The National Corn Growers Association’s Corn Board has elected Chip Bowling of Maryland to become the organization’s first vice president for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. “I am honored that my colleagues on the board have placed their trust in my ability and dedication to moving our association’s mission forward and creating greater opportunities for corn growers …
New Holland Construction Line Up
One of the things that New Holland has been focusing on this year is integrating its agriculture and construction lines of equipment. During my visit to the company’s headquarters in New Holland, PA, I talked to Paul Wade, Brand Marketing Manager for New Holland’s construction products, and he explained this integration allows them to offer a wider array of products …
Genscape Buy of LandViewer Ups Ag, Biofuels Info
Provider of energy information for commodity and financial markets Genscape has bought LandViewer to expand its technology footprint in the agriculture and biofuels industries. Genscape says, using NASA satellite data to get daily updates of corn vegetation progress, the LandViewer platform gives corn traders and buyers land use and crop progress information on a sub-regional level so they know where …
Career Opportunities Abound For Ag Degrees
The number of college students graduating with a degree in agriculture has been on the decline, but there are nearly 8,000 job opportunities in the ag industry for qualified candidates this year, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Beginning in mid-May, 164 college students from across the country began internships with Monsanto Company to gain experience for future …
Golf Tournament Raises Money for Missouri 4-H
The Missouri 4-H Foundation hit a hole-in-one at the fourth annual Clover Classic golf tournament, raising upwards of $25,000 for 4-H clubs across the state. Twenty teams played in the June 4th tournament at the A.L. Gustin Golf Course in Columbia, Mo. Sponsored in part by Monsanto Company the Clover Classic has become the foundation’s major annual fundraising event. Monsanto …
Bayer Celebrates 150 Years
The Bayer 150th Anniversary Celebration activities were held this morning at the Bayer CropScience headquarters in RTP, NC. On had were local dignitaries and stakeholders in the agricultural community. We were welcomed to the event by Phil Blake, President and head of Bayer in the USA. He made some opening remarks I’m sharing with you as well as taking time …
Bayer – 150 Years of Science For a Better Life
Bayer is celebrating 150 years of Science for a Better Life. To commemorate this milestone anniversary the company is holding numerous events around the world. One of those events is happening in RTP, NC. The event here will feature an interactive traveling exhibit that celebrates “Bayer’s rich history and our work to enhance the lives of millions of people through …
Construction & Agriculture Together at New Holland
Hello and welcome to the ZimmCast. This is episode #399! That’s a lot of interviews with leaders of the industry to share with you. Cindy and I have enjoyed every minute of it. In this week’s program we’re going to delve into the integration of the construction side of New Holland’s business with the agriculture side. To do this I …
New Holland Genesis T8 in Action
Last week New Holland introduced the new Genesis T8 Series Tractor. I shot some video of it which I added to my interview with Gary Wojcik, Segment Marketing Manager for large horsepower tractors. If you are familiar with the original Genesis tractor (picture in photo album of a restored model) or have a story to tell about them then New …
Revitalizing New Holland Construction
I don’t know about you but I’ve been seeing a whole lot more of New Holland in the last couple years. And that includes outside of the work we’ve been doing with the company through their support of our coverage of industry events. The driving force is Abe Hughes, VP, North America, seen here talking with construction industry media representatives …