Everyone’s watching to see how much flooding we get here in Missouri along the river. The Missouri River is up enough to close the Katy Trail. I still went out for a bike ride today and shot a little video. I didn’t have time to make it to the closed section but saw all I needed of the river up …
Corn Talking on Sky Radio
The National Corn Growers Association is using a new mechanism to help educate people about farming. It’s called Sky Radio. You can listen to it here (mp3 file). The next time you’re on an airplane, you may be in for a little “shop talk” about corn. The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is taking its environmental/stewardship message to the “skyways” …
A Little Bull Shop
If you’re buying or selling breeding stock then I guess you need to do a little BullShop.com-ing. BullShop.com is a useful site to anyone buying or selling breeding stock. Over the past five years, it has grown into the largest, all breeds, breeding stock site serving the cow-calf industry. The site is presented in a state-by-state format making it easy …
Drug Awareness From the Progressive Agriculture Foundation
The Progressive Agriculture Foundation has a new component of it’s “Progressive Agricultural Safety Days” which will help raise awareness of the problems of meth in rural America. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive drug that is affecting every segment of society, especially rural America. To help educate rural children about the dangers of this drug and its manufacturing, which is often …
Sec. Johanns at World Agricultural Forum Congress
U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns was on hand at the World Agricultural Forum Congress. Here he is getting interviewed by Mizzou Ag Journalism blogger Julia Shuck. His full comments are available online. Here’s an excerpt. Ladies and gentlemen, in the Doha talks, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to really have a profound impact on hunger and poverty in …
Taryn Dameron Interning for Brownfield
Brownfield will have a summer intern. Her name is Taryn Dameron. Taryn inherited her passion for agriculture growing up on a farm in western Missouri where her family raises crossbred cattle and row crops. She is currently finishing up her sophomore year at the University of Missouri where she is pursuing a degree in Agriculture Journalism. Taryn has experience writing …
Pioneer Sending Little Green Email
Pioneer has started a “Little Green Email” for ag journalists. This is a great ideas because they’re providing us with contacts to make it easy to get more information when we want and need it. Here’s why they say they’re doing it. Throughout the growing season, we receive regular requests for contact information for local Pioneer agronomists. This e-newsletter is …
The Golden Plow Goes to Saxby Chambliss
Any award with a name like the Golden Plow deserves a post on AgWired. This is an American Farm Bureau Federation legislator award. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, was honored today for his unwavering commitment to U.S. farmers and ranchers. American Farm Bureau Federation board member and Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall presented …
More On Missouri Flooding
I think the national news has certainly drawn people’s attention to the flooding problem here in Missouri. I was out and about today and took a few pictures along a couple different parts of the Missouri River. This is a country road that’s covered by the creek that flows into the Missouri. With the river rising many of these creeks …
Racing and Food On The ZimmCast
This week on the ZimmCast (I know I’m a little late) you can hear an anecdote from Bobby Rahal about his racing career and learn more about the World Agricultural Forum. Bobby says that his best time in racing was when he won. That’s not surprising. I’m sure I’ll see him again later this month in Indianapolis at the Indy …