Farm Credit Services of Missouri has named Osborn & Barr agency of record to re-brand the organization.
Make Sure Your Daddy Is Angus
National animal id has come a long way very quickly. DNA testing is certainly a part of this whole process. Now ViaGen has received USDA approval of it’s DNA verified beef program.
Fine Wine And Food In New York
Here’s a good reason to go to New York, althought you’ll have to wait until next summer. It’s the New York Wine & Culinary Center. Actually it would be a long way for a Missouri boy to go to get a good bottle of wine and learn how to fix a meal that will complement it. If I need to do that, it’s only about 2 blocks to Summit Lake Winery.
Mycogen Seeds Knows Sunflower Oil Is Good For You
I knew I should have deep fried that Thanksgiving turkey in sunflower oil. Then I would have been lowering my cholesterol while chowing down. I wonder if you can use it as a dipping oil for bread with a little balsamic vinegar. Something to check on. Anyway, the American Dietetic Association has certainly made sunflower growers and seed companies happy. You can read more about it on the National Sunflower Association website.
Listen To Podcasts With John Deere Headphones
Now granted you might not need these if you’re in a climate controlled tractor cab with a surround sound music system. However, if you’re not and you want to listen to your weekly ZimmCast without noisy interruptions then ask Santa for a set of John Deere noise cancelling headphones.
Agrium Purchasing Nu-Gro
Agrium has entered into a purchase agreement of Nu-gro from Spectrum Brands. That’s a lot of logos so I’m only using the one that sent the release out.
Dow Milestone Puts End To Environmental Pollution
Dow AgroSciences intends to save us from “Pushed together, the most notorious noxious and invasive plants, like spotted knapweed, Canada thistle, musk thistle, yellow starthistle and tropical soda apple, would cut a swath about 80 miles wide from Los Angeles to New York City. Assuming a modest 10 percent annual expansion rate under current control and management practices, the band will widen to nearly 130 miles by 2010. ” We just can’t have this so they invented Milestone.
Holy Shmoly Batman
Now that you’re stuffed on thanksgiving food for dinner what do you eat for breakfast? How about a Shmonster from Sheetz. There’s certainly no reason to provide nutrition information on this thing. Of course you’ve got to live in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio or North Carolina to get one.
New Hybrids From Pioneer
It’s hybrid mania at Pioneer. They just announced 62 new hybrids for the 2006 planting season. That includes eleven hybrids with the newly approved Herculex XTRA or Herculex RW insect protection technology.
PVP For AgInfoLink USA
Traceability is certainly the buzz in food safety today. We’ve got to know where it came from no matter what “it” is. This is true for all commodities and new products and services are being developed very quickly. Today AgInfoLink USA announced that it has received USDA Process Verification Program approval.