New Holland Announces Boomer 555 Contest Winners

Chuck Zimmerman

New Holland has announced the eight regional winners of their Boomer 555 Contest. This was a great promotion and we congratulate the winners. Lots of interesting and well done photo, video and written entries were submitted. These winners will enjoy the use of a Boomer tractor protected by the “industry-leading Boomer Guard-5 Warranty” for the next five years! Daniel Del Vicario, Merrimack, NH Wounded …

Agribusiness, Equipment, New Holland, Tractor

The Beltwide FMC Team

Chuck Zimmerman

Here’s the FMC team ready for the start of the trade show at the 2012 Beltwide Cotton Conferences. I really appreciate their support and making my coverage of this year’s event possible. To find out what cotton growers will find when they visit with FMC I spoke with Stu Throop, Product Manager. Stu says that FMC has “placed a tremendous …

Agribusiness, Audio, Beltwide Cotton, Cotton, FMC

FarmChat.com Is Now Live

Chuck Zimmerman

The Global Auction Guide Media Group family is growing. My friend, Dwayne Leslie, just sent this announcement. After several years of planning we are proud to announce that www.FarmChat.com is now live and available to farmers to interact with other farmers. FarmChat.com is a sister site to FarmAuctionGuide.com, AgClassifieds.com and PrairieLinks.com. Dwayne Leslie, the founder of this network and an …

Agribusiness

BASF Sponsors ASA Educational Podcasts

Chuck Zimmerman

BASF is sponsoring a series of educational podcasts for the American Soybean Association. Here are three currently in the list that you might be interested in: This podcast recaps the 2011 soybean growing season with BASF Technical Market Manager, Nick Fassler. Developed by the American Soybean Association, this educational podcast is designed to provide growers with the latest information about …

Ag Groups, Agribusiness, ASA, Audio, BASF

Alltech Holiday Greetings

Chuck Zimmerman

Okay folks. This holiday greeting might be hard to beat. It’s a personalized greeting that includes a link to world class opera seasonal music which I just finished listening to. Here’s the message and link: Season’s Greetings from Alltech Dear Chuck and Cindy, We thank you for your support in 2011 and wish you and your family the very best …

Agribusiness, Alltech

PRRS Seminar Wrapup

Chuck Zimmerman

The Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica staff veterinarian with a focus on PRRS, the swine disease that so many are trying to eliminate, is Dr. Reid Philips. Reid was on hand for this year’s PRRS ARC&E Seminar. I asked Reid to provide a wrapup viewpoint about how this year’s seminar went. He says this year’s program came together really well. The seminar …

Agribusiness, Animal Health, Audio, Boehringer Ingelheim, Swine

PRRS Surveillance

Chuck Zimmerman

Dr. Jim Branstad, Keota Veterinary Clinic, spoke about PRRS Surveillance in area regional control projects during the Boehringer Ingelheim PRRS Seminar. He should know all about pig surveillance since as he says, “I spend about 90 percent of my time with pigs.” The message he had included the need to talk individually with producers in the project area. That one …

Agribusiness, Animal Health, Audio, Boehringer Ingelheim, Swine

Small PRRS Projects Seeing Success

Chuck Zimmerman

Dr. Jim Lowe is an independent veterinarian and one of the attendees at the Boehringer Ingelheim PRRS ARC&E Seminar. He’s the guy on the Mac. I asked him why he attends this seminar. Jim says that he spends a lot of time dealing with PRRS and this program allows him time to visit with colleagues and share information. He’s involved …

Agribusiness, Animal Health, Audio, Boehringer Ingelheim, Swine