Rich Jefferson has joined the AEM in a newly created position. We’ve had a chance to talk on the phone and he’s certainly getting into the swing of things already. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has named Richard Jefferson to the newly created position of Senior Director of Public Relations. He will oversee the trade group’s efforts to expand …
No-Till Likes YieldGard VT Triple
The folks at No-Till Farmer have announced their best performing products of 2007 according to readers. The readers of No-Till Farmer have weighed in on the products that performed the best in their no-till operations in 2007, citing YieldGard VT Triple insect protection as the “No-Till Product of the Year.” In addition to the Product of the Year award, no-till …
Giving It A Go In London
Would you classify this as hobby farming? I don’t think it’ll fit into a “rural lifestyle” category. It’s “Giving It A Go.” I’ve been following them for a while as they sort of give it a go. My house mates and I live is a small mid-terrace house in south London. We have decided to try and get the small …
Farm Podcast Studio From Belkin
Hey farm podcasters. Want a simple little device to work with your iPod to create a great on-location program? This is the just announced Belkin iPod Podcast Studio. According to Podcasting News: Belkin has introduced the Belkin Podcast Studio – a $100 accessory that basically turns your iPod into a mini podcasting studio – just add a mic. Dual XLR …
Designing a New Look For Dairy Today
There’s a reason we were taught in college journalism classes to “never work with animals or small children.” In this video from the Pentagram website you’ll see what I’m talking about. I’ve watched this done now quite a few times at livestock shows. I don’t envy DJ the challenge of working with a prima donna who’s only interested in the …
Honoring Monsanto’s Karen Marshall
At last week’s Beltwide Cotton Conferences an appreciation luncheon was held for Karen Marshall, just retired Senior Director of Industry Affairs for Monsanto. Several people spoke about their respect for Karen and her years of service to the cotton industry including Charles Parker, President of the Cotton Foundation and a cotton grower from Senath, MO. Here’s Charles giving Karen an …
Lisa Keefe New Editor at Meatingplace
I’m a subscriber to Meatingplace.com and interested to see that we’ll now have content from a new contributing editor, Lisa Keefe. Veteran business writer and editor Lisa M. Keefe will join the Meatingplace franchise Jan. 14 as Editor of its flagship monthly magazine. As Editor, Keefe will determine editorial strategy, content and tone for the industry-leading print magazine, as well …
Marketing MANA
I’m really glad that Makhteshim Agan is using the name MANA Crop Protection since it’s a lot easier for me to say. They held a media breakfast last week that I attended and it provided an opportunity to get to know them better. I interviewed Dave Downing, Senior Product/Marketing Manager – Herbicides and now know a lot more about the …
Headlining a New Developments Session
One of the New Developments From Industry sessions at Beltwide was done by Greg Stratman, BASF Technical Services Representative (left). Of course he talked about Headline. One of the questions he says he gets most often from growers is about the yield increase they can get by treating foliar diseases. He says that when it comes to the work they’ve …
Sharing Nikon Storey’s
Bill Storey is a broadcaster in Tennessee who stopped by the Beltwide Cotton Conferences. He works for the Tennessee Radio Network. He’s also a photographer so we shared Nikon stories. He says he takes a lot of event photos for Clear Channel that they put online. Bill says it’s almost impossible to take his picture with a flash and get …