Bayer CropScience is making the fight against weeds a little easier with their soybean herbicide products. The recent Farm Progress Show was a great outlet to share the new and exciting products available for growers nationwide. Chuck spoke with Eric Peters, Soybean Herbicide Product Manager for Bayer CropScience, during the event and Eric went into more depth about Balance Bean, …
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The Pork Checkoff’s Environmental Stewards subcommittee has selected four pork farms to be honored as the 2013 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards. The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) announces the second annual Young Leaders “30 under 30” Program, targeting young professions who normally would not have the financial resources or opportunity to attend IPPE. Jen Hundley, previously of the Indiana …
NAMA Exec. Comm. Meets
The executive committee of the National Agri-Marketing Association held its quarterly meeting this afternoon in advance of the full board meeting tomorrow. We’re continuing to work on the strategic plan to grow and expand NAMA. The board meeting will precede the start of the annual NAMA Fall Conference which is taking place here in Clayton, MO. We’ve got a full …
Selling House Water Bill on Social Media
The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is using social media to promote the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA) introduced last week by the committee. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) narrates a whiteboard-doodled YouTube video on why the legislation to improve our nation’s waterway infrastructure “matters to every American, the Nation’s economy, jobs, and our …
Brownfield Welcomes New Sales Team Member
Brownfield Ag News has welcomed veteran agricultural marketer Lori Lulich to their Sales Team. Lulich will work with agricultural clients and agencies in the Midwest on their marketing and advertising goals and objectives. Lulich has spent the last 10 years as a national accounts manager for Farm Journal Media. And before that she was the director of communications for the …
Bayer’s Digital Farming
Bayer CropScience consistently focuses on the innovation of technology. During the 2013 Farm Progress Show their air-conditioned exhibit displayed their innovations no matter where you turned. Their On Demand Seed Treatment is one of those technologies where software, preloaded recipes and wireless communications accommodates all types of operations. Kerry Grossweiler, SeedGrowth Equipment and Coatings Manager for Bayer CropScience, shared with …
Argentine Cowhide Sledding
What do Argentine gauchos do out in the pampas when they are bored and maybe have had a little too much Quilmes to drink? They tie dried cowhides to their horses and drag each other around in them. Seriously. I don’t know what it’s called – there must be a name for it – so I just call it cowhide …
Enhancing Food Security at Bayer
Producing a safe and bountiful food supply is the forefront of what Bayer CropScience is all about. At the recent 2013 Farm Progress Show, they shared how they are doing what they can to help enhance food security globally. After Bayer’s ag media luncheon, Chuck caught up with David Hollinrake, Vice President of Agricultural Commercial Operations Marketing at Bayer CropScience. …
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DuPont scientists who developed the insect control product DuPont Rynaxypyr were named the newest “Heroes of Chemistry,” an award bestowed by the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society. Animal Welfare Approved has launched a new smartphone app that helps consumers decipher food packaging and restaurant menus. The Farm Credit Administration Board granted preliminary approval of the proposed plan …
Get Ready for 2014 IFAJ Congress
On to Scotland! It’s the 2014 Congress of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists. I got my passport and I see that Karen Simon has hers. She’s pictured with 2014 Pre-Congress Joint-Chair Adrian Bell. The Congress is being hosted by the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists for an unprecedented sixth time. The them is “Innovations from a Small Island” and …