The primary purpose of AgNite was to showcase and educate attendees about agriculture. What better way than to have your state FFA officers on hand? One of them was Sydney Place who is Minnesota FFA State Reporter. Sydney had an exciting day because she not only attended AgNite but it was also her first day of college. She says, “It …
Packing Those Potatoes
Prior to the AgNite event Cindy and I attended a food aid packing competition at Second Harvest Heartland. The idea was to see how many bags of potatoes the teams could make in 5 minutes. Some of our expected dignitaries wound up with schedule conflicts but we still held the 5 minute bag packing drill. Be sure to check out …
AgNite Photo Album
Preparations are nearing completion here at AgNite at The Depot. This is going to be a fabulous celebration here tonight as agriculture is put on display for thousands of people attending the RNC. Cindy and I are getting ready to do some interviews with AgNite sponsors which we hope to post later this evening. We’ve got a photo album started …
AgNite Will Help Hurricane Relief Efforts
The Minnesota Agri-Growth Council is the organization hosting AgNite in Minneapolis. Their President is Daryn McBeth, seen here being interviewed by Cindy. This was at the Feeding America food packing event held at their local network affiliate, Second Harvest Heartland. Second Harvest Heartland is also a member of the Council and Daryn says the unique partnerships between the food bank …
AgNite Blog Goes Live
Besides finding coverage of AgNite, “A Celebration of America’s Food and Agriculture Industry,” here on AgWired you’ll also find lots of content being posted onto the AgNite Blog. This is why Cindy decided to come with me. We’re expecting an intensive evening of activity and we’re going to be cross-posting on multiple blog sites. We’re going to be looking for …
Second Harvest Heartland Feeding America
Hello from Minneapolis, MN, the site of this evening’s, AgNite celebration. That event kicks off at 8pm but Cindy and I will be busy before then. This morning we’ll be attending a food box packing event at Second Harvest Heartland. This is the regional organization that’s part of the Feeding America network. Feeding America is the new name for what …
The Blue Ribbon Cookbook Blog
Some people are just meant to be bloggers and Liz Harfull is one of them. She’s the author of the IFAJ e-newsletter and an agricultural journalist down under. I just got this message from Liz so I thought I’d point you to her new blog, The Blue Ribbon Cookbook. By the way, I have just set up my first blog …
The Truth About Labor Day Food Prices
I’m not sure what Cindy and I will be eating today but we won’t be grilling. We’re going to be driving to Minneapolis for tomorrow’s AgNite, which will be covered right here. In the meantime, for those of you who are interested in your Labor Day meal, the folks at FoodPriceTruth.org have some interesting information about your cookout food prices …
IFAJ Star Prize Announced
In a break from tradition, the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists has just announced their 2008 Star Prize winners for writing. You can read their stories via links on the IFAJ website. Treena Hein from Canada is the winner of the prestigious 2008 IFAJ Star Prize for Agricultural Journalism, sponsored by John Deere. The winning article, “Up with hemp,” was …
Searching for an IRON Solution
At the Farm Progress Show I got to meet the Canadian farm boy who is now the President and CEO of IRON Solutions. He’s Darwin Melnyk and he comes from western Canada. IRON Solutions had some major activity this summer when they were acquired by StarVest Partners, a New York venture capital firm. Darwin says the firm has given them …