The 96th annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation is being held in San Diego starting this weekend. Among the highlights are a new IDEAg Innovate Conference and Trade Show that will preview for invited guests on Friday night and officially kick off on Saturday morning at 8 am featuring topics such as big data, drones, and Internet strategies …
Corn Growers Welcome New Congress
The National Corn Growers Association spent Tuesday on Capitol Hill this week, welcoming the 114th Congress to Washington and talking up the importance of agriculture to the American economy. “We are here to welcome the new Congress, and to encourage them to work together with one another and the Obama Administration to advance policies that help agriculture and family farmers,” …
Johanns Joins Deere Board
Former Senator Mike Johanns of Nebraska has been elected to the board of directors for Deere and Company. Johanns, who recently completed his term in the Senate after deciding not to run for re-election, also previously served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and as governor of Nebraska. “Mike’s wide range of expertise in the areas of agriculture, banking, commerce, …
Farm Bureau Proud 2015 Convention
Innovation and technology will be in the spotlight at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 96th annual convention, which begins this weekend in San Diego. Big, new and really different this year is the IDEAg Innovate Conference and Trade Show that will feature topics such as managing agricultural big data, the use of drones for farming purposes, precision agriculture and Internet …
MGEX Sets New Records
2014 was a record year for the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) in total volume of trading at 2,177,740. It marks the first time in history that the Exchange’s volume has surpassed 2 million in a calendar year. Electronic volume during 2014 was 1,856,423, which is also an all-time high for the Exchange. Total volume from 2014 was 47 percent higher …
Happy New Year from ZimmComm!
Thanks for a glorious 2014! We look forward to seeing you down the Agriblogging Highway in 2015.
Top AgWired Stories of 2014
It’s that time of year when we take a look at the stats and see what stories were the most read, shared and liked in 2014. These top ten stories are from our Word Press stats. Taking a look at them, it seems our most popular posts are technology, John Deere and New Holland. But a lot happened in 2014. …
PacificAg Can Help Growers Increase Profits in 2014
The largest and most experienced biomass harvest company in the country is helping growers see increased profits in the emerging biomass markets. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services that allow growers to further diversify their operations and experience additional revenue. PacificAg started in the residue management business nearly 20 years ago harvesting forage crops for feed in Oregon …
USFRA Launches Fun How To Video Series
Have you ever wondered how to milk 1,200 cows three times a day? Or gather 50,000 eggs a day? Or how to keep 7,000 pigs feed, watered, clean and happy? Well wonder no more. The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) has launched a fun and very informative “How To Farm” series that also looks how no-till techniques can aid …
NAFB Mourns Loss of Hall of Fame Member
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) has lost another legend. Bill McReynolds, who spent 50 years on the airwaves at WOAI Radio in San Antonio, Texas has passed away. Bill was a 1997 inductee into the NAFB Hall of Fame. Bill is survived by his three sons Michael and wife Phyllis, Mark, and Don and wife Sharon, as well …