The 2012 NAFB Foundation Auction was a record success this year, raising over $22,000 according to Foundation president Ken Anderson of Brownfield Ag News. Ken extends special thanks to Orion Samuelson, WGN Radio, Chicago, IL, for his generosity in donating the first two copies of his new book, “You Can’t Dream Big Enough.” That generous donation was multiplied by the …
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MyBeefCheckoff.com now has a mobile site offering all of the great information you’ve grown accustomed to on the full site. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed six members and alternates to serve on the National Honey Board. SAVE THE DATE – 24th Annual MOSES Organic Farming Conference Coming to La Crosse, WI, Feb. 21–23, 2013. The first results from a …
Seasons Greetings Time
It’s that time of the year. Christmas holiday time. The seasons greetings are coming in and I’ll try to share them as we receive them. Here’s one from our good friend Jerry Harrington, Dupont Pioneer who says, “May the holidays bring you time with the people who bring you joy.” Yes, it’s a great time to slow down and enjoy …
Syngenta & ASTA Help Feed Chicago Kids
We talk a lot in agriculture about feeding a growing world population but Syngenta and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) brought that broad message home during this week’s CSS 2012 and Seed Expo in Chicago. “We tend to think about hunger as being something that happens somewhere else, but it happens in our own backyard – it happens here …
Economic Review and Outlook at ASTA Expo
The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) annual Corn & Sorghum and Soybean Seed Research Conference (CSS) and Seed Expo this week boasted a record 2,800 attendees and 150 exhibitors who were all excited about the future of the seed industry despite this year’s calamitous drought. During the general session on Thursday, AgResource Company president Dan Basse looked at the year …
Ag Leader Holds Annual Dealer Meeting
This week, Ag Leader dealers gathered for the annual meeting themed “Together we are Ag Leader”. And because dealers are the critical link between Ag Leader and the bulk of their market, Ag Leader will continually be putting more emphasis on trying to help their business be more successful. In his opening remarks, Ag Leader founder Al Myers said: “Ag …
BASF Support of Aerial Application Industry
The BASF team was looking good this week at the National Agricultural Aviation Association Convention. Here they are just as the trade show started. During the show I visited with a couple of the representatives on hand starting with our good friend Dr. Gary Fellows, Technical Marketing Manager. Gary presented the NAAA/BASF Scholarship awards and was available to talk about …
Enlist E3 Soybean Brand Announced at ASTA
Developing new technologies to deal with herbicide resistant weeds is a major directive for agricultural crop protection companies, and a big announcement in that arena was made this week at the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) CSS 2012 and Seed Expo by one of the event’s major strategic partners, Dow AgroSciences. In collaboration with M.S. Technologies, Dow unveiled Enlist E3™ …
Forge Some New Frontiers With NAMA
While you’re updating your 2013 calendar, please make sure you’ve got the NAMA Agri-Marketing Conference on it. It will be held April 17-19, 2013. Online registration is open now. Register early and save your pennies! Once again, NAMA is bringing you the leaders of the pack. The big thinkers who aren’t afraid to shake things up a little. The 2013 …
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Corporate and individual contributions to the National FFA Foundation in 2012 to support national FFA programs and agricultural education climbed to more than $16.2 million. Submit your nominee for the Agricultural Business Council’s 2013 Jay B. Dillingham Award for Agricultural Leadership and Excellence by Dec. 10, 2012 to Erica Venancio at erica.venancio@agbizkc.com. Swanson Russell announces the addition of Annette Bruch, …