My online coverage of the 2015 Canadian Farm Writers Federation Annual Meeting was sponsored by Case IH. Attending for the company was Dan Danford. We had a great time, especially supper at Fort Calgary. Sponsored by Case IH! Before the end of the conference I visited with Dan to find out why Case IH supports CFWF. We also talked about …
IFAJ in Good Hands
Recently the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists retained the services of Qu’Anglo Communications & Consulting for global office management services. During the Canadian Farm Writers Federation Annual Meeting I spoke with Hugh Maynard, President, Qu’Anglo. Hugh talked about some of the activities of the IFAJ including the upcoming meeting in New Zealand where he says they will be amending their …
AgNerd Cloud – iPhone 6S Plus
In keeping with tradition, I have a new iPhone. Partially because I need one, but mostly because I want one. This iPhone 6S Plus agriblogging tool just continues to get better. This is not meant to be a complete review of the device. You can find those here and here. However, I have been using it for a few days …
Time For the #RealYield Game
Want to take a break from harvest? How about playing some Liberty Link Real Yield game? Here’s how you play: Visit www.realyieldgame.com and click on the promotion link. 1. Complete all fields in the registration or log-in process. 2. Select five fields in the game area to spray Liberty® to reveal incremental bushels of soybeans. 3. Look at the total …
Beef Excellence in Canada
Beef is what was for lunch during one of my tour stops at the Canadian Farm Writers Federation Annual Meeting. Excellent beef. Beef from the Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence to be precise. This center opened earlier this year and is a Canadian beef and veal innovation, training, education and culinary marvel. The key areas are a presentation room, meat …
This Dairy Focuses on Genomics
When you think of a dairy farm you think milk. Or, as in the case of Rocky Mountain Holsteins, you think genomics. Rod Churchill is the manager for the business, pictured with his wife during a Canadian Farm Writers Federation tour stop near Calgary, Alberta. Ron describes the business as an “elite breeding genetics farm.” They raise very expensive breeding …
CL Ranch – Cattle and Movies
I went North young man. As in on the North Tour during the Canadian Farm Writers Federation Annual Meeting. Our fist stop was CL Ranch where we met Cheri Copithorne-Barnes. This ranch has a fascinating story. It was established in 1887 and they raise 2,000 cows at the main ranch on the edge of Calgary, Alberta. Besides raising cattle the …
Alberta Farm Writers Get Together
This week’s program comes to you from Calgary, Alberta where I have been attending the 2015 Canadian Farm Writers Federation Annual Conference. Alberta is new territory for me and on Friday we started out with a day of farm tours. I’ve got videos from each of my tour stops to share this coming week. Things got down to business on …
2015 NAMA Fall Conference
The 2015 National Agri-Marketing Association Fall Conference is underway in Denver. Daily reports are once again being posted to YouTube by Max Armstrong. His first one is below. Like many of us who would like to be at the conference I’m following when I can on social media. Isn’t it great? I hope so. Even though you may not be …
New Holland 1st Cut Competition Winners
The results are in and the winners of the New Holland 1st Cut Competition have been announced. They are Les Hershey of Kirkwood, Pa., Jimmy Parker of Stringer Miss., Merlin Bontrager of Timbo, Ark., Tyler Egeland of Ossian, Iowa, David Nelson of Preston, Idaho, Vanessa Dirksen of Alma, Ontario, and Leroy Otten of Ponoka, Alberta. Pictured is Leroy Otten’s entry. …