Thanks to Liza Teixeira, California Strawberry Commission, I just found out that Olympic athletes and visitors will enjoy some juicy red goodness in China. In a historic step for the California strawberry industry, America’s favorite fruit will arrive on Chinese soil for the first time in history today (Aug. 5). After receiving approval from Chinese authorities, the California strawberry industry …
Cow Tunes
Cows wearing headsets. Uh. Right. I want to know if they can subscribe to farm podcasts. The same Global Positioning System (GPS) technology used to track vehicles is now being used to track cows. But Agricultural Research Service (ARS) animal scientist Dean M. Anderson has taken tracking several steps further with a Walkman-like headset that enables him to “whisper” wireless …
Big New Holland Equipment Rolling Along
It’s kind of hard to miss a pair of these rolling along the Interstate next to you. Not a bad picture for my Blackberry at 70 mph, eh? I saw a lot of farm equipment moving up and down the highway today. This picture is on I-35 north bound just as it runs into I-80 at Des Moines. I’ll be …
Monsanto Technology Showcase
Monsanto is conducting the 2008 Technology Showcase as a tour of stops in 13 midwest locations. I’ve got the opportunity to attend tomorrow’s event in Alleman, IA. I just like saying Alleman, don’t you? So you can expect some interviews and pics right here on AgWired as we see what’s new in the world of agribusiness from Monsanto. Here’s why …
NAFB Making Waves and Lifting Tides
Just when we got done with the Ag Media Summit, it’s time to get registered for the NAFB convention. This year it’s all about “Making Waves and Lifting Tides.” Isn’t it hard to do that in Kansas City? How about somewhere on the Gulf coast? Join your NAFB broadcast and agri-marketing friends in Kansas City come November 12-14 for the …
Analyzing AMS
I don’t know about all of you who attended last week’s Ag Media Summit but I’m still recovering. I’ve got one little project left to complete and then I’m almost caught up. Of course Cindy’s on the road today to Purdy, MO for a Kip Cullers field day and I’ll be heading north tomorrow for a Monsanto Technology Showcase event …
Online Faster and Older
Welcome to a new week in the new media world. Let’s start it off with a couple of tidbits that should interest any agrimarketer. First of all, let’s look at broadband penetration. A report from Gartner shows that consumers with broadband is going to continue to grow and some are saying that will create a larger audience than traditional broadcast …
AgWired Wordle Cloud
What do bored bloggers do? Find silly little websites like Wordle and create graphics like this that have just about no real purpose or value. I saw a post about it when I was reading my feeds and thought I’d give it a try. Basically Wordle creates a word cloud and allows you to do some basic editing. It did …
Farm Country Political Feelings From The Progressive Farmer
We’re not very focused on politics here but sometimes an interesting story comes along like this one. The Progressive Farmer has just conducted a Zogby International poll of rural American households (2,963 adults) to find out about the political leanings of farm country. The results are featured in the August issue of the magazine. Commissioned by The Progressive Farmer, the …
John Stevenson is Sales/Marketing VP for New Holland
There’s a new leader in sales and marketing for New Holland. John J. Stevenson has been named Vice President, Sales and Marketing, for New Holland Agriculture in North America, according to an announcement by Harold Boyanovsky, president and chief executive officer of CNH Global, N.V. The appointment will be effective August 1, 2008. Stevenson will maintain his office at New …