Day two of the Farm Science Review is underway and I’ve got a lot of items to post during the day. I’m kind of playing catch up on the whole jet lag thing but a second cup of coffee is helping. Pam Fretwell, Conklin Company, is sitting next to me in the media building, typing away. We’ve been talking about …
DTN Acquired by Telvent
Telvent announced today that it has acquired DTN. Telvent (NASDAQ: TLVT), the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire one hundred percent of U.S.-based business information services provider, DTN Holding Company, Inc. (DTN), headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The acquisition represents an all cash purchase of DTN for a total …
ABN Radio To Relocate to WOSU Facility
It seemed like the ABN Show midday here at the Farm Science Review. The BARN has a nice barn. Here’s Andy and Lindsay just before their big announcement today. Basically, ABN is partnering with WOSU Radio and will be relocating their studios to WOSU facilities in Columbus in early 2009. It seems like WOSU grew so much that they had …
Farm Science Review Media Center
Well here I am at the Farm Science Review. It’s a beautiful day after what apparently was some bad weather from Hurricane Ike earlier this week. A hurricane hitting Ohio. That’s different. It has caused some challenges though like me not having a room since the hotel I was supposed to stay in is closed due to no electricity. I …
Heading to Farm Science Review
Another day, off to another farm show. After Cindy and I got in to St. Louis last night we re-grouped and re-packed. She’s going to be attending an event for Agrotain in St. Louis today while I’m on my way to Columbus, OH and the Farm Science Review. This will be my first time at the show and you’ll be …
Franz Fischler Concludes The Congress
I like the way Fran Fischler, President of the IFAJ Congress 2008, started his remarks at the end of the event. “Everything has already been said but not by everybody.” He then proceeded to thank all the people who worked to make this Congress a reality, including all the sponsors. He pointed out how different farming is around the world. …
Mike Wilson is New IFAJ President
The new President of IFAJ is Mike Wilson, Farm Progress Companies. On one of the early nights of the IFAJ Congress we held a little private reception for Mike after a dinner in Graz, Austria. It was a surprise and I think you can see that in his face in this picture. We were at a very nice place right …
David Markey Relinquishes The Reins
The final night’s activities at the IFAJ Congress was a historic event for me. The only IFAJ President I’ve ever known up until this Congress was David Markey and this was when he turned the reins over to a new leader. I can tell you one thing. When you’ve got a group of people from countries all over the world …
When Did You Use One of These Last?
Here’s something you just don’t see much any more. Telephone booths. I remember when we used to be able to unscrew the mouthpieces and plug our recorders into them with alligator clips to send audio back home. I also remember moving to Missouri and stopping at one of these in north Illinois during the winter to call home when the …
Passing The IFAJ Flag
The IFAJ Congress has concluded but AgWired coverage of the event has not. Over the next several days I’ll be featuring more interviews and video clips. Our schedule and internet access has worked against me a little bit. Cindy and I just got back into Graz where we’ll fly out early tomorrow for St. Louis. At the moment, the internet …