This is the site of this evening’s Gateway NAMA social hour. I’m in a little early after getting reunited to my Mac. I missed this keyboard the last 2 days but he’s all cleaned up and ready to rock and roll on the agriblogging highway. Like other NAMA chapters, Gateway, is trying to develop some new momentum and what better …
Announcing GoodFuels
We know that renewable fuels like ethanol and biodiesel are good, right? That’s the premise of a new website that is launched today – GoodFuels. Addressing America’s dependence on foreign oil will require many solutions. A solution at our disposal today, and one that is already making significant contributions, is the increased production and use of biofuels like ethanol. Ethanol …
Cattle Industry Summer Conference
I just bought my plane ticket to Denver for the Cattle Industry Summer Conference. I just don’t think prices are going to improve. Got yours? The cattle industry comes together twice a year to discuss current issues as a group, to work on programs and initiatives, and to set the course we should take with our various projects for the …
Texas Longhorn Legacy Sale Sold
The Texas Longhorn Marketing Alliance (TLMA) announced today that it is acquiring the Texas Longhorn Legacy Sale, an annual event that tops the calendar of the Longhorn cattle industry, generating $2.3 million in sales this year. TLMA is acquiring the event from its founders, Texas Hill County ranchers Joe and Lorinda Valentine and Mississippi rancher Bill Hudson. “The Texas Longhorn …
AEM Ag Executive Newsletter
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is reaching out to decision makers in the ag sector with a new newsletter. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is vitally interested in a profitable ag sector, and to show support the association has begun publishing a newsletter called Ag Executive Advisor. The newsletter focuses on the connection between ag equipment manufacturers and today’s …
The Technical Use of Corn
Next week’s on-location activities for ZimmComm New Media start off at the Corn Utilization & Technology Conference, CUTC, in Kansas City, MO. I’ll be there producing content for Corn Commentary as well as right here on AgWired. If you don’t know anything about CUTC then you will after you listen to this week’s program. I was in the NCGA offices …
Blog Lite
Two posts in the last 3 days. Wow. That’s light for the agriblogger. But then I did have to drive home from Lincoln, NE and went to St. Louis and back today for a meeting and to drop my Mac off for a check up. Plus there was the archiving of almost 1,000 photos I took last week and the …
Ridgeway & Johnson Escape
During last week’s travels with the Michael Peterson, My Real Life Tour, I got to know Kevin Ridgeway and Kristen Johnson, Ridgeway & Johnson, very well. Spending all day on a bus does that. In the picture you can see Kristen doing the only full view water torture cell escape. There’s more pictures in the photo album. These are very …
Closing Out The My Real Life Tour
The final show of this segment of the Michael Peterson, My Real Life Tour, is over. What a show. As New Holland dealer Larry Dinkel said to me yesterday, “I feel sorry for anyone who doesn’t go to this show.” The Army touring band was one of the best I’ve heard and of course Michael Peterson was great. Ridgeway & …
Indy 500 and Bill of Confusion
While I’m here in Lincoln, NE, Laura is still having fun in Indianapolis. She’s got photos uploaded to an online photo album so I thought I’d point you that way. Indy 500 2008 Photo Album I’ll be driving home tomorrow but she’ll be on site for the race so you may want to keep an eye on Domestic Fuel to …