John Deere says that their new 7760 Cotton Picker will revolutionize harvesting the crop. This machine was on display in action at last week’s Sunbelt Ag Expo. Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman was on hand to obtain interviews for me. He spoke with Jamie Flood, Deere’s Cotton Marketing Manager, who worked with the 7760 development in Iowa. You can listen to …
Train Employees to Service The Rural Lifestyle Market
At the Country Living Outlook Conference one of the speakers on our program was country lifestyler, Kelly Loganbill. Kelly works in town and makes an 80 plus mile round trip each day from her home. She wants companies servicing the rural lifestyle market to know that they separate their work and personal lives and that they need information and supplies …
Corn Guy to the Rescue
Will Corn Guy.tv say the day for corn growers everywhere? Who is Corn Guy? You’ll have to watch the series to find out. It’s all part of a new program being conducted by the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest’s Minnesota E85 Team. America, meet a new superhero: Corn Guy, now seen on his own website: www.cornguy.tv. The Minnesota …
You Can’t iTouch This
I’ll add a picture to this post later. Right now I’m at one of my favorite coffee shops using my new iTouch. It’s more than a new iPod. It’s a computer. Typing on the touchscreen takes a little getting used to but with free wi-fi I’m surfing baby! The new iTouch synced right up with my iTunes and the coolest …
Agrimarketing Magazine Goes Digital
Reaching people who live the country life has been the subject of several articles in Agrimarketing Magazine. That’s why Lynn Henderson, Publisher, was on hand at the Country Living Outlook Conference. Lynn says that the rural lifestyle market presents a significant opportunity for traditional agribusiness companies. Besides talking about country living we also talked about Agrimarketing Magazine going digital. I …
Country Living Olympics Water Bucket Filling
Water Bucket Filling would not be my favorite chore out on the farm but it’s just one of those things you have to do. I prefer taking pictures of other people doing it for competition. I can’t even remember the exact details of how this one worked but you had to run back and forth moving water from one tub …
Behind The Scenes at Drake & Company
If you know Steve Drake then you know he likes to work in the background. In fact, after taking about 500 pictures at the Country Living Association activities last week none of them have Steve in it. That doesn’t mean I didn’t get to talk to Steve though. His company, Drake & Company, is an accredited association management firm. Basically …
Country Living Olympics Hay Scramble
Not all of the competitors at the Country Living Olympics were big people. Take this competition for example. The Hay Scramble was just that and the dust was flying. These little dynamos were searching for $1 dollar coins. I think there were a couple hundred dollars worth hidden under the hay pile. They got to keep what they found. You …
Living in the Fastline
One of the corporate partners of the Country Living Association is Fastline Publications. On hand at the Country Living Outlook Conference was Matt Coniglio, National Account Manager. Matt says that he came with two messages. For one thing their current national publication is reaching over 300,000 people who would be considered rural lifestylers. He also said that next year they’ll …
Country Living Olympics Winners
Here’s the winners of the first ever Country Living Olympics. The competition included: Cake Baking, sponsored by Nationwide Agribusiness and Allied Insurance. Winner: Amy Murphy, Kansas Feed Bag Moving, sponsored by Land O’Lakes Purina Feed. Winner: Male: Josh, Hope, Kansas, Female: Alicia Rigden, New London, Iowa, 18 contestants Lawn-mower Backing, sponsored by John Deere. Winner: Male: Barry, Clinton, Missouri, Female: …