Give Me Summer Weather To Grill In

Chuck Zimmerman

Beef CheckoffCindy wanted me to barbeque something today but I’m not into “extreme barbeque.” At least not when it’s only in the teens outside. But the Cattlemen’s Beef Board wants us to think about grilling. They’re going to be firing up the Summer Grilling Campaign again.

Ag Groups, Beef

Hemp Seed Products Make You Happy

Chuck Zimmerman

Planet Hemp ProductsI will just bet I know why Planet Hemp Products is part of the Happy Planet Group. They claim their seed products don’t contain the THC drug though. I’ve got to wonder what quality control is like in their facility! I’m betting that one of their products, Skoobie Snax, make for some very happy dogs.

Agribusiness, hemp, International

LongHorn, Not The Long Tail

Chuck Zimmerman

Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of AmericaI will bet this is a very friendly group of people and would be a lot of fun to attend. It’s the Legacy II sale of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America. They say that Texas longhorns are dressed up and ready for a night on the town and I believe it.

Ag Groups

DuPont Got U.S. Patent #7,000,000

Chuck Zimmerman

DupontHow would you like to hold a U. S. patent? How about U. S. Patent # 7,000,000? This was last week on Valentine’s Day. DuPont senior researcher Dr. John O’Brien got it for inventing “Polysaccharide Fibers.”

Agribusiness

Snow Boarding With Your iPod

Chuck Zimmerman

I have not watched any of the winter Olympics yet but now I might after seeing a post on the CNET Apple Blog about a story in the Baltimore Sun. It’s about the snow boarders and their iPods. They wear jackets outfitted to hold and control iPods that even include built in speakers. As the story says,

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Michael Will Be At Classic

Chuck Zimmerman

Michael PetersonThe 2006 Commodity Classic is getting closer. That’s one of the reasons I’ve been a little behind on posting today. Preparations. That and having our internet access upgraded somewhat which caused us to be “without” for a while this afternoon. But no time like the present time to post some news.

Agribusiness, Commodity Classic, Farm Shows