New Holland customers sure love their Skid Steers. “Once you get one of these out on the job site or on the farm, you’ll never let it go!” declared Dan Livezey with New Holland during an interview with Chuck at New Holland’s Construction Media Event at company headquarters in New Holland, PA. He says the Super Boom Skid Steer is …
New Holland Compact Tractors Deliver Big Results
It’s said that good things come in small packages, and when it comes to New Holland’s line of compact tractors make that great things! During the recent New Holland Construction Media Event held at the company’s headquarters in New Holland, PA, I talked with Doran Herritt, Brand Marketing Manager for New Holland’s less than 60 HP Tractors. He was quick …
BASF Growing Today for Tomorrow Video
One of our most popular ZimmCast’s ever was an interview we did in 2010 with BASF’s Paul Rea about the company’s really cool video “One Hungry Planet,” which has been seen by over 100,000 people. Now BASF has done it again with another cool video “Growing Today for Tomorrow” which illustrates how today’s farmers are producing more food with less …
Mulhern Named President & CEO of NMPF
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) announced that Chief Operating Officer Jim Mulhern will take over as President & Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2014. Mulhern has been appointed by the NMPF Board of Directors to fill the position held by Jerry Kozak since 1997. Earlier this year, Kozak had informed the Board of his desire to retire on …
Bowling Elected as NCGA Vice President
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 …