Scott Christian has joined Woodruff Sweitzer as Director of Digital Marketing. In this role, Christian will serve as lead strategist to expand the agency’s capabilities in helping clients utilize a broad spectrum of digital and social media marketing channels. Christian joins the agency with more than 10 years of digital marketing experience with a wide array of national and international …
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Farmers shopping for new Challenger, Massey Ferguson and Gleaner equipment can easily configure, price and compare the newest farm equipment right from their home office using new “Build and Quote” websites. Pioneer Hi-Bred has announced Alejandro Munoz as vice president, Americas Group and Global Production, and Judd O’Connor as vice president, regional director for the U.S. region. Rod Wells has …
A Catalog of All Catalogs
I do a lot of shopping online. You can browse thousands of items, pay online, and have it delivered right to your doorstep. But I also remember the thud-factor Sears catalogs mom used to get every year, filled with the latest styles and clothing trends. These are replicas of 1908 Sears Roebuck and 1895 Montgomery Ward catalogs. As you flip …
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World Dairy Expo’s Board of Directors elected eight individuals to the Executive Committee at their annual meeting. Fresh mushrooms, one of the top 20 best-selling produce items in 2010, outperformed produce retail sales as a whole in terms of both dollars and pounds sold. The United States Potato Board grower membership recently elected new leadership during its annual meeting. Merck …
I Thought They Were Usually Roosters
It’s a classic farm-house icon. The rooster on top of the barn. At least that’s what I always thought they were. But my grandfather proved me wrong with this combination weather vane/lightning rod in the shape of a horse. This one is made out of copper and scrap metal so it’s heavy. Today, they’re made of aluminum. Back then, they …
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ConAgra Foods has partnered with Feeding America to launch a new initiative to fight child hunger: the “Child Hunger Ends Here” campaign. Twelve of the nation’s premier agriculture students were recently selected for the 2011 International Collegiate Agricultural Leadership (I-CAL) Program. The Agriculture Council of America has announced the 2011 National Ag Day written essay and video essay contest winners, …
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Beginning April 1, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be conducting the 12th National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. Registration and Housing are now open for the 2011 International Dairy Show, Sept. 19-21 in Atlanta, Ga. The United Soybean Board has retooled its website to sharpen its focus on meeting the needs of the nearly 600,000 farmers …
Old Tractors
Our family farming operation bleeds green. To any John Deere lover, you know what I mean. The tractors today are bigger, have more horsepower, more options and enable growers to accomplish so much more in a short amount of time. It wasn’t always so. The top photo is a Mogul 8-16 breaking sod on our family’s farm in the early …
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Farm Journal Media recently received the Grand Neal Award, which recognized the service and multimedia strength of the Farm Journal Legacy Project. Chris Nelson, Pete Holman, Bill Freeman and Col. Randy Baxley have joined forces to form Roundup Internet Livestock Marketing, based in Visalia, Calif. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service and the National FFA organization announce the availability of …
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Brownfield Ag News introduces Brownfield Mobile Smartphone applications for iPhone and Android platforms. Agri-Pulse Communications launches expanded information and features on the firm’s newly redesigned website. Syngenta is sponsoring the Syngenta Almond Scholarship program for the second year. Advanta US and Chromatin, Inc. have entered into a commercial license agreement for the development of sorghum.