In just over a week corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers will be getting together in Grapevine, TX for Commodity Classic and you’ll find Cindy and myself there once again. I hope you’ve got your reservations in since this looks to be a big one. Actually, it’ll be just like “family” as an expected 4,500+ growers and their families and …
Chicago Farmers Farmland Investment Fair
It sounds like things went very well at the Chicago Farmers Farmland Investment Fair. Michelle Fowler sent me this picture of Andy Holstein with Tim Smith, center of Cropsmith Inc., and Dale Lutz, extension specialist with the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois Extension. I was also very happy to receive this recommendation from Rich …
Social Weed Communications
After my presentation this morning on ag communications and the new media world we had an informal session with some university researchers and teachers who are actively working on ways to employ online strategies for archiving and making educational presentations available. It’s interesting to hear a different perspective from the university side of the industry. It seems like every sector …
WSSA Presentation
Here’s my group here in my presentation that’s taking place still at the WSSA meeting in Orlando. Right now we’re discussing how to implement a new channel of communications and what would be the best one to start with. I’ll be conducting a shorter session this afternoon during the general session. Getting feedback that showing RSS feeds would be a …
Live WSSA Presentation on Communications
WSSA Communications Presentation
Live Blog From WSSA/SWSS Meeting
Live From The WSSA/SWSS Convention
WSSA/SWSS Meeting
While Cindy is looking at machinery, I’ll be talking weeds here in Orlando at the 49th meeting of the Weed Science Society of America and 69th meeting of the Southern Weed Science Society. I just got registered and see that everyone is in one of the afternoon sessions. There are a lot of posters displayed here and I can see …
Green Day at Farm Machinery Show
While Cindy is getting ready to head on over to the National Farm Machinery Show this morning I thought I’d share my latest video for the Drive Green Utility Tractor Show. I’m starting to get used to the whole new YouTube HD thing and I love it. I thought this would be especially appropriate since John Deere is sponsoring Cindy’s …
The National Farm Machinery Show Will Go On
Cindy is on her way to cover the National Farm Machinery Show and will have reports here starting tomorrow. For anyone wondering if the recent weather problems might have affected it, Cindy offers the following: Despite the icy weather that recently affected parts of Kentucky, the 2009 National Farm Machinery Show and Championship Tractor Pull will proceed as scheduled. More …
Morning Moon
This was the morning moon that was staring me in the face when I went outside a while ago. Pretty cool view to start the day so I thought I’d share it. So, what’s new in your world? Cindy will be heading to Louisville, KY today for the National Farm Machinery Show and I’ll be finishing preparations for my presentation …