For seven years now, BASF Crop Protection has held a pre-Commodity Classic event for ag media to get a peak behind the stage of what the company brings to farmers and a growing world population. This year the event was held at Universal Studios and I would say it’s probably been the best one yet! Can’t wait to see how …
See Propane-Fueled Technology at Classic
If you are heading to Commodity Classic this week, be sure to stop by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) booth to see what is new for the farm from propane. PERC will display new propane-fueled engines for irrigation and register producers for more than $4,000 in propane equipment incentives through the Propane Farm Incentive Program. Producers visiting PERC …
Sequester Monster is Coming
The impending deadline for “sequestration” has taken on the character of a looming cataclysmic event or awakening of a sleeping monster in a horror movie – a monster with an axe aimed at all government spending. Sequester is scheduled to take effect on March 1 and so far Congress has made no effort to prevent the across the board spending …
Ag Editors Invite Farm Broadcasters to Join
It’s a crazy mixed-up world these days where broadcasters are taking pictures and writing commentaries while print journalists are doing podcasts and shooting video. The American Agricultural Editors’ Association (AAEA) is inviting farm broadcasters at the upcoming Commodity Classic to find out more about becoming a member by attending a joint cocktail reception with NAMA on Friday, March 1 after …
GROWMARK is a Job Creator
The GROWMARK system continues to do its part to help the economy by creating jobs and they want to make sure they reach all the possible potential candidates for those jobs. GROWMARK University Relations Recruiter Allison Biggs says they recently made some improvements on the Careers portion of the GROWMARK website to make it easier to find available jobs and …
Get Fields Clean Before Planting
With spring planting just around the corner, Monsanto is encouraging growers to take planned, proactive steps to prevent and manage resistant and tough-to-control weeds. Monsanto Roundup Ready Plus marketing manager Chris Reat says that means putting down residual herbicides. “Whatever the current status of your fields are, when we go to drop that plant in there we want to make …
Mighty Mississippi Rolling Along
At the beginning of this year, closing the Mississippi River to barge traffic as a result of low water levels was a very real possibility, but that crisis has been averted thanks to some Army Corps of Engineers work. “There was an emergency move by the Army Corps of Engineers to blast rocks out of the river floor at Thebes …
AgFanatics Dish on USDA Report
The AgFanatics were in their element last week talking about the USDA Supply & Demand report. Episode #11 on Tuesday last week caught them in pre-report speculation mode, and Episode #12 was recap and reaction to the report for the market. The AgriVisor AgFanatics podcast is updated twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. AgFanatics can be found on Itunes or …
What’s Your Dream Career in Agriculture?
AgCareers.com wants to know – what is your dream career in agriculture? During 2013 visit AgCareers.com at different industry events we’re attending and tell us what ‘Your Dream Career in Agriculture” is. Help us educate the public about the millions of exciting careers that exist in agriculture! Those careers include teacher, dairy consultant, engineer, loan officer, welder, rancher, vet, microbiologist, …
One Stop for Event Audio and Photos
2013 has already been a busy year for ZimmComm – the last couple of weeks especially. We already have 12 new photo albums for this year! Because our events may be posted on different websites, and just because of the sheer volume of content we are generating that we want to share, we are working on consolidating event content on …