One of the 2013 World Food Prize Laureates stopped by to visit the Truth About Trade and Technology Global Farmer Roundtable and talk about the importance of helping farmers around the world produce food more efficiently. “I’m always reminded by what Dr. Borlaug used to say, that hunger never sleeps, and that means we can’t sleep either,” said Dr. Robert …
Selling Value in a Competitive World
How do you sell value in a competitive world? That’s the question that Jay Kelley, Adayana, answered for attendees at the O.H. Kruse Grand Opportunities event today. I visited with him and Kevin Hamilton, also with Adayana, during our lunch break to get some of their thoughts on this subject. One of the things Jay suggests is listening to your …
Templeton Feed & Grain Rolls w/Changes
One of the many dealers attending today’s O.H. Kruse Grand Opportunities event is Tom Jermin, Templeton Feed & Grain. He’s seen here speaking with Clint Cummings, O.H. Kruse, in the buying showcase. Templeton Feed & Grain is a real family success story. We’re up to the fourth generation working in the company if you count Tom’s grandson who is only …
Optimizing Equine Feeding Programs
Equine feed is constantly improving and Dr. Amy Gill is leading the way. She is one of the presenters at the O.H. Kruse Grand Opportunities event. She’s an equine nutritionist who works between Lexington, KY and Boynton Beach, FL depending on the season. Amy is working with O.H. Kruse on some cutting edge equine feed formulations and was here to …
Time for a Root Beer Float
The Root Beer Float Mobile is set up at the O.H. Kruse Grand Opportunities event. I actually had an orange soda float. Maybe I’ll do root beer later. The eye catching orange truck is a completely re-built 1947 DIVCO (Detroit Industrial Vehicle Company) milk truck. On hand to make our floats is Jill Cary. Her parents started several A&W stores …
ADM at O.H. Kruse Buying Showcase
During the O.H. Kruse Grand Opportunities event the company showcases its products in a Buying Showcase. This trade show also includes a number of companies who work with the Kruse as I’ve heard several call it. O.H. Kruse either uses their products or represents them in the western U.S. marketplace. One of those companies is ADM. I visited with Scott …
The O.H. Kruse Family Get Together
O.H. Kruse Grain & Milling is a family business and Ashli Cole, Marketing/Customer Care Mgr., says that they consider all of their customers part of the Kruse family. I spoke with her at the start of today’s Grand Opportunities event to get a preview of what attendees will find. During the day we have the Buying Show which is located …
Customer Appreciation with O.H. Kruse
Hello and welcome to the 2013 O.H. Kruse Grain & Milling Customer Appreciation Day. There are some “Grand Opportunities” awaiting the attendees today and I’m going to let you know about them throughout the day. This is my second trip to Tulare, CA with O.H. Kruse. We’re located in the International Agri-Center once again. The O.H. Kruse story is a …
FAPRI: New Farm Bills Have a Lot in Common
Now that the House has named members for a farm bill conference committee and agreed to actually go to conference with the Senate, there is renewed hope that we may yet see a new five year farm bill. All they have to do now is work out the differences between the two versions. Pat Westhoff, the Director of the Food …
21st Century Shovel Project Ending Soon!
If you would like to help Stephen Walden, CEO of Bosse Tools, meet his goal of raising $60,000 to bring to market the redesigned shovel, you have NINE days to make it happen! This project will only be funded if at least $60,000 is pledged by Wed., Oct. 23, at 7:55pm EDT. Bosse Tools is an ergonomic tool company that …