Former Iowa Hawkeye and NBA basketball player, Ryan Bowen, was a master of the remote controlled cars at the Iowa Corn Growers Join The Team promotion at Iowa Speedway. Ryan, who is now the video coordinator for the men’s basketball team, was there to celebrate the recently announced partnership between Iowa’s corn growers and the state’s two major universities in …
Iowa State Football Coach Gets Competitive
Iowa State head football coach Paul Rhoads got competitive during this week’s Iowa Corn Join The Team Promotion at Iowa Speedway. Here he is with his rendition of “Gentlemen, start your engines.” You can hear it in the video I made from the event. Coach Rhoads says his team gave an “exhaustive effort” at the promotional event. He says the …
Corn Competition At Iowa Speedway
Pedal tractor racing, corn shucking, cornhole toss. They make for a fun team event and that’s what the Iowa Corn Growers did along with Indy car drivers and representatives from the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. I was shooting still photos but also caught some of the action on video. Craig Floss, CEO, Iowa Corn Growers, introduces the …
Ryan Hunter-Reay Beats A Corn Grower
Yesterday I posted the picture of Indy car driver Ryan Hunter-Reay getting the green flag in a pedal tractor race with Dick Gallagher, Iowa Corn Promotion Board Chairman. Here’s Ryan getting the checkered flag. I’ll see him race in the upcoming Iowa Corn Indy 250 at a speed somewhat higher than was exhibited in this tractor race and spoke with …
Learning All About Lessing-Flynn
In this week’s program I’m continuing my on-going series of interviews with the leadership at agricultural advertising and public relations agencies. Have I had an opportunity to do so with yours? I visited with Tom Flynn III, President, Lessing-Flynn, this week to learn what’s new. The first thing I learned is that they’re “old.” LOL. Actually, the agency was started …
Iowa Corn Growers Compete With Indy Car
The Iowa Corn Growers got competitive with Indy today at the Iowa Speedway. In the photo Indy car driver Ryan Hunter-Reay competes on pedal tractors with Dick Gallagher, Iowa Corn Promotion Board Chairman. Waving the green flag to start is Shannon Textor, Iowa Corn Growers Market Development Director. Today was a promotional event that included Indy Car drivers, Iowa corn …
Close Vote On Man Made Climate Change Question
I am not surprised by the results of our latest ZimmPoll. The question was, “Do you believe in man made climate change?” If this doesn’t show a divided viewpoint then I don’t know what does. We just wanted a simple yes/no without trying to get into arguments over what science is better than another. Fifty two percent said yes and …
Promoting Iowa Corn Indy 250
Tomorrow I’ll be on location at the Iowa Speedway for an advance promotion for the Iowa Corn Indy 250. There are teams that will be competing made up of Indy Car drivers, media, Iowa corn growers, Iowa Speedway folks and coaches from Iowa and Iowa State. That’s about all I know right now. But by sometime tomorrow afternoon we’ll both …
Greg Guenther Wins Precision Labs iPod touch Giveaway
The ZimmComm/Precision Laboratories Mix Tank App iPod Giveaway has ended. The entries were collected and a winner has been drawn. The winner is . . . . Illinois corn grower, Greg Guenther! Greg served eight years on the Illinois Corn Grower board and three years on the National Corn Growers board. He was honored by the ICGA with their World …
Mary Thornley Executive Director CAMA
Mary Thornley is the first National Executive Director for the Canadian Agri-Marketing Association. “This is an important step for CAMA. The Provincial chapters have been working for several years to unify our national existence. The appointment of Mary as our National Executive Director allows us to better carry out our vision and bring greater value to all members of the …