I want to thank those of you who have already taken the AgWired survey. I’m hoping to have at least a hundred of them filled out by the first of October, so please take just a few moments (3 minutes at most) to fill it out. I know a lot of you do surveys of your customers and various audiences and know how important this is. I will greatly appreciate your support in this project.
Tractor Repair in Iraq
I just got another report from Paul McKellips, US Department of State, Public Affairs GO Team. He’s on assignment in Erbil, Iraq. This report is about the work being done to repair tractors in Iraq.
Double Shifting Hog Plants
The head of Maple Leaf Foods [Canada] suggests improved wastewater treatment is key to double shifting the company’s Brandon hog slaughtering plant.
In an address to community leaders in Brandon recently, Maple Leaf Foods President and CEO Michael McCain reaffirmed his company’s commitment to double shifting its flagship Brandon pork plant as quickly as possible.
$8.9 Million For Rural Broadband
Just last Friday I asked Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Johanns, what he thinks about farmers using computers and the internet and he responded with a personal anecdote. When I got back to the office I had a news release from USDA in my inbox announcing some more money provide for “BROADBAND “COMMUNITY CONNECT” GRANTS.”
Eliminating Dangerous Child Labor
Eradicating dangerous child labor in agriculture will be a big focus of the International Labour Organization, working with other organizations like FAO in 2007.
Nitrogen Cycling Around Canada
I guess the Agrotain Nitrogen Cycle was such a big hit that it’s on display at farm shows in Canada now.
Markets By Phone
A ZimmCast earlier this summer featured an interview with Commodity Update founder Joel Jaeger. We just sent out a talking news release for him via AgNewsWire.AgWired.com.
We ain’t seen nothing yet
The World Harvest for Kids was significant in many ways, but to me once I tallied up the media outlets I had touched in some way directly and indirectly, and the number of mediums I had used to get there, it blew me away.
Past Ag Club Award Recipients
Here’s another group of very important people.
Past Presidents of the St. Louis Ag Club
I’m not even going to try to identify these people.
These are the past presidents of the St. Louis Agribusiness Club.
Also pictured is the current president, Brett Cude. We don’t want to imply he’s “past” yet.