Biodiesel Car On Display at SEMA Show

Chuck Zimmerman

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is holding their annual show in Las Vegas and Jay Leno’s Ecojet is on display. Besides the team from Jay Leno’s Garage, Joe Jobe, NBB CEO is also there to speak with the media and attendees. This is not a consumer show btw and according to Joe attorneys aren’t invited either. That’s interesting. I …

Audio, Biodiesel, New Holland

Nokia To Deliver Ag Info To Mobile Phones

Chuck Zimmerman

Nokia is bringing a whole new dimension to the idea of mobile information delivery. They just announced a plan to bring agricultural information and education services to non-urban consumers in emerging markets with a service called Nokia Life Tools. Can the United States be far behind? Or are there companies already delivering ag information to mobile phones here in America? …

Equipment, International

CHS Straw Vote

Chuck Zimmerman

Okay, let me add to your political saturation level. Hey, it’ll all be over tomorrow night (we hope). I thought this was an interesting story, especially considering the business CHS is involved in. Minnesota polls are showing otherwise, but the 20-year-old straw vote tradition at the headquarters of CHS Inc. (NASDAQ:CHSCP) , a leading energy and grain-based foods company, is …

Agribusiness, politics

A Sociable Farmer

Chuck Zimmerman

Are farmers using social networking and new media? I wonder how many times I’ve been asked that. Of course it tells me something about the person asking. Because if you’re online and “in the conversation” then you know the answer to that question! Let me point you to Tucker who writes The View From The Tractor. He’s following me on …

Farming

Enjoying Some Palin Sunshine

Chuck Zimmerman

If you were following my Twitter feed then you know where I’ve been for at least part of today. Not to try to influence anyone out there but Cindy, my daughter Chelsea and I went to see Sarah Palin at the Missouri State Capitol building. Here’s Sarah right after she winked at me. We were kind of hoping she’d say …

politics

Learn About The Alliance For Abundant Food & Energy

Chuck Zimmerman

You’ve probably heard about the Alliance For Abundant Food and Energy. But do you know what it’s all about? Well fear not because in this week’s program I interview Alliance Executive Director, Mark Kornblau. He describes their mission, why a new organization was needed and the marketing tactics they’re employing to get their message out. The Alliance for Abundant Food …

Ag Groups, Audio, ZimmCast

Fall Drive By Shooting

Chuck Zimmerman

We don’t usually hit the height of fall color in Missouri in November but we have this year. This is a drive by shot of some serious color in the late afternoon sun on the river bluffs of the Missouri River. I spent the day getting deer hunting camp ready for opening day which follows the NAFB convention this year. …

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NAMA GPS Drawing

Chuck Zimmerman

Once again this year, NAMA is offering some incentive for you to get a friend or co-worker to join. You’ve only got until November 5 so get those applications in. If you do, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a GPS unit. Every NAMA member who recruits a new member between now and November 5 will be included …

NAMA

Appaloosa Pumpkins

Chuck Zimmerman

Last year on Halloween I was blogging the Appaloosa World Show for Steve Taylor and crew at the Appaloosa Horse Club. This year Steve is a master agriblogger and handling the job very well. Here’s a picture from his posts at the show this week. Probably the toughest job I’ve had all week at the Appaloosa World Show in Fort …

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Laser Pumpkins

Chuck Zimmerman

We’ve got the candy ready for the evening onslaught and will be dishing it out in between calls from automated political campaigns. It’ll all be over next week! I saw this on Gizmodo and thought you might enjoy it. You could risk cutting yourself with a knife. Or you could buy one of those mini saw kits that always break …

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