The ZimmComm team is in action at various locations like the National Ethanol Conference, Cattle Industry Convention and I’m currently covering the National Biodiesel Conference. We’re really enjoying seeing so many of our friends. The opening general session of this year’s National Biodiesel Conference was a fantastic look back at 20 years of the National Biodiesel Board and 10 years …
Great American Wheat Harvest Documentary
Here’s a great project to show your support for. It’s a film documentary in production now called The Great American Wheat Harvest. In this week’s program I’m sharing a conversation with film producer Conrad Weaver during AG CONNECT Expo and U.S. Custom Harvesters Convention. I put the program together in a noisy Atlanta Delta Sky Club this morning because that’s …
2013 is Ram Brand Year of the Farmer
There was no way I couldn’t take some post Super Bowl time to share the Ram Trucks commercial. It sure caught us by surprise and pleasantly so. Here’s why: In our newest Ram brand commercial, we dedicate 2013 to celebrating the American farmer. Share the video, and join the Ram brand throughout the year as we celebrate the people, the …
Go Social with FarmTime Nework
I learned about a new social network for agriculture during the 2013 AG CONNECT Expo. It’s the FarmTime Network. FarmTime Network was started by Angie Bergmeier. She and her husband operate Shield Agricultural Equipment in Hutchinson, KS. Here is some information about FarmTime Network. While less time seems available for face-to-face farm talk, the new website offers a chance to …
Wrapping up AG CONNECT Expo
The 2013 AG CONNECT Expo has come to a close and I think my battery is running low! I’ve got at least 20 more interviews to share in coming days so keep your eye on AgWired! To wrap things up for now I spoke with Sara Truesdale Mooney, Show Director. Here are a few of the statistics from the show …
John Deere High Tech at AG CONNECT Expo
As AG CONNECT Expo winds to a close I want to thank John Deere for being a sponsor of our coverage of the show. I visited with Barry Nelson to find out his thoughts of how the show has gone. Barry says that besides having some new equipment on display around the outside of their exhibit they’ve created a new …
General Wesley Clark Addresses Custom Harvesters
At today’s U.S. Custom Harvesters luncheon, sponsored by New Holland, retired General Wesley Clark took the stage. Gen. Clark says his passion was the military and now his passion is national energy security and the move away from dependence on foreign oil. I have recorded his remarks for you to listen to or share below. Gen. Clark is the co-chairman …
AG CONNECT Expo Right on Track for Growth
Association of Equipment Manufacturers Board Member Rob Kolb, GEA Farm Technologies, is not only one of the folks working on AG CONNECT Expo but is also an exhibitor. He says that moving the location to the midwest is a good idea and the show is gaining momentum as they build the brand. He says he would like to see more …
Making Precision Data More Valuable
At a networking breakfast this morning at AG CONNECT Expo, sponsored by CaseIH, Dr. Terry Griffin, VP – Applied Economics CrescoAG, spoke on the “Making the Most of Precision Ag: I have all this data. Now What?” It is a good example of the type of sessions you’ll find at throughout the show. Big data is kind of a hot …
AG CONNECT Expo Keynote by James C. Borel
The keynote address at the welcome session of the 2013 AG CONNECT Expo was provided by James C. Borel, Executive Vice President, Dupont. The focus of his remarks was on the need to feed a growing population. He says that at Dupont their approach to global food security rests on four key principals. They include “Science is universal but solutions …