For New Holland the Perfect Combine is an initiative celebrating the production of the 50,000th TC New Holland. It happened in the Plock Poland plant in October. To celebrate the milestone the company is taking a look back through the history of the combine model with the use of a Facebook App. When users access this app, they will be …
Prince Agri Products Symposium
Next up on the AgriBlogging Highway for me is the pre-conference symposium at the Penn State Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop. The symposium is sponsored by Prince Agri Products and will focus on Mastitis Management and Transition Cow Health. Reducing the incidence of mastitis and enhancing transition cow health can have a significant impact on dairy cattle health, milk production and …
New Sponsor for Great American Wheat Harvest
There is a new gold sponsor for the Great American Wheat Harvest documentary film. C & B Operations, LLC which represents 24 John Deere dealerships in South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, all featuring agricultural equipment, service and parts has jumped on board. “We value the family-owned business traditions of C & B Operations, LLC, and the historical impact …
Annual Deer Hunt
Oh what a beautiful morning at the Crystal Pig Hunt Club or the CPHC. Howdy from the 2013 Rustler Hunt. Yep, there’s a hashtag for that – #RustlerHunt. We’ve got a beautiful work day started here at the CPHC and of course I’ve got photos. here’s where you can find them. Crystal Pig Hunt Club Rustler Hunt Photo Album They …
Taking Responsibility for Growing Food
Soybean and pork farmer from Columbus, Nebraska, Bill Luckey, served as a panelist for the Boston Food Dialogues. His family farm includes 600 crop acres, cattle, sows and finishing hogs. Bill also serves on the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Board of Directors and several committees. Bill is lucky that his kids are home running the combine so he was …
What Does the Consumer Want?
Is big or small farming the future? Tough question, but the conversation was had and Lori Renzi, Vice President of Brand Strategy & Development at Charlie Baggs Culinary Innovations (CBCI) was one of the lucky panelists who got the chance to express her opinion and expertise during USFRA’s Boston Food Dialogues. CBCI is a consulting practice for the global food …
New Holland Welcomes Marketing Comm Manager
New Holland Agriculture and Construction has announced that Dawn Pelon is their new Marketing Communications Manager effective immediately. She will be responsible for overall brand, product segment and channel marketing communications as well as management of creative agencies and vendors in North America. “Dawn brings extensive experience to our business from management-level roles in marketing, customer service and communications for …
Is Small Farms or Diversity the Answer?
USFRA’s Boston Food Dialogues panelists came from the east and the west, represented the big and the small, work in agribusinesses and in small farming communities. Michael Swanson, Agricultural Economist for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Bruce Rominger, Rominger Brothers Farm, Winters, California were two panelists Chuck had the chance to speak with after the recent Boston Food …
Farm Size Dialogue Gives All A Voice
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance once again brought up a hot topic in the agriculture and food industry for experts and industry leaders to discuss. Farm size was the topic for last week’s Boston Food Dialogues. And the man with maybe the toughest job for the day was Alan Bjerga, who’s role was moderator. Alan is the author of “Endless …