I get a lot of requests like this that I take a pass on but this one involves one of my favorite activities so I thought you might be interested too. This is from Dalen, the sales manager for H.X.I. MANUFACTURING CO., LTD, YANGJIANG, GUANGDONG, CHINA. I’ve heard that it’s grilling season. I say it’s always grilling season! We are …
Off To CAHI To Talk New Media
Hello AgWired fans. After spending a few hours home on Memorial Day it’s off to the annual meeting of the Canadian Animal Health Institute. It’s going to take place starting Tuesday evening in Niagra-On-The-Lake, Ontario. Their theme is “Harnessing Technology to Expand Markets.” My presentation will take place on Wednesday morning and I’ll be addressing new media as communication platforms …
Ethanol and Dario Franchitti Win The Indy 500
Finally, the race is over and ethanol wins again. Actually the winner of the Indy 500 is Dario Franchitti seen waving at me as he passes the media center. At the post-race press conference, he seemed like the most amazed guy in the world for having run and we certainly congratulate him. During the press conference I asked him how …
The Race Is On Again
The track got dried out so we’re back to racing here in Indianapolis. However, rain is on the way again. Jeff Simmons in the ethanol car has been running very strong today. It looks like the race will be won on strategy and pit stop timing since the cars are pretty much out of sync with their normal plan. I’ll …
David Letterman Appearance
For the first time in my 3 years at the Indianapolis 500 I got to see the other half of the Rahal-Letterman Racing ownership. Here’s David Letterman on the track prior to the race talking with his partner Bobby Rahal. I just happened to be in the right place but I had my hands full of camera and couldn’t get …
Rain, No Rain and Rain Again
The weather held out for a start and a pretty good race up to lap 113 which means it’s an official race. Here’s Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning waving the green “e” flag to start the race here this afternoon. I’ve posted the audio of the start for you each of the last couple years and this year is now …
An Indy Weather Issue
The big story here in Indianapolis this morning has been the weather. It’s lightly raining now and the trucks are running the track to try to keep as much water off it as possible. You can’t race on a wet track. We’re hoping for some clearing today and will stay here as long as we can to cover the 91st …
Sampling Some Ethanol
I think this is an agricultural story since this man is holding something that contains ethanol and fruit juice. That works right? One of the inventions of the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (Joanna Schroeder) is the “e”-tini, a very colorful martini. Actually there are 3 different ones and I’ll have to update this post to provide the details on …
Podcasts From Alltech
I picked up a card while at the Alltech International Feed Industry Symposium this week and didn’t really even look at it until this morning while I was playing a little catch up here in my hotel room. It’s a direct mail piece for Alltech’s Bioplex and their podcasts! They’re producing them to target specific animal species producers and they’re …
Interview With Tonya Dana
You may remember the tragedy that occurred last year at the first IndyCar race when Paul Dana was killed in a pre-race crash. I had conducted his last media interview prior to that. I finally had a chance to do a short interview with his wife, Tonya here in Indy. Paul is the man who worked so hard to bring …