The Flint-Hills Chapter of Kansas Agri-Women is hosting its second annual Dirt, Denim and Diamonds conference on August 8-10, 2013. The conference will be held at the Living Water Ranch located sixteen miles north of Manhattan, Kansas. Inspired by family members and other ag conferences, this event is focused on the integral role a rural woman plays. From managing their …
AFBF Files Suit to Protect Farmers’ Privacy
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is taking legal action to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from publicly releasing personal information about thousands of farmers and ranchers and their families. The lawsuit was prompted by the expectation that EPA will be responding this week to several Freedom of Information Act requests, so AFBF is seeking a temporary restraining order before …
Listening to Podcasts
Way back when ZimmComm New Media got into the new media business we started blogging and podcasting. Guess what. We are still blogging and podcasting. My weekly ZimmCast podcast is now on episode 402! I remember when people looked at me like I was from another planet when I told them about blogs and podcasts. There were a lot of …
iPad-Conrolled Drones at Landmark
Taking your iPad out in the field to fly a drone sounds like a lot of fun. It definitely is for an agnerd! This “fun” activity is becoming a business task more and more. The agronomists at Landmark Services Cooperative are getting in on the fun by using tablet-controlled drones for field scouting. One of the advantages this provides is …
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The U.S. Wheat Associates Board of Directors installed new officers at its annual meeting July 1, 2013, in Rapid City, SD. On June 15-17 in Marrakech, Morocco, nearly 40 preeminent thought-leaders on hunger, global food markets, climate change, and population convened for the launch of a new Food Security Strategy Group at the Aspen Institute. Farm Journal Media announces that …
Where to Find Ag Leader This Summer
Are you interested in getting the latest information about precision ag equipment? If so, here are a few stops you might want to schedule this summer in order to talk with Ag Leader experts: • Wisconsin Farm Technology Days in Dallas, WI, July 9-11 • Wyffels Hybrids Corn Strategies in Oxford Junction, IA, July 10 • 3i Show in Dodge …
Happy Fourth of July!
Aunt Jeanette joins us again today: I love plants and flowers. My house used to look like a jungle – until we added a sunroom. When I was teaching, if I had a particularly challenging day at school, I would come home and repot a couple of plants. It was my therapy. Word got around at school (and in town), …
Celebrating Our Founding Farmers
We often refer to our founding fathers when we talk about the signing of the declaration of independence, but they could just as well be called the founding farmers, since that was the primary profession of so many at the time. There is a poem on the internet that I came across written by a California organic farmer by the …
Biggest Threat to Farming
Before we get to our new Zimmpoll let’s look at the results of our latest one which asked the question, “Do you listen to satellite radio?” The results would suggest that not everyone has hopped on the satellite radio bandwagon. However, we did see a quick spike in the “No, never will” answer which seems suspicious. What do you think …
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Neogen Corporation announced that it has acquired the assets of SyrVet Incorporated, a veterinary instrument business based in Waukee, Iowa. The Aurora Cooperative, a leading grain marketer and agricultural supplier based in Nebraska and serving America’s farmers in multiple states, announced finalization of its Aurora Agronomy® expansions in Texas, South Dakota, and Nebraska. The Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers (CAAR) is …