I’ve been live streaming the audio from this evening’s forum and press conference on the proposed GIPSA rule. I’ll be posting selected audio and interviews at some later time since I have another forum to try to attend this evening and then an all day workshop tomorrow. I hope all you who listened got something out of it. It’s always …
Learning More About GIPSA
It’s time for some livestock industry forums in Ft. Collins, CO. I’m attending the first one which is the NCBA/NPPC GIPSA Rule Press Briefing. We’re in the Hilton for this session. I’ll be attending another one later this evening too. It looks like we’ve got people rolling in and the room is set up for a big crowd. Media are …
Legislators Question USDA Objectivity On GIPSA/Workshops
The forums and USDA/DOJ public workshop I’ll be attending in Ft. Collins, CO get more interesting by the minute it seems like. Today a letter was sent to Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack from Senators Pat Roberts (R-KS), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Sam Brownback (R-KS), and Tom Coburn (R-OK) expressing some concerns about a USDA official helping to …
Cows Under The Influence?
I have got to agree with Trent Loos on this. He says, “Tell me why a good video about how cows improve human lives get no traction on YouTube and this thing has 4.1 million views….OOOOOHHHHHH Why? By the way how many cows were used to make this?” I am not sure the answer to that. Perhaps the cows weren’t …
Little River Band Provides Cool Change For Commodity Classic
All right Commodity Classic. Now you’ve got my attention on the whole entertainment thing. CC just announced that the Evening of Entertainment will feature the Little River Band. Described as “the best harmony band in the world,” the Little River Band is in its thirty-fifth year of producing and performing hit making music. The group has sold over 25 million …
Advertise On AgWired
Here’s a completely shameless pitch to encourage some more advertising support on AgWired. Actually, it’s my shout-out to you advertising and public relations agencies and ag media companies. AgWired started as my attempt at a company website when I realized I was never going to be a designer and developer on my own with “traditional” websites. By using a self …
USDA/FFA Lesson Plans
The USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service and FFA are teaming up to develop new tools for classrooms to “help promote agricultural and statistical literacy among kindergarten through 12th-grade students.” “By including these materials in the classroom curriculum, teachers can help students better understand statistics and their importance to the farming community, rural America and society as a whole,” said Dr. …
NCBA President Urges Piecemeal Approach To GIPSA Rule
He’s a western Illinois cattle and hog producer and also has a feed yard. He’s Steve Foglesong, President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. I spoke with Steve today for our series on the proposed GIPSA rule making. The picture is Steve during a press conference at this summer’s Cattle Industry Conference. He says that when you read the proposed …
Why NAMA Trends In Ag Is In Minneapolis
The National Agri-Marketing Association will be holding it’s fall Trends In Agriculture conference in Minneapolis, MN this year. Perhaps you’re wondering why it’s not in Kansas City adjacent to the NAFB convention. I was. So I spoke with Jenny Pickett, NAMA CEO, and found out the answer. Jenny, pictured right at last week’s Boot Camp, says the reason NAMA had …
Corn and Soybean Growers At Pioneer Field Day
I have to believe that Pioneer Hi-Bred was very happy with farmer attendance at their Crop Technology Field day held in Carrollton, MO. Each of the tour stops were packed with an attentive audience. I spoke with two of the farmers in attendance. One was Paul Tracy from Denver, MO. Paul was there to see and learn more about new …