I’ve already been getting questions about Apple new mobile operating system, iOS 5. That’s what happens when you tweet that you’ve got it! Like many people yesterday, I was frustrated getting the update on my iPhone 4. It took about 2 hours to get it downloaded and then I couldn’t get the update installed due to Apple server overload. So …
Soybean Harvesting
It is very dry here in mid Missouri. At times you can’t even see a combine as it moves through a soybean field. I saw these guys hard at it while I was biking along the Katy Trail yesterday. So I shot a couple of video clips with my phone. The interesting part was when I looked at the video …
Blog Action Day and World Food Day Coincide
Let’s talk about food. Okay. We can do that. In fact, we love to talk about food and the farmers who produce it. Here in the USA we’re very blessed to have the the most abundant, safe and affordable food supply in the world. We also ship more of it in the form of food aid around the world than …
Hoosier Ag Today App
Here’s a new app for your phone. The Hoosier Ag Today app was just announced. I’ve got it on my HTC Thunderbolt. This free application provides farmers with up-to-the-minute market prices, time-sensitive news, and an exclusive Indiana agricultural weather forecast. But what makes the HAT app unique is that farmers can listen to exclusive audio content on their wireless devices. …
Get The Truth On World Egg Day
It’s time to plan some healthy Friday food with eggs. That’s because October 14 is World Egg Day! Novus International is all about World Egg Day. They’ve got a great online resource about eggs at EggTruth.com. So if you need some recipe ideas you can find some here. “Eggs are an affordable, nutrient-dense food,” said Scott Carter, Ph.D., Poultry Market …
Worries About Corn Stocks
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “How do you feel about the corn supply/demand status?” Sounds like there’s a little worry out there according to the results. 42% answered, Worried – there’s not enough; 34% said No worries – there’s plenty; 13% said, Don’t care and 11% said It will be better next year. If you’re worried, why? Our new …
Novus Hosts St. Louis Agribusiness Club
The St. Louis Agribusiness Club held its lunch meeting today at Novus International headquarters. It has been a while since I’ve had a chance to attend one of these meetings but a “bye” week from the agriblogging highway made it work out. Our speaker was Thad Simons, Novus International President/CEO. Thad talked about the challenges of feeding a growing world …
Mark Ramsey To Talk Intersection of Broadcasting/Digital At NAFB
Hopefully you’ve got your registration completed for the November National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention and especially for your hotel room. Want a preview of one of the speakers? Check out Mark Ramsey, Mark Ramsey Media, in the video below. The photo has NAFB President Tom Steever and board member Mark Oppold doing an earlier video promo to get you …
Sunbelt Know On The Go App
Joining the ranks of farm shows with an app is the Sunbelt Ag Expo. It’s the Know On The Go app for all your mobile device types. It’s on my iPhone already because I’ll be there next week thanks to the support of the New Holland Boomer 555 Contest! “Know on the Go” is the official mobile app for the …
Charleston|Orwig A Year Later
It was just a year ago that Cindy interviewed Mark Gale, Charleston|Orwig, while attending World Dairy Expo. That started a series of ZimmCasts with the leadership of advertising and public relations agencies. Now we’ve come full circle. At this year’s World Dairy Expo I visited with Brittany Unterweger, Account Supervisor for the agency. The agency was having a very busy …