While I’m attending IPE Week, Cindy is at today’s Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit. Most of her coverage can be found on Domestic Fuel. Just thought I’d share this first story with you: Today’s 6th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit kicked off in Des Moines on Tuesday on a very positive note, considering that 2011 was a record year in the …
IPE, The All-Feather Event
It has been an interesting morning on the agriblogging highway. My flight to Atlanta was cancelled and I didn’t know until I got to the gate. But with a little work and a friendly ticket counter person things worked out. So, it’s IPE Week in Atlanta and I’m here for a couple days. I’ll be working with my sponsor, Novus …
Expert Opinion Via Social Media
Events started taking place today for IPE Week in Atlanta and Novus International got their schedule started with a presentation titled, “Like It: Consumers want to hear your expert opinion.” The session was conducted by David Armano, Executive Vice President – Global Innovation & Integration. His focus was on “how cutting edge research influences the everyday consumer via social media.” …
2012 IPE Week Underway
It’s 2012 International Poultry Expo time. I’ll be on location at this all-feather event by tomorrow afternoon thanks to our sponsor, Novus International. This show is big so there are a lot of resources for you like the Product Locator and Show Planner. Go to the show website for more. Here are some statistics from last year’s show: The 63rd …
PlacerGROWN Food & Farm Conference
I Love Farmers They Feed My Soul guru, J. Scott Vernon, will be highlighting the PlacerGROWN Food & Farm Conference. It’s not your run of the mill, boring ag conference. This is not just another conference packed with unexciting lectures on agriculture regulations, how to get better crops or best vaccine practices for livestock – far from it! We have …
Rural TV Launching In February
I don’t have too much information on this yet. But according to a note from USDA Rural TV is a new channel that will be launching in February. Here’s the note I got: RURAL AMERICA NOW HAS ITS OWN TV CHANNEL – Starting February 1st Rural TV makes its worldwide debut. The program will be “Rural America’s window on Washington,” …
New Holland Jay Leno Boomer Tractor Sells For $535,000
Tonight on Speed Channel, Jay Leno and his former New Holland Boomer Tractor took a last ride at the Barret-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ. The tractor has been working in his garage for years and became known as Lil Tug since it was used to pull his vehicles around among other chores. He drove the tractor onto the auction stage …
Cattle Industry Convention Hashtag Controversy
Who would have thought that we’d have a “controversy” over the Twitter hashtag for the Cattle Industry Convention? Really? Well, it might not be a full blown controversy but it’s at least interesting. The official hashtag is #CIC12. Makes sense. The CIC is not just one organization. You’ve got the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the American National CattleWomen (ANCW) …
Cattle Producers Raise Money To Feed Steaks To Soldiers
Cattle producers raised a lot of money to help the All American Beef Battalion (AABB) feed steaks to our soldiers. During the Mile High Classic Red Angus Sale on Sunday, Jan. 8, in Denver, Colo., joint owners of the bull, Crs Diamnd 21 Gun Salute, donated him back to the cause and raised another $24,250 for AABB – totaling nearly …
Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Mobile App
The Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA announce their first-ever mobile app. Yep, cowboys do smart phones don’t you know? Here’s what Mike Deering, NCBA Communications, has to say about it. “Cattlemen may not be on the computer much but they have certainly embraced smart phones. The smart phone application was designed specifically for the annual convention. It will give participants …