Providing the first remarks on the program for the Global Dairy 500 Conference was Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder and President, Alltech. The theme of his opening remarks was to answer the question, “Is there a future for dairy in these turbulent times?” Dr. Lyons addressed the real challenges in the dairy business internationally. The Conference has attendees from all over …
Tour Guides To Agribusiness For Fluidigm
The man who is guiding the marketing efforts for Fluidigm is Howard High. He is the man who found AgWired and contacted us about helping introduce the company to the agribusiness community. That’s because he recognizes the community that we’ve developed. He says they want to communicate with people in agribusiness “where they are.” That is what the whole new …
Global Dairy 500 Conference Underway
The Global Dairy 500 Conference is underway here in Lexington, KY. To get you started watch this video clip prepared to set the stage for the conversation over the next couple days. I’ll be posting primarily on WorldDairyDiary.com but I’ll have some coverage here too. We’re about to start the opening general session with Dr. Pearse Lyons so stay tuned. …
Getting Global With Dairy in Lexington
The Global Dairy 500 Conference sponsored by Alltech gets underway today as a group of attendees are on a tour. Alltech’s Allie Hembree is with that group and I’ll have information and photos from the tour later on since I’m traveling to Lexington myself today. In the meantime you can follow along with Allie on the Alltech Tweets Twitter account. …
NAFB To Honor Lee McCoy and Evan Slack
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting will honor two of its finest during this year’s convention on Thursday, November 12. The honor will be presented during the Night of Honors Celebration Banquet. Lee McCoy and Evan Slack have been voted into the NAFB Hall of Fame by the Hall of Fame Committee — a working group of five individuals composed …
The Battle For Milkquarious
The Got Milk folks and milk loving rock star White Gold are about to introduce “The Battle for Milkquarious” which debuts on October 5. Here’s a YouTube video which features “White Gold and Strawberry Summers make some sweet, sweet music… until the milk runs out.”
2009 Chevron Delo Tractor Competition
Tractor restoration is a competitive sport and the “Super Bowl” of the competition is the 2009 Delo Tractor Competition by Chevron. The event will take place during the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis with 12 competitors. Since 1995, the Delo Tractor Restoration Competition has rewarded the determination, mechanical skills and business savvy of high school aged FFA members from around …
San Francisco City Critter
You never know what you’re going to see traveling away from home. I was amazed at the number of jack rabbits roaming around the street and parking lots of the office buildings right near my hotel in South San Francisco. I almost stepped on one when it jumped out from under a bush next to the sidewalk. This one kind …
Learning About Fluidigm IFC’s
Here’s a look at a Fluidigm integrated fluidic circuit (IFC). This is the core technology that the company produces. Holding the chip is Yong Yi, Product Manager, Fluidigm. He was one of the first people I interviewed here at the company headquarters in South San Francisco. I’ll be posting his interview later. I just wanted you to see that we’re …
Blog Action Day ’09
I just signed up for Blog Action Day ’09 which is October 15. Sign up here. Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day on their own blogs with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Blog Action Day 2009 will be …