Get Your YieldBib On

Chuck Zimmerman

Wouldn’t you like to have more yield and with less pressure? Michelin’s new YieldBib tire can give it to you. Here’s how. MICHELIN® YieldBib™ is the first standard size VF rated tire on the North American HHP tractor market. MICHELIN® YieldBib™, featuring Michelin Ultraflex Technology, allows you to carry the same load with reduced air pressure of up to 40% …

Agribusiness, Audio, Farm Progress Show

One Stop Shopping in Canada

Chuck Zimmerman

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is underway in Woodstock, Ontario. I had the opportunity to attend it last year in conjunction with the 2011 IFAJ Congress. It’s a great show and a great place to shop, especially if you’re a dairy farmer! When you are in the mood to shop, the most efficient and effective method is to have all the …

Agribusiness, Farm Shows, International

Bigger Baling From New Holland

Chuck Zimmerman

Another “what’s new” from New Holland includes a new BigBaler like this 340 model. On site at the Farm Progress Show to talk about it was Scott Wangsgard. New Holland’s next generation BigBaler sets a new benchmark in baling performance. With up to a 20% increase in capacity and up to 5% denser bales, the BigBalers significantly improve productivity and …

Agribusiness, Audio, Equipment, Farm Progress Show, Forage, Hay, New Holland

The Mobile Office Combine From Case IH

Chuck Zimmerman

Case IH equipment provided a few media opportunities at the Farm Progress Show. This combine doing a field demo is just one of them. Nathan Weinkauf, Global Marketing Manager, gave me a run down of what’s new. Nathan says their new Axial-Flow Combines for 2013 have completely redesigned cabs that are common across all models. He says it’s a true …

Agribusiness, Audio, Case IH, Farm Progress Show

Digital Media Changing Ag Communications

Chuck Zimmerman

Digital Media. It’s a wonderful thing don’t you think? I know the ZimmComm team does! How is it affecting how agriculture’s story is being told? That’s a question being dealt with in Paulsen Marketing’s latest thought paper, “Digital Media’s Evolution and Impact on Telling Agriculture’s Story.” To find an answer to this question, Paulsen interviewed prominent ag journalists and I …

Agencies, Media

New Holland Weather App

Chuck Zimmerman

Can’t get enough weather information? Then get this new app from New Holland. This new service was announced last week at the Farm Progress Show. New Holland’s commitment to making farming easier for enhanced productivity is once again confirmed by the launch of the free ‘Farming weather forecast and services by New Holland Agriculture’ app which forms a key element …

Agribusiness, Apps, Farm Progress Show, New Holland, Weather

November Food Dialogues

Chuck Zimmerman

The next edition of The Food Dialogues is coming up on November 15, 2012 in New York City. Farmers, ranchers, industry experts, pundits and media will meet for in-depth conversations on today’s most provocative topics concerning food and its production – antibiotics, biotechnology, and media, marketing and food. The line up has not been announced yet but should be soon. …

Ag Groups, Audio, Farm Progress Show, USFRA

New Holland Supporting Ethanol Industry

Chuck Zimmerman

New Holland proudly displayed its support for the ethanol industry during the Farm Progress Show as you can see on the side of the CR6090 Combine. They are the first major manufacturer of farm equipment to do so in this manner. As part of that initiative New Holland has become a partner with Growth Energy and American Ethanol. They are …

Agribusiness, Audio, Ethanol, Farm Progress Show, New Holland

Monsanto FieldScripts Changing Testing Programs

Chuck Zimmerman

Monsanto’s new FieldScripts service, the first from their Integrated Farming Systems, is changing the company’s pipeline and testing programs. During our media visit at the Monsanto Huxley, IA location we learned more about this from Tracy Klingaman. In the video below you’ll see him talking in front of one of their field trial plots. Here’s how FieldScripts will work: The …

Agribusiness, Farm Progress Show, Precision Agriculture, Seed, Video

Mobile Technology the Future of Agriculture

Chuck Zimmerman

Float Mobile Learning has several new research papers available for purchase that deal with the use of mobile technology and agriculture. According to their infographic forty percent of farmers own a smartphone and ninety four percent own a mobile or smart phone. Of course we know it’s a lot and that’s why we went directly to an app so you …

Agribusiness, Apps, Farming, Technology