Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. In this week’s episode we’re going to hear about the upcoming Alltech ONE Ideas Conference which will be virtual again in 2021. Dr. Mark Lyons, President/CEO of Alltech, says the company has developed its own platform to run the event and all its activities, including a trade show. We’ll get a preview of the …
New BASF PR Manager
Congratulations to Miracle King Wilson (pictured) who is the new PR Manager for BASF Agricultural Solutions. Congrats also go to Odessa P. Hines who has moved into the position of BASF Ag Solutions External Affairs Manager. In her role, Miracle will be responsible for “providing strategic PR direction and counsel for company product launches and key initiatives; managing media inquiries, …
Alltech Announces Keynotes for ONE The Ideas Conference
The Alltech ONE Ideas Conference for 2021 is coming closer and has announced the line-up of keynote speakers. Alltech has announced the keynote speaker line-up to be featured at the Alltech ONE Ideas Conference (ONE), a virtual event that will be held on May 25–27, 2021. Streaming keynote and on-demand presentations will be released during the global conference and will …
Alltech News and Brews Features Acutia
The Alltech Ideas Hub – News and Brews, featured Nikki Putnam Badding, registered dietitian nutritionist and director of Acutia, for this week’s program. The topic is Acutia: Sustainable Wellness, Backed by Science. You can listen to her remarks below. Launched on March 24, Acutia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alltech, applies more than 40 years of scientific innovation and proven …
Syngenta Donates on Behalf of Sunbelt Expo Farmer Winners
Syngenta just recently announced donations to 10 charities on behalf of the 2020 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Award winners. This is now an annual donation and you can listen to Pam Caraway, Syngenta, tell us more in the interview below. Long-known as a generous community, the farmers named as the 2020 Farmers of the Year in …
Will it be Live or Will it be Virtual?
The current theme of conversations I’ve been having all contain the question, “Will we have in-person events and when?” You can find podcasts about it and projections and opinions and surveys being done. For my part, the more I hear and the more I see being published in the media, nothing is certain. Of course you remember how 2 weeks …
Industry Ag News 3/26
Farm Journal announces Courtney Yuskis has been promoted to senior vice president, Enterprise Solutions. Yuskis will lead the data-driven technologies that power Farm Journal’s market analytics, insights and activation solutions, including the company’s Trusted Intelligence Platform. Alltech, a global leader in the animal health industry, is applying its more than 40 years of scientific innovation and proven nutrition expertise to …
Field Notes From Koch Agronomic Services – Episode 11
The Field Notes podcast series from Koch Agronomic Services (Koch) breaks down the science and technology behind agronomy to help growers do more with less. The experts we’ve heard from on our previous episodes have covered topics ranging from how different crops use nitrogen to the 4R’s of Nutrient Stewardship and how growers and retailers work together to choose the …
ZimmCast 667 – Feeding the Economy & Fueling Your WiFi
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. Since it is Ag Week and we just celebrated Ag Day I want to say thank you to farmers and everyone in the food and agribusiness industries for helping feed the world. Ag Week emphasizes the importance of agriculture and in this program I’m sharing a conversation about a new impact study of the …
Syngenta Chooses Site for NA Crop Protection
Syngenta has chosen to redevelop its North American Crop Protection headquarters on the current campus location in Greensboro, North Carolina. The company intends to construct a more than 100,000 square-foot office building to connect with its existing laboratory facility on the north side of the 70-acre campus. Plans also include a complete renovation of the lab facilities. The new workspaces …