If you’re going to wear Kevlar for protection add a little cotton for comfort. At least that’s what I think Dr. Seshadri “Ram” Ramkumar of Texas Tech University’s Institute of Environmental and Human Health is doing for our military. He’s also doing it with the “triple nickel.” What’s the triple nickel? Good question. From a D&Pl release:
Some Sweet Varieties of Corn
This announcement made me think of Florida sweet corn boils and especially the Zellwood Sweet Corn Festival. It’s nice to know that new varieties are still coming out.
Iowa FarmIndex Directory of Farmers
Sounds like a phone book for farmers only more. This is the FarmIndex Directory for Iowa, which was just recently released. It claims to provide complete statewide producer and crop information.
Farm Bureau Mutual Crop1 Acquisition Complete
I just stopped off at a Holiday Inn here in Chicago for a quick email check with their lobby wi-fi and found out that the Farm Bureau Mutual acquisition of Crop1 Insurance is final as announced today (one AgNewsWire.AgWired.com).
Philom Bios $25K Giveaway
Hey farmers. If you’re a Philom Bios customer now you can enter a contest to win one of 10 prizes of $2,500 as part of Philom Bios’ 25th Anniversary prize sweepstakes. Simply log on to www.philombios.com to enter, or use this link. It’s their way of saying thank you.
Announcements From BASF
BASF announced a new Clearfield technology approval today.
I Don’t Smell The Hogs
Here’s a project that doesn’t smell, literally. What do you do with what hogs do anyway? GRRO has a solution and they’ve obtained help from USDA to develop and market it.
Dow AgroSciences & Monsanto Get Along
This is a big announcement. It’s “let’s get along time” in the agribusiness world.
ABCKC Forum On Crisis Management
Ever had a crisis? Want to know how to manage one? Well now you can. The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City is holding a forum on the subject at 3pm on January 27. It’s titled “Crisis Management in the Ever-Changing Agribusiness Arena.” The forum will be hosted by Hosted by Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., 2555 Grand Blvd., 24th Floor, Kansas City, Mo.
A ZimmCast On Rural Internet Access
The issue of rural internet access is a very important one in agricultural marketing and communications today. Last week I posted the full presentation made by Tim Ganschow, Agristar Global Networks, at the Gateway NAMA meeting. I’ve selected a couple of segments from Tim’s talk for you in this week’s ZimmCast. I hope you enjoy it.