One of our presenters here at the Syngenta Learning Centers media briefing is Brad Wiersum, Head, Renewable Fuels Strategy, Syngenta Seeds. His topic was their biofuels strategy. As you’ll hear in my interview with him they’re really looking forward to the introduction of some new corn varieties with high levels of corn amylase. By using high amylase corn, they estimate …
Syngenta Learning Centers Photo Album
We’re getting ready to finish up here in the Syngenta Learning Centers media briefing. Right now we’re hearing from a couple of growers who work with Syngenta. It’s nice to get their perspective on things. The internet access here is a little challenging so I’ll probably be posting interviews later. In the meantime I have started a photo album from …
Dr. Mike Boehlje Talks New Agriculture
If you’ve never heard Dr. Mike Boehlje, Center for Food & Agricultural Business, Purdue University, speak then you’re missing a good performance. He is passionate about his work. He just completed his presentation on “Farming in the 21st Century” here at the Syngenta Learning Centers media briefing. He started out with the “e” word which is of course, ethanol. However …
Learning Centers Overview
The first speaker on the program is Jim Elliott, AgriEdge, Agronomy Services Manager, Syngenta Seeds. Jim really gave us an overview of the whole Learning Centers program. This is the 4th year now that Syngenta has been doing these programs and they expect over 5,000 attendees this season. He says that 90% of the people who attend say they gained …
Group Learning
The media briefing portion of our Syngenta Learning Centers event is now officially underway. Getting us started was Tom Gahm, Syngenta. He pretty much gave us the overview of what the day will be like and who our speakers will be. I see that we have a cookie and coffee break coming up. I think they’re really pushing the cookies …
Learning Kickoff at Syngenta Learning Centers
The temperature here at Lake Okoboji is wonderful compared to at home. It’s cool, cloudy and we’ve got a nice breeze. Perfect arrival conditions for the Syngenta Media Event that kicks off this week’s Learning Centers. We’ll be out in the field in Milford, IA tomorrow. Today it’s classroom time as we explore, learn and hopefully profit. I like the …
LPC Gala Rally
I didn’t use a picture of the YMCA at the Ag Media Summit but I did post the video. If you didn’t have any fun at the Ag Media Summit then you should stop by the rally for the Livestock Publications Council annual Gala. It’s time to rally the troops for the LPC Gala and have an end of summer …
Big Red WISS Now 24 Hours/Day
I don’t produce my weekly ZimmCast with a broadcast purpose in mind but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t air somewhere. One of those somewhere’s is on the Big Red WISS AM 1100 in Berlin, WI. They just announced that they’re now broadcasting 24 hours a day! Hometown Broadcasting is pleased to announce that Big Red AM 1100 is now …
Pfizer Research Dairy
Speaking of Pfizer Animal Health . . . One of the people I met at their media event at the veterinary medicine research and development farm was Bill Loveland. Bill manages their research dairy. Pfizer has a state of the art dairy facility that allows them to handle up to 128 animals at a time. Bill says the facility opened …
Behind The Scenes at Pfizer Animal Health
How many companies allow journalists to go behind the scenes and see the whole process of how a product is conceived and brought to market? Not many but that’s what Pfizer Animal Health did last week. I attended their “Delivering Solutions Through Research and Innovation” media event to which they invited cattle publication editors like Holly Martin, High Plains Journal …