Mobile Recipes From Mobio

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s my new Blackberry Curve showing the beef recipes that came up when I keyword searched the new Mobio mobile recipes. I like things that are simple and just plain work. So if you’re in the kitchen and need a recipe now you can just grab the phone off your belt and tap for it. Just think of all the …

Food

Aerial Applicators Hear About Fungicide Spraying From BASF

Chuck Zimmerman

I have got to believe that the National Agricultural Aviators Association convention is a party place. These folks are meeting in Reno this week and BASF was there to present a new study. Dr. Gary Fellows, technical manager with BASF, addressed the National Agricultural Aviators Association (NAAA) at their annual convention this week to present the results of a study …

Agribusiness, Audio, BASF

Ice Storm Affecting Livestock Producers

Chuck Zimmerman

Parts of the midwest got a break from the ice storm today but others had it hit them. Locally we got lots of rain today with temperatures above freezing. The USDA radio news line had a good story about how it’s affecting livestock producers who still have chores to do even when the power goes out. For example, we’ve got …

Audio, USDA

Farm Journal Forum Bloggers

Chuck Zimmerman

The Farm Journal Forum is going on in Washington, DC and a couple of University of Missouri students are blogging the event. Here’s a picture of them at the National Press Club. Thanks to Margy Fischer for the heads up. This is the 11th Forum, and in honor of founder Sonja Hillgren this year’s event is dedicated to her memory. …

Publication

Barchart.com Launches AgriCharts

Chuck Zimmerman

Barchart.com has launched a new division called AgriCharts. AgriCharts will provide a full suite of agricultural information and technology services, including website hosting and management, market data and information, web content, and real-time quotes for agricultural industry firms and websites operated by local cash markets, grain elevators, co-ops and other agricultural businesses. The new division will be headquartered in Des …

Agribusiness

The Man With a Golden Tractor

Chuck Zimmerman

It sounds like it could be a movie. It sounds like this tractor won’t be getting all muddy and scratched up out in the field either. Jerry Forsythe must feel like King Midas these days. That’s because he’s the proud owner of the world’s only all-gold Case IH Magnum™ 305 — a tractor that’s normally painted the signature red color …

Agribusiness, Tractor

Talking Beef With The MBIC

Chuck Zimmerman

I am not ashamed to publicly pronounce my belief that beef is good. That’s why I was so happy to get to work with the Missouri Beef Industry Council on their new “Speaking of Beef” program. Basically we helped the staff at the MBIC prepare materials for a group of initial volunteers to help them conduct public speaking engagements about …

Ag Groups, Audio, Beef, ZimmCast

Not Your Typical Monday

Chuck Zimmerman

Posting has been a little light here today as we deal with the icy mess that is Missouri. I’ve made sure we got some client sites updated earlier before starting to focus on our own. Actually we’ve been pretty lucky to have continuous power. However, this afternoon our main business line went out and with it our DSL internet connection. …

Ag Groups

Ice Storm Photos

Chuck Zimmerman

Well the conditions here in Missouri have only become worse all day. The trees and branches falling sound like explosions. There’s going to be a lot of cleaning up to do like in this yard of a local home. The roads aren’t too bad except for the fallen branches and power lines. I went out for a while just to …

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Missouri Ice Storm

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s the beautiful scene I woke up to this morning after a loud middle of the night thunder and lightning storm. It would be pretty until you hear the loud snapping and popping as branches and trees start breaking under the weight of the ice. That’s a sound I’ve heard quite a few times already this morning. We’ve got freezing …

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