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NCGA Adds Two To Communications Team
Let’s welcome these newcomers to the National Corn Growers Association. They are (l-r) Cathryn Wojcicki Dixson and Susan Powers. The National Corn Growers Association has added two new managers, each with agriculture marketing experience, to fill vacant positions on its award-winning communications team as it works to promote the image of corn farmers and the importance of U.S. corn and …
Novus Media Day Group
Here is the happy group attending the Novus International Media Day. It includes Novus and media folks. We caught a helpful staffer walking by so we could all be in the photo. The group is having a tour and dinner this evening at the Schlafly Brewery. We’ll gather again in the morning to learn about another focus of the company …
Novus Building Builds Teamwork
Our tour guide for the Novus International headquarters building today was Don Vondriska, Director of Business Development , pictured on the left here speaking to attendees. As I’ve reported before when covering the facility grand opening, this is a LEED Platinum certified building and very unique. Don took us around and show how they’ve designed with the environment and employees …
Novus Knows Pigs
One of the key targets for Novus International is the swine industry and to talk to us about it was Dr. Felipe Navarro. He started out asking each of us what our definition of “sustainable” is. He got a lot of different definitions. He has found that when talking about the subject it’s important to know how most of his …
Online During Novus Media Day
This photo is just to show you how important it is in today’s new media world to have electicity and internet access when you bring the media in for an event of any kind. Today I’ve been attending the Novus International Media Day which will conclude tomorrow. As you can see, the ZimmComm big boy Macbook Pro is fired up …
Biodiesel Alliance and Backers Supported by New Holland
New Holland, one of the sponsors of our coverage of the Farm Progress Show was the first company of its kind to join The Biodiesel Alliance. To talk about it I spoke with Gene Hemphill, New Holland and Tom Verry, National Biodiesel Board. NBB was the founder of the Alliance. The Biodiesel Alliance is a diverse coalition of organizations, agencies …
Novus Increasing Animal Feed Efficiency
Our first main presentation at the Novus International media day was on poultry marketing and research by Dr. Nasser Odetallah, Global Product Manager Enzymes. He says the products he works on help improve feed utilization efficiency in poultry as well as swine and other animals including companion animals. He really wanted to focus on the issue of efficiency and provided …
The Sustainable Novus
Journalists attending the Novus International media day were greeted by Scott Fleetwod, Executive Director, Global Marketing and Products. I sat down with him right after his opening remarks to discuss what he hopes we accomplish here today and tomorrow. To start with, Scott says they’ve divided the whole marketing division of the company to one that “faces the company” called …
Novus Showcases Sustainable Culture, Global Vision
It’s time to get back to work tomorrow and that will be from the Novus International Media Day, “Sustainable Culture, Global Vision.” During the next two days we’re going to get to learn a lot more about this company through presentations from each division and touring their new headquarters and their research farm. So you can expect tweets and posts …