It’s always nice to have a good working press room with internet access at any event where there are journalists at work and the 2009 IFAJ Congress media room, sponsored by BASF, is already being utilized by reporters from all over the world here in Ft. Worth. There are a number of laptops around the room, as well as both …
IFAJ Executive Committee Meeting
The executive committee of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) began meeting this morning with a report from president Mike Wilson of Farm Progress Companies. Mike reported that the organization is working on increasing membership from different countries and that the website is becoming a more effective tool in getting information out about what IFAJ is and what it …
Beautiful Start to IFAJ 2009
It was an absolutely gorgeous day in Ft. Worth today as our international visitors began arriving for the 2009 IFAJ Congress. The hospitality room was open in the president’s suite of the Worthington Renaissance and everyone gathered out on the terrace overlooking downtown and enjoyed the unseasonably pleasant Texas summer weather. Business meetings for the executive committee will start in …
Looking Forward to a Headline Year
BASF may be excited about the the new herbicide on the block Kixor moving in, but they are continuing to see growers get more profitability from their crop with Headline fungicide. While the field day in Belleville, IL on Tuesday was focused on Kixor herbicide technology, Headline had a role to play in the show as well. Western Illinois BASF …
Growers Interested in New BASF Herbicide Technology
There wasn’t a big crowd at the BASF Kixor Herbicide Technology plot tour event in Belleville, IL on Tuesday since many were out spraying, but the nearly 30 who attended were very interested in hearing and seeing what the new family of products from BASF could do for them.BASF Southern Missouri and Illinois farmer Eric Doza says he attended to …
Grad Student Makes Kixor Her Career
BASF reps around the country are excited about getting the new Kixor™ technology on the market for growers soon. Tracy Mellendorf, pictured here in the center with other BASF reps at a Kixor field day in Belleville on Tuesday, is a recent graduate of Southern Illinois University with a degree in weed science and has been working for BASF since …
Kixor Registration Expected Soon
BASF is anxiously awaiting final registration for the herbicide technology known as Kixor™. “It’s going well, the registration is anticipated shortly,” said BASF Tech Service rep Dennis Belcher. “This is kind of a unique registration because it’s actually being reviewed by three countries – Canada, Australia and the United States.” Belcher says once the technology is approved, they will put …
Cattlemen Using Social Media for Outreach
It’s cheap, it’s easy and it’s a way to communicate one to one with people who might not otherwise hear your message. Those are three good reasons for beef cattle producers to use social media like Twitter and Facebook to reach out in ways they have never been able to before. David says the issues management committee meeting at the …
Kixor Kicks Mare’s Tail
BASF is proving that Kixor™ can really kick butt. During a plot tour in Belleville, IL today, growers and dealers got a look at what Kixor™ powered Sharpen herbicide can do to glyphosate-resistant Mare’s-tail. Belleville Research Center station manager Ron Krausz with Southern Illinois University showed off the plot trials. “It is a burndown type product because of its mode …
Visitors to ZimmComm World HQ
We get very few visitors to ZimmComm World Headquarters here in mid Missouri, but newlyweds Tom and Leah (Guffey) Banister stopped by Saturday night after visiting Chuck in the hospital. They were in Columbia, MO for the weekend and drove down to visit – thanks! They feel bad because it was at their wedding in Springfield, IL on July 4th …