You can meet a lot of America’s farmers right here on AgWired if you follow along regularly. But if you’d like to meet a whole lot of them very quickly then you might want to look at the the new YouTube Channel from the Center for Food Inegrity called “Meet America’s Farmers.” The channel was developed to offer consumers the …
You Won’t be SOLO at the Brownfield Party
I’ve already seen mention of it more than once on Facebook. It being the annual Brownfield party at the NAMA Agri-Marketing Conference. This year it’s back to Howl at the Moon. How many of you remember being there a couple years ago? How many of you were there but don’t remember being there :)? I’ll be the Brownfield photographer again …
Play Farming Simulator in Facebook
I am not a gamer but that doesn’t mean I’ve never played games. I just don’t find the time for it. However, apparently a lot of people do have time. I just noticed an announcement today from a cloud gaming service that you can now play Farming Simulator 2011 on Facebook. For you Farming Simulator players, the company that makes …
Connecting Farmer2Family
What do you think about this concept to connect consumers directly to their local farmers in order to make direct purchases. It’s called Farmer2Family and has been started in nine European countries. Everyone can now enjoy local and fresh produce, from their local suppliers, every day of every year. Some 4.5 million farmers, fruit- and vegetable-growers, fishermen and the like …
Skepticism For 2012 Farm Bill
Our latest ZimmPoll asked “Will we have a farm bill by end of 2012?” Is it any surprise to you that 77 percent of our respondents said No and that only 23 percent said Yes? The farm bill is a big deal to anyone who eats or produces food but in reality it’s only about 2% of federal funding. It …
Zimfo Bytes
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced that the USDA is seeking grant applicants for the 2012 Farmers Market Promotion Program. McCormick Company has opened a new office in central Indiana. Tractors of all ages and their owners recently gathered at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame to cruise around beautiful Wyandotte County, Kansas. Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. announces a …
EPA Denies NRDC Petition
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a 2008 petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) seeking to cancel 2,4-D herbicide registrations and revoke all the tolerances for use. “The impact of this decision should not be understated,” said Jim Gray, executive director of the Industry Task Force II on 2,4-D Research Data. “EPA’s comprehensive review of one of …
Founding Fathers Beer Helps Armed Forces Relief Trust
Here’s a beer our Founding Fathers would be proud of. It’s named, “Founding Fathers Beer.” Right now distribution is limited but there are a number of states where you can find it. If you do find and purchase some Founding Fathers Brew you’ll be helping a good cause. Listen to their new jingle: Founding Fathers Beer, a new American lager …
BASF Applies to Register Engenia Herbicide
BASF Crop Protection has submitted application for the registration of new Engenia™ herbicide, a technologically advanced dicamba formulation. Farmers will be able to use the new product in combination with other herbicides and agronomic practices, under a weed control system enabled by dicamba-tolerant crops currently in development. “Farmers fighting against herbicide resistance have an important new tool in Engenia which, …
Total Grain and Fertilizer on Track
Total Grain Marketing (TGM) handled 70 million bushels of grain at its 31 locations in Illinois last year and this year is likely to be even more. During the recent GROWMARK media tour, we visited TGM and South Central FS in Casey (that’s pronounced Cay-zee) and learned about that facility in particular which was created when the two entities joined …