This Babe Partners With Pioneer

Chuck Zimmerman

This guy sounds like a person I can get along with. Babe Winkelman has partnered up with Pioneer Hi-Bred to provide more forage for Minnesota’s wildlife. “We’re planting seeds for all types of wildlife – deer, turkey, pheasants, ducks, geese, bear,” says Babe Winkelman, host of “Good Fishing” and “Outdoor Secrets.” “It’s far beyond a small plot that offers food …

Agribusiness

The Weather Is Wacky

Chuck Zimmerman

I suppose things could be worse than a little water standing in your field. However, an active bunch of storm systems has certainly made it wet around the midwest. This is a field near my house. When I flew in to St. Louis yesterday some of the nearby fields looked like lakes. I’ve got one project pending since the conditions …

Farming

Monty’s Plant Food Podcast

Chuck Zimmerman

Another former farm broadcaster is doing the farm podcasting thing. This time it’s Price Allen, Monty’s Plant Food. I stopped in and spoke with Price after the National Farm Machinery Show and it looked to me like he was equipped and ready to go. Now he’s got Monty’s Plant Food Podcast. Here’s a link to the post with his first …

Podcasts

Demanding Fruits & Vegetables

Chuck Zimmerman

Actually the produce isn’t demanding but the Produce For Better Health Foundation wants you to demand more of them. And now BASF is helping them out by partnering up. It’s part of their support for the fruit and vegeatable industry. As part of this partnership, BASF recently committed to a five-year $100,000 sponsorship to help fund the foundation’s research. BASF …

Ag Groups, Agribusiness, Food

Ethanol On Stage At National Press Club

Chuck Zimmerman

Many of you may know Dean Broadhead, Broadhead+Co seen here next to Bobby Rahal today at the National Press Club. Dean’s company is an AgWired advertiser and also does work with the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council. He and Tom DiBacco were on hand at today’s event. Just in case you’d like to hear the whole speech and question and …

Agencies, Audio, Ethanol

Bobby Rahal Talks About Green Racing

Chuck Zimmerman

It’s been a while since I’ve been to the National Press Club. This was a fun event today. For the first time ever an Indianapolis 500 winner spoke at the National Press Club today. Bobby Rahal spoke about “The Greening of Racing: Ethanol Powers the Indianapolis 500.″I’ll be there to watch it happen and chronicle it here and on Domestic …

Audio, Ethanol

Getting Ready For Lunch With Bobby Rahal

Chuck Zimmerman

Good morning from Washington, DC. We were having a little server work done this morning (if you noticed). That’s done now. I’ll be attending a lunch presentation with this guy in about an hour and will be back online this afternoon with some posts. The greening of racing is a very interesting phenomenon and Bobby Rahal is going to talk …

Ethanol

In The Coffee Zone

Chuck Zimmerman

Before hitting the road today I had to stop in for a meeting at my favorite coffee shop in Jefferson City. Taisir Yanis has some of the best brews you’re going to find at his place, Coffee Zone. This post is actually a demo for the person I’m meeting with since it’s the best way I know to show someone …

Food

AFBF Wants More Rural High Speed Internet

Chuck Zimmerman

The push to get broadband out in the countryside continues. Now I hope everyone realizes that there’s probably no place left you can’t get high speed internet if you want it. But the choices certainly are limited in many areas. Right here in Jefferson City, MO, we have only a couple choices. Now the American Farm Bureau Federation is getting …

Ag Groups, Internet

May I See You Somewhere

Chuck Zimmerman

After a couple days to get caught up (right) it’s time to head out on the highway. Here’s a few of the places you’ll find me in May. This Friday I’ll be in Washington, DC at the National Press Club covering a speech by Bobby Rahal, Rahal-Letterman Racing. He’ll be talking about the Greening of Racing. A topic near and …

Elanco