Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Does Your Business Have an Interest in Pinterest?” Our poll results: Thirty-one percent said Yes, part of our marketing plan or just figuring it out; thirty-one percent said No, no application for us; and thirty-eight percent knew nothing about Pinterest. Our new ZimmPoll is now live and asks the question, “Will you buy E15 …
Zidua Herbicide Receives Federal Registration
Corn growers battling tough-to-control, small-seeded broadleaf weeds and grasses will have a powerful new tool, as BASF Crop Protection announced the federal registration of Zidua herbicide. Future registrations for use in soybean and wheat are anticipated in early 2013. According to 10 years of research and field trials, the residual weed control provided by Zidua lasts up to two weeks …
Michele Payn-Knoper Speaking at Women in Ag
With unmatched passion and commitment to helping people understand the path from farm gate to the consumer plate, keynote speaker Michele Payn-Knoper will inspire the audience to build connected communities in the industry at the debut of the Women in Agribusiness Summit in New Orleans, Sept. 16-17. Under the direction of Frances Pratt, co-chairwoman and event director from conference host …
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Beef Today announces the launch of its Beef Today Cattle-Exchange (BTC-E) eNewsletter, which combines the current Beef Today Cattle Drive eNewsletter and Cattle-Exchange Reports. Broadhead was recently awarded a contract to raise awareness of the invasive species known as the emerald ash borer. A rapidly expanding global business has led to major organizational leadership changes for Becker Underwood’s corporate executive …
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Swanson Russell announces the promotion of Chris Johnson and Laura Witte in the Omaha office and Robin Barrett, Ryan Holt, Venetia Reimnitz and Lynette Von Minden in the Lincoln office. The USDA has appointed James Wuerflein of Kremlin, Okla., to the United Sorghum Checkoff Board of Directors. Hoosier Ag Today has announced a partnership with Growers Edge to bring its …
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The “Stand and Be Heard Anthem Singing Contest” by FMC has a new deadline of July 15. An Israeli scientist who pioneered a radically innovative way of bringing water to crops in arid and dry-land regions was named the winner of the 2012 World Food Prize. Gibbs & Soell, Inc. has launched a new Business Consulting practice that will focus …
Soft and Plush
This week, one of our neighbors combined his wheat fields and this is the stubble that’s left. From the road it looks like butter. Or yellow cotton candy. Like running my fingers through a little chick’s peach fuzz. It’s wheat stubble though, so I’m sure it’s not soft and plush. I wanted to write about wheat because in our area, …
FFA is Connecting Students with Employers
The National FFA Organization has announced a first-of-its-kind formation of partnerships to assist its members’ efforts toward career success. Through the Agricultural Career Network (AgCN), FFA will work in collaboration with Career Cruising, a provider of age-appropriate career planners, assessments and other resources; and AgCareers.com. These partnerships will provide valuable tools and assistance for students in their pursuits of more …
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AGCO recently celebrated the grand opening of Intivity Center and the 75,000-square-foot expansion of its Jackson, Minn., manufacturing center. The Bayer Group recently released a new 68-page Sustainable Development Report, which contains countless facts and figures. Soybean farmers and other agriculture stakeholders interested in global perspectives on sustainability are encouraged to attend the first-ever soybean sustainability symposium and panel discussion …
“Decade of the Bean” Focuses on Higher Yields
Building on the successful launch of Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield trait technology, Monsanto Company is poised to deliver a dozen new soybean traits in the next decade, helping farmers boost yield to meet the growing global demands for soybeans. The 2010s have been coined the “Decade of the Bean” because Monsanto has a mix of 12 biotech and breeding …