Once again this year I’ll be posting video interviews from the NAMA Trends In Agriculture conference produced by Paulsen Marketing. Here’s the first one with our opening keynote speaker, David Kohl. Combined NAMA Trends In Ag/NAFB Convention Photo Album AgWired coverage of the NAMA Trends In Agriculture Conference is sponsored by Paulsen Marketing.
Producers Talk About New Ag Community
It’s one thing to say there’s a new ag community. It’s another thing to live in it as a farmer. At the NAMA Trends in Agriculture conference a panel of producers addressed this subject. The panel included a row crop farmer from Texas, a dairy producer from Wisconsin and the California Association of Winegrape Growers. Their task was to share …
Expert Advice From United Soybean Board
Welcome new AgWired sponsor, United Soybean Board. Over the coming weeks we’re going to learn more about their Expert Advice website module. You should check it out. The website contains a commenting section so please feel free to post your feedback and questions. “Expert Advice” is a new addition to the official soybean checkoff Web site, that provides farmers with …
Multiblogging at NAMA
Thanks to John Walter, Successful Farming, you can see the @AgriBlogger in action, doubling as the NAMA Blogger. Yes I can multitask. In fact, during the opening keynote presentation here I was also moderating today’s FuelChat session for the Renewable Fuels Association. I think I was only having to post via about 10 different social media channels. Piece of cake. …
The New Ag Community
Our opening keynote speaker at the NAMA Trends In Agriculture conference is David Kohl, Professor Emeritus, Agricultural Finanace and Small Business Management, Virginia Tech and President, AgriVisions, LLC. His topic is “Defining the New Ag Community.” David set up his session with a number of facts and figures including the fact that 70% of North American farm ground will change …
NAMA Reaching Out To Members
The NAMA Trends In Agriculture Conference is underway in KC, MO at the Hyatt. The first order of business was the board meeting. You can see NAMA President-Elect Susie Decker, Farm Progress Companies, leading the group. I got there just as they were wrapping things up. I actually interviewed Susie with my new SONY PCM-M10 but had a “whoops” and …
One Pass Biomass From AGCO
AGCO is one of the companies working on a prototype biomass harvest/transport system. At POET’s Project LIBERTY Field Day they demonstrated a pulled behind baler system to harvest corn cobs and stover. Dean Morrell, Product Marketing Manager for Hay and Forage Harvesting, was on site and talked with me about their system. He says it’s a one pass system which …
R&D At Fluidigm
When it comes to research and development at Fluidigm Corporation, one of the key people involved is Andy May. In my interview with him he puts the high level technology Fluidigm develops into easy to understand terms. You’ll find out why this is necessary when we get into the whole DNA sequencing issue and how Fluidigm has pioneered some of …
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Talking Trade With NAFB This Week
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk invites keep showing up and this is the week for the convention. Hear the latest from NAFB President, Pam Jahnke, who quotes the prophet, Dolly Parton.