Whether it’s a job, team or club, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. The important thing is both improving upon those weaknesses and utilizing talents and strengths. I often get updates from Ag Careers, offering advice on how to be most effective in your career. “Understanding and Utilizing your “Strengths,” by AgCareers.com with content from Marcus Buckingham’s book Go Put …
BIVI Swine Division Picks Woodruff Sweitzer and True Media
It looks like Woodruff Sweitzer and True Media have reason to celebrate this holiday weekend. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., headquartered in St. Joseph, Mo., selected Woodruff Sweitzer to manage advertising, strategic consultation and brand development for their swine products division. True Media has been chosen to handle media planning and buying. Woodruff Sweitzer will partner with BIVI to develop strategic …
New CEO Introduced for World Agricultural Forum
Dr. Leonard J. Guarraia, Chairman and CEO of the World Agricultural Forum, announced today at the 2009 World Ag Congress that his title will soon only be chairman of the organization and that Kathy Moldthan is taking over the job of CEO. Kathy has been with WAF for ten years, just before the first World Ag Congress in 1999. Prior …
Agrotain Focuses on Sustainability at Ag Congress
It should be no surprise that sustainability is the most often used word here at the World Agricultural Forum’s World Ag Congress in St. Louis since the agriculture industry as a whole remains under the microscope when it comes to environmental issues. Another company making a difference in that arena is St. Louis-based AGROTAIN International and I talked with president …
Novus International Helps Feed the World
Novus International is playing a major role in this year’s World Ag Congress because they are a company that is playing a major role in global food and agricultural production. “Our mission as a company is to support sustainable, industrial animal agriculture,” says executive vice president of marketing and sales Giovanni Gasperoni. He notes that there is a great deal …
Alltech-Muhammad Ali Center Global Education Fund
The Alltech-Muhammad Ali Center Global Education and Humanitarian Fund has been officially announced here at the Alltech Symposium. His name is one of the most recognizable in the world and the former heavyweight boxing champion of the world was on hand with his wife Lonnie. They’re seen here with Dr. Pearse Lyons after the announcement moments ago. Alltech president and …
Alltech International Dinner
This evening we had a wonderful dinner courtesy of Alltech and Dr. Pearse Lyons. He got our international dinner started tonight by introducing our entertainment which included the singing voices of the Alltech competition which is managed by Dr. Everett McCorvey, Professor of Voice, University of Kentucky Opera Theatre. On of the performers was Julie who sang, “I Could Have …
Precision Ag Helps Create Marriage Proposal
I love this story Kurt posted on our Precision Pays site and thought I’d share it with you. Give credit to farmers and their creativity. Not only are they saving time, input dollars and the environment thanks to the tools of precision agriculture, some growers find ways to use it to enhance their personal lives. Vega, Texas grower Braden Gruhlkey …
Get A Dosatron Of Their New Website
I liked the way this release came across in announcing the company’s new website. For one thing the company representative didn’t say, “We’re excited to . . . ” She made a very open statement that just seems very genuine to me. Dosatron International, Inc., today launched a new version of their website, www.dosatronusa.com. The new version introduces a totally …
Monsanto Planting Updates
Monsanto keeps moving forward into the online conversation with regular Planting Updates. Do you think these are that much different than the news you get from the “regular media.” Tyne Morgan is the Monsanto “reporter” out in the field. In this episode you not only get a planting update you also hear what farmers think the general public thinks of …