The United States Animal Health Association is trading East coast maritime scenery for rugged, river bluffs in the Midwest. This national animal health forum has relocated its headquarters to St. Joseph, MO from Richmond, VA. “This is a very exciting time for USAHA,” says USAHA president and Georgia State Veterinarian Lee M. Myers. “We have been pleased with the results …
Pork Checkoff Blog and GMO Africa
Here’s some more blogs you might want to check out. The Scoop: This is the blog of the Pork Checkoff. Thanks to Teresa Roof (one of the pork bloggers) for bringing it to my attention. GMO Africa: He lives in Seattle and his name is James Njoroge. James specializes in agricultural biotechnology. He’s trained in mass communication and technical writing. …
GMO Food For Thought Blog By AgBioWorld
The GMO Food For Thought Blog has a new blogmaster. He’s C.S. Prakesh of Tuskegee University and AgBioWorld. His plans call for a weekly synopsis of topics of concern to the agricultural biotech community covering the latest news and innovation. The blog will also offer guest blog posts and industry news. AgBioWorld provides science-based information on agricultural biotechnology issues to …
Riding With TeeJet Technologies at InfoAg
During the 2007 InfoAg Conference I got to go on a ride and drive with Brian Mathis, TeeJet Technologies. They’ve got a demo unit for their products set up on a Kubota utility vehicle which works very well for situations like this and it’s a lot easier to haul around than the alternative. Today they were demonstrating their auto steer …
Country Living 10,000 Strong in 6 Months
The Country Living Association got its start just six months ago, but the Association has quickly established a growing membership. Coutrney Yuskis says the association has reached the 10,000 member milestone and the number of enrollees continue to rise daily. “We were able to hit the ground running with sponsors, an informational Web site, educational clinics and most importantly, people …
Farm Journal Zeros In on New Crop Acres
New crops are, well, cropping up everywhere. In fact, Farm Journal Media reports that a significant amount of new corn acres are popping up well outside the corn belt. Farm Journal says its latest campaign to collect data on new crop acres is unprecedented. The agricultural media company says this data collection campaign will serve as a vital tool for …
A Productive InfoAg Conference.
I know I haven’t posted much from the InfoAg Conference but don’t think I’ve been slacking off. I think I’ve conducted 15 audio interviews and one video clip as well as about 79 photos. There isn’t a convenient room for media to work in here so that’s made it kind of difficult to be on the floor and in the …
Precision Ag Awards
At this morning’s opening session of the 2007 InfoAg Conference several awards were presented by Paul Schrimpf, group editor, Croplife Media Group. Receiving the awards were: Arthur F. Lange, Ph.D., Trimble Navigation Limited Scott A. Shearer, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Norm Teegardin, Farm Works Software
Harold Reetz Welcomes Us To InfoAg
Harold Reetz kicked off things here at the 2007 InfoAg Conference. Harold is director of external support for IPNI and FAR. I interviewed Harold after the opening session. I have got to believe he’s happy with attendance. The room was full and everyone was at attention. Harold provides an overview of the conference including the fact that there are 60 …
2007 InfoAg Getting Started
The 2007 InfoAg is about to get started here in Springfield, IL. Things start out with an opening session and a welcome from Harold Reetz, Director of External Support and the Foundation for Agronomic Research. We’re also going to see a presentation of the Precision Ag Award of Excellence. I’m going to be conducting some interviews after the session and …