There are more than 10 reasons to attend the National Biodiesel Board’s Conference: Momentum, and here is reason number 5: Meet People. This conference marks the 20th Anniversary of the event and is still the place to meet and greet the real players in the biodiesel industry. The event is being held in Las Vegas (how apropos they would offer …
John Deere Sponsors Wheat Harvest Documentary
That’s a John Deere S Series Combine taking care of a field of wheat. The company has announced that it will be a Legacy Sponsor for the Great American Wheat Harvest documentary film being produced by Maryland-based filmmaker, Conrad Weaver of ConjoStudios, LLC. The film is an effort to help better connect consumers to those who produce their food. So …
O.H. Kruse is Support System for Dealers
Here’s the happy winner of a new iPad courtesy of O.H. Kruse Grain & Milling. He is just one of the door prize winners at the company dealer appreciation day. In fact, there were a lot of winners. If you signed up for the event text messages we were being updated on winners throughout the day. This prize was awarded …
Feed Company Success Drivers
The O.H Kruse Dealer Appreciation Day included a series of educational and information presentations throughout the day. Besides inviting dealer customers to an event to say thank you the company wanted them to come away with valuable information that will help them in their businesses. One of the presenters is David Parker, Adayana Business Group. David talked on the subjects …
FMC Announces Contest Winner
FMC Agricultural Products Group announces Lexi Sistrunk from Oak Grove, La., as the grand prize winner in the “Stand & Be Heard Anthem Contest.” After two voting phases, Sistrunk will receive the grand prize of a $10,000 college scholarship. The three runners-up include: Allison Nohre from De Pere, Wis.; Jessica Smith from Picayune, Miss.; and Katie Wesler from Birmingham, Ala. …
Illinois Farmers Featured on Anderson Live
On their farm in Maple Park, Ill., fourth-generation corn and soybean farmers, Mike and Lynn Martz visited recently with one consumer to answer her questions about organic and non-organic farming methods, and how biotechnology is used in food production. Long Island, N.Y., mother of three, Christine, toured the Martz’s 6,000+-acre farm last week and talked extensively with the husband-wife team …
O.H. Kruse is Pet Food Can-Do Company
O.H. Kruse Grain & Milling customers not only toured their Goshen, CA feed mill but also the new nearby pet food facility. Our tour guide was Ed Cooper, VP, Operations, Perfection Pet Foods. Ed says they broke ground on the plant only a little over a year ago. Their goal is to build the most state of the art pet …
Touring O.H. Kruse Goshen Feed Mill
Dealer customers of O.H. Kruse Grain & Milling got to tour their Goshen, CA facility today. It’s just part of the the first ever O.H. Kruse Dealer Appreciation Day. Our tour guide for this stop was Danny Reitsma, Warehouse Manager. Danny led a group of us on golf carts around the facility and introduced us to different employees who talked …
Revitalizing the REAL® Seal with New Website
As part of its efforts to revitalize one of the most recognized product symbols in the food industry, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) announced that the REAL® Seal is undergoing a makeover. The first step in that process was taken Tuesday, with the launch of a revamped website: www.realseal.com. The previous website existed primarily as a resource for dairy …
On Location with O.H. Kruse
I’m on location today doing Mission Possible with the O.H. Kruse Grain & Milling Company. We’re starting out here at the Heritage Complex at the International AgriCenter. Next up will be feed mill tours before the I get to the educational sessions and Buying Show exhibit area this afternoon. Look for lots of interviews in the next few days as …