Jill Loehr Joins Wyffels Hybrids

Chuck Zimmerman

Jill Loehr has joined Wyffels Hybrids as a new communications manager. Loehr will be responsible for developing a strategic communications plan, as well as working closely with the director of marketing to develop materials and programs that reinforce Wyffels’ brand promise of being the best way to bring seed technology to the farm. Loehr has extensive communications experience serving most …

Agribusiness, Seed

Kasper New Director of Marketing For FMC Corporation

Chuck Zimmerman

John Kasper has been announced as Director of Marketing for FMC Corporation today. In this position, Kasper will lead the FMC marketing group and oversee segment strategies, all tactical marketing elements of the operational business, traditional communications and e-communications, market and competitive intelligence efforts, data management and customer relationship management functions. “John is an excellent addition to our strong, innovative …

Agribusiness

New Beef News From BIVI

Chuck Zimmerman

New things are coming to the cattle industry market from Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica. During a media breakfast at the recent Cattle Industry Convention I spoke with Craig Jones, Sr. Associate Director Cattle Services. He told me that the company has had great interaction with producers who have been visiting with them in their booth. Their acquisition of products like Cydectin, …

Agribusiness, Audio, Beef, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cattle Industry Conference

Getting To Know Leica Geosystems

Chuck Zimmerman

Since I’ve found that many AgWired fans are not familiar with Leica Geosystems, a new sponsor of ours, I thought it would be helpful to post a little background for you. You can also listen to an interview I did with Rob Kiernan at the recent AG CONNECT Expo. In it he said: “Being a late entrant in the precision …

Agribusiness, Leica Geosystems, Precision Agriculture, Technology

Opening Day at National Farm Machinery Show

Cindy Zimmerman

AgWired coverage of opening day at the National Farm Machinery Show is sponsored by: 2010 National Farm Machinery Show Photo Album It was kind of a slow start to the 2010 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, thanks to the weather, but by lunch time it appeared to be just about back to a normal crowd. I talked with Harold …

Agribusiness, Audio, Farm Machinery, John Deere, National Farm Machinery Show, Video

Novus Acquires Animal Nutrition Division of Albion

Cindy Zimmerman

Novus was hoping to make this big announcement at the recent Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio, but sometimes the legal wheels slow down the process a bit. But this new deal means an expanded commitment for Novus to the livestock industry worldwide, especially for cattle. Novus International has finalized the acquisition of the Animal Nutrition Division of Albion Laboratories …

Agribusiness, Beef, Livestock, Novus International

Harlan Little North America Business Mgr. For Leica Geosystems

Chuck Zimmerman

I’d like to introduce the newest sponsor for AgWired and that’s Leica Geosystems. They are also providing sponsorship on our Precision Pays website as well. We’ll get to know Leica more during the coming year with regularly scheduled posts on the company and the growing part of the industry they serve. Today the company announced that Harlan Little has been …

Agribusiness, Leica Geosystems, Precision Agriculture

New From Merial

Chuck Zimmerman

This is one of the most familiar sights for ag journalists to see at a Cattle Industry Convention. You can believe that the company representative that is probably interviewed the most is therefore with Merial. In what seems to be becoming a tradition I interviewed Dr. Frank Hurtig during the convention to find out what’s new from Merial. He says …

Agribusiness, Audio, Cattle Industry Conference

Things We Learned During the Ag Associates Conference

Joanna Schroeder

StollerUSA’s Ag Associates Conference has come to a close. The attendees were pumped up by all that they learned and they are looking forward to next year. I asked many people during the course of the week what information they found to be most valuable. While many had a hard time just coming up with one thing (they all had …

Agribusiness, Video