It’s titled, “Farmers Feed the World (Watch Me, Hit the Quan, Uptown Funk Parody).” And it is very well done. You will recognize some of the video contributors to the music video, including our own Joanna Schroeder! Here’s their message to go along with the video on YouTube. Enjoy it below. Thanks to Syngenta! “Through The Good Growth Plan, Syngenta …
Valent Selfie Stick for AgNerds
During the NAFB Convention I received a Valent Selfie Stick. I guess you would call it a VSS? Unfortunately I did not have time to visit with Valent during Trade Talk. But I did use the VSS for a photo I’ve already published. I’ve never had or used a selfie stick before. Using this one I got to thinking. I …
The Elephant in the Cornfield
With the title, “The Elephant in the Cornfield,” Chris Clayton’s first book draws you in just to find out what it’s all about. Chris is the policy editor for DTN/The Progressive Farmer and an issue near and dear to his heart is climate change. I share that interest and was able to sit down with him at the NAFB convention …
BASF Again Sponsors #NAFB15 Media Room
Hey Farm Broadcasters. Let’s all thank Pat Morrow of BASF for once again making our fantastic media room possible. This room has 45 booths in it (ten more than last year) including the AgWired team booth which is where I’m writing this right now. We have wired internet and wifi and it is working great. These are not sound proof …
Let’s Harvest Some Success with NAFB
The annual homecoming of farm broadcasting is about to kick off in KC, MO. ZimmComm team members are on the way armed with cameras and recorders. You can expect plenty of news from the event, especially after Thursday’s Trade Talk frenzy. Cindy, Jamie and Taylor will be doing the duties this week in the media room, sponsored again by our …
AgChat Foundation – 5 Years of Agvocacy
While many of you are heading to KC, MO for the NAFB Convention there are some hard working agvocates gathered in Nashville for the annual AgChat Cultivate & Connect Conference. Many of the early attendees have now become the teachers of tomorrow’s active agvocates. The AgChat Foundation strives to bring farmers, ranchers, agribusiness professionals and educators the best of the …
Famous Voices on Bayer LibertyLink Real Yield Radio
Do you recognize the famous radio voices of the Bayer CropScience Real Yield Game Contest? You should. These are some award winners! C’mon. Guess. Listen to one of the commercials that is running on radio stations right now. When it comes to the game here’s how you play: Visit www.realyieldgame.com and click on the promotion link. 1. Complete all fields …
Missouri Ag Director Addresses Deere Conference
Missouri’s Director of Agriculture, Richard Fordyce, spoke to this week’s Develop with Deere conference during lunch. After talking about all the blue color on the street due to the Kansas City Royals parade he talked about the challenges facing farming in Missouri. A key issue he says is what consumers think about what farmers are doing. He says this filters …
Deere to Acquire Precision Planting & Monosem
This morning John Deere announced that the company has acquired Precision Planting from the Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto. Also included in the announcement is an exclusive agreement with Climate Corporation for near real-time data connectivity between certain John Deere equipment and Climate Corporation’s FieldView Platform. Making the announcement at the Develop with Deere conference was Pat Pinkston. You …
Developing with Deere
Hello from Kansas City, MO and the Develop with Deere conference. John Deere has once again brought together application developers to learn and to discuss opportunities with John Deere’s open API system. I’m learning to and will be bringing you stories as they happen. I know there is going to be an announcement this morning and hopefully I can provided …