The Animal Agriculture Alliance participated in this year’s National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention. Here’s Kay Johnson Smith, President/CEO, being interviewed by one of the broadcasters. Kay says that all of the animal ag industries have animal care guidelines that have been developed over years of work and are based on scientific research. She encourages farmers to be transparent and …
Social Media Saves the Holidays
Happy Holidays from Hootsuite. From myself and all of the Owls here at HootSuite, we sincerely wish you a festive holiday season, and all the best for 2013! Sincerely, Ryan Holmes You may want to watch this video a couple times. The action is fast. But that’s part of the point it is making too. Many of you are pretty …
AgChat Foundation Unveils New Website
The AgChat Foundation is happy to announce a newly designed website. Special thanks to Charleston|Orwig for assisting the organization on this project. In case you’re wondering how the AgChat Foundation benefits agriculture, read this. An engaged community. A collective voice. A chance for agriculture to work together for the common good. The ability to touch millions of people who may …
Cornhusker NAMA Has New Logo
There’s a new look for Cornhusker NAMA (formerly Midlands NAMA). The chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association underwent a name change this past September to better represent the geographical area it covers. They recently rolled out a new logo to support the initiative.
Acceleron Seed Treatment Interviews
Monsanto has created a series of videos with farmers using their products like this one. In it you’ll see Kevin Stoll, farmer in Carrollton, MO, along with dealer Dennis Hensiek, talk about using Acceleron® Seed Treatment Products. We’ll have more to share when we get them. Acceleron® Seed Treatment Products are the only seed treatments designed to help maximize performance …
Send a Fuels America e-Card
Because it’s already growing you might want to consider taking a few seconds to send someone a Fuels America e-Card. Hi there, The holidays are upon us. That means parties, gift giving, and finding that perfect card to send to your loved ones. Send your friends and family a Fuels America holiday e-card to spread the joy and holiday spirit …
Looking Ahead to 2013 Ag Media Summit
Here’s a Merry Christmas from the Livestock Publications Council Board of Directors. They’re looking forward to a wonderful 2013. Speaking of 2013 and LPC: Forrest Bassford Student Award We are happy to announce that Alltech will again be the major sponsor of the Forrest Bassford Student Award. Scholarship applications for the award are available on LPC’s website. This scholarship will …
Asgrow 4P System and agSeedSelect
During the 2012 NAFB Convention I spoke with Dan Kurdys, Asgrow Brand Manager. In a challenging year he says they had great harvest results with a greater than four bushel advantage over their competition. He attributes that to their “diverse germplasm pool, Genuity Roundup Ready trait and defensive and agronomic traits that are available to purchase.” Dan says they’ve developed …
Rhea + Kaiser Holiday Greeting
Not all holiday greetings are coming in electronically. Take Rhea + Kaiser for example. This card is one of a number showing up in our smail box. “Peace. A holiday concept we can all get behind.” We want to thank Rhea + Kaiser for their support as the sponsor for our weekly ZimmPoll! We’ve really enjoyed working with them on …
A Farm Progress Holiday Greeting
How about a holiday greeting from Farm Progress? You can watch it online here. Happy holidays from all of us at Farm Progress, Agriculture’s information leader. This holiday season we wish you a peaceful holiday and a prosperous new year. From all of us at Farm Progress we wish you every happiness this holiday season and prosperity in the new …