The AgWired team is in New Orleans this week (again) for the 2016 Commodity Classic. 2016 is set to be the biggest and best year for the farmer-led event established in 1996, with a record number of registered attendees and the biggest trade show in the event’s history. From the trade show booths to breakout sessions, virtually every part of …
BIVI Research Focuses on Evolution of PCV2
Porcine circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) continues to evolve and was a hot topic during the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) that took place in New Orleans. There were several presentations on the virus and one was delivered by Dr. Brian Payne that focused on his PCV2 cross-production research. This is an important topic to producers, said Payne, because Boehringer …
BASF Science Behind #LivingAcres
The 10th annual BASF Science Behind media event prior to Commodity Classic this year was all about butterflies and research into establishing new habitat for these iconic insects and important pollinators. During the Science Behind Living Acres, BASF announced first-year findings from a biodiversity research initiative focused on helping increase the iconic monarch butterfly population through establishing milkweed in non-crop …
Bayer All About the #AgVocate
The name of the traditional pre-Commodity Classic Bayer event is different this year – it’s called the AgVocacy Forum and that’s the big focus – advocating for agriculture. “We don’t have a choice and we’ve got to activate our voice and we’ve got to do it now,” said David Hollinrake, Bayer VP Marketing and Portfolio Management, starting off the main …
Ceva Launches U.S. Swine Division
Agrimarketing entrepreneurs, you might be interested to learn about how Ceva has come to the launch point for their new U.S. swine division. Instead of just starting a new company and assuming they know what their customers want they’ve taken a couple of years to “listen” as the U.S. CEO, Craig Wallace says. I had a great conversation with Craig …
Almost Time to Pack Bags for Commodity Classic 2016
The 2016 Commodity Classic is right around the corner, held March 3-5 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event promises to be the biggest ever, with the largest trade show in event history and record attendance. The AgWired Team will be their in full-force to cover it all thanks to our sponsors BASF and New Holland Agriculture. “Commodity Classic is all …
Largest Indoor Ag Trade Show Meets Expectations
The National Farm Machinery Show continues to be one of the largest-attended events at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Held Feb. 10 – 13 this year, attendees, exhibitors and agribusiness professionals totaled 295,258. Our team has brought you audio and photos from the event and want to once again thank our sponsors New Holland Agriculture and FMC. You can find our …
New Holland Launches Marketing Technology Platform
The AgNerd in me was very interested in the announcement by New Holland about launching a new dealer marketing services platform created by SproutLoud. The cutting-edge new platform features a highly-advanced tool loaded with preapproved messaging and images to ensure brand consistency—which equips its US and Canada dealers with expanded options for advertising and marketing and increases the agility and …
NAMA Announces Marketer of the Year
Dan Fanger has been announced the 2016 National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) Marketer of the Year. Fanger, who is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Unverferth Manufacturing, Co., Inc., has earned this honor for his outstanding accomplishment in agri-marketing. The award has been promoting excellence in the industry for more than 50 years and this year’s presentation will be held at …
PERC Offers Propane Farm Incentive Program
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) announces the release of the 2016 Propane Farm Incentive Program. This nationwide research and demonstration provides farmers with purchase incentives of up to $5,000 toward new propane-powered farm equipment. Sponsored by PERC, the 2016 Propane Farm Incentive Program offers incentives of $300 per liter of engine displacement for irrigation engines, $30 per kilowatt …