It’s time for some vision from the 2014 AgroNomics. This is just one of the places I’ll be this week while the rest of the ZimmComm team is in KC, MO for the NAFB convention. AgroNomics is a U.S. ag investment conference that is held in conjunction with the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers annual meeting and …
14 Billion Bushels of Corn!
Despite all the challenges that faced farmers this season, the nation’s corn crop is on track to be a record high 14.0 billion bushels, according to the new crop production report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NASS revised the planted corn acreage downward in the new report, but increased the yield estimate …
New Holland Perfect Combine Initiative
For New Holland the Perfect Combine is an initiative celebrating the production of the 50,000th TC New Holland. It happened in the Plock Poland plant in October. To celebrate the milestone the company is taking a look back through the history of the combine model with the use of a Facebook App. When users access this app, they will be …
Prince Agri Products Symposium
Next up on the AgriBlogging Highway for me is the pre-conference symposium at the Penn State Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop. The symposium is sponsored by Prince Agri Products and will focus on Mastitis Management and Transition Cow Health. Reducing the incidence of mastitis and enhancing transition cow health can have a significant impact on dairy cattle health, milk production and …
SMS Training and Resources
One goal of the Ag Leader SMS Software team is to provide training opportunities and resources that are effective regardless of the users SMS knowledge and fit into their busy schedules. This is why they have put all of their resources in a simple, single location for growers to get to: sms.agleader.com (or go to agleader.com and click Support). At …
Zimfo Bytes
In a special ceremony at Chicago’s historic Drake Hotel Sunday, the Meat Industry Hall of Fame inducted six new members into the Class of 2013. Jerry Burns has joined the Wheat Growers’ MZB Marketing Team as a key account specialist. DuPont recently received two prestigious Agrow Awards in recognition of innovation and excellence in its R&D pipeline and packaging innovation …
What’s Your Choice for Hunting Ride?
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, ”What’s the biggest threat to getting the Farm Bill done?” Our poll results: · Lack of bipartisanship – 39% · Nutrition reform – 36% · Other – 18% · Animal ag issues – 7% The farm bill conference committee has still only met once, but there is some hope they will have a compromise …
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Two farmers from Illinois and Minnesota – both growing Roundup Ready 2 XtendTM soybeans – are seeing first-hand the efficacy of dicamba for weed control, as well as seeing the value that Diversified Weed Management Practices (DWMPs) can have on their fields. Zoetis introduces Excenel RTU EZ (ceftiofur hydrochloride) Sterile Suspension with a lower viscosity formulation that improves syringeability by …
New Sponsor for Great American Wheat Harvest
There is a new gold sponsor for the Great American Wheat Harvest documentary film. C & B Operations, LLC which represents 24 John Deere dealerships in South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, all featuring agricultural equipment, service and parts has jumped on board. “We value the family-owned business traditions of C & B Operations, LLC, and the historical impact …
Rain, Rain, Go Away …
Come again another day, Little Farmer wants to…harvest! Today Aunt Jeanette writes: As I was sitting in my sunroom this afternoon watching the raindrops ‘plink’ on the deck rail, this children’s rhyme seemed quite fitting. Remember when I was hoping for a good, soaking rain between planting season and irrigating season? Well, someone must have misunderstood, as it seems the …