AdFarm Brings Ag to Kansas City’s Crossroads District

Jamie Johansen

AdFarm, a full-service marketing communications agency, is the first tenant to inhabit the 1925-constructed building after the property’s transformation to a multi-use commercial space. “Moving is not only refreshing for clients and AdFarmers, but the new office is also more welcoming and conducive for hosting industry events,” says Roger Reierson, AdFarm’s president and board chairman. “The location is close to …

Advertising, Agribusiness, Marketing

Tour of Bayer Bee Center

Cindy Zimmerman

Meet Sarah Myers, the apiarist in charge of the North American Bayer Bee Care Center. She is our guide for this YouTube tour through the newly opened facility with a taste of what it has to offer for visitors. You can register for tours on the Bayer CropScience website. You can also find lots of photos of the new center …

Agribusiness, Bayer, pollinators, Video

More Then Just Barns

Jamie Johansen

The Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI is growing thanks to New Holland Agriculture. The expansion is underway and during the groundbreaking ceremony last week I spoke with Mark Clarke, director of the Alliant Energy Center. “We’re partaking on a project that we started a little over 18 months ago and to see it finally come to together is really …

Agribusiness, Audio, New Holland, World Dairy Expo

Wheat Harvest Film Debuted at Ag Day Festivities

Jamie Johansen

The debut of The Great American Wheat Harvest was seen by many during Ag Day activities this year in Washington D.C. Chuck took time to chat with Barry Nelson, John Deere, who was a huge sponsor of the production. He also spoke with the director, Conrad Weaver. Both couldn’t have been more excited with how the film turned out and …

Ag Groups, Agribusiness, Audio, John Deere, Video, Wheat

Importance of New Bayer Bee Care Center

Cindy Zimmerman

The new Bayer CropScience North America Bee Care Center is important for the future of one of the most critical little contributors to keeping the engine of agriculture running. “They’ve been called the spark plug of agriculture,” said North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler at the grand opening of the center on Tuesday. “If the spark plug’s not functioning, …

Agribusiness, Audio, Bayer, Education, pollinators

New Holland VP Shares Smiles for Pavilion Expansion

Jamie Johansen

Demolition is already underway in Madison, WI at the Alliant Energy Center, home to World Dairy Expo and Midwest Horse Fair. Abe Hughes, Vice President of New Holland North America, was all smiles during the groundbreaking ceremony late last week. New Holland is partnering with Dane County to build the New Holland Pavilions which will include a 290,000 square foot …

Agribusiness, Audio, Equipment, New Holland, Tractor

Bayer CropScience Bee Care Center Open

Cindy Zimmerman

Bayer CropScience today celebrated its more than 25 year commitment to pollinator health with the grand opening of the North American Bee Care Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Jim Blome, president and CEO of Bayer CropScience LP, front and center here cutting the ribbon to officially open the new facility is thrilled to see this dream fulfilled. “This …

Agribusiness, Audio, Bayer, pollinators

An Interactive Directory For Agriculture

Jamie Johansen

Technology start-up company Agribite has just launched an innovative interactive directory website aimed to help the agriculture community. Agribite has been built with the sole purpose of connecting the agriculture community with vendors, clients, organizations, and friends in one place. It provides an easy-to-use platform for all ag industry members to have a free web and mobile presence and to …

Agribusiness

Seeing New Holland Through ZimmGlass

Chuck Zimmerman

I’m having so much fun with the ZimmGlass Project that it has been well worth the expense to become a Google Explorer to use this new wearable technology during the beta phase prior to public release. News Flash, today only for a limited time the general public can order them. I’m not sure how many they will sell so if …

Agribusiness, New Holland

Bayer Bee Care Buzz

Cindy Zimmerman

Bayer CropScience is fulfilling a dream today with the opening of a brand new North American Bee Care Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The new center will complement the European Bayer Bee Care Center in Monheim, Germany. Plans for the center were announced in 2012 and ground was broken just a little over a year ago. Since then …

Agribusiness, Bayer, pollinators