Corn Growers Strong at Farm Progress Show

Cindy Zimmerman

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) president Pam Johnson of Iowa and First Vice President Martin Barbre in his home state of Illinois were visiting with farmers and the media at the Farm Progress Show this week. The farm bill is still a big concern for the corn growers and Pam says they are “not waiting very patiently anymore” for …

Audio, Corn, Farm Progress Show, NCGA

Ag Leader Introduces AgFiniti at Farm Progress Show

Cindy Zimmerman

Ag Leader Technology‘s biggest announcement at Farm Progress Show this week is wireless connectivity in the cab with their new cloud-based platform, AgFiniti®. Users can simply connect the Ag Leader Wi-Fi Adapter to the Ag Leader® Integra or Versa™ display to access a wireless internet network in the cab through any mobile hotspot of their choice, such as a smartphone, …

Ag Leader, Farm Progress Show, Technology, Video

Congressmen Visit Farm Progress Show

Cindy Zimmerman

Two Illinois congressmen visited with agricultural leaders and the media during opening day of the Farm Progress Show in Decatur to talk about issues important to farmers and ranchers. Congressman Rodney Davis, a Republican from the district of Illinois that includes Decatur, is a member of both the House Agriculture and Transportation committees, so he is deeply involved in two …

Audio, Farm Bill, Farm Policy, Farm Progress Show

Your ZimmComm Team at Work

Cindy Zimmerman

Here is your ZimmComm team at the 2013 Farm Progress Show, all fresh and ready to go – before we got to work and started wilting in the heat – standing in front of the new and improved **AIR CONDITIONED** media tent, sponsored by BASF. This is our biggest team ever at any event! That’s me, Cindy Z, on the …

Audio, BASF, Farm Progress Show, Media

New Holland On Site at Farm Progress Show

Cindy Zimmerman

We are proud once again to have New Holland Agriculture as a major sponsor for our Farm Progress Show coverage here in Decatur, Illinois. Jamie Johansen spoke with New Holland’s Mike Cornman as the crew was getting set up late Monday about some of what is new this year from New Holland in the hay and forage department. “We’re debuting …

Audio, Equipment, Farm Progress Show, Forage, New Holland

Data Management Key to Successful Farming

Cindy Zimmerman

Most people can relate to having tons of data that is hard to manage, such as digital photos, for example. You may have photos in various places – like on your desk top, your lap top, smartphone, or server – but not organized in one place so you can easily catalog, view or share them. That is a dilemma facing …

Audio, John Deere, Precision Agriculture, Technology

More New from John Deere

Cindy Zimmerman

Lots of new products from John Deere for 2014 will be on display this week at Farm Progress Show. Besides what we’ve already told you about, there’s the new W235 Windrower featuring more horsepower, a larger cab, Integrated AutoTrac™ and CommandCenter™ display and more. The W235 Windrowers will be offered in two configurations, a Rotary and a Draper. The Rotary …

Agribusiness, Equipment, Farm Machinery, John Deere

New Sprayers from John Deere

Cindy Zimmerman

To meet evolving application needs of customers and Final Tier 4 emissions requirements, John Deere is introducing the new, completely redesigned John Deere 4 Series Sprayers. According to product line manager Brea Harms, the R4030 and R4038 Self-Propelled Sprayers offer greater productivity, more uptime, and reduced cost of operation while delivering faster, easier and more precise product application. “We’ve added …

Agribusiness, Audio, Farm Machinery, John Deere, Video

New CEO for Calcium Products Inc.

Cindy Zimmerman

Calcium Products, Inc. has a new CEO. Mike Hogan has been named to succeed founder Larry Moore, who grew the business into one of the largest producers of pelletized limestone and gypsum in the world. Moore plans to stay on with the company in a consulting capacity. Hogan joins Calcium Products following a 24 year career with John Deere, where …

Agribusiness, Fertilizer

John Deere Wireless Data Transfer

Cindy Zimmerman

As more farmer are using new technology in precision agriculture, they are gathering increasing amounts of machine and production data. With that comes the need for moving, storing, and utilizing that data more efficiently between people and devices. To help farmers, John Deere is introducing Wireless Data Transfer to enable the wireless transmission of data between the GreenStar™ 3 2630 …

Audio, Farming, John Deere, Precision Agriculture, Technology, Video