Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs such as the Missouri FFA strive to teach students valuable skills through leadership opportunities & hands-on learning in high school vocational classes. There is a proposal sent out by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) removing the priority for organizations like the FFA from a students high school education. CTE is not …
Plant Health Benefits of F500 Fungicides
During the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk, BASF was pleased to announce new research showcasing the Plant Health benefits of fungicides containing F500® fungicide, like Headline, and how they can help growers increase yield and profit potential. The research, which was conducted by BASF in the field and in greenhouse settings, shows that BASF fungicides increase net photosynthesis …
Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybeans Benefit Farmers
A soybean systems trial program conducted by Monsanto in the Delta this season compared Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans with Monsanto’s Roundup Ready PLUS™ Weed Management Solutions to the LibertyLink soybean/herbicide system with favorable results. Tony White, Monsanto Soybean Traits Product Development Manager, announced that the Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybean system had an average yield advantage of …
Optimum AQUAmax For Water-Limited Environments
Drought hasn’t yet been moved to the back burner as companies like Dupont Pioneer make it a priority to engineer products to help farmers in times of uncontrollable circumstances. National Association of Farm Broadcasting’s Trade Talk gave agri-businesses a voice to share their latest products. I sat down with Janelle Buxton, Marketing Communication Manager in Corn for Dupont Pioneer. She …
I Want a Deep Fried Turkey
Thought I’d share this entertaining safety message for all of you who will be frying turkeys this week. Watch and see how long it takes for the song to get out of your head. Families have a new person to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season…William Shatner. In 2011, State Farm® teamed up with Shatner to produce a short video …
Zimfo Bytes
Sun-Maid celebrates its 100th anniversary by giving away over a thousand customer prizes this holiday season. The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City is seeking nominees for 2013 Agricultural Leadership and Excellence Award. Nominations should be submitted by Dec. 10, 2012 to Erica Venancio at erica.venancio@agbizkc.com. Four Case IH products have been selected to receive the prestigious 2013 AE50 awards. …
USDA End-of-Year Surveys on the Way
In a year in agriculture with this many ups and downs, good information becomes an even bigger commodity. That’s why the USDA is sending out its end-of-year surveys soon. Cindy caught up with Bob Bass, the Director of National Operations for the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) during Trade Talk at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention, and …
The Advantage of AgVantage FS
The first stop on the GROWMARK media tour through Iowa last week was in the little town of Chapin, just south of Mason City, where the main work horse grain facility of AgVantage FS is located. The facility handles 10-12 million bushels a year – about 40% of the co-op’s total. “We’re an operating division of GROWMARK,” explained Grain Marketing …
Cost About Same to Gobble Up Thanksgiving Dinner
It will cost you about the same to gobble up your Thanksgiving Day turkey dinner this year as it did last year. “Our meal for 10 people that includes a 16-pound turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberries, relish tray, pumpkin pie… the whole nine yards… this year we think is going to cost us $49.48. And that’s only about 28 cents more …
NPPC Talks Trade Agreement With EU
Trade and pork exports were among the topics addressed by the National Pork Producers Council during Trade Talk at National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention. Nick Giordano, Vice President and International Trade Counsel for NPPC, sat down with me to discuss NPPC’s role in protecting US pork producer’s interests both inside the US and abroad. “National Pork Producers Council is …