I haven’t heard anything from or about Wild Blue in a long time. I guess they’re doing okay though if they’re hiring Quickfarm to handle a customer web portal for them. This also makes you realize how important the rural market is to a satellite internet access provider. I wonder how many farmer customers WildBlue has. QuickFarm announced today an …
Big Thinkers Thinking About NAMA
The NAMA Convention Trade Show Committee is meeting right now. We’re hoping you’re “Thinking Big” and planning on being there this year in Dallas. We’ve got some great plans coming together for the Trade Show. Right after the Best of NAMA you’ll be able to go downstairs to the show and enjoy several varieties of good wine and food, sponsored …
Alltech Symposium on Food, Feed or Fuel
If you don’t have an invitation to the Alltech 23rd International Feed Industry Symposium, May 20-23, 2007 in Lexington, KY, then you need to contact your local Alltech representative. I’ll be there along with the whole International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) executive committee. In fact, besides covering the event here on AgWired I’ll be conducting a blogging/podcasting workshop for …
2007 PRRS Research Awards
The folks at Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. have announced the recipients of its 2007 Advancement in PRRS Research Awards. This year’s selected research programs focus on the development of monitoring and sample diagnostic guidelines, risk factors and transmission of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS). Each year $75,000 is awarded to support three separate studies by independent swine researchers and …
Largest Combine in North America
This is one big combine and it was on display at the Commodity Classic last week. I really didn’t get much done in the way of video but Cindy got motivated and thought that something this big spinning on a pedestal was worth a minute of YouTube’s time. So here’s what you’ve got. A minute of: The largest combine in …
The NAMA Agribusiness Leader of the Year
The word is out and the NAMA Agribusiness Leader of the Year is Dale Ludwig, Missouri Soybean Association. I just saw Dale at Commodity Classic and congratulated him. I guess we’ll see him in Dallas. The National Agri-Marketing Association has named Dale R. Ludwig, executive director/CEO of the Missouri Soybean Association and the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, the 2007 Agribusiness …
WI Public Service Farm Show
The 47th Wisconsin Public Service Farm Show is coming up in just a couple weeks. The show will be held on the EAA Grounds in Oshkosh, WI on March 27, 28 and 29. “For more than four decades, the Wisconsin Public Service Farm Show has provided an opportunity for the agricultural community to check out the latest farming equipment, machinery, …
NAMA Bombers “Thinking Big” in Dallas
Get your guessing hat on and see if you can figure out who’s in these pictures. I hope you’re looking forward to the annual NAMA convention. Thanks to NAMA Bombers member Jeremy Povenmire for the story. The NAMA Bombers Motorcycle Club has announced that they will be hosting their “National Run” at this year’s NAMA Conference in Dallas. “We are …
National Agriculture Day News
It’s going to be spring very soon and that means we’re getting closer to National Agriculture Day. Here’s some of the latest: We are pleased to announce the National Ag Day Honorary Chairmen: Secretary Mike Johanns U.S. Department of Agriculture Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Ranking Minority, Senate Committee …
Zimfo Bites
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., has relaunched its Web site – www.pioneer.com – to bring growers and other users updated content, improved navigation and a more user-friendly, results-driven search engine. Pioneer focused on feedback from growers, Pioneer customers, employees and media to drive the Web site relaunch project. Hero insecticide from FMC receives EPA registration. Hero delivers fast knockdown and longer …