On June 18 at the Chamber of Commerce Board Room in historic Union Station, The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City will honor two of the region’s leading business figures who have been civic champions for agriculture in separate but very key issue areas in our region. The 2013 Award for Agricultural Leadership and Excellence, named in honor of the …
Honorees Inducted into Ag PR Hall of Fame
The Agricultural Relations Council is pleased to announce two new inductees into the Agricultural Public Relations Hall of Fame: John Harvey and Paul S. Weller, Jr. The two longtime friends and colleagues were inducted at a ceremony held during the 2013 ARC Annual Meeting. The program is sponsored by the Agricultural Relations Council and AgriMarketing magazine. Both inductees were on …
Diverse Herbicide Program Needed for 2013
Common waterhemp, Palmer amaranth, giant and common ragweed, Italian ryegrass and marestail are all part of a growing group of yield-reducing “watch-out” weeds in the United States. With confirmed resistance to multiple herbicides, these species are top of mind for farmers this season. According to the Weed Science Society of America, weeds cause more yield loss and add more to …
REL Productions Launches FarmFootage.com
FarmFootage.com is a stock video supplier specializing in high-definition, broadcast quality, royalty-free agricultural video footage. The high-definition footage is made available by REL Productions along with a network of consigning owners of agricultural footage. Currently, the National Pork Board and other groups are using FarmFootage.com to share their video footage and broadcast video packages with the media and industry partners. …
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The nomination window for Monsanto’s America’s Farmers Mom of the Year contest will close April 23rd. DMA Solutions, Inc., a leading marketing agency in the fresh produce industry, announces the promotion of Megan Zweig to Strategic Marketing Director. Bumper ES fungicide has received approval by the EPA for its new state-of-the-art formulation that provides broad-spectrum control of foliar fungal diseases …
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Monsanto Company and Dow AgroSciences LLC, have reached new cross-licensing agreements for creation of the next generation of advanced weed and insect control technology in corn. The National Pork Producers Council praised the Obama administration for agreeing to accept Japan into the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations. David C. Aeschliman has been named as Cornelius Seed’s Vice President of Sales and …
Getting to Know Ag Leader
Here is the next in our series as we introduce you to a few of dedicated precision ag equipment dealers in a series called “Getting to Know Ag Leader”. We caught up with Keith Byerly of Advanced Cropping Systems by CVA in Nebraska. 1. From an agronomy standpoint, what do you consider to be the biggest issues facing growers today? …
NCGA Congratulates “Champion for Change”
The National Corn Growers Association congratulates Past President Fred Yoder as he is recognized by President Obama as a “Champion for Change.” The official recognition, which takes place in the White House on a weekly basis, honors 12 ordinary Americans are doing extraordinary things in their communities to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. A fourth-generation farmer, …
New Holland Dealers Honored
Twelve New Holland dealers have been honored by New Holland for their company’s sales growth during the New Holland North America Dealer Meeting held in Indianapolis, Indiana. New Holland presented the awards to the top three dealers who have demonstrated the most significant increase in sales growth over the previous year in one of four customer market segments: Cash Crop, …
Spring Planting Delay
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “How do you combat social media overload?” We live in a new media world where we can communicate instantly with one person or the whole world. Does it ever bother you? Do you have to take a break from it all? Our poll results: Twenty-five percent said Focus On 1 or 2 Social Networks, …