Iowa corn growers are learning strategy today out on Cummings Farms at the Wyffels Hybrids Corn Strategies 2011. Like last week in Illinois, they’re hearing words of wisdom from Dr. Michael Boehlje, Purdue and James Bower, Bower Trading, Inc. You can hear interviews from them with Cindy at the Illinois event. I’m collecting other interviews today which I’ll feature during …
Wyffels Corn Strategies Kicks Off In Iowa
Last week Cindy attended the Wyffels Hybrids 2011 Corn Strategies in Illinois. This week it’s my turn in Malcom, Iowa. I think she got a better sunset picture than I did. I got done with some interviews in time to notice that the sun was going down since we were in an air conditioned tent. There are some photos in …
Lyle Vanclief Named Honorary Chair of IFAJ Congress
It’s time for an IFAJ 2011 Congress update. It’s only weeks away now and I’m looking forward to meeting and interviewing this man. Former Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Hon. Lyle Vanclief, has been named Honourary Chair of 2011 International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Congress being held this September in Guelph and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The congress organizing …
Tom Brand New NAFB Exec
Meet the new Executive Director for the National Association of Farm Broadcasting, Tom Brand. Tom’s new position was just announced by NAFB. You can hear NAFB President Tom Steever make the announcement: “I think a lot of folks may know me because of being a farm broadcaster,” says Tom, who’s currently the farm director at KFEQ. He has a decorated …
Soil Sampling With An iPad
Precision Earth. Has a nice ring to it doesn’t it. Would you guess it’s an iPad app for soil sampling? Didn’t think so. At the 2011 InfoAg Conference I learned about it when I saw their booth in the trade show. Pictured are Chris Tucker (left), Precision Earth and Aaron Hutchinson, Cogent3D, Inc. holding an iPad showing Precision Earth in …
Some Thoughts on Google+
How many of you are using Google+? How many of you care? Just what we need, another social network right? I kind of feel that way myself. We’re doing pretty good with Twitter, Facebook, etc. I know many of you are just getting used to using them. So do we really need another one? I’ve had a number of people …
2011 NAMA Boot Camp
Are you new to agrimarketing? Want to do some industry networking? How about NAMA Boot Camp? The National Agri-Marketing Association has a full program lined up. Whether you’ve just entered the rough working world or one who’s been through the NAMA Boot Camp drill before, sign up for this program today to learn more about the agri-marketing industry. This year …
ARC 2012 Spring Meeting Will Be In Charleston, SC
If you’re looking at things to put on your 2012 calendar then mark down March 21-21 for the Agricultural Relations Council spring meeting. It will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Charleston, SC. The annual meeting, held in February the past several years, was moved to March by the ARC board of directors at its meeting in Fort …
Argonne Studying Biofuels Production
During the CTIC Indian Creek Watershed Project field tour we heard a presentation from Cristina Negri, an agronomist with the Argonne National Laboratory. Cristina told us about a project they are working on in the watershed to see what types of agricultural production will work best for biofuels. They’re looking for marginal land that doesn’t lend itself to growing corn …
Lightsquared Threat To GPS
I spent a lot of my career in the broadcasting business and never saw the Federal Communications Commission take action like they have been on the proposal from a company called Lightsquared to utilize high-powered, close-proximity transmissions from a network of ground stations that would cause substantial interference with GPS signals.. It is unheard of for them to allow a …