Arcadia Biosciences is teaming up with Dupont to improve nitrogen use efficiency in corn. DuPont’s Pioneer Hi-Bred will use Arcadia technology to deliver a technology that DuPont Crop Genetics Research and Development VP William S. Niebur says “will help farmers increase the productivity, profitability and sustainability of global corn production.” Farmers around the world depend on a combination of nitrogen …
Get Ready For National Ag Day
We’re just over a week away from National Ag Day. Here’s a few faq’s you can use when talking to your urban friends about it. These come from the Ag Day website. What Is Ag Day? It’s a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. Every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless other …
AG Day Essay Contest Winner
The winner of the 2008 Ag Day Essay Contest coordinated by the Agriculture Council of America is Katlin Wiest. ACA called upon seventh- to 12th-grade students nationwide to submit original essays of 450 words about the importance of agriculture in the United States. Under the theme “Agriculture – Bigger Than You Think,” students were encouraged to focus their essays on …
Farm Foundation Forum Podcast
The term podcast has different meanings to different people. Me, I think it has to involve RSS so it can be subscribed to. To some it’s just a web link to an audio file. That’s the way the folks at Farm Foundation Forum view it with the posting of their “podcast” from today’s discussion. The audio quality is quite good …
Commodity Classic Posts Record Numbers
Registration is now officially closed here at Commodity Classic and the final numbers have been posted. 4,534 Total Registration (record) 145 Total Media (record) 847 Booths (record) 1,479 Total Growers The highest registered attendance of growers was 1,517 at the Las Vegas Classic in 2004. Still a pretty impressive showing here in Nashville. AgWired coverage of the 2008 Commodity Classic …
If You Believe, Belong
For the last couple days we’ve been watching the American Soybean Association sand sculpture take shape. I’m not sure when it was finished but here it is. The theme message is “If you believe, belong.” AgWired coverage of the 2008 Commodity Classic is sponsored by: and 2008 Commodity Classic Photo Album
The 3 Amigos on Stage
Each year at the Commodity Classic general session we get to hear from the Presidents of the participating associations. Here they are on stage involved in an interactive discussion with moderator John Phipps. Pictured left to right are John Hoffman, ASA, Ron Litterer, NCGA and John Thaemert, NAWG. John starts out wondering how in the world these three guys got …
Rick Tolman is NAMA Agribusiness Leader of the Year
Earlier this week the National Agri-Marketing Association announced that NCGA CEO Rick Tolman is their Agribusiness Leader of the Year. Here he’s standing next to their booth at the Commodity Classic trade show. The award honors outstanding leaders in agribusiness, education, government service or other agribusiness related areas who exemplify excellence in agribusiness by their significant contributions to the industry. …
McCormick Company Supporting CBB Producer Communicaitons
A new agency will be working in support of producer communications for the Beef Checkoff. Cattlemen’s Beef Board agency review panel lead by Joint Producer Communications Committee Chair Richard Nielson, cow/calf operator from Ephraim, Utah, met in Denver Monday, Feb. 25, to hear presentations from the three agencies chosen as finalists to support the CBB paid producer communications paid media …
International Year of the Potato Unites Idaho with UNICEF
It’s the year for Idaho to shine. The state’s claim to fame is well, the famed international icon for 2008. To celebrate, the Idaho Potato Commission is launching ‘Recipes for Relief’. There’s more. Celebrity chefs are joining the celebration to help raise awareness for the potato and to raise $50,000 for UNICEF. Chefs David Burke, Paul Prudhomme and Michael Symon …