I guess that farm broadcasters needing some more program material have got it now. Mini Futures. The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that it will launch mini-sized CBOT Ag futures contracts on its e-cbot electronic trading platform. This is the first time these contracts will be available on an electronic platform and they will include mini-sized Corn, mini-sized …
Rodeo Blogging in Green Bay
As I was driving to a client presentation today I received a phone call from another client and tomorrow I’m headed to Green Bay, WI for the Three Hills Rodeo. This is going to be fun. For one thing, I haven’t been to a rodeo for a while. For another, I’ll be shooting some more video to play around with …
E Energy Adams Live Webcam
After putting a link to E Energy Adams in my last ZimmCast post I took a closer look at their website and found out I could take a closer look at their ethanol plant under construction. If you’ve ever wanted to watch an ethanol plant being built, well now you can. They’ve got a very cool live webcam set up …
Troy Price New VP of Sales For New Holland
Troy Price has been named to a newly created position of Vice President of Sales to oversee the New Holland North American sales organization. In that position, he is responsible for promoting sales growth and increased profitability of the North America market, directly managing the sales team. He will report to Lorenzo Sistino, President of New Holland worldwide, and will …
Pioneer Presents FlexFuel Trucks To Winners
You’re going to see a lot of smiles in these pictures. Wouldn’t you if you were handed the keys to a new truck? Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., highlighted its commitment to biofuels recently by presenting three 2007 Chevrolet Silverado trucks to winners of its Technology That Fuels sweepstakes. The national sweepstakes helped Pioneer promote biofuels and their importance in expanding …
BASF & Monsanto Announce R&D Collaboration
An agreement that calls for over a billion dollars in investment is pretty big news. That’s the kind of joint investment BASF and Monsanto are pledging to make together over the coming years with their new R&D agreement. They say the agreement is effective immediately. Over the life of the collaboration, the two companies will dedicate a joint budget of …
Meet The Cenex Guy
He’s a super hero. He’s Cenex Guy. Just in case you’ve missed him he’s got several tv commercials running and you can make him your desktop background calendar too. The man with the red shirt, black cap and thousand-acre stare can now be seen on a number of markets across the country. The Cenex Guy is a proud symbol of …
It’s Time For The Pfizer Pfeud
The Pfizer Pfeud sounds like a family affair. However, it’s really a battle of wits with a $10,000 prize to the winning team. Pictured left to right are Dr. Gary Neubauer, Pfizer Animal Health, Dr. Bill Thatcher, University of Florida, Dennis E. VonRoekel, Dan Maynard, Will Szoszorek and Lorin Berge It was a battle of East versus West during the …
Grandma’s Got a Blue iPod
The winner of the New Holland Blue iPod contest which was held at their Commodity Classic booth is Edith Gaffner of Greenville, IL. Here at ZimmComm we like to provide order fulfillment with a smile so I was in St. Louis already and decided to just drive out to the Gaffner farm to personally meet Edith. I had a very …
Fungicide of the Year
Wow. Fungicide of the year. Now there’s an award you don’t hear about everyday. BASF wins this one with Headline. Growers who follow conservation tillage practices have selected Headline® fungicide as fungicide of the year for effectively controlling disease in both no-tilled corn and soybeans, and for contributing to their reduced-tillage success last year. The 2006 No-Till Products of the …