The “Farmland Investment Fair”, sponsored by The Chicago Farmers will be Feb. 4, 2012. Registration is now open online. CLAAS of America Inc. has announced their expansion and restructuring of their senior management team in North America. An Olympic Gold Medalist, the coronation of the Nebraska Dairy Princess and a seminar on handling high commodity prices are on the agenda …
Precision Laboratories Mix Tank App Honored by AgProfessional Magazine
Precision Laboratories Mix Tank app was honored by AgProfessional Magazine as one of 10 recipients of the Editors’ Choice New Product of the Year Award. These 10 products represent the best, newest, most innovative products introduced in 2011 for sale or use by the ag retailer market and consulting industry, according to the editors of AgProfessional. The free Mix Tank …
What’s your best guess?
I was going to play “Name that antique” but the power of Google was the victor. Most items that my grandparents have they can quickly identify, name the approximate year it was used or made, and tell a story about how someone in their family put it to work. Not with this one. We had no idea when it was …
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No-Till Farmer readers selected the 20/20 SeedSense/AirForce system as the best product of 2011. Trimble announced a strategic alliance with Great American Insurance Group to help farmers automate their crop insurance reporting under the USDA Federal Crop Insurance Program. Trimble announced that it will supply information management solutions that can increase efficiencies and productivity for U.S. Sugar Corporation. After 22 …
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Cattle-Exchange.com, a new website connecting cattle buyers and sellers, was launched by Beef Today magazine. Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc., manufacturer of Brent Grain Carts, announces the “Why Do You Choose Brent?” video contest finalists. The finalist’s fellow farmers and general public can view and vote for their favorite video here. BASF has unveiled a video highlighting how American farmers are …
Evening Colors
Learning your directions – is it innate or is it something you can truly learn. Some people just aren’t born with a good sense of direction. To highlight this, I have to tell a story of my mother, who on family vacation, was reading the AAA Trip Tick and said we’d be at the ocean in 20 minutes. Forty minutes …
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Bayer CropScience has created the Young Farmer Sustainability Award to acknowledge farmers under the age of 40 who are demonstrating sustainability in their operations. U.S. soybean farmers can now apply for the United Soybean Board’s free See for Yourself program, which will enable 10 U.S. soybean farmers this year to witness for themselves how the soybeans they grow are used …
Harvest is over
Harvest season is behind us yet last night as I looked out our front window, this harvest moon graced the night sky. I did a little research about it and once every four years, it occurs in October in the northern hemisphere. Currently, the latest possible harvest moon is on October 11. So I guess what I saw wasn’t a …
McCormick Company Opens Indy Office
McCormick Company, a fully integrated communications agency, has announced plans to open an office in the Indianapolis area to further enhance service to clients in Indiana and nearby states. Norm Cosand, a leader in the art and science of marketing strategy, has joined McCormick as a vice president/group director and will manage this new office. Cosand will continue to provide …
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Vitasoy-USA announced the appointment of Susan Rolnick as Vice President, Sales & Marketing. Beck’s Hybrids is hosting 53 grower meetings across Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan throughout January and February. ANIMART announces the recent promotion of Ed Salettel to Operations Manager. The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture presented its fifth annual “Book of the Year” award to Chris …