When it comes to feeding a growing world population, it just may be the little things that make all the difference. Elanco president Jeff Simmons gave an “egg-cellent egg-xample” at the 2012 World Food Prize last week of how just one egg a day can change lives. He calls the egg “a simple solution to food insecurity.” Watch the video …
Heifer International at World Food Prize
The World Food Prize is all about feeding the world, especially the hungriest of the hungry in developing nations. One organization taking part in the 2012 World Food Prize last week was Heifer International, which has been helping hungry and disadvantaged people around the globe feed themselves for over 70 years. In this week’s ZimmCast, we hear from Heifer International …
FMC Announces Contest Winner
FMC Agricultural Products Group announces Lexi Sistrunk from Oak Grove, La., as the grand prize winner in the “Stand & Be Heard Anthem Contest.” After two voting phases, Sistrunk will receive the grand prize of a $10,000 college scholarship. The three runners-up include: Allison Nohre from De Pere, Wis.; Jessica Smith from Picayune, Miss.; and Katie Wesler from Birmingham, Ala. …
Illinois Farmers Featured on Anderson Live
On their farm in Maple Park, Ill., fourth-generation corn and soybean farmers, Mike and Lynn Martz visited recently with one consumer to answer her questions about organic and non-organic farming methods, and how biotechnology is used in food production. Long Island, N.Y., mother of three, Christine, toured the Martz’s 6,000+-acre farm last week and talked extensively with the husband-wife team …
Zimfo Bytes
DuPont Pioneer and Bunge North America announced they will work with farmers near Bunge’s facility in Delphos, Ohio, to grow Plenish high oleic soybeans in 2013. More than 20 leading companies in the seed industry are working collaboratively within AgGateway to improve eBusiness processes, a project called “Seed Connectivity II”. David Riemersma of Butterball Farms, Inc. was elected President of …
How Important is the Rural Vote?
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Have our efforts to educate consumers about agriculture been successful?” Our poll results: No one said Yes, real improvement; fifty-two percent said Yes, but long way to go; thirty-five percent said No, minimal impact; three percent said No, no impact; and ten percent said Waste of time. It looks like many believe there’s room …
O.H. Kruse is Pet Food Can-Do Company
O.H. Kruse Grain & Milling customers not only toured their Goshen, CA feed mill but also the new nearby pet food facility. Our tour guide was Ed Cooper, VP, Operations, Perfection Pet Foods. Ed says they broke ground on the plant only a little over a year ago. Their goal is to build the most state of the art pet …
Touring O.H. Kruse Goshen Feed Mill
Dealer customers of O.H. Kruse Grain & Milling got to tour their Goshen, CA facility today. It’s just part of the the first ever O.H. Kruse Dealer Appreciation Day. Our tour guide for this stop was Danny Reitsma, Warehouse Manager. Danny led a group of us on golf carts around the facility and introduced us to different employees who talked …
USFRA FoodSource Online Information Destination
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance just unveiled USFRA FoodSource. It’s an online resource designed to provide accurate information, in a one-stop destination. “USFRA recognizes that consumers have questions and want to learn more about how their food gets from the farm to their plate,” said Bob Stallman, chairman of USFRA and president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. “With …
Revitalizing the REAL® Seal with New Website
As part of its efforts to revitalize one of the most recognized product symbols in the food industry, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) announced that the REAL® Seal is undergoing a makeover. The first step in that process was taken Tuesday, with the launch of a revamped website: www.realseal.com. The previous website existed primarily as a resource for dairy …