Just when I thought I understood the divisions of John Deere they go and change them. But this is expected to make them more efficient and customer friendly. Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) today announced a new global operating model that will combine the technology, expertise, experience, channels and investments of the Worldwide Agricultural Equipment Division and the Worldwide Commercial …
Gateway NAMA Hosts Mizzou John Brown Scholars
Thanks to Brian Reuwee’s phone I got a photo from the Gateway NAMA chapter meeting I missed last week. The chapter hosted the John Brown Scholars of the University of Missouri for a crash course in public relations before heading out to a St. Louis Cardinals game. Almost 60 people attended which would make this meeting one of our largest …
Social Media – Beyond The Decision
In this week’s program I interview the panel members of the NAMA breakout session I’m moderating at the end of the week – “Social Media DOES Fit in Your Marketing Decision – Moving Beyond This Decision.” The panel members include David Coustan, Vice President, Digital, Edelman Digital, Kyle Flaherty, Director of Marketing and Social Media, BreakingPoint Systems, David Brazeal, General …
Agricultural FINDERBINDER
Last year you got to meet Cory Cart, Agricultural FINDERBINDER here on AgWired. I’m wondering if any of you have received a copy of the directory and if so what you think. Please feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments.
Curt Blades Promoted To Sales/Marketing Manager
I remember him well when he interned for me many moons ago. He was such a promising lad. Glad to see he kept his promise and congratulations Curt! The photo is from the ZimmComm archive at NAMA Boot Camp last year. Successful Farming announces the promotion of Curt Blades to Sales and Marketing Manager. In his new role Curt will …
TractorHouse.com Now Has Live Auction
You can now sell your tractor by auction on the web at TractorHouse.com. Online Auction Listings are now ‘live’ on TractorHouse.com. Consistent TractorHouse advertisers now have the option to auction their equipment to a worldwide buying audience, 24/7/365. All machines are auctioned directly by dealers to registered bidders on the Web site. Seller’s fees are minimal, and there are no …
Combine Combat in Top 5
Have you played Combine Combat? If so, you’ve played one of the top 5 magazine web games according to minonline.com. Here’s what they said about it: Years after its release, Agriculture.com’s simple arcade game remains one of the few b2b online games around, and it still holds up. You try to clear a field with your combine before the computer-controlled …
My Lady’s Manor Steeplechase Race
I saw my first steeplechase races live and exciting today in Monkton, MD thanks to the John Deere Drive Green Utility Tractor Show. It was a wet and wild day at My Lady’s Manor Steeplechase races. Can you say “mud?” I left after the main race which you can see the winner of here. I got very lucky and was …
Driving A Green One
This is what the John Deere Drive Green Utility Tractor Show is all about. Driving John Deere equipment. Today’s show stop is set up perfectly for people like Carl Daly, here to test drive the new line of utility tractors and vehicles. We’ll meet Carl in a video interview I’ll post with him on the show blog in coming days. …
Pennsylvania Farm
If you’ve got to work on Good Friday at least doing it in a place this pretty helps. This is just one of the farms in the Oxford, PA area. I’m on location with the John Deere Drive Green Utility Tractor Show at Atlantic Tractor today. Tomorrow I’ll be at Our Lady’s Manor Steeplechase. I don’t know anything about it …