Fisher Hog Farms, a pork production operation near Middletown, Mo., has received the first-ever 2011 Missouri Environmental Steward Award. Kansas Speedway announced that SFP has signed a multi-year deal to sponsor the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway starting in 2012. The Pork Checkoff announces the release of a new software tool for pork producers – the …
John Deere Green Fever Sweepstakes Winners Announced
Derek Burk of Brookville, Ind., was selected as the grand prize winner from more than 121,000 entries in the John Deere Green Fever Sweepstakes. Burk had the choice of a new Ford F-250 Lariat 4×4 pickup and new John Deere 1026R Sub-Compact Utility Tractor with loader or $50,000 (USD) cash. He took the $50,000 cash. Burk farms corn, soybeans and …
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The AgChat Foundation announced details of its second annual Agvocacy 2.0 Conference, Aug. 22-23 in Nashville, Tenn. The Agricultural Retailers Association is currently accepting nominations for the Agricultural Retailer of the Year Award. Online voting is open for the America’s Favorite Farmers Markets contest hosted by American Farmland Trust. Cast your vote for your favorite market. The Ohio State University’s …
The Great Flood?
Its’ coming. And for now, farmers are playing the “sit and wait” game to see just how bad it’s going to be. We’ve all heard the news reports about people evacuating Hamburg, Iowa, and seen workers frantically filling sand bags, the endangered fish, and the reports about levy capacity. We even know what USDA is telling consumers to help them …
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Beck’s Hybrids announces that Jim Zimmer has joined the company to focus on the strategic development of Beck’s growing business. Farmers Edge has been ranked 11th by PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success in their annual ranking of Canada’s Top 200 Fastest-Growing Companies. Pioneer Hi-Bred announced it has closed the acquisition of Doebler’s PA Hybrids, Jersey Shore, Pa., as part …
Celebrate June 10 With Ice Tea
WHAT: 100% Natural Lipton Iced Tea Celebrates National Iced Tea Day; Facebook Fans Receive Free Tea. WHY: 100% Natural Lipton Iced Tea, a new line of beverages with a simple, all-natural ingredient list, is excited to celebrate National Iced Tea Day with free tea. WHEN: June 10, 2011 HOW: 1. “Like” Lipton Iced Tea on Facebook 2. Share free Iced …
Put a little *umpf* into it!
I’m not sure I’ve mentioned this before, but another household chore I absolutely adore is vacuuming. I could do it every day and be happy, if only the trade-off were that I never had to dust. Ever. Now, I’m not one of those who has to have perfectly symmetrical lines, and I don’t actually vacuum every day, but at the …
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Pro Management has announced that Kevin Howell of Stratford, Okla., has become its Show and Event Coordinator. Bette Lu Lerwick, Albin, Wyo., is Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Mom of the Year 2011. Calcium Products, Inc. has purchased the former Monsanto seed warehouse in Aplington, Iowa. Jonathon Lawrie, Ph.D., has joined the North Carolina Biotechnology Center as executive director of the Western …
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Leica Geosystems announces several updates for a range of Ag guidance products. After successfully raising more than $100,000 in the first year of a new grassroots campaign that provided funds to local FFA chapters throughout the country, Red Brand fence (Keystone Steel and Wire Co.) (www.redbrand.com/) has announced its decision to make this campaign an annual event. Koch Agronomic Services, …
Lettuce Harvest
What a great feeling – reaping the first harvest from your home garden. This is my mixed lettuce and spinach, and if it would ever stop raining, I’d pick some iceburg lettuce. Now I’m kicking myself for not planting carrots; and my cucumbers seem to be late bloomers (pun intended). Seems like these days, I’m growing a variety of things: …