Save the date now for the joint NAMA and NAFB reception at the AgConnect Expo & Summit in Kansas City. When: Jan. 30, 2013 Time: 5-7 p.m. Where: Room 3501-G (below Bartle Exhibition Hall) No cost or registration necessary.
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MyBeefCheckoff.com now has a mobile site offering all of the great information you’ve grown accustomed to on the full site. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed six members and alternates to serve on the National Honey Board. SAVE THE DATE – 24th Annual MOSES Organic Farming Conference Coming to La Crosse, WI, Feb. 21–23, 2013. The first results from a …
Ag Leader Holds Annual Dealer Meeting
This week, Ag Leader dealers gathered for the annual meeting themed “Together we are Ag Leader”. And because dealers are the critical link between Ag Leader and the bulk of their market, Ag Leader will continually be putting more emphasis on trying to help their business be more successful. In his opening remarks, Ag Leader founder Al Myers said: “Ag …
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Corporate and individual contributions to the National FFA Foundation in 2012 to support national FFA programs and agricultural education climbed to more than $16.2 million. Submit your nominee for the Agricultural Business Council’s 2013 Jay B. Dillingham Award for Agricultural Leadership and Excellence by Dec. 10, 2012 to Erica Venancio at erica.venancio@agbizkc.com. Swanson Russell announces the addition of Annette Bruch, …
The Impact of Expiring Biotech Patents
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, ”With harvest over what are your winter plans?” Our poll results: Thirty-one percent said feed and care for animals; twenty-five percent said paperwork!; twenty-five percent also said catch up on sleep; nineteen percent said repair existing equipment; no one responded research/buy new equipment. Our new ZimmPoll is now live and asks the question, “What …
Call for Golden ARC Award Entries
The Agricultural Relations Council (ARC) has issued a “call for entries” for the 2013 Golden ARC awards. The annual competition includes 36 categories for agricultural public relations activities conducted in full or partially in the year 2012. Entries in the 2013 Golden ARC awards are due to contest headquarters on or before Jan. 31, 2013 at 5 p.m. Early entries …
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Biopreparáty, spol. s r.o. and Gowan Company, LLC recently signed a commercial agreement for exclusive distribution of Polyversum. Nominations for NAMA Agribusiness Leader and Agri-Marketeer of the Year are now open. Visit nama.org and click “Awards” to find nomination forms. CME Group announced it has completed its acquisition of the Kansas City Board of Trade. Migl Feed and Grain will …
Feb. 1 Deadline for National Ag Day Essay Contest
The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) calls on 9th to 12th-grade students to submit an original, 450-word essay or a two-minute video essay about the importance of agriculture. This year’s theme is “American Agriculture: Nourishing Opportunities” and the deadline is Feb. 1, 2013. The ACA asks teachers and parents to encourage student participation. The theme, “American Agriculture: Nourishing Opportunities,” presents …
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Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer. Secretary Vilsack has announced Mango and Watermelon Board appointments. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey announced that the Eric and Stacia Sanny family from Bondurant in Polk County have been named the December winners of the “Gary Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award.” Rick Callies, U.S. Wheat Associates vice president …
An Interview With Al Myers
What does the future hold for precision agriculture? How will Ag Leader contribute to it? No need to seek out a fortuneteller. Al Myers, the founder and President of Ag Leader Technology, has a clear vision. And here’s what he has to say about it: Where do you see the future of precision agriculture headed? AM: Precision products and practices …