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 …
AgClassifieds.com Re-Launches
Dwayne Leslie above the border from us has re-launched AgClassifieds.com. He says it will incorporate many new marketing services for farm equipment dealers and farmers wishing to advertise individual items. “Farmers have 3 traditional ways to purchase equipment” says AgClassifieds.com owner Dwayne Leslie “We wanted to bring the same effective and economical advertising options to farm equipment dealers and farmers …
Get Aphid Alerts On Your Phone
I’ll bet some of you think texting is just for a contest. That there’s really no worthwhile application to distribute information to your customers this way. Wrong. Check out Aphid Alerts via mobile phone texts, sponsored by Bayer CropScience. My good friend Joel Jaeger, Commodity Update, is the power behind the distribution and Corn and Soybean Digest is helping get …
John Deere Photo Library
Doing a story on farming or tractors? Need a good quality photo? John Deere has help in the mail. I just got my John Deere Photo Library Volume Seven. Here’s a new way to send out your photos. In the box was a folded up cut out tractor with tiny magnets holding different parts together. Inside was a John Deere …
John Deere Combines Ag & C&CE Divisions
Just when I thought I understood the divisions of John Deere they go and change them. But this is expected to make them more efficient and customer friendly. Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) today announced a new global operating model that will combine the technology, expertise, experience, channels and investments of the Worldwide Agricultural Equipment Division and the Worldwide Commercial …
Layoffs At Des Moines Deere
I hope this isn’t a trend we’ll be seeing in the industry. It’s a very short announcement sent out today by Deere & Company: Deere & Company said today that 160 employees of the John Deere Des Moines Works will be placed on indefinite layoff later this month due to reduced market demand for the factory’s products. Deere said the …
Rabobank Farm & Ranch Confidence Survey
Rabobank has released results of its 2009 Farm & Ranch Survey. A couple of highlight include: * More farmers are using risk management tools * 1/3 of farmers expect crop input costs to decrease * More farmers looking to buy used equipment Rabobank recently launched a survey to gauge farmers’ confidence, and found that, while farmers’ outlook on the economy …