In a recent election at the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), Dr. Richard Cavaletto was chosen as the President-Elect for 2015-2016. New Holland is pleased to announce Super Guard, a new, more powerful warranty program to match the power of its light construction equipment. Farm Journal Broadcast reports downloads of My Farm Radio, agriculture’s first 24/7 digital radio …
Pork Board Crashes Grills
The National Pork Board wants you to fork more pork this summer and has launched a multi-platform summer grilling promotion – Grill Crashers. “We know that Americans love to grill, but our research showed that many people aren’t sharing and talking about flavor as much as they could be,” said Randy Brown, chair of the Pork Checkoff Domestic Marketing Committee …
IFAMA Hosts Conference- People, Climate, Big Data
You are invited to join the 25th Annual Internation Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) World Conference in Saint Paul, MN on June 14-17, 2015. Attendees will participate in discussion and presentations focusing on three key areas of concern for the food industry: People, Climate and Big Data. Keynote speakers include Mary Bohman, USDA Head of Economic Research Service and Michael …
Carbon Footprinting Gives a Market Edge
No matter what business you are in, having an edge on the market only makes sense. A company’s carbon footprint is very important in today’s marketplace. Are you being a REBEL and identifying your’s? Alltech ECO2 collects farm information, calculates the carbon footprint and then helps put plans into place to reduce that footprint. Andrew Wynne, Business General Manager for …
New Holland Finalist Celebrates with Florida Georgia Line
One of theNew Holland Voice of the Next Gen Contest winners got a special way to celebrate her birthday. Rachel Markwiese of Chicago, Illinois, celebrated her 23rd birthday as one of the five finalists in the contest who traveled to Hershey, Pennsylvania, to meet Tyler Hubbard and enjoy a Florida Georgia Line concert. “This is the best birthday present ever!” …
Toledo Food Dialogues Tackles Water Issues
All things water were discussed this morning during the Food Dialogues: Toledo event. On August 2, 2014 a toxic algal bloom caused nearly 500,000 people to be without water. The event led to discussions around how to balance the need for clean water with the need for food. The conversation was continued through two panel discussions with the first panel, …
Growing the Farmers Business Network
In a very short amount of time the Farmers Business Network (FBN) has not only registered a lot of farmers as members but also millions of acres. This means there is a big and growing amount of data in the system. In this week’s ZimmCast you can listen to Charles Baron, co-founder, talk about what the Farmers Business Network has …
Antimicrobials in Livestock – A Thing of the Past?
Dr. Karl Dawson, Chief Scientific Officer and VP at Alltech, talked antibiotics at the recent REBELation in the beef breakout session. Companies like McDonald’s and Costco have said no to antibiotics. Is it time for the industry to be a REBEL and say no too? “The term antibiotic is somewhat controversial. I prefer to talk about antimicrobials. The use of …
Toledo Food Dialogues Focused on Water
Are you watching Food Dialogues: Toledo? EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy mentioned the Toledo water crisis last year in her announcement yesterday on the final Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule to point out the importance of clean water to industry. The question being addressed during today’s U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance Food Dialogues is “How do we balance our …
Pharmacist is New Holland ‘Next Gen’ Finalist
A pharmacist from Canada might not know a lot about blue tractors, but she knew enough about the song to be a New Holland Voice of the Next Gen Contest winner. Melinda Lee is from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and was turned on to the contest by a Facebook friend. “They didn’t want to sing themselves, so they sent it to …