FMC Corporation announced the creation of a world-class platform to serve the fast-growing biological crop protection market through two strategic transactions. The first transaction is an agreement with Chr.Hansen, a biosciences company specializing in cultures, enzymes and fermentation, to develop and commercialize biological crop protection products. They also announced the acquisition of the Center for Agricultural and Environmental Biosolutions (CAEB), …
USDA Confirms No Reports on Friday
The USDA website is down, no Twitter or Facebook, so the only official word that the big reports due out this week comes by email to those who ask. “USDA will not issue a WASDE report this week due to the lapse in federal funding,” said agency media contact Courtney Rowe by email in response to an email asking for …
Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation Awards
The concluding banquet at the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation Conference included the annual Writers and Broadcasters Awards. There are fourteen categories with Gold/Silver/Bronze winners in each. The categories ranged from Television and Radio Reporting to News Release, Website and Feature and News Photographs. Here is the group of winners or those who were accepting for a winner not attending the …
CFWF Senators Report
A tradition at the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation Conference is the Senators Report. The senators are the past presidents of CFWF who are in attendance. They gather on the final afternoon of the conference to discuss important and worldly things that are then reported during the awards banquet. Giving the report this year was John Morriss, Farm Business Communications. I …
Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation in Growth Mode
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this week’s program we’re going to learn about the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation from the past President and the new President. First up is Tamara Leigh, Shiny Bird Communications, who passed the gavel of leadership during last week’s Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation (CFWF) Conference. Tamara not only does agricultural communications work but also …
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MGEX announced the results of its annual Board of Directors (Board) election, held October 3, 2013. NCBA is hosting its first annual National Anthem Singing Contest to determine the singer of the Star Spangled Banner at the 2014 Opening General Session Tuesday, Feb. 4, and at the Grand Ole Opry House during the Cowboy’s Night at the Opry II. The …
Touring Farms on a Bike
I chose the Scenic Cycle Tour for my tour yesterday at the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation Conference. As a biker it sounded like a unique opportunity and it was. We had a beautiful sunny day and the farm visits were fantastic. I’ve got a lot of stories to share, most of which will need to wait until I get back …
Governor of International Marketing Group Announced
Charleston|Orwig announces agency President Marcy Tessman has been elected to a 3-year term as Governor of TAAN Worldwide. TAAN is an international alliance of marketing communications agencies. TAAN is one of the largest independent networks of advertising and communications agencies and has been around since 1936. Today they have 51 member companies operating in 32 countries and 67 cities. “Marcy …
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GSI named Kyle J. Kuepker as Grain Division Director, North America, to lead and provide strategic direction for GSI’s North America Grain business across farm and commercial markets. The Canola Council of Canada announces the launch of Canolamazing.com, a new website showcasing the facts and firsthand accounts of using canola meal for dairy rations. The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and …
Your Pre-Harvest Checklist
Seems like just yesterday we discussed the benefits of pre-season planting preparation, and now we find ourselves staring a pre-harvest checklist straight in the eye. But keep in mind that servicing your precision ag equipment prior to harvest is equally as important as in the spring. Ag Leader Technology is helping to give growers a few tips on where to …