Announcing the New Holland Boomer™ 555 Contest. Eight lucky winners will receive a 5-year lease (150-hour per year) on a New Boomer 30 with a 240TLA Loader with the 5-year Boomer Guard5 Limited Warranty. All you have to do is fill out the entry form and describe how you would use a New Holland compact tractor. You can find out …
Cattlemen’s Beef Board Loses Tom Ramey
This weekend I learned that Tom Ramey has resigned from the Cattlemen’s Beef Board. Tom has been involved with the CBB for more than 17 years, most recently as CEO. I am shocked and saddened. But knowing at least some of what Tom has been going through as CEO in the last year or so I can understand. As the …
God Bless America
The Salute to America celebration in Jefferson City included a bird show. The star was this bald eagle. They made their appearance before the evening concert series. We heard all about hawks, owls and eagles with this one being last on the program. “This program features our country’s symbol – the bald eagle,” said Walt Crawford, Director of the World …
Registration Open For NAFB Convention
Registration is now open for the 2011 National Association of Farm Broadcasting convention. This will be the 67th convention and it will be held November 9-11 at the Westin Crown Center. You can register online now. This year’s Convention, iNSIGHT for Agriculture…Every Day, will combine networking opportunities, more professional improvement sessions, hot topics and newsmakers, and of course Trade Talk. …
Get FREEDOM And Learn Truth About Ethanol
During the 2011 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop attendees got a chance to see the new documentary from Josh & Rebecca Tickell. I first met Josh during a National Biodiesel Conference before he produced his award winning film, “Fuel.” Together with Rebecca they have now produced a film that should open a lot of people’s eyes about the myths surrounding ethanol. …
Watermelon Pig
Yesterday I posted grilling ideas but let’s not forget some other holiday foods. There are too many to mention. So I’ll keep it simple. How about a watermelon pig? No cooking required. Materials 1 Round seedless watermelon 1 Pipe cleaner 1 Piece of pink foam craft sheet 3 Buttons (one large pink and two blue or substitute blueberries) Melon baller …
NAFB Foundation 2011 Scholarship Winners
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting Foundation is once again awarding scholarships and just announced their 2011 recipients. Here they are. Selected for the Glenn Kummerow Memorial Scholarship of $5,000 is Carah Hart of the University of Missouri-Columbia. Carah is a junior, majoring in Agricultural Journalism, and has been patiently awaiting the year when she could apply for the scholarship—as …
4th of July Grilling
Grilling. It’s what will be done this weekend at ZimmComm. This is a photo of a recent grilled meal of mine. With the 4th of July weekend upon us and I’m guessing many of you are already on vacation, it’s time to think about what you’re going to grill. If you are looking for ideas I thought I’d share some …
Iowa Corn Farmers Love IndyCar Promotion
Iowa corn farmers who attended the Iowa Corn Indy 250 got an exciting race, a sold out crowd and a nationally televised platform to showcase the performance value of ethanol. Over 2,500 growers were expected to be in attendance. I didn’t speak to all of them but I did speak with several. These are the people who are investing their …
Iowa’s Bill Northey Back From China Trip
Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey, was one of the corn growers attending the Iowa Corn Indy 250. Here he is in the photo being interviewed by Ken Root. I took my turn with him afterward. Bill spent two weeks in Korea and China visiting customers of U.S. farm products. He says they discussed and argued a little bit about …