Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made his final appearance at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention of his eight years in this office. “First of all, I want to thank the broadcasters here today,” Vilsack started his remarks to a standing room only crowd. “I think all of you have done and continue to do a great service, particularly …
Case IH, New Holland Win Tractor of the Year Titles
Two of CNH Industrial‘s agriculture brands won titles at the EIMA 2016 exhibition in Bologna, Italy. Case IH won the top honor of Tractor of the Year for 2017 with their Optum 200 CVX model. New Holland claimed Best Utility for the T5.120 tractor. EIMA is a biennial event that hosts some 1,900 companies from 40 countries exhibiting more than 50,000 …
USFRA Unveils Faces of Farming & Ranching Winners
The next class of Faces of Farming & Ranching represent a broad spectrum of U.S. agriculture. From cotton fields to broilers, from Texas to Virginia, the winners of the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) program were announced this week at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. The winners were honored for their passion …
What Will Trump Presidency Mean for Ag?
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Final decision time – who are you voting for?” The polls have closed and Donald Trump is officially our President Elect. Many across the country are a bit surprised, yet our most recent ZimmPoll had Trump with a clear lead. The agricultural community predicted this win. Here are the poll results: Donald Trump – …
Meet the NAFB Foundation Scholarship Winners
This year the National Association Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Foundation presented $25,000 in college scholarships to six outstanding students. Recipients were honored during a luncheon with sponsors and each given time to share more about themselves and their future in agriculture. Glen Kummerow Memorial Scholarship Courtney Wingate is a fifth generation Floridian and cattle rancher who has a passion for telling …
Big Crops Get Bigger
USDA increased the numbers for corn, soybeans, cotton and oranges in the latest crop production forecast out Wednesday. Corn production is now forecast at 15.2 billion bushels, up one percent from the October forecast and 12 percent higher than last year with yields expected to average 175.3 bushels per acre, which will be the highest yield and production on record. …
Agriculture Reacts to #Election2016
To kick-off the 2016 National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Convention in Kansas City, Mo., we heard agriculture leaders share insights on “Counting the Returns: Agriculture Reacts to the Election.” Jay Truitt, Policy Solutions, moderated panel discussion with Dr. Bob Young, Chief Economist, American Farm Bureau Federation, Roger Johnson, President, National Farmers Union and Jon Doggett, Executive Vice President, National …
Barry Nelson’s Final Final Party
The creative folks at Sage put together a great election night retirement party for long time John Deere employee Barry Nelson. There are many people in Kansas City this week for the multiple meetings taking place like the National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention. The ZimmComm Team is here too and we were able to bid a fond farewell to …
Changing of the Guard for @USFRA
Tuesday was also election day for the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance board of directors – but fortunately without any drama. Wisconsin farmer Nancy Kavazanjian officially ended her term as chairperson this week and Brad “Pig Farmer of the Year” Greenway, who represents the National Pork Board, is the new chair for the agricultural advocacy organization. “It’s been an amazing …
Zimfo Bytes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is seeking nominations for the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, which advises the Secretary of Agriculture on the scope, timing and content of agricultural surveys and censuses. Nomination forms are available here and due by November 29th. Woodruff Sweitzer (WS) has added to the team at its Kansas City …