GROWMARK, Inc., Bloomington, Ill., announced an agreement has been reached to acquire Meier Oil Products., Inc., and Manito Transit. Meier Oil Products, Inc. and Manito Transit have been a family owned business since 1936 and their business has consisted of a trucking company, a fuel terminal facility in Ashkum and bulk fuel facilities at Kankakee, Pontiac, Sheldon and Champaign, all …
The View From Inside
Last night we had our first snow of the season, if you can call it a snow. It was more like hurricane winds blowing around a few specks of white stuff. The roads aren’t bad but I don’t dare take my little car out for fear of getting blown off the road! Our horse decided that cold triumphed over food …
Is your tree real or artificial?
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, ”How do you plan to travel this holiday?” Our poll results: Fifty-seven percent said car; twenty percent said people are coming to my house; nine percent said I’m boycotting the holidays; six percent said other; three percent said plane, bus and walk; and no one is taking the train. Looks like the roads will …
Season’s Greetings from Alltech
It’s time now for a holiday message from our friends at Alltech. Enjoy some world class music! Season’s Greetings from Alltech In the spirit of the season we hope you enjoy this sample of performances from the Alltech Holiday Celebration of Song with the UK Opera Theatre. Alltech believes in community involvement. The Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition is the largest …
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Syngenta announced that its vegetable seed processing plant in Pasco, Washington, is the first site in North America to receive Good Seed and Plant Practices accreditation. The U.S. EPA has granted registration approval for DuPont Aproach fungicide. Make plans to join NAMA in Kansas City for the 2013 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 17-19, 2013. Online registration is open now. Successful Farming …
Branding Without Fire & Ice
What makes Coca-Cola different from milk? Elizabeth Bagby, Alltech’s Corporate Marketing Manager, answered that question with branding. She addressed the essence of a brand and why beef and dairy producers need brands at the 2012 Global 500. But most importantly she shared what brands we all can learn from. The concept of branding, interestingly enough, comes from cattle branding. The …
Season’s Greetings From NAFB
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting is sharing their season’s greetings. Celebrate… the Tradition of Giving, the Beauty of the Season, and a New Year of Peace and Happiness! From Your Friends at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting 2012 NAFB President Tom Steever has written a holiday story for your listening pleasure, featuring the 2012 NAFB Board of Directors. …
Connecting Beef Producers to Data
Alltech’s Global 500 brought beef producers from across the globe together to network and gather information to take home. During the beef breakout session Bob Sand, founder and CEO of The Beef Connection, shared his vision for being a service organization that enables both beef cattle producers and industry suppliers to prosper and become more sustainable. The Beef Connection focuses …
Telling the Animal Ag Story
The Animal Agriculture Alliance participated in this year’s National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention. Here’s Kay Johnson Smith, President/CEO, being interviewed by one of the broadcasters. Kay says that all of the animal ag industries have animal care guidelines that have been developed over years of work and are based on scientific research. She encourages farmers to be transparent and …
Social Media Saves the Holidays
Happy Holidays from Hootsuite. From myself and all of the Owls here at HootSuite, we sincerely wish you a festive holiday season, and all the best for 2013! Sincerely, Ryan Holmes You may want to watch this video a couple times. The action is fast. But that’s part of the point it is making too. Many of you are pretty …