Adria Grewal joins Issues Ink as Marketing Manager. The Rural Mainstreet Index is at its highest level since 2007. According to a national survey, 25 percent of computer owners say they may not replace their PC when their current machine becomes unusable, signaling a possible trend of consumers becoming PC-less because they switch to a tablet or a similar device. …
Merry Christmas from Prosperity Ag
We’re almost there. Christmas 2012! Here’s a Merry Christmas from Prosperity Ag & Energy Resources. Wishing you every happiness this holiday season and throughout the coming year! Thank you for your support. We look forward to another prosperous year in 2013! You can find the greeting with photos online.
Happy Holidays from Illinois Corn Growers
Let’s have an end of the week Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Illinois Corn Growers. Wishing you and your family the Christmas season’s joys and wonders. Enjoy the holiday. Happy Holidays from the staff at Illinois Corn. Wish I could share all the holiday message we’ve received. Keep ’em coming though. Plenty of time left and I’ll do …
Zimfo Bytes
USDA is seeking nominees for National Blueberry Promotion Board and the National Softwood Lumber Promotion Board. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed 30 members to serve on the National Potato Promotion Board. National Sorghum Producers is proud to announce the winners of the 2012 NSP Yield and Management Contest. The Makhteshim Agan Group announced the appointment of Jean-Marc Dardier as …
A Toast to Anita
This is a toast to Anita Vanderwert. One of our very good friends who is leaving Learfield Communications and Brownfield Ag News for a new career opportunity. I’m sure we’ll still see Anita somewhere out there on the agriblogging highway though. This week Learfield had a farewell party which we couldn’t attend. But thanks to Joyce Steinman, we got pictures! …
Seasons Greetings from SDSU
The greetings are coming in from so many different places. This time it’s South Dakota State University. They put together a very nice video that summarizes a lot of the school’s accomplishments during the year.
Ag Leader’s Holiday Hours
As 2012 comes to an end, we are so grateful to our loyal customers and hard-working dealers who have made this year so successful! We are excited to begin 2013, and are confident it will be even more bountiful than last year. 2013 Dealer Training is set to kick-off Jan. 7, and the Ag Leader Technical Support Staff is prepared …
2012 National Corn Yield Contest Winners
Advanced production techniques, informed growing practices and improved seed varieties helped corn growers achieve high yields in the National Corn Growers Association 2012 National Corn Yield Contest. Despite a severe drought that plagued most of the Corn Belt, entrants continued to far surpass the national average corn yield, even doubling it in some circumstances. The National Corn Yield Contest is …
Season’s Greetings from Gibbs & Soell
More and more holiday greetings keep rolling in. The pace has picked up as we near the end of the week. Here’s one from Gibbs & Soell. Click here or on the photo to view the interactive greeting.
Slick Planting with Seed SLIK
Winter is a time when farmers can look forward to spring planting, especially if stuck inside due to a winter blizzard! This next installment in our series of interviews about Superior Graphite agricultural products will get you looking ahead. In this post we’ll look at a product line called Seed SLIK. I spoke once again with Barry Lee, Product Manager, …