Tractor Pull Video

Chuck Zimmerman

I tried to shoot a video clip of these tractors last night but my little point and shoot just couldn’t handle the noise I guess since it kept shutting off when they got close. But Leah Guffey, WFMB, save the day with her camera and provided me with a clip I can use. Hopefully this video clip will give you …

John Deere, National Farm Machinery Show, Video

Some Phone Down Time

Chuck Zimmerman

I couldn’t resist taking this picture here in the media room which is a lot busier today. Here’s a couple of BARN guys, Andy Vance (l) and Adam Lohrey. One’s on his iPhone, the other’s on his iPod Touch and I’m taking the picture with my Blackberry Curve which I just emailed to my Mac for this post. Yeah, it’s …

John Deere, National Farm Machinery Show

FMC Gets an Authority Assist

Chuck Zimmerman

Leah Guffey, WFMB, would like to hop on this Harley and drive it home. We were in the FMC farmer reception yesterday. The Harley is part of a contest the company is running. Our good friends Sally Behringer and Paul Redhage were on hand and so was Tyler Tuttle, FMC Retail Marketing Manager who I spoke with about their announcement …

Agribusiness, Audio, John Deere, National Farm Machinery Show

Providing Dairy Business Seminars at World Ag Expo

Chuck Zimmerman

While I’m on the subject of World Ag Expo I’ve got another report from Bill Baker, Dairyline. He spoke with Carolina Evangelo, Western Dairy Business Magazine, about the seminars she’s worked on coordinating for dairy producers who are attending. Carolina provides a comprehensive overview of all the awards and sessions they’ve got like one today on Milk Marketing Tools. You …

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World Ag Expo Does Not Disappoint

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s a World Ag Expo update from Gary Schulz. Wednesday of World Ag Expo in Tulare, California meant a huge crowd. The traditional “mid-day” of the expo did not disappoint as early fog burned off by late morning for a spectacular “California Classic” with a high in the ’60s. The Budweiser Clydesdales were again on-hand and were a popular feature …

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National Championship Tractor Pull

Chuck Zimmerman

All I can say is that the testosterone level was high in the arena for the 40th National Championship Tractor Pull which got kicked off tonight in Louisville. I attended last year and tonight things went way smoother. You can find a bunch of photos in my online event photo album. There’s no way to describe the sound of these …

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Welcome to the Media Center

Chuck Zimmerman

The media here at the National Farm Machinery Show are thrilled to have an official media room. It’s got the fastest internet access I’ve used in a long time. I sure wish they could all be like this. When we get here we’re greeted by the lovely Ellen Anderson who’s an Administrative Assistant for the Kentucky State Fair Board that …

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John Deere Booth Video

Chuck Zimmerman

John Deere is sponsoring my coverage of the National Farm Machinery Show so today they get all the love. I’ve done at least 7 interviews so far with more to go. Some of them will be featured on the Precision Pays website as well. Before it got too difficult to walk through I shot a video clip of their booth …

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Cooperatives Working Together at World Ag Expo

Chuck Zimmerman

Out at the World Ag Expo, Bill Baker is hard at work for Dairyline. Bill has been supplying our World Dairy Diary site with a weekly dairy markets wrapup almost since we started it. He sent along an interview with Jim Tillison, National Milk Producers Federation, about their Cooperatives Working Together program. Jim’s in the picture second from the left. …

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Ethanol Insurance From John Deere

Chuck Zimmerman

By ethanol insurance I mean that John Deere Risk Protection is now offering a policy to a grower who wants some extra coverage in case he can’t fulfill a delivery contract to an ethanol plant. Dennis Daggett, Director of Marketing for John Deere Risk Protection, is on the scene here at the National Farm Machinery Show. He’s been involved in …

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