At this summer’s farm shows you’ll see the folks at the Propane Education and Research Council providing support to various state groups. Here at the Farm Progress Show, Mark Leitman stopped by the AgWired table in the media tent. He says that PERC is supporting the Iowa Propane Gas Association. Mark says that farmers are stopping by their exhibit and …
New Holland Tedder Gets It Dried Faster
While I’m on the subject of hay equipment from New Holland, let’s add one more item. This one is the new H5270 Tedder. In the haymaker’s race against the rain, a New Holland H5270 six-rotor pull-type tedder provides the edge by fluffing heavy, damp crop and distributing it evenly for faster drydown. Dave says one of the improvements in this …
New Big Balers From New Holland
Small square balers aren’t the only new balers from New Holland. How about those big square balers? I spoke with Colin Skoronski in the New Holland exhibit about this big BB9060. New Holland is certainly making some style changes which you can see in the rounded edges for example. Colin says they’ve made a lot of improvements in this line …
New Small Square Baler From New Holland
New Holland had a lot of new equipment on display. One item getting a lot of attention was their new small square baler. One of the reasons is a retro-vintage logo on the side. I spoke with Mark Long, Marketing Specialist in the Hay and Forage group. He says they just introduced the new small square baler and that it’s …
Farm Progress Show Stars
I have a lot of photos from the Farm Progress Show that I really like. Of course, taking them with my new Nikon D300 is a big part of why I like taking them. Laura and I have almost 400 in the photo album so far. I think she’s still got some to add to it. This is one of …
Golf Car Mania at Farm Progress Show
Since I started renting a golf car at shows like the Farm Progress Show, I’ve wondered why I ever did without. The golf car man at the Farm Progress Show was Chris Miller, M & M Golf Cars. They rent 2, 4, 6 seat cars as well as other vehicles. He says people started registering to rent cars the first …
Broadhead + Co. is Middle of Country
I’m hoping to see my good friends at Broadhead + Co. next week when Cindy and I attend and cover AgNite. It looks like the agency has been busy with the RNC coming to town. Delegates to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul will enjoy a red carpet welcome campaign at the MSP airport, and throughout the Twin Cities, …
BASF From Brazil
The Farm Progress Show had a lot of international visitors like these guys from Brazil. I just happened to walk in to the BASF tent and met them. Several of their group actually work for BASF in Brazil. Their tour leader is Fernando Dellazari (3rd from right). He says they had 17 guys on this trip. I asked him what …
Post FPS Stress Syndrome
I feel a little like I’m suffering from Post Farm Progress Show Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PFPSTSS). Even a cup of homemade Rocket Fuel hasn’t gotten me moving too fast yet. How about you? While I was packing up yesterday Gene Hemphill, New Holland Media Room Sponsor Extraordinaire, noted that we have a lot of “gadgets.” I prefer the T-word (tools). …
NAMA Boot Camp Presentations Available
Those fine folks at Truffle Media Networks have worked with NAMA to make some of the Boot Camp sessions available for you to listen to and/or download. Podcast sessions include: Producer Panel Food & Fuel Text Book Marketing and Real World Examples Creative In Agriculture Client/Agency Panel To download and listen to the podcasts, please visit http://www.trufflemedia.com/home/content/2008-nama-boot-camp-selected-presentations. Thank you and …