At the Ag Business Council of Kansas City Annual Meeting, the nominating committee selected Council members to serve a two-year term as a member of the Board of Directors. The Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership Program, also known as KARL, is seeking applicants for its next class. The St. Louis Agribusiness Club invites you to join them on Tuesday, Jan. …
2012: A Stellar Year?
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, ”What kind of Christmas tree do you have?” Our poll results: Fifty-one percent said artificial tree; thirty-three percent said real tree; eleven percent said none and four percent said other. It looks as though the majority of you have allergies to real trees like my family! Our new ZimmPoll is now live and asks …
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Adria Grewal joins Issues Ink as Marketing Manager. The Rural Mainstreet Index is at its highest level since 2007. According to a national survey, 25 percent of computer owners say they may not replace their PC when their current machine becomes unusable, signaling a possible trend of consumers becoming PC-less because they switch to a tablet or a similar device. …
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USDA is seeking nominees for National Blueberry Promotion Board and the National Softwood Lumber Promotion Board. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed 30 members to serve on the National Potato Promotion Board. National Sorghum Producers is proud to announce the winners of the 2012 NSP Yield and Management Contest. The Makhteshim Agan Group announced the appointment of Jean-Marc Dardier as …
Ag Leader’s Holiday Hours
As 2012 comes to an end, we are so grateful to our loyal customers and hard-working dealers who have made this year so successful! We are excited to begin 2013, and are confident it will be even more bountiful than last year. 2013 Dealer Training is set to kick-off Jan. 7, and the Ag Leader Technical Support Staff is prepared …
2012 National Corn Yield Contest Winners
Advanced production techniques, informed growing practices and improved seed varieties helped corn growers achieve high yields in the National Corn Growers Association 2012 National Corn Yield Contest. Despite a severe drought that plagued most of the Corn Belt, entrants continued to far surpass the national average corn yield, even doubling it in some circumstances. The National Corn Yield Contest is …
GROWMARK System Makes Aquisitions
GROWMARK, Inc., Bloomington, Ill., announced an agreement has been reached to acquire Meier Oil Products., Inc., and Manito Transit. Meier Oil Products, Inc. and Manito Transit have been a family owned business since 1936 and their business has consisted of a trucking company, a fuel terminal facility in Ashkum and bulk fuel facilities at Kankakee, Pontiac, Sheldon and Champaign, all …
The View From Inside
Last night we had our first snow of the season, if you can call it a snow. It was more like hurricane winds blowing around a few specks of white stuff. The roads aren’t bad but I don’t dare take my little car out for fear of getting blown off the road! Our horse decided that cold triumphed over food …
Is your tree real or artificial?
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, ”How do you plan to travel this holiday?” Our poll results: Fifty-seven percent said car; twenty percent said people are coming to my house; nine percent said I’m boycotting the holidays; six percent said other; three percent said plane, bus and walk; and no one is taking the train. Looks like the roads will …
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Syngenta announced that its vegetable seed processing plant in Pasco, Washington, is the first site in North America to receive Good Seed and Plant Practices accreditation. The U.S. EPA has granted registration approval for DuPont Aproach fungicide. Make plans to join NAMA in Kansas City for the 2013 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 17-19, 2013. Online registration is open now. Successful Farming …