Living out in the country, I don’t have the luxury of just running to the grocery store around the corner if I find myself in the middle of a recipe, missing ingredients. The closest grocery store is 10 miles away and it’s no bigger than my kitchen. The next store of any size is 25 miles away and it’s still …
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Ted Haller has accepted the position of Media Director for the Brighton Agency in St. Louis. The new Farm Progress Show app presents a wealth of show information by using the latest technology for smartphones and additional app-compatible hardware. Locate the app in either marketplace by searching for “Farm Progress Show.” The 2011 Summit, sponsored by the Center for Food …
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Merck announced the appointment of Richard R. DeLuca Jr. as executive vice president and president, Merck Animal Health, effective Sept. 15, 2011 FMC Corporation announced its Agricultural Products Group has entered into two exclusive agreements covering global development and supply of Chr. Hansen biological products for agricultural and ornamental markets. Select Sires Inc. has hired Cami Collingwood as the beef …
It’s Electric
I’ve heard so many stories from my husband about things he did when he was a little boy and I carefully remind him not to talk about them in my son’s presence for fear he’ll think it sounds like fun! One such story involves an electric fence and a little boy’s small bladder. You can fill in the rest. However, …
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Edible bean growers can now experience fast, complete desiccation and improved harvest efficiency with Sharpen herbicide, powered by Kixor herbicide technology. The National Sorghum Producers board of directors elected new officers and appointed three new individuals to the board. Plan to attend the upcoming workshop: Implementing Social Media to Boost Recruitment. The National Potato Council announced that Anders Schmidt Huseth …
One and Two
Remember me saying that about three weeks ago, our Black Kitty had her first litter of kittens? All four of them – looking like a mix between cat and raccoon. Well, they’ve been a source of enjoyment for our son ever since, carrying them two at a time into the house to pet them and show them his tractors. (I’m …
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It is important to farmers and ranchers that the Federal Communication Commission’s review possible interference with the Global Positioning Systems that could be created by a broadband network being developed by LightSquared. T. Joe Robertson has been named product marketing manager for Topcon Precision Agriculture. The Animal Agriculture Alliance welcomes two new team members: Catharine Kuber, who will serve as …
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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has honored the latest winners of its annual student engineering and mechanization awards. The USDA announced that highbush blueberry producers and importers have voted to continue the Blueberry Promotion, Research and Information Order. Beck’s Hybrids is pleased to announce the purchase of the former Pfister Hybrids facility in El Paso, Ill. Nineteen farmer-leaders will be …
Just Add Lard
I’m not a big fan of pie (I know, it’s un-American) but as I talked to my grandfather about this old lard press, his eyes lit up and I think he even licked his lips just a bit when he said, “Lard makes the best pie crusts.” Good thing Grandma was a good pie-maker. Patented in 1897, this lard press …
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BRANDT Consolidated, Inc. has named Karl Barnhart to its senior management team as Chief Marketing Officer. World Ag Expo is searching for the newest and most innovative products for World Ag Expo 2012. Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. gave the agriculture industry a glimpse into the future with the unveiling of its precision planting technology – an autonomous planter that operates without …