The 50th Western Farm Show got started this morning with a proclamation from the City Council of Kansas City. On hand to present the proclamation was Cindy Circo, City Coucilwoman. Receiving the proclamation was Jeff Flora Western Farm Show, CEO. You can listen to the Cindy read the proclamation and Jeff’s comments here: Post Update: I’ve now got a photo …
Frosty Start To Western Farm Show
We’re off to a frosty start at the 50th Western Farm Show. If you’re driving in today please be careful. I just got settled in at the AgWired booth (main entrance hallway) and will be doing a photo shoot walk around once we get some traffic going this morning. I’ll also be conducting a session at 11am Central. If you …
AgWired On Location at Western Farm Show
Opening day weather for the Western Farm Show will be much better than set up day. A very unexpected winter storm developed and moved over Missouri today. My local radio station in Jefferson City, MO was still using a recorded forecast from the morning that said it would be up to 49 degrees and some showers moving in overnight. Wrong! …
New Holland PowerStar Utility Tractors
I didn’t get to go to the World Ag Expo to see these tractors unveiled but they were on display at the National Farm Machinery Show. They are the New Holland PowerStar Series Utility Tractors. To learn about them I spoke with Brad Moore, North American Mid-Range Tractor Segment Leader. Brad says customers really designed these tractors by giving feedback …
McCormick Company Is Fully Integrated
Let’s learn what’s new with McCormick Company this week. As part of my ongoing series of conversations with agricultural marketing and communications agencies I spoke with Mark Perrin, President. Mark says the agency is one of the oldest in the country having started in 1926 in Texas. It has grown to include offices in Amarillo, Kansas City, Des Moines and …
NAMA Announces Leadership Award Winners
The National Agri-Marketing Association has announced award winners. 2011 Agribusiness Leader of the Year NAMA has named Jeff Simmons, President, Elanco Animal Health, as the 2011 Agribusiness Leader of the Year. This award, which is NAMA’s highest honor, will be presented at the Opening General Session of the 2011 Agri-Marketing Conference, “Harvesting Ideas,” April 14, 2011, in Kansas City, Missouri. …
Agribusiness Educational Foundation Has Vision2020
The NAMA Agribusiness Educational Foundation is moving forward on advancing its core mission of supporting and developing future Agribusiness leaders. Named ‘Vision2020,’ the new initiative seeks to raise up to $4 million over the next 10 years for college student scholarships, student and young professional development programs, and support of the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) Student Program. Funding may also …
ZimmPoll Says All Biofuel Feedstocks In Play
It’s hard to believe we’ve been conducting a weekly poll for agrimarketers and everyone involved in the agribusiness industry, farmers included, for almost 3 months now! We’re always looking for question ideas so please feel free to use comments here to suggest one or just email me. These polls are all archived so that you can easily review them anytime …
FMC Exerts Some Authority
FMC has just announced an addition to the Authority line and at the National Farm Machinery Show I learned more about it from Darrin Kert. FMC Corporation announces the introduction of Authority® XL herbicide, part of the Authority® herbicide line of products for soybeans. This new product offers best-in-class pre-emerge and burndown chemistries to control a broad spectrum of summer …
New Holland Precision
There was a lot of precision ag on display at this year’s National Farm Machinery Show. Bruce Ristau, Precision Farming Sales Mgr., New Holland, took time to tell me what the company is doing in this sector. Bruce says their displays are the high point of the latest products they’re showcasing at winter shows like NFMS. New Holland works closely …