Baxter Black, nationally popular cowboy poet, storyteller, and comedian died June 10 at the age of 77. I had the pleasure of meeting Baxter in 2007 when he was working with the Beef Checkoff on radio spots and he would entertain at the Beef Board dinners during the annual meetings. He was the real deal, a rodeo cowboy and and …
ZimmCast 693 – Stay Curious with Alltech Crop Science
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. By the time many of you will listen to this podcast episode I will be on my way to Altoona, Iowa for the AgGateway Mid-Year Meeting, “Catalyzing E-Commerce.” I’ll be conducting interviews and taking photos, so you can keep on the lookout for that on AgNewsWire.com. But this week, let’s look back a little …
ZimmCast 692 – Alltech Planet of Plenty Awards
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. This week I was in Lexington, KY for the Alltech ONE Conference. It has been 3 years since Alltech created one of the very first virtual conferences in 2020. So you can imagine the excitement and joy of being with customers and friends from all over the world. That includes agricultural media who had …
Preview of 2022 Alltech ONE Conference
It has been 3 years since the Alltech ONE Conference was an in-person event. This year we get to see each other in person though. And for those who can’t make it there is a separate virtual option! I will be in Lexington to work with Alltech once again and look forward to seeing many friends. That includes Dr. Mark …
Field Notes from Koch Agronomic Services – Episode 19
The Field Notes podcast series from Koch Agronomic Services (Koch) breaks down the science and technology behind agronomy to help growers do more with less. The experts we’ve heard from on our previous episodes have covered topics ranging from how different crops use nitrogen to the 4R’s of Nutrient Stewardship and how growers and retailers work together to choose the …
ZimmCast 691 – Update from CropTrak
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. Before getting to our featured guest I did a little look into the way back machine of AgWired. I found a ZimmCast I did with an interview with PrecisonEarth, owned by Cogent3D, Inc, and that’s where I met Aaron Hutchison. We were at the InfoAg Conference in 2011 where the company was showcasing a …
2022 CUTC In-Person Has Been Canceled
Just announced by NCGA. Thank you for registering for the Corn Utilization and Technology Conference. There is a great community of science and business leaders that NCGA is committed to supporting but unfortunately, we had to make the decision to cancel the in-person event due to continuing travel complications in the wake of COVID. We will be refunding all registration …
Agri-Pulse Newsmakers – Rep. Feenstra, on E15 and WOTUS
The newest episode of Agri-Pulse Newsmakers is now live and features Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, on E15 news and WOTUS discussions. The Biden administration made news this week with the announced emergency action to allow E15 to be sold this summer. The move satisfies a major request of the biofuels industry but also leaves the sector wondering what comes next. …
ZimmCast 690 – From the 2022 Agri-Marketing Conference
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. The topic of this episode is the 2022 Agri-Marketing Conference which took place last week. Besides exhibiting in the Connection Point I was also taking photos for NAMA, over 500 of them, which you can find in our online album. Just click on the Flickr icon on AgWired.com or AgNewsWire.com to view and share. …