The whole refuge in the bag concept is a great one and now GROWMARK is making it available. This spring there are two FS Seed corn varieties that have the Refuge In Bag (RIB). They are FS 54VX1 RIB and FS 61BX1 RIB. Each bag contains the correct blend of traited and non-traited seed needed to meet refuge requirements for …
Picture A Better American Farm
Here’s a photo contest for you to consider entering. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the I Make America campaign have launched the Picture a Better America Photo Contest. Their goal is to, “demonstrate the urgent need to invest in America’s crumbling infrastructure.” The contest will showcase the hard-working men and women who “make” America. The Picture a Better …
GROWMARK Illinois Essay Contest Winner Announced
GROWMARK has announced the Illinois state winner of their essay contest for FFA members. The theme this year was “The Importance of Agriculture in Everyday Life” and the winner is Keirra DeCamp of Pleasant Hill. In her contest entry, DeCamp said: “So, the real question here is: ‘Where would you be without agriculture?’ Without agriculture, you would be inconvenienced, naked, …
Essex, It’s What’s for Ketchum
Congratulations to Kim Essex who we’ve known as the NCBA consumer marketing guru. Ketchum, one of the world’s leading public relations agencies, named Kim Essex as senior vice president and senior client director for the Ketchum Midwest Brand and Food Practice. In addition to leading brand work on key Ketchum accounts, Essex will serve as a senior strategist to clients …
Supporting The Agri-Business Educational Foundation
The Agri-Business Educational Foundation is made possible by volunteer leaders like Russ Parker (left), J.L. Farmakis, and all the people who support it with their financial contributions. I am going to start a series of posts with these folks over the coming months to find out why they support the ABEF. Russ is a board member of the ABEF and …
Are Farmers Really Behind On Social Media Use
The results of our latest ZimmPoll suggest that you think farmers are behind the curve on social media adoption from the general public. A whopping majority of 61% chose Less than average in answer to the question, “How do farmers compare in social media use?” That’s followed by 27% who chose Same as general public and 12% who chose More …
Washington Post Future of Food Conference Needs More Farmers
This morning I was sent an announcement from the Washington Post about “The Future of Food Conference.” According to their website the conference will answer the question: “How is American and international food production changing to respond to growing demand from consumers for healthier and more natural food? Experts from some of world’s biggest food companies, academia and nonprofits discuss …
AdFarm St. Louis Welcomed Jay Baer
Here’s an event I wish I had been able to attend. It was the AdFarm St. Louis office “get to know us” party. While there guests heard from Jay Baer, pictured on the right with 2010 NAMA Marketer of the Year and AdFarm CEO, Roger Reierson. Here’s what you missed if you weren’t there. Jay is a social media strategist, …
WillowTree Makes Mobile Beautiful
Mobile apps are where it’s at. That’s kind of the theme of this week’s program. I’ve been asked many times who developed the AgWired App? The answer is WillowTree Apps. In this week’s program you can listen to my conversation with Tobias Dengel, CEO. Tobias says the company was started in 2007 by Michael Prichard and has grown significantly. That’s …
AgWired App
Just thought I’d remind you to download the AgWired App on your iOS or Android device. The price is right (free!). iTunes Store Android Market If you do have the app and have a moment, please give it a rating or leave a review or comment. It’s very helpful and much appreciated. I’ll be doing an interview later this morning …