Throwing out one of the opening pitches for the Normal CornBelters baseball home game at the Corn Crib was Jim Rapp, Illinois Corn Marketing Board. Cindy took a photo of me interviewing him as we came off the mound and you can find more photos in the photo album. I talked to Jim about the ICMB support for this stadium …
Illinois Corn Growers Present the Corn Crib
It’s opening night for the Normal CornBelters baseball team at the brand new Corn Crib stadium. The Corn Crib is presented by Illinois Corn Farmers and the AgWired team is set up in their suite getting ready for the first pitch. We’ll be here taking photos and getting some interviews throughout the evening. Of course we’ve already got a photo …
AgChat Foundation Receives Seed To Succeed Grant
Harvest PR & Marketing has just announced the recipient of its second annual Seed To Succeed nonprofit PR Grant. It’s the AgChat Foundation! The grant is valued at $20,000. Harvest PR’s grant will help the start-up nonprofit spread its “agvocacy” message and share news of its core program areas, including Agvocacy Training and Technology Scholarships. “The AgChat mission really resonated …
Wisconsin Is All About Dairy In June
Since it’s Dairy Month this week’s program is all about dairy with an interview I conducted bright and early this morning. I called up Matt Joyce, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, and we talked about Dairy Month. The WMMB has a lot of online resources for consumers and anyone who wants to know more about dairy and the role it plays …
June Is Dairy Month
We’re leaving beef month behind to enter into dairy month. Midwest Dairy Association invites you to celebrate and learn how dairy can make sense for you. June Dairy Month started out as a promotion to help distribute extra milk when cows started on pasture in the warm summer months. Today, its rich history continues, with communities, companies and people from …
Hanging Out At The Corn Crib
Some corn powered baseball is going to happen in Normal, IL on Tuesday evening and Cindy and I will be on location courtesy of the Illinois Corn Growers. We’ll be at the Crib, the Corn Crib to be precise, for the home opener of the Normal CornBelters. They’ll take on the Windy City Thunderbolts at 7pm. The Corn Crib is …
Kernel Is In Charge At Corn Corps
The Kernel is in charge at Corn Corps. That’s the Illinois Corn Growers blog. Find out what they think of Chipotle’s support of HSUS. As Illinois’ corn farmers, we’re proud to power a sustainable economy through ethanol, livestock and nutritious food. We love agriculture, the land and CornBelters baseball. Visit us on www.ilcorn.org, or follow us on Twitter, http://twitter.com/ilcorn.
MO Commodity Groups Step Up To Plate
Actually St. Louis Cardinals left-fielder, Matt Holliday, is “Stepping Up To The Plate.” A coalition of Missouri agriculture organizations has launched a summer education campaign with the St. Louis Cardinals. Themed “Stepping Up to the Plate,” the goal of this initiative is to increase consumer understanding of how today’s farmers are using the latest technology to provide safe, affordable, nutritious …
Sorghum Offering Alternative To Celiac Diet
I was interested to see that the Sorghum Checkoff is holding a food workshop since I’ve got a brother and sister who have Celiac disease. It made a major impact on their lives since so much of food today contains gluten. However, sorghum is providing an alternative. The Sorghum Checkoff, in conjunction with USDA/ARS, is sponsoring a sorghum food workshop …
Plugrá Will Inspire You With Butter
Maybe I’m just hungry right now but when I saw information about the Plugrá Culinary Institute and European style butter I thought this should be shared. It’s all about creating great food ideas for your spring soiree. The photo is herbed pretzels. Plan a chic shower for a special bride-to-be or mother-to-be with sophisticated ideas and complementary menu from Plugrá …