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 …
Ethanol On Stage At National Press Club
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 …
Bobby Rahal Talks About Green Racing
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 …
Getting Ready For Lunch With Bobby Rahal
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 …
In The Coffee Zone
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 …
AFBF Wants More Rural High Speed Internet
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 …
May I See You Somewhere
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 …
D&PL Boll Box/AVICTA Complete Pak Giveaway
In this picture Harvey Hancock (center) is awarded his Boll Box of treated seed from Wes Joost, D&PL district salesman (left), and Robbie Long, Syngenta Seed Care Sales representative (right). That’s his prize from a D&PL seed treatment promotion. Cotton seed costs for Harvey Hancock of Slaton, Texas will be slightly lower this planting season after winning a Delta and …
Carl Moberg Joins EMD Crop Bioscience
EMD Crop Bioscience has added Carl Moberg to their marketing team. As one of EMD Crop BioScience’s North American Marketing Managers, Moberg will concentrate on areas of expansion, specifically new, foliar-applied LCO Promoter Technology and other technologies for a variety of crops. As new crop onputs are introduced, Moberg will lead marketing efforts to get the yield and plant health-enhancing …
Caterpillar Says Eat My Dust
This looks like a very creative way to engage your client and to help them generate some sales while having a lot of fun. Apparently, car dealers aren’t alone in finding creative ways to set up test drives. Now construction equipment dealers are joining the fun. Winners of the recent “Eat My Dust” Sweepstakes, sponsored by Caterpillar dealers in the …