Pancakes and Flapjacks are the specialties of Chef Ray. He says they are not the same thing. They are on the menu for the Rhea+Kaiser After the After Party this coming Thursday night, or morning, depending on your definition. Watch below if you have not met Chef Ray yet. Here’s a little info about Ray: I’m Ray. Work? Not really …
Fires out in the Country
I’ve lived on both sides of the street, so to speak. I’ve lived in town where my insurance agent loved it because the nearest fire station was only one mile away. That was good for homeowners insurance. I’ve also lived (and still do!) in a rural community where the closest fire department is only five miles away but you have …
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The 2012 AEM Marketing Seminar will be held with the theme of “Kon’ek-tiv’i-te (Connectivity) – Connecting to Your Customers Through Messaging and Multilevel Media.” Hoosier Ag Today has partnered with Pioneer Hybrids to provide farmers with the most up-to-date, field and crop condition reports. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. has introduced new color caps for three of its products, Ingelvac CircoFLEX …
10th Anniversary of Beef Industry Safety Summit
Consumers expect the beef they buy to be safe, every time. That’s why the beef checkoff supports the annual Safety Summit — to bring every segment of the beef industry together in one room to focus on ways to improve beef safety. 2012 marked the 10th anniversary of the Safety Summit and participants recognized that milestone by re-affirming the commitment …
Find ZimmComm at Connection Point
Finding ZimmComm at the 2012 Agri-Marketing Conference Connection Point is not hard to do. But this graphic makes it a little easier. We’re hoping to see you there! Cindy and I will be getting a helping hand from daughter Caitlin and we’ll have some helpful items for you to pick up just for stopping by and saying hello. Our sales …
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DuPont opened a $40 million plant genetics research facility in Johnston, Iowa, to further support its commitment to increasing agricultural productivity and food security worldwide. Bayer CropScience is very pleased to announce David Hollinrake as Vice President of Agricultural Commercial Operations Marketing in the United States. Select Sires would like to announce the newly formed Beef Sire Committee representing each …
Last Chance to Nominate Farmers Mom of the Year
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and if you really want to give her a special gift – how about nominating her for America’s Farmers Mom of the Year? This is the third year that Monsanto has partnered with American Agri-Women to judge the entries, which will be accepted until April 23. Each of five regional winners will receive …
Farmers Fight
Stand up farmers and fight. If this video doesn’t get you fired up and inspired then we may need to make sure you’ve still got a pulse. Farmers Fight has a great story to tell. Hopefully you’ll pass it along. Oh, and that would then make you an “agvocate!” April 12, 2012 will be a day for the history books …
Take Time to Smell the Flowers
This photo really has nothing to do with agriculture other than it features my father-in-law (who is a farmer) and my son (who lives on the farm). But I had to share it. We spent the Easter holiday in western Kansas – an area that is the exact opposite of where we live now in Nebraska. It rarely rains, there …
Kip Cullers First in New BASF Great Growers Series
We are starting a new series today for BASF Crop Protection called “Great Growers” where we will be following the progress of four farmers throughout the growing season from pre-plant to harvest. Our first interview is with one of the most famous farmers in the country – Kip Cullers of Purdy, Missouri. To call Kip a “great grower” is an …