I went North young man. As in on the North Tour during the Canadian Farm Writers Federation Annual Meeting. Our fist stop was CL Ranch where we met Cheri Copithorne-Barnes. This ranch has a fascinating story. It was established in 1887 and they raise 2,000 cows at the main ranch on the edge of Calgary, Alberta. Besides raising cattle the …
Alberta Farm Writers Get Together
This week’s program comes to you from Calgary, Alberta where I have been attending the 2015 Canadian Farm Writers Federation Annual Conference. Alberta is new territory for me and on Friday we started out with a day of farm tours. I’ve got videos from each of my tour stops to share this coming week. Things got down to business on …
2015 NAMA Fall Conference
The 2015 National Agri-Marketing Association Fall Conference is underway in Denver. Daily reports are once again being posted to YouTube by Max Armstrong. His first one is below. Like many of us who would like to be at the conference I’m following when I can on social media. Isn’t it great? I hope so. Even though you may not be …
New Holland 1st Cut Competition Winners
The results are in and the winners of the New Holland 1st Cut Competition have been announced. They are Les Hershey of Kirkwood, Pa., Jimmy Parker of Stringer Miss., Merlin Bontrager of Timbo, Ark., Tyler Egeland of Ossian, Iowa, David Nelson of Preston, Idaho, Vanessa Dirksen of Alma, Ontario, and Leroy Otten of Ponoka, Alberta. Pictured is Leroy Otten’s entry. …
Canadian Farm Writers Get Together
Members of the Canadian Farm Writers Federation will be getting together starting tomorrow in Calgary, Alberta, although there is a pre-tour today. Thanks to Case IH I will be able to attend this year! We’ll have a welcome reception tomorrow night with farm tours on Friday and sessions and a banquet on Saturday. This year the conference is being hosted …
Rocky Mountain Ag Tour 2015
The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association conducted a tour just prior to this week’s NAMA Fall Conference. Titled, “Fun, Flour and Farm-to-Table,” this group visited Rock Creek Farm, Ardent Mills and Linger Restaurant. Photos from the tour can be found here. After an opening reception last night the program kicks off with meetings and beginning workshops. The …
New Holland Cocktail Contest
As you know, Cindy and I spent some quality time with our good friends at New Holland, along with the farmers who are the heroes of the Seeds of Life campaign. We’re pictured in front of the New Holland pavilion at Expo Milano 2015. It was a great opportunity to see the similar challenges farmers face around the world. Nearly …
Heroes Workshop at New Holland Pavilion
Here are the happy, smiling faces of the farmer “Heroes” and bloggers who have gathered together in Expo Milano 2015, the current World’s Fair. You’re going to get to meet the Heroes in the next week or so since Cindy and I are here and will be conducting interviews with them as we have time. Right now we’re in a …
Going to Meet the New Holland Heroes
After visiting Expo Milano 2015 earlier this year I now have the opportunity to take Cindy with me and meet the Heroes. The Heroes in New Holland’s Seeds of Life Series. It is a story telling project about the heroes who feed us all. Our journey starts today with flights to Milano. We’ll have our get together at the New …
Ag Day Poster Art Contest
Hey kids. Get your artistic skills ready. It’s time for the Ag Day Poster Art Contest. The National Ag Day Poster Art contest is designed to showcase the talents of young artist who share a passion for modern agriculture. A winning original piece of art will be chosen as the Official National Ag Day poster. The contest is open to …