Cindy is attending this week’s Fuel Ethanol Workshop in Nashville, TN and will be primarily posting onto Domestic Fuel. I think she’s in the process of uploading some photos as we speak. This one is from when she attended LifeLine Foods opening last fall. I thought it was appropriate in light of this announcement from ICM, Inc. This is exactly …
LPC Works Out West of the Rockies
The Livestock Publications Council just held a design and writing workshop in Boise, ID. Wish I could have been there Diane. The first ever LPC design and writing workshop held west of the Rocky Mountains was held May 28-29 in Boise,Idaho. And for those who made the effort to get there certainly got their money’s worth. The speakers were exceptional …
SmartStaxing Seed Traits
In another co-development kind of deal, both Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences just announced that they’ve submitted their SmartStax for regulatory review. Thanks to Dow for the picture of Mark Rooney (foreground), Mycogen Seeds field biologist, and Matthew Moeller, Mycogen Seeds research technician, supervise planting of SmartStax™ test plots at the Mycogen research station near Huxley, IA. In anticipation of SmartStax …
A Sunny Announcement From BASF and Nidera
It looks like a morning of “joint-development” announcements. This first one is from BASF and Nidera. BASF and Nidera today announced the introduction of CLHA-Plus – a new genetic trait for the CLEARFIELD Production System for Sunflowers – at the 17th International Sunflower Conference held in Cordoba, Spain. CLHA-Plus is the result of a long-term joint development program between BASF …
Farm Podcaster Fuel
This is what gets the agriblogging farm podcaster going on a Monday morning. Rocket Fuel from Coffee Zone. If you need some, let me know and I’ll do the deal for you and ship it. It’s $12.50/lb. plus shipping and handling. So, posting was light on AgWired over the weekend. After all, it was Father’s Day weekend. Happy Father’s Day …
Agriblogging Professional Improvement Opportunity
For you agribloggers and farm podcasters seeking some professional improvement opportunities this summer, here’s one. It’s the Blogworld & New Media Expo. The dates are September 20-21 in Las Vegas. I am thinking about going. They’ve got these interesting tidbits about blogging on the Expo homepage. You’ll find links in them to where they got the information. Important Blogging Statistics …
Missouri River is MO Bigger
We may not have the flooding you’ve been seeing stories about in Iowa but the Missouri River crested here at Jefferson City today and is expected to have another crest soon. It rained half the day today so we’ve got more flooding coming. This is a shot of the Capitol under the bridge over the river, leading into town. Normally …
Bader Rutter Adds Wirth
More growth at Bader Rutter. Bader Rutter, an integrated marketing services agency based in Milwaukee, hired Kim Wirth as an assistant account executive and promoted Lindsay Sasse to assistant account executive in the agency’s account management group. Prior to joining Bader Rutter, Wirth worked for Publicis Dialog in San Francisco. Wirth is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – …
Monsanto Completes Acquisition of De Ruiter Seeds
Monsanto continues to grow its seed business. This time with De Ruiter Seeds. Monsanto Company announced today that it has completed its proposed acquisition of De Ruiter Seeds Group B.V., a Dutch-holding company that owns and operates De Ruiter Seeds, for EUR546 million in cash, or approximately $850 million at current exchange rates, less net debt. Monsanto will start to …
Farm Foundation Elects New Chair
Richard Hahn succeeds Sara Wyant as chair of the Board of Trustees of Farm Foundation. Barry Flinchbaugh of Kansas State University was named Vice Chair. The election took place at the Board’s annual meeting June 7, 2008, in Canandaigua, NY. Established in 1933, Farm Foundation is directed by a Board of Trustees comprised of leaders in agriculture and the food …