Many of you probably know Willie Vogt, Farm Progress Companies. He’s helping out here at the Farm Futures Management Summit registration desk (right). Willie is keeping an eye on all the activity and as he describes it, the roller coaster is over the top of the hill and on the down slope.
Farm Futures Management Summit Underway
Hello from the first ever Farm Futures Management Summit in St. Louis, MO. Boy do we have a crowd here. Over 170 farmers are attending this conference.
Free Range Rabbits?
I have not read the book, just the release. But because the author is from Ocala, FL I thought I’d post this. We moved to Missouri from Ocala back in late 1991.
Excel-ent Website
According to Meatingplace.com “Wichita, Kan.-based Cargill Meat Solutions has launched a new Web site for its Excel Fresh Meats brand.”
MarCom Awards For Osborn & Barr
Osborn & Barr did pretty good at this year’s MarCom Creative Awards.
Time For a New Web Host
Hello AgWired fans. You may have noticed that AgWired has been down periodically over the last several days. This was originally caused by an attack last week that hasn’t stopped. I guess that once you have a website with the level of traffic we have you become a target. If you want all the gory technical details I’ll be happy …
IFAJ 50 Year DVD
You can still obtain copies of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists DVD. It commemorates 50 years of the organization. We celebrated that birthday in Norway earlier this year. Thanks to IFAJ Treasurer Marcus Rediger for the reminder.
Nothing Common About Common Thread
Here’s a Christmas gift for the serious FFA supporter and anyone who wishes they had made it to the FFA Convention, or even if you did. It’s the Common Thread: Convention Souvenir DVD and Proceedings.

Actually
I spoke with Travis Dickinson, Vice President of Marketing for Syngenta Crop Protection, at the recent NAFB convention. He was there to talk about their