretary Washington, D.C. 20250 NATIONAL AGRICULTURE DAY March 8, 2012 By the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States of America …
2012 National Ag Day Essay Contest Winners
Here are the winners in the 2012 National Ag Day Essay Contest. Pictured is written essay contest winner Miriam Martin, Bucklin, MO Meadville R-IV High School, with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Miriam read her essay during the Celebration of Agriculture dinner. The National Ag Day Essay Contest is sponsored by: CHS Inc., The Council for Agricultural Science & …
2012 Conservation in Action Tour
The Conservation Technology Information Center has announced their 2012 Conservation in Action Tour and it’s going to be done “southern style.” At Commodity Classic I spoke with Karen Scanlon, CTIC Executive Director about this year’s program. I’ll be there again this year thanks to support from CTIC and AGROTAIN. Here’s information on the tour which is open for registration now. …
BIVI Mile High Swine Health Seminar Takes Off
As swine vets are gathering in the Mile High City for the start of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) annual meeting, many are attending the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica (BIVI) annual pre-conference swine health seminar. The first part of the seminar is focused on higher feed costs and right now attendees are hearing about “Global Feed Economics in a …
Zimfo Bytes
Issues Ink announced that it has continued the expansion of its client offerings and services with the appointment of Jeff Hamilton to the role of Director, Integrated Strategies. Farm Journal announces that Jim Bartelson has joined the company in the newly formed role of Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Database Strategies division. Wyffels Hybrids rolled out 27 …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Speaks To Ag Day
This evening our U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the 30th Secretary, addressed the Celebration of Agriculture Dinner for National Agriculture Day activities. We had a wonderful dinner highlighted by a bone-in Berkshire pork chop. Mmm . . . mmm . . . I think that we’ve had a weekly visit with the Secretary each week lately. We saw him …
Helping Congress Better Understand Farming
Congressman Collin Peterson, Ranking Member, House Committee on Agriculture, took to the microphone during the Meet and Mingle Luncheon at the House Longworth Bldg. during National Ag Day Activities. He only had a couple of minutes to speak due to a vote that had just been called. The Congressman started off his remarks about his desire to do what he …
Youth In Ag Groups Attending National Ag Day Activities
One of the best parts of National Ag Day Activities is seeing and meeting all the young people who attend. Most are receiving support to come to Washington, DC through the organization they belong to. We have a lot of blue coats here for example. I met two of them this morning and asked what brought them to the events. …
We Need Both RFS and Farm Bill According to Senator Stabenow
Addressing the attendees to the Agri-Pulse reception last night was Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwomen, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. I visited with her briefly after her remarks. I first asked her what she thought about the importance of the work that’s being done by groups like USFRA which held a Food Dialogues event prior to the reception. …